The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-25

includes in the foregoing grant the right without obstacle, cost or impeachment to such control consumption and general utilization in any manner, found necessary by the United States to the exercise by 1t to the grants to the rights conferred upon 1t by this treaty the waters of the Chagress river and other streams lakes and lagoons of all non-navigable water within the jurisdiction of the republic of Colombia in the department of Panama, within or without said zones
 "All damages caused to private land owners by inundaton of by the deviation of water courses, or In other ways. rising out of the construction or operation of the canal shall, in each case, be appraised and settled by joint committee appoint ed by the governments of the United States and Colombia, but the cost of the indemnities agreed upon shall be borne solely by the United States"
 Panama and Colon Free Ports.
 Article VIII-Declares Panama and Colon free ports for vessels and goods destined for transmission through the ca nal
 Article IX-Provides that. no charges
 of any character shall be imposed upon any persons connected with the construc- tion and operation of the canal or on any vessels, etc., used in such construc- tion.
 Article X-Provides for the use of tele- graph and telephone facilities. Article XI-Permlts immigrants of all nations to work on the canal
 Article xII-Allows the United States to import free of duty all material nec- essary in the construction of the canal. Article XITI-The United States shall | have authority to protect and make se- | cure the canal as well as railways ana
 other auxiliary works and dependencies l and to preserve order ana ulscipihe | among the laborers.
 | .'The republic of Colombia may estap-
 fish Judicial tribunals within said zone | for the determination, according to It's laws and judicial procedure, of certain controversies hereinafter mentioned. "2. Subject to the general sovereignty | of Colombia over said zone, the United states may establish judicial tribunals | thereon, which shall have Jurisdic .ion of | certain controversies hereinafter mem | tioned, to be determined according to the | laws and judicial procedure oI the United l States.
 Works Public Utility. | Article XIV. The works of the canal | inc railroads and their auxiliaries are declared of public utility, and in conse- | ouence all areas of lands and water | necessary for the construction. mainte- | nance and operation of the canal and the | other specified works may be approprlat- | cd in conformity with the laws Of Co., | Iombia except that the indemnity shall | he conclusiyely determined without ap-
 peal by a joint commission appointed by
 the governments of Colombia ana the | United States.
 | Article XIV grants to the United States l the use of all ports of the republic open l to commerce as places of refuge Tor any
 vessels employed in the canal enter | prises.
 Article xVI.-The canal when construct | ed. the entrance thereto shall be neutral
 in perpetuity.
 l Article xVII-The government of Co.,
 Iombia shall have the right to transport over the canal it's vessels. troops and mu- nitions of war at all times without paying | charges of any kind
 | Article XVIII-The United states snail
 have full power and authority to estap- l fish and enforce regulations for the use 1 of the canal, railways and the entering I ports and auxiliary works, and to ilx rates ] of tolls and charges therefor subject to 1 the limitations stated in Article XIV. | Article XIx.-The rights and privileges | granted to the United States by this con | yention shall not effect the sovereignty of
 the republic of Colombia over the real | estate that may be acquired by the Uni- | ted States by reason of the transfer of the l rights of the new Panam Canal company
 and the Panama Railroad company laying outside of the said canal zone.
 Will Cancel Other Treaties. Article xx-coionhia. agrees to canoe