The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-05
GOLD STANDARD
ON THE iSTHMUS
Secretary Taft Has Arranged
Matters With Panama.
EXECUTIVE ORDER SIGNED
QUESTION OF JURISDICTION AND
TARIFF.

n ANAMA, Dec 4-The deficiencies
between Tho United States and
Panama. which made necessary
1 the visit of Secretary of War Taft 10
4 the isthmus, were settled today by the
Issuance Of an executive order signed
( by Secretary TAFT for President Roose-
! Welt and assented TO in letter b.
l President Amador of Panama
! The order provides that no trade for
I the canal zone or the republic of
Panama can enter the ports stablished
! by the United States at either end Of
the canal, supplies for the construction
Of the canal and articles in transit be-
/ ing excepted. This turns the customs
receipts of these ports over TO the gov
eminent of Panama.
Tariff to Be Reduced.
Panama agrees to reduce her tariff
from 10 per cent ad valOrem TO 10 per
cent This reduction applies TO an
goods except wines, liquors, alcohol and
/ opium. Panama also agrees to reduce
her consular fees and port charges TO
90 per cent of the rates at present
charged. Absolute free trade is TO APP
ply between the canal zone and the
republic of Panama. Vessels entering
the canal ports are granted free entry
20 the ports of Colon and Panama and
vessels entering the latter ports are
extended the same privileges in the
canal ports.
Complete jurisdiction is granted the
United States in the harbOrs of Colon
and Panama as 10 sanitation and
quarantine regulations.
Panama reduces her rate OF postage
to cents and is to furnish an stamps
i'm the republic and in the canal zone.
The zone authorities are to purchase
stamps from Panama at 10 per cent Of
their face value.
Provides For Gold Standard.
The order of Secretary Taft is TO be
ineffective unless Panama shall put
into effect the gold standard. accord
ing to the currency agreement of June
20. 1904 1t also makes a stipulation
regarding citizenship rights TO
Fanamans i'm the canal zone and pro-
vision is also made i'm the order for
maintenance by the United States Of
important highways. partly in and
partly out of the canal zone. and also
for the building of a hospital. The
order is made effective Dec. y, 1904.
and the full text Of ii is as follows:
Executive Order.
Panama, Dec. 5. 1904
By direction Of the president il IS
ordered that subject to the action Of
the Fifty-eighth congress, as con-
templated by the act of congress APP
proved April 2S 1904.
section No mpOrtatiOus Of
goods, wares and merchandise shall be
entered at AncOn. or CriStobol the
terminus ports of the canal except
such goods wares ard merchandise as
are decided i'm article 13 of the treaty
between the republic of Panama and
the United States the ratifcatiOnS of
which were exchanged on the 18th day
Of February, 1904, and except goods.
wares and merchandise i'm transit
across the isthmus zone for a destiua-
ton without the limits Of said isthmian
zone. and except coal and crude min
eraI oil for fuel purposes TO be sold
at Ancon or CristoboI to sea going
vessels said coal and oil 10 be ad-
mitted to these ports free of duties for
said purposes.
Duty to Be Reduced.
1T is provided. however, that this
order shall be imperative, first. uules
the republic Of Panama shall reduce
the ad vaIorem duty on goods des-
cribed i'm the act Of the national con-
ventiOn of Panama, passed July g. 1904.
and which took effect oct l. 1904. from
- per cent TO 10 per cent and shall
not include articles described i'm other
schedules of said tariff. except on all
forms Of wines, liquors. alcohol and
opium on which the republic may fix
higher rates: second unless article 50
of the constitution of the republic OF
Panama as modified by article 145
thereof shall remain in full force and
unchanged so far as the importation
and sale of all kinds Of merchandise
are concerned. third. Unless the con-
sular fees and charges of the republic
of Panama I'm respect to the entry Of
all vessels and impOrtations into said
ports of Panama and Colon shall be
reduced to 90 per cent Of the rates
now in force. and. fourth, unless goods
imported into the ports of Panama
and Colon and consigned TO or destined
TO any part of the canal zone, shall
not be subjected in the republic Of
Panama to any other direct or indirect
impost OF tax whatever.
Panama Gets the Revenue.
Sec I'm view of the proximity Of the
port of AncOn to the port of Panama and
the pOEt of CristObOl To the port III Colon.
the proper customs or port officials OF
the canal zone shall. when not iaCOuSiS-
tent with the interests of The United
States. AT the instance Of the proper au-
thOrities OF the republic Of Panama. per-
NIT any vessel entered al or cleared from
the ports of Panama AMI Colon, together
with ITS cargo and passengers. under
suitable regulations for the transit OF the
imported merchandise and passengers 10
or from the territory Of the Tublc OF
Panama. 20 use and enjoy the docksgo
and other facilities Of the ports of AnCOu
and Crist 0bol, respectively, upon pay
ment Of proper dOckaee duties TO the
owners OF said docks. provided. however,
that reciprocal privileges as 10 dock
age and other facilities at Panama ami
Colon. together with suitable arrange
mcntS for transit Of imported mcrchau-
disc and passengers to ana from tho ter
ritOrN OF the canal zone shall 1c Erauted
ny the authorities Of the republic OF
Panama. when not inconsistent with the
interests of any vessel. together with its
cleared from the ports or AnCOn ana
CrIstODOl- provided. however. that lOthlug
herein contained shall affecr Ike COM
plete administrative. police ana judicial
jurisdiction Of the TWO governments over
their respective ports and h&rb0~s except
as hereinafter provided in section 8; pro-
vidcd. also. that vessels entering or clear
ing at the port of Panama shall have the
absolute right freely TO anchor and dis
charge their cargOes by iighterdge from
and u Panama at the usual anchorage
in the neighborhOO1 OF the islands or
through and included i'm the harbor or
ARcOn. under the provisional dciGuitatIon
as amended under section ). here. ftcr ana
10 use the said waters Of said barDOr for
all lawful commercial purposes
As TO Clearances.
See 3 All manifests ana Invoices ana
other documents in respect 10 vessels o.
cargoes cleared or consigned Tor OF from
the ports OF Panama and Colon shall
the republic of Panama. All InSEIfests
invoices and other documents Ian respect