The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-21
THE PAPERS
ON PANAMA
President Roosevelt Sends the COrre-
spondence to the House.
COLOMBIA F0RBSAW REVOLT.
Government censured For Appoint
ing "separatistv Panama Govern
or-our Minister Il Author
txed TO leave BOgota.

the thlrd lnstallment Of papers relating
to the recent revolution on the isthmus
Of Panama. They comprise the CORE
spondence between the state depart
ment and Minister Beaupre at Bogota
relative TO the Hay Herran treaty, con-
sisting of 100 letters and kilograms
sent between March IS and Nov. is,
1908.
! on April z Secretary Hay telegraph.
ed MT. Beaupre to notify Colombia
that the matter Of requests made by
| Colombia to canal and railroad com.
panies for appointment Of agents to
negotiate cancellation OF the present
concessions was covered by the treaty.
On April 10 Mr.. Beaupre reviewed
again at length the feeling in Colombia
toward the treaty. on its negotiation
he says. Il am convinced the public
had never expected better terms"
i In later communication on the sub
ject Of public opinion adverse to the
treaty Mr.. Beaupre says: ut is utterly
impossible to convince these people
that the Nicaraguan route was ever Sc
riously considered by the United
States; that the negotiation concerning
it had any other motive than the
squeezing Of an advantageous bargain
out Of Colombia, and that any other
than the Panama route ever will be Sc
! lected."
Friendly Relations Threatened.
: On May 80 Mr. Hay asked whether
/ there was any opposition from European
sources. Mr. Hay pronounced the situ-
alton seemingly grave on June 8
Mr.. Hay sent to Mr.. Beaupre this tele-
gram: THE Colombian government ap
parently does not appreciate the gray
| ity Of the situation The canal negotia-
tons were initiated by Colombia and
were theoretically pressed upon this
government for several years. The
propositions presented by Colombia,
with slight notifications, were finally
accepted By us. In virtue Of this agree
ment our congress reversed its previ-
GUS judgment and decided upon the
! Panama route, If Colombia should
now reject the treaty or unduly delay
its ratification the friendly understand.
ing between the two countries would
be SO seriously compromised that ae-
ton might be taken by congress next
winter which every friend of Colom-
bia would regret
on June 10 Mr., Beaupre wrote that a
decided effort was being made to
change public opinion into more IA
vorable consideration of the treaty.
| On July 6 Mr.. Beaupre sent the fol-
| lowing confidential telegram to Secre-
! tary Hay: Have received information
privately that a paraphrase of your
cipher telegram of June was received
in the senate secret session and created
a sensation. Construed by many as a
threat OF direct retaliation against Co
Iombia in case the treaty is not rati-
fed. This and the statement Of just
arrived members OF congress from Pan
anna that this department would revolt
il the Treaty is not ratified caused
| alarm aud the effect IS favorahle
Minister Beaupre telegraphed Secre-
tary Hay July that he had been in
formed by prominent Colombian that
the treaty could not be ratified with
out two amendments, one increasing
| the price to be paid Colombia by the
United States to. S15,000,00O and an
other requiring the payment Of S10,-
100000 70 Colombia by the Panama
Canal company. A reply to this was
sent by Secretary Hay that neither Of
the proposed amendments would stand
any chance Of acceptance by the Unit
ed States senate In a later dispatch
Secretary Hay informed Mr. Beauprl
regarding the proposed amendments:
The president would not submit I'd
our senate any amendment in that
sense, but would treat it as violating
the negotiation and bringing about
failure to conclude a satisfactory trea.
~ with Colombia
On Aug. II Mr. Beaupre cabled that
President Marroquin informed him
that he should secure the passage Of a
law authorizing him to continue and
finish negotiations for a canal, but un.
der what conditions he could not state
Under date Of Sept 5 Mr.. Beaupre
gave the conditions Of this proposed
law. 1t authorized the president OF
Colombia to conclude treaties for the
canal or contract for the same with
private parties. The price named
was S10,000,000 from the canal com.
pany and S200O0,000 from the contract.
ing parties or government, concession
TO run 100 years and lease not to in
clude Panama or Colon, an annual
rental Of $4,000 was fixed until 1867,
lease renewable every hundred years
on payment Of % per cent increase,
Colombian sovereignty over whole ter.
ritory and inhabitants, police and SAM.
tary regulations wholly Colombian and
a time limit to be fixed for completion
Of work.
Under date Of Sept. 10 Mr. Beaupre
cabled that the report of the committee
had not yet been discussed in the SEN
ate. He added: Fierce attack today
in the senate upon the appointment Of
Obaldia as governor Of Panama. The
appointment is regarded as being the
forerunner Of separation. or several
senators who spoke only the son OF the
president defended the action Of the
government A resolution was passed |
by almost unanimous vote, which is
equivalent to vote Of censure against