The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-10
extraordinary reauest y that which has
just been received and which runs - foSe

CoIo0baass Latest PsoDos1t1oo.
commenced In Panana Ian eniaent CO.
sss Gn.d Ss...s q. sns troops e
serve Colombian sovereignty. End the
transit. II requested by Colombian charge
law and ~ ns Of vsee
stitutional authority. when public order
10 disturbed. will approve by decree the
or the Of the United asase:
sress-with new and friendly members-
nsa IS To-.
Of vice president. he says. and II Il became
ens asose aes to *. Il
the people there
This dispatch 10 noteworthy from two
Its % u. s
contrast with the positive and contempt
uous refusal Of the congress which has just
closed It's session. to con 1st favora a
ment which made the treaty really had ao.
solute control over the situation. but did
not choose to exercise TINS ..s eon. a, the
der and secure Colombian supremacy In
the isthmus from which the Colombian gov
eminent has just by its action decided TO
the canal.
Inportent to Us.
The control. in the interest Of the com:
merce and trafhc Of the whole civilised
world. of the means of undlsturbed
transit across the isthmHs Of Panama INA
to the United States. We have repeated
~ exercised this control by intervening
in the course Of domestic dissension. and
invasion. In 1858 Mr.. Everett assured the
Peruvian minister that we should not
hesitate to maintain the neutrality Of the
N-AA 1~>A An ~ kNnH ~
and Colombia. In 1854 Colombia. which
Of its privileges conferred BY the treaty:
event Of war between Peru and Spain
the United States would carry into eff
feet the guaranty of neutrality. There
state department in which this treaty
has not. either by the one side or the
other: been used as basis OF more more or Of
ia sie WAS saa ~
state had reason to believe that an az"
tack upon Colombian sovereignty on the
isthmus had on several occasions. been
ment. In 1856. when Colombia was under
the menace Of hostiltties from Italy IN
the Cerruti case. Mr. Bayard expressed
States could not but feel. that Euro.
pean power should resort to force against
sister republic Of this hemisphere. as
pa as So OF whose a territory We are
antors under the solemn faith Of treaty.
The above recital OF facts establtshes
beyond question: First. that the United tex
tiently and in good faith carried out tts
obligations under the treaty Of 1875: Sec
ond. that when for the first time 1t be-
thing in reauital of the services thus re.
the United States. the Colombian. sov-
fused thus to do it, part. even though
to do 30 would have been to its advan-
tage and immeasurably to tho advantage
der dc 1T its Jurisdiction: third. that through
out this period revolutions. riots: and
fractional disturbances OF every kind have
occurred one after the other in almost
lasting for months and even for years.
while the central government was unable
to put them down or to make peace with
ances instead Of showing any sign OF
abatins have tended to grow more
numerous and more serious IN the imme..
Colombia over the isthmus Of Panama
could not be maintained without the
armed intervention and assistance Of the
q thoSeh
able to maintain order on the ikthmus.
has nevertheless declined to rally :
treaty the conclusion of which opened
ity and to guarantee permanent peace
on. and the construction Of . canal
across. the isthmus.
ment Of the United States would have been
/ guilty Of folly and weakness. amounting
In their sum to q crime against the nation,
os inst soe
place in Panama. This great enterprise Of
building the interoceanic canal cannot be
Up to to ss as
or to the even more sinister ana evil p0Itt-
ical peculiartties. OF people who. though
e he e actual az. dweeis go On he istrm1s q.
sert an unreal supremacy over the terri.
tory. The possession of territory fraught
sus ea,on Carrie. s e s @
to mankind. The course Of events has
shown that this canal cannot be built by
private enterprise. or BY any other nation 9a
by the United States.
Provisions Of Panama Treaty.
Every effort has been made by the GOV.
eminent Of the United States to persuade
Colombia to follow course which va.
essentially not only to our interests and
t t Of Colombia itself. These efforts
have failed; and Colombia. by her persist
ence in repulsing the advances that have
made hs ona Of of
but but Of the people Of the isthmns Of Pan:
anna ana the people OF the clVIuze0 cOuu-
tries Of the world. to take decisive steps
to bring to an end condition Of affairs
which had become intolers Die. The new
republic Of Panama Immediately offered to
negotiate treaty with u.s. This treaty
herewith submit. BY 1t our interests are
better safeguarded than In the treaty with
Colombia which was ratified by the sen.
ate at it, last session. Il Is better In III
terms than the treaties offered to VI BY tie
republics Of Nicaragua and Costa R!ca.
At last the right to begin this great under.
taking IL made available. Panama has
done her part. All that remains II for the
American congress to do Its part and forth
with this republic will enter upon the exc.
cution Of project colossal In it, size and
Of well-nigh incalculable possibilities foE
the good Of this country and the nations
of mankind.
BY the provisions Of the treaty the United
states guarantees and will maintain the
Independence Of the republic Of Panama.
There 10 granted to the United States in
perpetuity the use. occupation and control
three nautical miles into the sea ut either
terminal. with all lands lying outside o.
the canal or for its auxiliary works. and
the The cities Of Panama and Colon are no.
embraced in the canal zone. but the United
States assumes their sanitation and. IN
case Of need, the maintenance OF order
therein; the United States enjoys within
the granted limits all the rights. power and
authority which II would possess we're u