The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-25
FOX PANAMA
CANAL OUTLINED
FULLY
Senate Decides to Make It
Public, and it Is Seen to
Contain Points New or
Partially Lost Sight OF.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 24.-The
senate this afternoon voted to make
public the Panama canal treaty Arr
ticle T. is as follows:
THE government of Colombia au-
tborizes the new Panama Canal COM
pany to sell and transfer to the United
States its rights, privileges, properties
and concessions, as well as the Panama
railroad and all the shares or part of
the shares of that company; but the
public lands situated outside of the
zcne hereinafter specified, now CORE
spending to the concessions to both
said enterprises shall revert to the re-
public of Colombia, except any prop
erty now owned by or in the posses
sion of the said companies within Pan
anna or Colon, or the ports and termi-
nails thereof. s,-@ ~..
''But it Is understood that Colombia
reserves all it's rights to the special
shares in the capital of the new Pam
anna Canal company, to which refer
ence Is made in Article ". of the con-
tract of Dec. 10, 1890, which shares
shall be paid their full nominal value
at least; but as such right Of Colon-
bia exists solely in dts charter Of stock
holder in said company, no obligation
or assumed by the United States.
'The railroad company (and the
United States as owner of the enter
prise) shall be free1 from the obliga-
tons imposed by the railroad conces-
sion, excepting as to the payment at
maturity by the railroad company of
the outstanding bonds issued by said
railroad company"
For Hundred Years.
Article II. relates to concessions for
the construction of the canal and the
rights of this government to the prop
erty for 100 years. with the privilege
of having the lease perpetually renew
ed.
Article III. grants to the United
States a zone of territory ten kilome-
ters (about six mfles) wide, including
therefn5 the necessary auxiliary canals
not exceeding in any case fifteen miles
from the main canal and other works,
together with ten fathoms Of water in
the Bay of Limon in extension of the
canal and at least three marine miles
from mean low water mark from each
terminus of the canal into the Car
ibbean sea and the Pacific ocean, re-
spectiyely, So far as necessary Tor
the construction, maintenance and OPP
Grafton Of the canal the United States
shall have the use and occupation OF
the group Of small isiandasdn the Bay
of Panama na1ned ,Peric9 Naos, Cule-
bra and FYaneliee, but the same. shall
not be construed as being within the
zone herein defined nor governed by the
special provisions applicable to the
sameE
THIS grant shall In no manner In
validate the titiesSor ights Of private
landhoIders in the said zone of terri
tory, nor shall q interfere with the
rights of way osksr the public roads OF
the department.; proYided, howe Yers
that nothing herein scontained shall OPP
crate to diminish, impair orsEestrict the
rights elsewhere herein granted to the
United States.
Panama and Colon Excluded.
''This grant shall not include the
cities of Panama and Colon, except so
far as lands and other property there
in are now owned by or in possession
of the said canal conpseny or the said
railroad company, bat all the stipula-.
| lions contained in Article XXXV. of the
| treaty of 1S46-48 between the contract
| ing paties shall continue and apply in
| full force to the cities of Panama and
Colon and to the accessory community
lands and other property within the
said zone and the territory thereon
shall be neutral territory and the
United States shall continue to guar
antee the neutrality thereof and the
sovereignty of Colombia thereover, in
conformity with the above mentioned
Article XXXV. Of said treaty.
"In furtherance Of this last provision
| there shall be created a joint commits
/ sion by the government OF Colombia
and the United States that shall es-
tab1ish and enforce sanitary and police
SArtfcle ~. The rights and prlvi-
Ieges granted to the United States by
| the terms of this convention shall not
/ affect the sovereignty Of the republic
| of Colombia over the territory within
whose boundaries such rights this
1 privilege are to be exercised.
Free Ports.
article v The republic Of Colom-
| bia authorizes the United States to
I construct and maintain at each en-
| trance and terminus of the proposed
| canal port for vessels using the same.
! with suitable lighthouses and other
| aids to navigation, and the United
| within the limits OF the zone fixed by
| this convention such parts Of the coast
| line and of the lands and islands ad-
1 jacent thereto as are necessary for this
| purpose, including the construction
1 and maintenance of breakwaters, dlkes,
| jetties, embankments, coaling stations,
4 docks and other appropriate works,
| and the United States undertakes the
| construction and maintenance of such
4 works and will bear all the expenses
| thereof. The ports, when established,
| are declared free and their demarca-
I tons shall be clearly an definitely de-
| fined.
l "The United States will organize
| hospitals along the line of the canal
| and will suitably supply or cause to be
| supplied the townsinof Panama and
! Colon with the necessary aQueducts
and drainage works, in order to pre-
| vent their becoming tcenters of infec-
| ton on account of7their proximity to
| the canal. 93T
1.-THE government of Colombia will
| secure for the United States or It's
| nominees the lands land rights that
may be required I'm the towns of Pan
anna and Colon to effect the improve
| ments above referred to, and the gov
| eminent of the United States CT its
| nominee shall be authorized to impose
| and collect. equitable Cwater rates dur
| ing fifty years for the service rendered;
| but on the expiration of said term the
use Of the water shall be free for the
! inhabitants of Panama and Colon, ex-
| cept to the extent that may be neces-s
| sary for the operation and mainten-
| ance of said water system. including
| reservoirs. equeducts, hydrants, sup
| ply service, drainage and other works.
| No Other Government In 1t.