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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1903
Page
10
Review urges Congress to favor reclamation with forest protection at headwaters. Supports forest reserves, consolidated forestry administration, and fire prevention. Warns on cotton weevil, foreign patents, Indian education, and district board reforms, urging action and improved public charities administration.
Discussion urges permanent camp sites for military maneuvers and greater naval buildup. It praises general staff reforms and West Point promotion practices, calls for a Panama isthmus naval base and a strengthened general staff for the Navy, and stresses neutrality and peaceful transit rights across the Isthmus along with 19th century treaty duties and U.S. pledges.
A historical overview lists numerous revolutions riots and insurrections on the Isthmus of Panama over fifty seven years under Colombian rule. It argues Colombia could not maintain order without United States intervention and urges ratification of a canal treaty as the path to stability and transit freedom. The dispatch highlights U S military policing and the proposed treaty terms granting control of a canal zone, immunity from taxation, and related provisions.
The annual message urges extended safety appliance laws for railroads and praise for Pension Bureau efficiency. It notes civil service reforms, competing examinations, rural carrier expansion, and a new District of Columbia board of charities to oversee local reforms.
The president announces a treaty to build the canal across the Isthmus of Panama. Congress authorized treaty with Colombia, but if failed, a Nicaragua route was possible. Now the Panama route is definitively chosen and awaiting Senate approval. The speech notes the route itself, not the governing power, as the essential concern.
The United States confronted Colombia over a treaty on the Panamanian Isthmus after Colombia rejected ratification despite expert approval. A Panamanian revolution followed with no bloodshed, leading to a de facto Panamanian government. The U.S. recognized Panama and pledged to protect transit and citizens, following Cass and Seward principles.
A discussion of U S control over transit across the Isthmus of Panama and neutrality guarantees. It cites past assurances to Peru, Colombian interests, and remarks by officials like Everett Fish and Bayard about preserving neutral use of the isthmus amid conflicts, including European pressure and domestic dissension.
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