Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-12-04

for waterway across the
q h land now known as Panama,
nd died still believing that such n
hing existed. Today this dream is
reality--the result of American
rains and money
AS far back as 1850 the United
tates and Great Britain entered into
II agreement known as the Clayton
Rulwer Treaty, the purpose of which
Fas to extend Joint protection over
canal between the Atlantic and Pa
itic oceans. When this treaty was
igned il seemed that the canal would
ross Nicaragua, but the contract
Which had been made between that
ountry and an American Company
1S49 was revoked on account Of
he financial difficulties of the Com
any In 1855. Several other projects
we're tried but they failed like the
rst. Just after the Civil War the
anal subject again became upper
most in the minds of the American
people, and with It came an over
vhelming sentiment that the canal
hould be controlled by Americans
O the ratification of the Clayton
3ulwer Treaty. The canal agitation
ose and fell at intervals until 1880
when Ferdinand dcLesseps paid
isit to President Hayes in the Spring
4 that year. The distinguished
Erenchm endeavored TO get the
onsent of the American Government
O what he called a European CON
rol Of a projected canal across Pan
liza. President Hayes refused to
Grant the request, and again II was
decided that the canal must be under
american control However. the Clay
on Bulwer Treaty stood like a buga-
boo and continued 50 until 1901, when
was abrogated and what is known
Is the Hay Pauncefote Treaty ratified
o superoede the treaty Of 1850. The
after treaty gave the United States
he right to construct canal, and
llso the right of providing for its reg
llation and management.
De Lesscps Appears on the Scene.
When Ferdinand deLesseps arrived
pm the Isthmus in 1879 he was in
he heyday OF his fame as the master
builder of the Suez Canal. which had
been completed several years before.
Two or three years before his arrival
pm the Isthmus surveys had been
made across Colombia and a French
Company had received ninety nine
year concession from that Govern
|nent. One of the stpulations Of the
contract was that a Commission of
competent individuals was to lay out
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