The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-13
PANAMA
CANAL TREATY TO
PIECES.
Senator Morgan Gives Notice
Of No Less Than Thirty
Proposed Changes-Se Senate
Puts in Entire Day Dis
cussing This Treaty.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 1.-THE
senate spent practically the entire day
in executive session discussing the
Panama canal treaty. Senator Pettus
moved to reconsider the vote by which
the senate yesterday ratified the Alas
kan boundary treaty. Senator Lodge
moved to lay the motion on the table,
and the latter motion prevailed Sc
to rs.
Senator Morgan went on with his
speech in opposition to the canal
treaty. He gave notice of thirty pro-
posed amendments. The first of these
amendments of general Importance is
to article 2. 1t provides for the owner
ship of the canal by the United States
instead of lease for hundred years,
to be renewed each century afterwards
as provided by the treaty as sent to
the senate. The amendment provides
for the alteration of the text so as to
make it read as follows:
''The United States shall have the
exclusive right without further COM
pensation or indemnity to excavate,
construct, operate, control, own and
protect the maritime canal" etc.
Including Panama and Colon.
Article 8 is to be amended as to
have the canal zone include the cities
Of Panama and Colon, which are ex-
cluded in the official draft Of the treaty.
The provision for joint commission
of the United States to enforce police
and sanitary regulations is abolished
and this work is placed in the exclu-
sive control of the United States.
Article 4 is so altered as to remove
the pledge on the part of the United
States not to increase it's territory at
the expense of any of the Central
American republics. The pledge with
reference to Colombia stands.
Mr.. Morgan proposes SO to amend
the language of article as to have
the United States guarantee only the
independence Of Colombia in the gov
eminent of the islands at the eastern
and western extremities OF the canal,
but the guaranty of the Integrity of
that government in the islands is
stricken out.
In article there is inserted a pro-
visition that no trial for damages to
p1 operty on account of the canal work
shall be allowed to impede its progress.
It is proposed to amend article II so
as to give to the United States control
OF permanent immigration to the canal
zone.
No Joint Tribunals.
The joint tribunals proposed by ar
ticle 10 of the treaty are eliminated
and the United States is given COM
plete control over all controversies ex-
cept those between citizens of Colon
bia which are left in Colombian juris-
diction.
Article %, which in the official text
provided for the calling in of the
United States forces at Colombia's in
stance, for the protection of the canal,
is left with a plain provision requir-
ing the government of Colombia to
assume this duty. To that provision
the following is added:
1.-THE United States shall have the
right at all times in its discretion to
use it's police and it's land and naval
forces for these purposes"
Article "a is so altered as to re-
move all limitations of time as to when
the canal shall be completed, and the
United States is given full authority
t. change the plans for the canal. The
annual payments of $25O,OO0 provided
for to Colombia are limited to sixty
two years.