The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-07

expressed Its expectation that in the
event OF w9r between Peru and Spain the
United states g, Mould garry into sfreck the
few administrations OF the state depart
ment In which this treaty has not. either
mope 1s or e
mands, II was said by Mr.. Fish In 1871
that the department of state had reason
oesss ana a.. nPSs hsa on
several occasions. been averted BY warn
ing from this government. In isSs. when
rom w.s .y pndsr s ss the q nS, %
Bayard expressed tho serious concern
that the United States could not but feel.
that that. EaEopsan Power ssmsfIo snoyd resort e to
! hemisphere. a. TO the sovereign and un-
interrupted use or part OF whose terri
tory we are guarantors under this SOL
emn faith OF treaty.
WHAT FACTS SHOW.
The above recital or facts establishes
| beyond question: First. that the United
states has for over half century patti
emily and In good faith carried out It's
obligations under the treaty OF 1896; sec
! ond, that when for the first time IL be-
came possible for Colombia 20 do any
thing in requttal Of the services thus
! peatedly rendered 10 IL for fifty-seyen
| wears by the United States. the Cohom-
! bian government peremptorily and often
| sivoly refused thus 10 do It's part, even
| though to do so would have been to its
advantage and immeasurably 10 the adj
I vantage OF the state OF Panama. at that
time under its jurisdiction; third, that
| throughout this period revolutions. riots.
| and factional disturbances OF every Kind
| have occurred one after the other In
almost uninterrupted succession. some
|, OF them lasting for months and oven for
years. while the central government vas
unable TO put them down or to make
peace with the rebels: fourth, that these
disturbances instead Of showing any
sign OF abating have tended 10 grow
more numerous and more serious in the
Immediate past: fifth, that the control
Of Colombia over the Isthmus of Panama
| could not be maintained without the arm
| ed intervention and assistance OF the
United States.
Tn other words, the government OF Col
ombia, though wholly unable TO maintain
order on the Ithmus. has neverless de-
ciined TO ratify treaty the conclusion
OF which opened the only chance TO Sc
cure its own stability and TO guarantee
permanent peace OF, and the contruc-
ton OF a canal across, the Isthmus.
Under such circumstances the gov
ernment OF the United States would have
been guilty of folly and weakness.
amounting in their sum TO crime
against the nation, had II acted other
wise than II did when the revolution OF
November 3. last took place I'm Panama.
This great enterprise of building the In
teroceanic canal can not be held up 10
crafty the whims, out OF respect to
the governmental impotence, or to the
even more sinister and evil political pc
uliarties, OF people, who. though they
dwell afar of. yet. against the wish OF
the actual dwellers on the isthmus. assert
an unreal supremacy over the territory
| The possession OF territory fraught
with such peculiar capacities as the 18th
mus in question carries with IL obliga-
tlons to mankind The course or events
has shown that this canal can not he
built by private enterprise. or by any
other nation than our own; therefore Ii
must be built by the United States.
Every effort has been made by the
government OF the United States 10 per-
suade Colombia to follow a course viii n
was essentially not only to our interests
and to the interests OF the world. but
TO the interests of Colombia itself These
efforts have failed: and Colombia. by her
, persistence I'm repulsing tho advances
that have been made. has forced us. for
the sake OF our own houor, and OF the
interest and well-being. not merely of
our own people but or the people OF the
Isthmus of Panama and the people Of the
civilized countries Of the world. to take
decisive steps to bring to an end a cond-
ton OF affairs which had become In
tolerable.
TREATY WITH PANAMA.
|. The now republic of Panama i'm
mediately offered to negotiate treaty
= with us, This treaty I herewith sub
: NIT. By II our interests are better safe
, guarded than I'm the treaty with Co
! lombia which was ratified by the senate
-. IL.
!. terms than the treaties offered 10 us
Q by the republics OF Nicaragua and Costa
; ! Rica At last the right TO begin this
: great undertaking is made available
4 Panama has done her part All that re-
o mains for the American congress to do
1 it's part and forthwith this republic Will
a enter upon the execution of proje
: colossal I'm its size and OF well-nlgh In
y calculable possibilities for the good NJ
4 tits country and the nations Of man
n kind.
o BY the provisions Of the treaty the
, United States guarantees and will main
4 tain the Independence OF the Republic Of
J. Panama. There Is granted to the United
Q States in perpetuity the use occupation
q and control OF a stripe ten miles vide
: and extending three nautical miles into
: the sea at either terminal, with all lands
: living outside OF the zone necessary foi
the construction Of the canal or for ~
y auxiliary works and with the Islands
). i'm the Ray of Panama. The cities oI
I Panama and Colon are not embraced W
- the canal zone. but the United States
. assumes their sanitation and, I'm case o'
= need the maintenance 81 order therein
j. the United States enjoys within the
Y granted limits all the rights, power snt
2 authority which II would possess were
!. n the sovereign 81 the territory 10 the
q exclusion " tho exercise of sovereign
s rights by the Republic. All railway and
n canal property rights belonging 90 Pans
}, ma and needed for the canal pass to th'
u United State. including any properly o
i the respective companies in the cities O
r Panama and Colons the works. property
and personnel OF tho canal and railway
. arc exempted from taxation as well u
Tho cities of Panama and Colon as "
y tho canal zone and its dependencies