The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-25
Colombia to Grant United States
Zone Six Miles Wide Across
the iSIhmus.
INCLUDES THE USE OF ISLANDS.
Foreign Concessions Are Revoked
and This Government Nav Use
Force in Protecting the
Waterway.

Washington. Jan. 24.-The Senate late
| this afternoon held an executive session
-, ~, to ra,o,
anu No'eu ~ hi'he puoi'S '''e ''''"'i' '''
! treaty.
! The letters Of transnittal of the President
! -. -, 81, a,,,, t,r,,,.l
ahu secretary 1hn! "'ie D't' anu io .
and contained no recommendations. Afticle
| I of the treatv IS as follows:
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ms H">'' ''t'''' VI ~ :,
the new Panama canal company 10 sen
and transfer 10 the United States It's rights.
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ptNheees; Ptol'el' W. -, 80 az, .So
wei as the faha.nit iSdI'rodd aiu al ''tc
shares or part of the shares Of that com
side of the zone hereinafter specified, now
co-rssnandtnr 70 the concessions to both
saii enter piises' sNf-lt te'. .IL ~ s.'e ~,
lie OF Soiohpia' except any fioPt'y ~
owned by or In the possession OF sa'u 'ot.,. IN
pai!ies witHlh diI't,ta !iia. -. N00A'
-"i us anu ietHiihai9 'iiet e'A- ,..,.,,;,
The treaty then specifies that tolofnpla
reserves all rights to special shares uhuel
the contract of December 10. lSvh out no
9bligatton Is thereby imposed Upon nf
outstanding railway bonds at maturity: Aii a.
concessions are for term of Il" years
with the privilege of having the leases per-
petualIy renewed.
I-SE, or ISLANDS
-r, - os;a,,o,. 20 tho
The territory sf"hIea;; It!a, S,atas zone is
,,r,Nar MI
also shat! have the use OF group POI, OF sH.ait nar
islanGs IN ne pay oil lsi',,,., t.''''i'"
leo. Naos, Cu!ebrd ana IahehcS. ,, =.
The grant does NOT lnciuHe lhe CltieS pi
Panama ana Colon. but this tTLinoIH Si.aI an
be neutral. guaranteed 10y tht Ihltti StatsS
and Colnmbia the former recognizing 'Ae
sovereisnty of the after. r,,..a
In the language OF the treaty. tne Cnissu Ci-,
this sovereignty ana ,IsaNows any lnten.
tion To impair il in any way whatever. or
10 increase It's territory az Ihy tAp5,'st ~
Hoionhia or OF any "i ',n SIs.e' M an
IN. .nntrtrr it 5,sires TO strensthen the
power of the RepubIics on this continent
Ina IN ,rntnnts d.volon and maintain
-. 80 l,-.,i,T arI M, ranrs,,ra
III. rg15aI ,o-ts ebaII be declared free,
o,1I tbs Eriij S.atrs r,Iaranters To keep
~. s.ni-ary- condition in s;,ch shane as to
,,re,saI ,re w yyas"n of eniIqnijcs
F' - .-,,---,>- I,,.>---c
No fofst-i'N ui'-ANi iH
The Colombian Government agrees not to
lease or cede to any foreign Government
any of the islands adjacent TO the mouths
Of the canal for naval stations. etc. and
the United States agrees to give Colombia
any material support that may be required
in order to prevent the occupation Of said
islands hv foreigners thus guaranteeing
the independence Of Colombia.
Rights to the Chagres River are con-
ferred upon the United States. together
with the use of other streams that may be
necessary to the main canal and its
auTiliaries The only restriction is that hat
streams free Of cost
In article viii. Panama and Colon are
declared free ports Of entry. but the right
TO establish custom for the colec
tion of duties on goods going to other por-
tions Of her territory IS reserved to Co
lomhia.
Immigrants of all natlonailtes are TO pe
allowed TO work on the canal. whose protec-
tion the United states guarantees. " heIe
to!omtlan citizens are lnNolN.H. trlpuhais
Of tnat government snail pass upon the
cases. where americans are concerned joint
courts are provided Tor
EET-TR RALITY ESTABLISHED
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,ba oansI han ha rsItrai !, narnetuitv
-, s-ii 9bs c:nrer,,nent of Colombia NAV
80. - traron, H.. f,o,,,s sId ,nunttions
~ ~ r.i,i,on, nost otIlnry-ica tho Tinted
StaTes ,n,v dT the charge To various Gov
.,n,,a,ts 80 ~
GnI|rnhi, oereas IN cancel or r,o5irv with
IN fnur r.ontf's any. traat,, /. may have v.ith
nny otha- coi3ntry rerar,,irr any privilege
nr concessior II may have with any third
poy.er ia cnrn.ctioI; ,itb tho canal
In raaard IN aycwed protection OF the
c,,a, - treaty e,vs
''tsi' ny thn,iSS taan,, ,,ocos-srr q. .,,,
,i,,,a g., .,,,,In.r , r,ned fornes ror tha ca fety
"a a.S ~ ett;i,, &c ~ .,- 81 ~, tba sS,nS tb,t
-, - ,a 81 ,b ta,no ny tbe riiIways
ia tT !.ian a,,, ~ par,,bIi,, ~ C.oIar,b,a
ru - o.ei oi5 IL Sr ,,o.os,,r,, ~
80 - ] ~ @ Ii ,rl,,, IA - ~ o;r,,,
os CIo,h; ~ - o,,,,ot otf.c.;,oiy. co,nri,. t,itb