New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-08
THE NEU CANAL TREATY.

Every effort has been made by the government
Of the United States to persuade Colombia 20
follow course which was essentially not only
to our interests and the interests Of the world
but TO the interests Of Colombia itself - These
efforts have failed and Colombia. by her per-
sistence in repulsing the advances that have
been made has forced US. for the sake of our
own honor. and Of the interest and well being,
not merely of our own people. but of the people
of the Isthmus of Panama and the people OF the
civilized countries of the world 10 take decisive
steps 10 bring to an end a condition or analrs
which had become intOleTable. The new Repub-
lie of Panama Immediately offered 10 negotiate
a treaty with US. This treaty herewith SUD
nit. BY IT our interests are better safeguarded
ratified by the Senate at It's last session IL is
better In its terms than the treaties offered 10
US by the republics Of Nicaragua and Costa
Rica At last the right to begin this great IN
dertakine is made available Panama has done
her part All that remains is for the American
Congress to do its part, and forthwith TINS re
public will enter upon the execution of project
colossal in its size and Of we'll nigh incalculabe
possibilities for the good Of this country and
the nations of mankind
TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT.
BY the provisions of the treaty the United
States guarantees and will maintain the indie
granted to the United States in perpetuity the
use occupation and control of a strip ten miles
wide and extending three nautical miles into the
sea at either terminal. with all lands lying out
side of the zone necessary for the construction
of the canal for its auxiliary WORKS, ana WIN
the islands In the Bay Of Panama The cities
Of Panama and Colon not embraced In the
canal zone. but the United States assumes their
sanitation and, in case Of need. the maintenance
of order therein; the United States enjoys within
the granted limits all the rights, power and au-
thority which II would possess we're IL the SOW
ereign of the territory to the exclusion Of the
erCise of sovereign rights by the republic All
railway and canal property rights belonging TO
Panama and needed for the canal pass to the
United States, including any property Of the
respective companies in the cities of Panama
and Colon; the works, property and personnel
of the canal and railways are exempted from
taxation as well in the cities of Panama and
Colon a in the canal zone and its dependencies.
Free immigration Of the personnel and importa-
ton of supplies for the construction and opera
ton of the canal granted Provision is
made for the OF military force and the
building of forJihcations by the United States
for the protection of the transit In other details.
particularly as to the acquisition Of the inter
ests Of the new Panama Canal Company and
the Panama Railway by the United States and
the condemnation of private property for the
uses of the canal. the stipuations of the Hay
Herran treaty closely followed. while the
compensation to be given for these enlarged
grants remains the same. being 100000 pay
able on exchange of Publications and begin
ming nine years from that date, annual pay
rlent of $25O,OO0 during the life OF the conven-
ton. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
White House Dec a, 1903.