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extraordinary request Z hat which hss
lows:
Colensbia's Latest Proposition.
sKnowing that revolution has already
commenced In Panama Ian eminent Co
| Iomb:anl says that u the government ~
eefvs. Colombian sovereignty, and the
t.snsit: = rsauestsd by coIombisn charEs
sfisuiionsi :ctKste Wea q pvS Sia o SGe
10 disturbed. viii approve BY decree the
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srsss-~its new ana friendly me sns San-
n nsnt IS pe ass
. OF vice president. he says. and II II b<cam
nssss.sily !, EiiI Soso ne i. II q ss.d
sIons sSovs lines 70 the sstisfac;io s ! q
ss S;eselh 4, Z oss from sys
susranteeinE the treaty 70 us I. n sharp
sosd f. q tas Shc he's s
ment which made the treaty really ais had s6-
not choose 10 exercise this control. The
der and secure Colombian supremacy I'm
ernment has Just by ifs action decided 70
bar us BY preventing the construction o.
Inportant TO Us.
The control. In the interest OF the COM
world. Of the means OF undisturbs6
transit across the isthmus OF Panan31
has become of transcendent Importance
ly exercised this control by Intervening
In the course of domestic dfssension. and
, by protectins the territory from foreign
Peruvian minister that we should not
hesitate to maintain the neutrality of the
isthmus In the case Ct war between Peru
has always been vigiIant to avail itself
of its privileges conferred by the treaty,
expressed its expectation that In the
the United States would carry Into eff
feet the guaranty OF neutrality. There
have been few administrations of the
has not. either by the one side or the
other. been used as basis of more or
less Important demands: II was said by
state had reason to believe that an at
tack upon Colombian sovereignty on tho
isthmus had. on several occasions. been
ment. In 1856. when Colombia was under
the menace OF hostilities from Italy I'm
the Cerruti case. Mr.. Bayard expressed
States could not but feel. that a Euro
pcan power should resort to force against
sister republic OF this hemisphere as
ITO the sovereign and uninterrupted use OF
part OF whose territory we are guar
antors under the solemn faith OF a treaty
The above recital of facts establishes
beyond question: First,- that the United
states has for over half a century pa
ttently and In good faith carried out Its
obligations under the treaty OF 1886: Sec
ond. that when for the first time Il be-
came possible for Colombia to do any
thing in recuital Of the services thus. re-
peattdly rendered to It for 81 years by
eminent peremp;orily and extensively ie-
fused thus TO do its part. even though
to do SO would have been to its advan-
tage and UNNECESSARILY to the advantage
OF the state OF Panama. at that time UNI
der Its jurisdiction: third. that through
out this period revolutions. riots: and
factional disturbances of every kind have
occurred one after the other in aimSsr
uninterrupted succession. some of them
lasting for months and even for years.
while the central government was unable
to put them down or to make peace with
the rebels: fourth that these disturb
ances instead of showing any sign Of
abating have tended 10 grow more
numerous and more serious in the imme-
date past: NTH, that the control OF
Colombia over the lsthmus of Panama
could not be maintained without the
armed intervention and assistance of the
United States In other words. the gov
eminent of Colombia. though wholly un-
able to maintain order on the isthmus.
has nevertheless declined to ratiiy
treaty the conclusion OF which opened
the only chance TO secure its own stab.l-
ity and TO guarantee permanent peace
on, and the construction OF canal
across. the isthmus.
Under such circumstances the govern
ment OF the United States would have be en-
guilty OF folly and weakness. amounting
in their sum 10 crime against the naticn.
fsd assd ot6 be than Sd waep
place In Panama. This great enterprise CT
building the interoceanic canal cannot be
he'd up to gra,iiy the whims, or out OF
The mental m
or 10 the even more sinister and evil poiit-
lea! peculiar!ties. OF pecp.e who, though
they dwell afar on. yet, against the wish
OF the actual dweiieTs on the istEmus. as
sert an unreal suprt macy over the terri
tory. The possession of a territory frarght
with such peculiar capacities as the 18th
mus IN question carries with II obligations
TO mankind. The course of events has
shown that this canal cannot be built BY
Than our own; therefore II must be butt
by the United States
Provisions Of Panama Treaty.
Every effort has been made by the gey-
eminent OF the United States to persuade
Colombia to follow course which was
to the Interests OF the world, but 10 the in
terests OF Colombia itself. These Efforts
have failed; and Colombia, By her persist
been made. has forced us. for the sake Of
our own honor, and Of the interest ana
well being. not merely u our own people.
anna and the people of the civilized coun-
tries OF the word. TO take decisive steps
to bring TO an end a condition OF anairS
Which lad become intolerable. The new
republic OF Panama Immediately offered To
negotiate a treaty with US. This treaty
herewith submit. BY II our interests are
better safe guarded than In the treaty with
Colombia which was ratified by the SEN
ate at its last session II IL better In tn
terms than the treaties offered to us by TIE
republics OF Nicaragua and Costa R,ca-
At last the right to begin this great UNDER
taking II made available. Panama has
done her part. All that remains Is for the
Americanscongresst TO do Its part and forth
with this republic will enter upon the exe-
cution or q project colossal In Its size and
OF well-nigh incalcuiabie possibilities for
the good Of this country and the nations
BY the provisions OF the treasy the United
States guarantees and will maintain the
Independence OF the republic OF Panama.
There n granted to the United States IN
perpetuity the use, occupation and control
a q strip ten miles wide and extending
three nautical miles Into the sea at either
terminal, with al lands lying outside Of
the zone ne cessary for the construction OF
the canal or for It's auxiliary works, ana
With the isiands IN the bay of Panama
The cities OF Panama and Colon are not
embraced IN the canal zone, but the United
States ASSUMES their sanitation and. TN
case of need, the maintenance OF order
therein: the United States enjoys within
the granted limits all the rights power and
~.,sto~fs. ~rht~h II ~ossid roxecss N ~