Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-21
Undertakes to Guarantee the In
dependence Of the Republic
OF Panama
GETS SOVEREIGNTY IN RETURN.
Commissioners Call on Secy. Hay and
Express Satisfaction With Terms
OF the Treaty.

Washington, Nov, 90. Although the
entire Hay Bunau-v arlla treaty has
In substance been published, the Assoc
ciated Press publishes herewith the
text OF the first FIVE articles Of the
convention which have to do with SOW
ereignty.
INDEPENDENCE GUARANTEED.
article 1. The United States guar
antees and will maintain the independ-
ence of the republic of Panama.
WHAT PANAMA GRANTS.
article 2. Tho republic Of Panama
grants to the United States in per-
petuity the use, occupation and control
OF the zone OF land and land under wa
ter for the construction maintenance,
operation, saitation and protection OF
said canal of the width OF 10 miles, ex-
tending to the distance of five miles
on each side Of the center line OF thu
canal to be constructed; the said zone
beginning in the Caribbean sea three
marine miles from mean low water
mark and extending to and across the
lsthmus OF Panama into the Pacific
ocean to distance of three marine
miles from mean low water mark, with
the proviso that the cities OF Panama
and Colon and the harbors adjacent To
said cities which are included within
the boundaries of the zone above de-
scribed shall not be included within
this grant.
FURTHER GRANTS.
0,pt,, ,.o,nt1I, 90 p,uo,,,o e,rtbar
grants to the United States in perpet-
uity the use occupation and control of
any other land and waters outside of
| the one above described which may be
necessary and convenient for the con-
struction. maintenance, operation, SAM
itatlon and protection Of the said
canal or any auxiliary canals or other
| works necessary and convenient for
| the construction, maintenance opera
| toln, sanitation and protection of the
| said enterprise, The republic of Pan
anna further grants to the United
| States in perpetuity the use, occupation
| and control OF all islands within the
| limits of the zone above described and
| In addition thereto the group OF small
| islands I'm the bay of Panama named
| Perico, Naos, Culebra and Flamenco,
PANAMA EXCLUDED.
article g. The republic of Panama
| grants to the United States all the
| rights power and authority within the
| zone mentioned and described In arti-
| Gle of this agreement and within the
| limits of all auxiliary lands and waters
| mentioned and described In said arti-
| Gle 2 which the United States would
| possess and exercise II II were the
| sovereign OF the territory within which
| said lands and waters arr located, tc
| the entire exclusion OF the exercise by
| the republic of Panama of any such
sovereign rights, power and authority
SUBSIDIARY RIGHTS.
Article 4. As rights subsidiary tc
the above grants, the republic of Pana-
| ma grants in perpetuity to the United
| States right to use the rivers, streams
| lakes and other bodies of water within
| It's limits for navigation, the supply OF
| water or water power or Other purpos-
| es. so far as the use OF said rivers
| streams. lakes and bodies Of water ano
| the waters thereof may be necessary
| and convenient for the construction
| maintenance, operation, sanitation ant
| protection of the said canal
| Article o. The republic Of Panama
grants to the United States in perpetu'
| ity a monopoly of the construction
| maintenance and operation of any
| system of communication by means o.
| canal or railroad across it's territory
between the Caribbean sea ana th'
| Pacific ocean.