The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-14
goIornbian Treaty
:ef Che Panama Canal
Dispute


Ia United States had wrongeG
= sia in the partition of Panama
one thing in a sequence OF
connected with the bulldog OF
: Panama canal, and what wax
- racterized BY its proponents '.the
= E Ing OF the isthmus by Theodore
sossNe]E while Congress debated. .
risdy stated, those who urged rat
lcaaoH OF the treaty charged that
shen Panama Isvolted from Colon
baan rule. american naval forces pre-
Fyeated Colombia fcom recovering her
lost territory.
nose who opposed ratification OF
The treaty charged that Colombia
had long pesn engaged in trying to
hold mp, the United States for a
large sum of money for 81 canal route;
that Panama. once an independent
state, reyoited from Colombian rule
for just cause and that the presence
Of American natal forces had moth
ing to do sith the failure Of Colon
bia to force Panama back into her
state.
IN short, it was charged that the
United States winked or connived at
the Panama revolution to get the ca
nal zone. This charge was denied
with equal yigor. The treaty as at
: first negotiated expressed the re-
grett the United States. Later
sssaas treaty was redrawn to merely
s5say s25, ,9ao, 200 to Colombia. 1t was
sargued by the treaty opponents that
the payment Of 25.00o.oo0 was in it
self an admission that the United
States had wronged Colombia
In the wrangle. which has lasted
over many years few facts seem to
BE, ,uncontrererted. Il does seem un-
disputed, however, that President
Roosevelt. acting under authority Of
LAW fathered by the late Senator
Spooner OF Wisconsin, negotiated d
treaty with Colombia. By which the
rights OF the. old French canal COM
Dany 80 buad the caRa;, with cash
payment OF SIC, zoe, 600 and an an
nuaf payment OF $3.50, 900. The treaty
was ratified .bE the United States SEN
ties but the Colombian senate refi1s-
ed TO accept it. The motives which
were said to have actuated the Co
fssnbian senate in its refusal f1rnish-
ed The ground work for some, Of the
charges against Colombia by the OPP
ponents ot the present treaty.
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o'poA.e!lts coiteit0eo ta@t ttle
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which they denied and place a stain
on the memory Of President Reose-
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