The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-12-10

the wish of the actual jewellers on the
isthmus, assert an unreal supremacy
over the territory. The possession of
territory fraught with such peculiar
capacities as the isthmus in question
carries with it obligations to mankind.
The course of events has shown that
this canal cannot be built by private
enterprise, or by any other nation than
our own; therefore 1t must be built by
the United States.
New Republic of Panama.
Every effort has been made by the
government of the United States to
persuade Colombia to follow a course
which was essentially not only to our
interests and to the interests of the
world, but to the interests of Colombia
herself These efforts have failed; and
Colombia, by her persistence in repuls-
ing the advances that have been made,
has forced us, for the sake of our own
honor, and of the interest and we'll
being. not merely of our own people,
but of the people of the Isthmus of Pam
anna and the people of the civilized
countries of the world, to take decisive
steps to bring to an end condition OF
affairs which had become intolerable.
The new Republic of Panama immedi-
ately offered to negotiate a treaty with
us. This treaty herewith submit. By
1t our interests are better safeguarded
than in the treaty with Colombia, which
was ratified by the Senate at its last
session. 1t is better in its terms than
the treaties offered to us by the repub-
lies of Nicaragua and Costa RIGA. At
last the right to begin this great under
taking is made available. Panama has
done her part. All that remains is for
the American Congress to do its part
and forthwith this republic will enter
upon the execution of project colossal
in it's size and of wellnight incalculable
possibilities for the good of this coun-
try and the nations of mankind.
Provisions of Treaty.
BY the provisions of the treaty the
United States guarantees and will
maintain the independence of the Re-
public of Panama. There is granted
to the United States in perpetuity the
use, occupation, and control of strip
ten miles wide and extending three
nautical miles into the sea at either
terminal, with all lands lying outside
of the zone necessary for the construc-
| ton of the canal or for it's auxiliary
works, and with the islands in the
Bay of Panama. The cities of Panama
and Colon are not embraced in the
canal zone, but the United States as
sumes their sanitation and, in case OF
need the maintenance of order there
in; the United States enjoys within
the granted limits all the rights pow
err, and authority which it would pos
ses were it the sovereign of the terri
tory to the exclusion of the exercise of
sovereign rights by the republic. All
railway and canal property rights be-
longing to Panama and needed for the
canal pass to the United States, includ-
| ing any property of the respective COM
panies in the cities of Panama and
Colon: the works, property, and per-
sonnet of the canal and railways are
exempted from taxation as well in the
cities of Panama and Colon as In the
canal zone 9nd it's dependencies. Free
| immigration of the nersOnnei and i'm
portation of supplies for the construc-
| ton and operation of the canal are
granted. Provision is made for the use
of military force and the building of
Notifications by the United States for
the protection of the transit In other
details, particularly as to the acqui-
sition of the interests of the New Pam
anna Canal Company and the Panama
Railway by the United States and the
condemnation of private property for
the uses of the canal, the stipulations
of the -Herran treaty are closely
| followed, while the compensation to
be given for these enlarged grants re-
mains the same, being ten millions
of dollars payable Sn exchange of rati-
fications; and, beginning nine years
from that date, an annual payment of
$3.50, 900 during the life of the conven-
ton. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.