The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-23
PEOPLE
HAVE SOME HOPE.
Said TO Be Enthusiastic Over
Taft's Mission.
ASK BOTHERSOME QUESTIONS
HAY-BUNAU VARILLA TREATY
NOT POPULAR.

| lhT ASHINGTON, Oct. 22-Modifca~
w ton of the Hay Bunau- Varilla
canal treaty in several important
respects aud the negotiation between
| the Washington and Panama govern
ihehts OF supplementary commercial
treaty granting to Panama important
concessions is what the Panamans hope
70 OBTAIN as d result of Secretary
rats mission to the isthmus. accord
ing TO statement made to the Asso-
GATED Press tonight by Senior Obaidia.
the Panama minister at Washington
Widespread enthusiasm kas been
aroused on the isthnus." said the min
lster, by the publication OF President
RooAevelt's letter to Secretary Taft.
PRESIDENT AmadOr has cahled me that
ne has proclaimed this letter through
oat the isthmus. and that the tide OF
grateful feeling has already turned i'm
faVor Of the United States Prepara-
tons have been begun for a grand ne
ception TO the Taft commission. The
palace occupied by the president OF the
FORMER canal company will be placed
al the disposal OF Secretary Taft and
MS suite. Should this palace not be
adequate, the immense building known
as tie canal house." and comprising
some hundred rooms. will also be avail
able for the entertainment of the oon,-
viii follow one another in Quick sue
cession in honor Of the commissioners.
Panama Has Hopes.
an the action Of the president in.
accredtting TO the Panama govern
ment such distinguished an eny1nv a..
secretary Taft, whom the isthmian-i
ians regard as eminently fair. the Pan
ANA government sees hope OF righting.
number of wrongs under which il is
now suffering.
Popular as is the American min,
lster to Panama and the governor of.
the canal zone there are r number OF
questions Of vital Importance 10 the
lsthmus which have not yet been set
tied TO TIE satisfaction of the Panama
government. In the forefront Of these
are the problems which Secretary Taft
VIII be asked to solve, the postal regu-
lauons, the question of customs duties.
and the far-reaching question of juris-.
ulctlOn IN the terminal cities of Paua-
ma and Colon. The Panama govern
ment declines to accept the interpreta-
uon placed upon the treaty by Mr.
Bunau-N arilla, which practically takes
away all the land in those cities not
now actually covered by residences.
Panama and Colon viii prosper. rapid.
~ after the canal work has started:
they viii need considerable territory
over which to expand. We are con-
hdent that Secretary Taft viii be duick
to see the justice o.. our contentious.
Troublesome Questions.
As for the postal question. post
age stamp in Panama costs > cents.
When Governor GeneraI Davis sold
stamps at cents each it is not sur
prlsIng that tie people bought stamps
from him rather than from the Pana-
ma authorities.
Then there is the troublesome .Ques-
lon OF customs regulations between
the government Of Panama and the
canal zone We are confident that we
shall arrange these difficulties with
Secretary Taft with satisfaction to our
selves and TO the United States. II
Is possible that this could be done in
me form Of an agreement, but I am of
the opinion that a new commercial
treaty viii be the most satisfactory So
luton In this treaty can be incor-
porated several important notifications
or the canal treaty. and / hope that
tEls additional convention can be con-
Guided after brief negotiations.'