Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-12-10

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perpetuity ths use occYRntio, M ane c1 mana
* nautical miles Into the sea q either
,srminai' with ali lands lying outside o.
ina Zone n6ce ssary for the construction q
he canal or for lts auxiliary works, ana
With the Islands n ne Pay co ot' az nv
sAnn bb n the canal zone, but the United
Stntas assurnes their sanitation and, N
csse 81 need the maintenance Of order
therelr; the United States enjoys wltnln
he granted limits al the Tigts pows sr IN
me soyereign OF the territory 70 the sx.
ci,,sior, OF the exercise Of sovereign rights
~ he republic, All railway and canal
property rights belonging 70 Panama nne
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sn ae Companies In the cities Of Pan.
a anpson me- Of Is: canal and railways are
exempted from TAXATION e. wei u me 81;
~, rons " ma is depend sncies. Free immigra.
Nnr n ire oersonnei and importation Of
nm u,pnIias for liza construction and operation
~ tko canal are granted. Provision 70 made
Tor me use q nitsrE force a ad tAe Ruls
i ing n iprotssti5n q u transit "a other
q ast ~ Interests q he Now Panama Canal
company and the PaHamf railwsy Dy &c
United States and the condemnau9n q PIT
~ sGpuistions Of the Hay Hsryan treaty
sss cioseIy followed, while the eofnpensa-
tion 70 BE- given for these enlarged rante
remains the same being sio,ooo: O0oa p .1tI
on sxshangs q ratins ;Sss XXI. en az sna
payment ps.,n q $4,000 during the life Of ths
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white House, December 7. 1909
Extraordinary request ID that which nas
Just been received and which runs ~ io'
lows:
Cclcmbia,s Latest Proportion.
sKnowing that revolution has alreedy
commenced u Panag,a iaa o elnens S X
i INIT United States viii land troops q pre-
serve Colombian sovereignty. and tine
transit, II requested by Colombian enarge
aaifaires, this government Will declare
martial law and by virtue ?, vSILsd a rSs
Z disturbed. will approve BY decree ne
ratiacation Of the canal treaty as signed;
ar II tie government OF the United states
nrefers. will call extra session ostnS con-
greas-with new ana trienoay ms H. avn,-
n nent coionbiani has the perfect confidence
~ Vice president, he says. and II y became
rspresentatiye there 70 adjust matters
along above lines to the satisiacuon o1
II This Dispatch 10 noteworthy from *. s,e
4 ruarnnteeing the treaty to Us 10 IN sharp
gy hr ssahssolS6 ll 1tf ne af recourse
should be had to building canal through
| Nicaragua. 1t has not been necessary V
| consider this alternative as am enaD ..sS
/ Ing for the building Of the canal across q
me Isthmus OF Panama. This was tne
route which commended itself 70 the az.
IIberate Judgment Of the congress-, ano
We can now acquire ~ t treaty re r tnsn'
The question now, therefore, 70 not py
which route the isthmian canal shall q
built for that question has been dennite.
~ ana irrevocably decided. The question
il simply whether or not We snall nays
~ WHEN lssn INV s congress directed that W
should take the Panama route undel
treaty with Colombia, the essence Of M
government which Controlled that route
but to the route ITSELF e me not to ~
name which for the moment the terTitory
bore on the map. The purpose o. the lew
was to authorize the president 70 mhke
q treaty with the power IN actual cSn.
troll Of the Isthmus q Panama Tn''
purpose has been fulfilled.
| Isthnian Treaty 0bIisaticns.
| In the year 1886 this government e.
tered INTO treaty w ,hs t ssM " IN
Republic Of Colombia and q tne presen,'
Republic Of Panama, BY which treaty y
was provided that the government ano
citisens Of the United States should ~.
ways have free ana , open ris n P g W.
BY any modes Of communication tnal
might be constructed. while In return oul
government guaranteed the perfect neu.
| frality OF the ab0ve-named isthmus VITA
the view that the free transit ,rom ~. ~.
rupted or embarrassed. The treaty vest,
"a fn the United States substantial
property right carved out Of the rights q
sovereignty and property wnicn NeN
Granada then had and possessed over tne
said territory. The name Of New Gran.
| ada has passed away and Us territory
mas been divided. It's successor. the gov.
eminent Of Colombia, has ceased 70 own
| any property In the isthmue, new
republic, that OF Panama, which was q
| one time a sovereign state, and at an
| other time q mere department AZ the suc,
| cessive confederations known a. New
Granada and Colombia, has now succeed.
/ Id 10 the rights which first one and ther
the other formerly exercised over tns
lsthmua. But as long as the isthmus eq'
dures, the mere geographical TACT q "
in which Is required by our position