Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-04

cusson Of the Panama question, By
that treaty New Granada agreed that,
The right Of way or transit across
the isthmus OF Panama upon any modes
OF Communication that now exist or
may be hereafter constructed shall be
| open and free to the government and
citizens OF the United States"
The United states, In return for this.
agreed to
Guarantee positively and eiiclcious-
| ly, 10 New Granada By the present stp-
| ulatlou the perfect neutrality Of the be-
/ fore mentioned isthmus, with the view
| mat the free transit from the one 10 the
! other sea may not be- Interrupted or EN-
| harrossed In any future time while this
| treaty exists and In consequence the
| United states also guarantee in the
! same manner the rights OF sovereignty
and property which New Granada has
and possesses over said territory"
That Is the essence OF the treaty
New Granada promised us right OF
way across the Isthmus and we guar.
onteed the neutrality Of that territory.
and the rights Of sovereignty possessed
by New Granada over It. II the treaty
is to be construed according to the no
lions Of some government critics. the
United States was guilty OF perndy in
lS51when il permitted Panama to with.
draw from the federation of states
known as New Granada; but no such
charge Is made.
The purpose Of the treaty was funny
explained by President Polk when 1t
was submitted to the Senate FOR ratih-
cation. He said in part.
1T viii be perceived by the thirty
nth article of this treaty that New
Granada proposes 10 guarantee the
right Of passage across the lsthmus of
Panama. over the natural roads and
over any canal or railroad that may be
constructed, on condition that the Unit
ed states shall make a similar guaran-
tee 90 New Granada Of the neutrality
OF this portion Of her territory and
her sovereignty over the same our
charge d'affaires acted In This matter
upon his own responsibility and with
out instructions 1t became my duty
TO decide 'Shether | would submit the
treaty TO the Senate and after maWrp
elaboration have determined to adopt
this course
Discussing further the question
of sovereignty he said II had been
inserted IN the treaty, because
Neither sovereign states nor in
dividunls would eXpend their capital
In railroad or canal construction with
out some security for their investments,
and civll government must exist there
la "a. Il
shall b. constructed II Great Brit
ain, France or the United States held
the sovereignty over the isthnius. other
nations might apprehend that IN case
OF war the government would close up
the passage against the enemy, but
New Granada Is a power which VIII not
excite the Jealousy Of any nation"
That is he reason why the sovereign
ty Of New Granada was guaranteed.
But New Granada is no more ana his.
tory proves that this country. while
considering itself bound by the treaty
to guarantee the neutrality Of the 18TH
mus and the rights OF sovereignty 10y
some power (which will not excite
the jealousy Of any nation has not
maintain The sovereignty Of either New
Granada OF Colombia Secretary Hay
Is of the opinion that the treaty goes
with the land" It went with the land
in 1851, when Panama seeded from
New Grannda II went with the land
In 1861 when Panama voluntarily
Joined the United States of Colombia.
Since then the United States Of Colon
bla has been transformed into the Re-
public Of Colombia. hut Panama has
never renounced It's right to withdraw.
which she reserved when she re-entered
the Colombian union. Naturally the
treaty Of 1916 again goes with the
land and henceforth has nothing fur.
Their TO do with Colombia any more
than it had with New Granada when
Panama withdrew from that fedora.
ton.
This Is the opinion Of the veteran
Secretary Hay, and his opln-
ion Is entitled to consideration.
We notice that Panama Is not the
only department Of the Republic of |
Colombia that feels sore over the lido.
cy Of the Bogota statesmen who
thought they could hold up Uncle Sam.
Reports continue to come from Colon |
bia Of the impending secession OF the |
States Of Cauca and AntIoQuia for the
purpose Of casting their lot with Pana-
ma, and no wonder! ANY part Of CO. !
lombla would find It advantageous to
Join Panama not only on account of |
its coming prosperity but because UNI
der the protection Of the United states.
II win enjoy a more stable government
than any of the other South American
republics The State of Cauca COM
prses about one-half the entire area
and occupies the Pacific coast of the
republic The three states Of Panama,
Cauca and Antloquia are three-hfths OF
the Colombian territory and contain
more than half the population II !
this secession should take place the
other six states could do no better than
Join Panama, too, and thus the qucs-
ton would be settled satisfactory to all
concerned.
THE NEW ALCHEMY.