The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-04-09
Leading Senator'S Declare Agree
ment with Colombia WillNever
Be Ratified Objection
Raised to the Terms
TOLLS CONTROVERSY
Is FACTOR IN II
Senator'S Declare All Of the Bryan
Arbitration Treaties Will Be
Rejected Terms Of the
Columbia Treaty
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Washington, April 9.--That proposed
treaty between the United States and
Columbia, which has been negotiated
by the administration and signed by
representatives of the two nations, will
never be ratified, was the opinion ex-
pressed 10y leading senators today.
A large faction OF the senate, ii is
believed. will vote against paying
twenty million dollars for something
which it is declared the government
already possesses. The belief is also
expressed that the Bryan peace treat
les with other nations will never be
ratified.
The opposition to the treaties Is due
in the bitter feeling aroused by the
tolls controversy and also to the strong
feeling that the peace treaties are
loosely drawn and could be construed
against the United States. The SEN
ate is unwilling to aribitrate questions
involving what Is designated as ma
tonal honor
Administration officials have ex-
pressed deep qualification over the
concluding of the agreement with Co
lumbia, terminating controversy
that has existed since this government
acquired the Panama canal zone.
part of the republic of Panama, which
seeded from Colombia in 1908. The
administration feels that the treaty
will go long way toward bringing
about satisfactory relations between
this country and South American ma
| tions
While the text of the treaty has not
been made public. it is known that the
principal article provides for the pay
ment to Colombia of $25,00O,O00 six
months after ratifications have been
exchanged between the two govern
ments. as indemnity for the losses she
has sustained. This is granted in lump
sum and the treaty does not attempt to
specify how much of this amount is
in reparation for the loss of Panama
or how much for the loss OF the Pana-
ma railway rights.
Colombia is granted the right to ship
coal, salt, and petroleum from her At
lantic to her Pacific ports, either
through the canal or across the Pana-
ma railway. without any charge other
than the cost OF freight. no duty being
assessed. These articles are not pro-
duced along the Pacific side OF the
country and mountains prevent easy
communication overland through Co
iombia.
A third article fixes the boundary
line between Colombia and Panama.
and restores to the latter a strip OF
territory which has been claimed by
Panama. This line is the same as
that which was provided in the Cortes-
Arozmena territory between Colombia
and Panama, one OF the tri-parte
treaties never ratified by Colombia,
except that it fixes definitely the point
on the Pacific coast between where the
boundary terminates which is midway
between Points Cocalita and Arfdita.
The former treaty left this point to be
settled by tribunal of arbitration 70
be appointed A treaty, however, be-
tween Colombia and Panama will be
necessary before the boundary settle
ment is final. The United States
agrees to use its good offices with
Panama in the matter