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Show PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TO FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS Chief Executive RerommfnilB PmrniJo of Important Legislation- Causes Leading to tho Formation of the) New Keptiblicof INxnama No Obstruction Now to the UuiMintf of the Isthmian Canal - Venezuelan Dispute a Triumph for International Arbitration i Extension of Purposes of Appropriation for Enforc ing Trust and Interstato Commerce Laws Favored Public Land and Postal Frauds-Need for Treaties Making Bribery Extraditable-Relations of the Government to Capital and Labor. Pi I resident Charties the Colombian Government with Acthtft In Bad Faith In Repudiating the Treaty Between Thai Country and the United States Precedents Broujjht Forward to Explain the Altitude of the Slate Department In the Recent, Crisis Country llae Been In an Almoat Constant State of Turmoil lor Many Years The Importance of Preserving Peace In the Isthmus Declared of Paramount Importance. ! Ptfitdent Rosevelt's m re age to the secoad lesalnn of the Kirtyelg.itb Con greas Is substantially si follows: re t HVnare and Uoui of Hcpretcn-(olivet: Hcpretcn-(olivet: a With a natloa as with a tnnn the moat tonportani thing are tlioee of t It hmiea-1 hmiea-1 Sold, and therefore the country la eepe- tally Uf,. Im rongraluUIrd on Wi tt tins San accompllahtd In Ihe direction of pro-t pro-t eldl-i tar tho exaiclae of aupert laloa arer the gtml cotporellnne and combine. Nona of corporation mtiag. d In Inler-eiate Inler-eiate mmiMrro. 'I ha Congreae haa created cre-ated the I't-i-artment of I iimiiiiro and Laabor. Incluillr.g I hi. Ihiiceu of Corporation., Corpora-tion., with tor lb" thai lima authority tu eewnjre proMT ptiiill" Ity or mn U pr.-ceed-Iiit of Humm sri-Mt corporatlune aa lha bm(-IIo haa Ilia r In lit to know. It haa pro vldrtl for tiia expediting of nulla for tlia enforcement of the H ant I tin .t law; ami by another law It hne aet-tiird equal treatment tu all inwiunii In the Ifaneporlallcn of tlflr goo-H, Ihua taking j S loiitf elilda for waul lr, malting rtTedUe ! lha aork of tha liiUralate Couimvrce Commbtlon. Oapartmcnt of Commtrcs snd Labor. The eetahllithment of Ihe lepariinnt f Commerce and l.aliur, with the lluiruu f Cnrpoiatinni than under, timtka a real advance in the direction of doing "H that la t""H'l" for I In- aolulloti of the nuealh.na alia Ily artecllng rapllallate and wiise-worker). wiise-worker). Functions of New Department Tha preliminary woi k of tha Hurertu Of lorirallot.a In the depm l rneut Ima ohnwn lha wUih-m or Ita en itloii. l'ub-' l'ub-' llrtty In corporate eUalia mill t nd in do away with Ignornnct-, end win anotd facta upon which lntrittrnt action nmy I be taken. Wretcniall-i. intelligent Ime al ligation la altndv dev loping me l a lha knowledge of which la vn Mini to a tight endrrtii..rilig uf th" nt-'-. nnd dutb of the. builnc. wot, Tha rotporallun " - ' Which 1 h-ru-iiiy at tt tnli lr 01 gunli.-.l, whoa ntaiuiiita In l ti corulu.-t ut ti kualnraa trroi.-t-lra ihlr oMiKHfn to d. m a luart-ly with thrlr al kiiol.h n. th. lr sutni'Mtllnra, and lha puhlh. haa noihlns oaa of thla titnau la not to pmiwtrraMa ar a All IrMlllinale huln.-ft I nt to aid In hrhiKH'S ah.ut a h. ti.r Indtfitial o.n. Sitlon - a corHiiiion itiuirr ni h thfra J atiall ha obrttl-nr to Uw nn.l . - c. l.-n , af puhile oiihsaiinn hv all o .oi.M.n. aial or amall. 'lha I pat inn m of i 'on- and thnr will hi not unit tha alaatlns lmiia for Itiformat I ,n riitMirtina: tha Mi I n lrNnattciioia nt tho imthoi aut lha Mro.lU aim uf II. r Rovrrnm nt to aM In ati-r.KttnMiliitl otir ih.mrHtlr nnd lorairn matt.iC. In pfrf.i-lhw our tiaim-aortatton tiaim-aortatton f llith a. In hnil.iina; tip our ( Bnarrhatit murine. In prr mi in; I ra au-tranca au-tranca of Ut ih alnihla tf.irnltrr n nt In tm- srovlns ffoninifrrhil and liotnlilal condl-t condl-t tlona, and In hrinBlna; t"thr on i-om-l ernn Riound tllona liacraniy p.nttirta in tnduatital progiaaa rnpllNl and lahor. ' Commrra lmlwirn lha nations la atmtt Ut m-'mU-.K In velum, and tha lamlmcy sf tha tlmra la toward rloaar trad r-a tlona. Conalant w iitrhfuinra la natdrd to aaotira to Amarloana tha chnnra to pnr tlalrala to lha btat adnntnita tn foralan i trad a; and wa may ronthUntly vp-it that tha naw dpaitmtnt will Justify th I aapaetatlon of Ita rii-amn tjy tha t- J alaa of thla watchfulncMa, aa wall sa by tha bualrtraNllk adtnlnUtratlon of auch . law a ralaiins to our Intunml affairs aa i are Intivatad to Ita car ( la tnarilns tha laws ahova anumaratad 3 tha Cona;rtKa procaMfd on aana and con-J con-J aarratlva llnra. Nothing ravuhitlonary allnmptnl; but a Pummnn.riiM and 1 auocwiaful vrTctrt am m...la in tha dlrac- Hon of awaliig that corporations ara o f hanril. aa to auhxaiva ilia public good. , Tha lRtiatlon wa mmiorata. It wna 1 aharactarlied Ihrounh.Mil hy ih l.taa that 4 , I wa wara not attm itlntf cot por.uh.na. hut I r andaavorlng to provhta lor doinif awny 1 .1 with any avll In them: t tint Oit'w tha I . Una aaainPt misconduct, nl .iirntnst waalth, gtidly racottnlsuia thv urat Rood j Sona by cupltnll-ia who slona. or tn I conjunction with his r-iinw. .luas bis 1 work along pnn-rr an, I U eltno.tia Unfa 3 Tha purpoi of lha h(liluihn which pur- 4 oaa will undoul.if.11y ha lol: , d, was to 3 favor auch a itmu whn ha does wall, and J ta auparvis lila action otilv tu prMit J aim from dJtna 111. l'uhliciiv can do no 1 harm to lha honrnt corp.. ration, Th ! aaly corporation Unit hia rrtnnii to dn-.nl I H Is th corporation which shiinka from ? U Hiht, and st.ut thr Wiltua t.f an ti t aorporatlona wa nwd not ba ovaraotialtlv. ! Tha work of th hepurtmmt of Com- 1 rnaro and Labor hi btan oon.HUoiust apon thla thaory of suctirlns fur trut aaant allka for labor and for cupital. ' Capital and Labor. - Tha comlstrnt policy of lha national , fovaminent. ao fur aa tt has tit power, ' la to hold In check tha i-ncrupulou man, 1 whether anipl-iyrr or employ: but ui ra t fus lo wr,.k.-n -ul'v:.tu,il lulthillvo or lo hamprr or crump the m lunrlul dva-p dva-p mailt of tha rounir U'c it, oy niu that thla la an cr of hiMdotu iiml i-mif aii.athn. In wlilch KiMil 'iit!:illath c..,-. 1 orations ond luivir uiilonn h.ivo lo'come rn-lora of lrin.-n.1oti Ituporlii-ica in oil , tndUNtrim tcrit,-ta. Il.-..riy nconUlon IS I f Ivan I h fur-rr.i chili k, honclic'lil woi k Whim hua barn il.-.-.lt!:.!l-lMd tltroiKh both Pori'Miallom, unlors. mul lha , Una a hcw.'ti llll. rent or p.-r.i ' hn. aa bMivn diir-it-nt l.nions. m dr.iwn as It I h-iwc- h dlffwni in.llvl lu-.l-. Unit Is, IT la ut-n on i.i...lu"t. the .irort h.-Ick h.-Ick lo lic .t holh r.J: inUc.l i.ipll.il and mi ,r,,y-l t:.b.u .!": u ' 1 " 'K H'dl 1 1 if t - mn-fi-.il oi i-., ii 1 Iih broi.jht i I ) ) lirfl (ha law ar afta In a aplrlt of arM-nary arM-nary and Irrinnwi lrilxrfrfiia wlih tlia rlgiua ot inhfra. whlhiT riirpiirfi-tlnna riirpiirfi-tlnna ur Inillvl0iala. llirn wri.ra lha Kolrral Gonvrnrnvnt haa JiirUn-llon, l( av lo II Hint lha nU''nliK-l la aioppil, pnylnt: nt Ihn allalitrnl to tt.a potlllun ur powr of llta corpornlltm. lha union or lha Indlvlilunl, hut only to ona vital fartthat ta. lha quxmlfin whtli-ar whtli-ar or not ilia mmliin nf lha ln.ni,lu or aaarrxata nf ItiillvlftunlM la In ar cortlanra wlltt tha law nf lha laml. Kvrrjr man mut ha (nar.intr. hla lllTly ami hla right to 0 aa ha llk-a llh hi. iroi-artjr iroi-artjr or hla Inhor. ao l""K aa ha dura not Inrrlnxa lha rlghta of nthrra. No mnn la alwiva tha law ami no man la hrlow It; tiur ilo wa nk any muti'a i.rmlH,l.in alim wa ntilra him lo nlMiy It. t ihi.llrti''a to tha law In demanded aa a right; not aakrii aa a favor Recalpta and Expendlturaa. Prom all aourrea. airlualv of tha pna-lal pna-lal ai vi. tha ri'rl.ta of tha anv.rn-nirnl anv.rn-nirnl for tha Inat llinl iir aimrpunliMl l.-.-i J' .;?t. -I'ha .vi . inllliira for tha ! ix-rlnd w.ra if. tha ailrplua for lha na.-al yrtr t.lin .t r-;.i;.. Tha In.ll.'allon. ara that tha aurpltia for tha .tr. i,t n.i-nl y.ar will ha vary am.ill. If In.I'v.I th. ra ba any ur:hl. l-'rom July to Ni.-inh.r lha r.'.lila from coat.. ma wr., a.irivliiiaily. ulna million d.ulara I. than lha r.-lpta from tha anma tourra lor a riirrvaponilliiir porllon of la.l yr. Hlii.ulil Una i.tr.iiia oonllnua at lha aitina rnllo N,roin;hout tha ll.i-nl y.nr, lha aurplii. would In rr.lu.'.l l.y. n i.t.rn Im a HI v . Ihlny million (lollara. Hhoul.1 lha lavrmia from rualoma aoffar muih ftirlh.r it.i-rcna during tha ll.cal y.ar. tha aurpliK would vi.nlh. A Inrita aurplua la rrtalnly und.-lrahla. Two yra ano lha war tav.a w.ra takrn off wllh tha aipraaa Itil.ntlon of aii'i IIKIi.lf lha irovnrnmrnt rn .Ida and r pKiiitit ur.-n, and thoiiRll tha tlrat yvur thtfiuafmr .till .,, a auTplua. It now annua llk.ly Hint a autxlitntli.1 ao.iinllly ..f ravrima and aap.n.llinra will oa atlntni'.l Bii.h l-lii lha II la of urant nK.iii. iit hoin lo ai.rrlaa rara and a.-on.iiiy In appro prhitlona, and lo arnn ahrpl any rh.iiu-a In our llai al ravanua ay.lrin which m .y r..lii.-a our Inionia. Tha nvid of atnrt ai-oiuimy In our ax p.n.lllur.a la ainphn aiav.l hy tha r.ict th.ii wo ran not an. .id lo h tarahniiiil..ua In provl.llna; for what la ...-,.11.1 to our nutlonal w.l-l..ln.i. fir.ful a.'ohoiny wh.'i.r po.l.ln will .tlona pr.vrnt nur h . onia fiom fnlllni h.low tha p.ilnl r. iiulrril In onlr to meal Nad of Financial Situation. Tha Inutility of our enrrrnrv la h.vond nui'.tlim. ai..l tindi-r pr ai-nl run. Ill l.ma II would ha unwlsn and utimriionrv lo nt t.nipl a r.'on-.tim-llon of nur vntlrw num. vlaiy iKIim. Hi. ..una llh.ttv aliould h- iai '.d lha H. cm till y of tha Ti . n.ury tu liin-.n rii'loma imrlpta aa la aiunlid him In tha dcpoalt of rvcvlpta from cnh.r aou..-Hi. In mv m.aaiiaa of Ihc. . I'.hiJ, I rnllrd alt.nllon lo rntaln nr. .la ..f tha financial aliuailon. and I aaaln a.k lha con-ldrrallun of tha I'ongr.aa for Ih.aa quratlona. Gold and Bllvar Standard. During lha la.l .i-.-lon of Ilia l'onraaa. I lha aiiaHr.llon ol a Joint nota fium tha Itipuhllc of M. jlio and lha ltn..ilal liiv.riim.iit ol t.'hlha. and In harmony Willi an act of tha t'onai.aa appi oprlat lug l.ii.lliiu to pay lha rip.n.a tlior.nf, a roninil-alon wna appoliitril lo confer wllh tha pilnclpal Kuiopian rouiitrl.a In the hopa that Bolua plnlt miuht ba d.vlard whrr.hy a lucd rata of aichanaa could ba a-urt batwran tha R.il.l-atandartt rountiha and tha allver-alan.lnrd nun-Irlra. nun-Irlra. Thla rnmmlaili.n lina fll.d Ita pra-llmltiary pra-llmltiary rrpoil. which haa hern ma. la puhile. I dirm It Important that tha r.uniiil.alon ba continued, and that a aum of money ba appropt Int.d auttlcl.iit to pav lha rp.nra of Ha flirth.r Inbora. Wllh roKurda tu Iho Iniprovnmont of tha Amnrli'att men hnnt ninrlno the l'ri'alilont roconimciula thut the dm nriwa direct thn Hi'i rotnry nf th Nnvjr. th roalmnatpr fioiiirnl, and tlia Bcrrntnx of Conimrrce and l.ahor. aa-aoclAlcd aa-aoclAlcd with atich a roproaotilatlon from tha gpiinla and llmtao of Itcpro-anntntlvpa Itcpro-anntntlvpa na th Conrjreaa In Ita wla-tlnm wla-tlnm mitjr dpali;niitn, to acrva aa a rom-tnlrialon rom-tnlrialon for Otn ptirpoaa ot InvraMmtt-l"K InvraMmtt-l"K and rrpiirtlnR to tha Conrrnaa at Ita put iCHKlnn whrtt li-Klalatlim la do nlrnhlp or norrapiirjr for tha dpvnlop-nii'nt dpvnlop-nii'nt of the Ani.-rliHn nicrrhant marina ma-rina and American commerce, and In c-iilonlullj of a nnllonal ocean null I acrvK'o of ailemmle amlllarx naval crulaera and nnvol reaei-y na. On the aiilicct ot Immtumtlon the meaaiiKo culla nttcnllcn to the report of a commllleo of New York rltlzona ot hlh atunillnR. Moasra. Arthur T. Vrleaen, l ee K. Krankel. KiiKene A. l'hllliln. Thotnaa V. llynea. and Unlph Trnnlmitn, which rteala wllh tha whole altiliitltin at U iieth. and eoncl-jilea with certain reeomiueiulullnna for adtnlnla. trutlve and I . :- i m I r 1 1 v o acllon. It la nnw receivlnt: tlio a'tentlon of the bieiM-elary of Cotnmeroa and Labor. The mci'i'nc.e ronllnnea: Antl Truil Lawa. On tlie anliject of the antl tniat niriinuios wttli h have been denlt with hy thv lirrrna tlie I'tvahlunt nva: In mv In-l nnniml tn.-.uii-a, In connao. II. n Mllh lh.. iihu-ct of the dn. re-ni'a tin ot ml .in of capital n in. II nr. ..r in . - I n liijiirlni.a to tha p.iih. lh. M-.-oiiiiiieii l. .1 a rp.iial ai propila-tlon propila-tlon 'or tha haltrr .nrorc.inrlil of tha anil-tr.iit law a II n..w atan.( . , e,,.,l-d under the .ll,.-.tl.,n , ? ', I. 'a'uv.!' .' ..'".iMve' ',1 ,,HMi",i t ,.r,.U..n let of l'rrv ,.. , Ihe . n.i i.t live hun.lr.d Vn. t doi.ata. lo b - l. l mp.Ici u'.J , u-n of the a v l. i . i.il III t(,.T , In II.- I" I irtir.. ,,I of Jim nee to.,.J p.o In-k i iim.I .r. .-... 1 1 1 1.. ri a urn , , I . in l.. ... in- ..r Ihe I llll. 4 4 1 .,w r'.."ii"i-'.l. " n mailer of,,..,. " !"!' :'' '" -1- "' i'."',i1''t"i..".', i.".r o'vh.i" llie",!,,.". ,; .,'f (,,.. Ai..ti...v.i.'i,;J 'I! ! t"r II ir -III .a,., ... Ihe lav,, of Hie I nl .. I Ml ilea la 1 er.1 e-i . . ..l:y f II Iv II ami ei; oj, il In. .'.."'..t'of nniird.ition. Iti,'.'.-v. Iti,'.'.-v. .u.- iil-ii. h ive ...,.wn a o.-l, , , .lata or all ilia In II Ihree I. at,. lllal m 1;V i itl-iia tnnii, l N..IM nn.l ,.,J ill. . II ,.. 4 n. n a of lh" .nl..li- J .i In. .-au .. In. ,da of .Liter, tit . hni.. i. r and n,,.. ma Ihr.i.Kh liirriil. .. . t:..-. of Ik, ,e Hy. hnva lie. n .ll.h..,.. lly ne,,,i,H lt la hai.llv ne.e aiy lo U.K. III.. m unea of recoimma Ibe.e inahon.aia.. alliona. atolen Horn lh. people. ,tit pi....i,lly and duly punlBhlhg tk, , . t.ii.l.ia. Poatal Frauda. I apeak In an-.111. r mrl nf thla ma.fl of lha wl.le.pr.nil erluiea l.y w tiLh tM .. . red rlKlit of Ullli lialnp la fiiSMir ,. aert.d ami that 'liiealliunhla Iwni , liervvrted to lia.a .n.ta. Ily aln.llaf aiaeM) -ttint la. through frnilda, torgerl-c, hU p.rjuilea, and hy ah.ntiiie.a hrlearrK lha lawa reiallna to tha proper Mt, a of lha public aet vlca tn a.ii.ral iu.4 a tha due a.tinlnlalriillnn nt lh. Poat..). deiiarlin.nt hnva li.en nolortouaiy laled. and many Inill. lni.tila hnv, , foiiinl. and lha conaeituent proaaegtii ara In oourwi of heiuli., or on th, w thereof. I'or tlia leii-.iiia Ih la Irvllealel. and ao that lha tlov.rniitent may U pre pared lo .nfor.-e prninitly and wlih it, ar.aleht rrfe. t the due p.-naltlea fw ai. fe vlnlnllon. nf law. an.) In Ihla rivl nut he futnlrheil wllh aiilhi'leut Inalrnm-nij.ii. Ilea and conipit.nt lee-il aaalatanr, " tha lnveallKalli.ua and Irlala wlilah HI bo n.ce.-iry at many itirtei.nl mlr,n -f the coimlry. I lira, upon lha t'onarea tha nece.aliy of tmiklna the anld ai.i- prhillon awill.vl.la r.ir Inimedlnl. a, f nil an. h purtHi.ea. lo ha eapendeil uia. tha dlreetlon nf tha Altorney-tle-i-raJ. Neada for Traatlea Making Brlbar Eatradltable. atepa have been taken by tha Rtaa Dep irlment lonklna lo tha ninklnf el bribery an exl radliahle orTeii.e wlih fr.r tlealle. coverlna thla .Time la 11. ami,.; Tha eipo.urea and proe.itl.ona af : 11. inl corruption In Ht. l.oula. Mty. ant olher clllea and alnlea hate tenll..'g a number of alvera and Inkera of bribi g hec itiilua fuitlllvea In ri.reliiu lamia. ltv eiy In. n il heen Inrlu.l.d In .alrt.hiln Ireatlea heretofore, aa tha nece.ily It haa nol nilaeti Wlnlo thnto mar h In been aa much oltldal corruption In forie- y.iira. tin ra baa been mora devil . ami broiutlit to 1 1 ac ti t In tlio Iminel ai paat than In lha praceillna ceuiury of our cuuuliv'a hl-loiy. It aliould U policy of tha I'lllled flliilea lo leave I. pine on eirlh whnre a corrupt ntni fleeing from thla country mil 1 eat .i I There la no re.i.i.n ny l,rt.i. rho.ild noi 1k Included III iill lieatK. a el ru.lltnhli.. Tha recent amended llvB i with Mexico. wheiThy thla crime wi put In lh.. Hat nf e.lrn. In. ilil. orr.iiari haa eatalelalied a anlutary preceilenl 11 thla rei;il. Ilmler Ihla treaty Ilia a i l.eparini.nt haa n.kej. and Mexico I. aiiihtr.l. ilia eiimduloti of ona of Ilia t. ' I. hrlla. ..vara. I'h.ra cm be no crime mora aac:u limn bribery, tnher ertenaea vh-laie'al law. while corruption atilkea nt lb. foi.rt .lull, II of all lw linler our form at guv) ernnieiit all authority la ve.ted In na1 people and by llirm dalritatnl 'o lime who repr..en II.. in In otll inl rnparnr. The .!.'. nr. and puiilahuient ot i.u. lk) Lorruptioii la an hunor tn a anilou. not a iII-ki.i,.,. The an una I.e. In loleratt..-, not In correction. No city or alata, an! leaa tlie nation, run ba llilured by 114 .1 tor. . in. in of law. Aa tool na pal, la) pliin.leier. when delected can Una I haven of renm-a In any foteian land and avoid punl huieul. Ju.t au long encoiir-aretiieni encoiir-aretiieni l iven them to coiilinue llielt practice'. If wu fall to ilo all that In III r.enpe our ahnra uf reptluiallilllly for tha gulli. T he til at lro,ui.ite of auci-ivfiil .elf-gnveriimrtit la uiitllm-hmg enfotci-mrnt enfotci-mrnt or tlia la m and the cutting out ol corruption. Alaakan Boundary. Tha nicsaiiKo lilvca iu detail I lit cauaea which led to tlio appointment of the Alaskan boundary commtfihin, and conitrntulntoa boln coutitrlei oa tha aitllirniinry termination of the ao. alone of the tribunal. It contlnuea: Tha reault la aatlafnctory In every way. It la of gn at material advaiitiine ta out p.opta In the fur Norlhweat. It baa removed re-moved from Iho field of dlacitaaloo ana poaallile denser a iiu.allon llahl. la h.. coma mora acul-dy accentuated with rack puaallig year. rlnally, It haa ftirnlaheil a atattnl proof of the fnlrneaa and good will with which two friendly natlotm caa approach and determine L.uea Involvlna national aoveretKtitv and by their nattit, Incapahle cf aul.mHalun 10 a third poaef for a. IJii, llcall, in. Clatma Agalnat Vaneiuala. noforrlnn to the aucccaa which crowned the cffnrla of tlio Vollnd Bliitca to linvo the Venirtielan rlta-puto rlta-puto aubmlilcd (o Impartial arbltra-tore arbltra-tore the I'realilcnt mi) a: There a.'.'tiia K ind around for lh, belief be-lief that there haa been a real arimtt among thn clvlllaed nallona of a aanil-ilient aanil-ilient which will permit a gradual ,i.t. atliiitlon of oth.r tiiolhoda than tn, method of wur III the retllemetil of die. puna It la not pretended that at , wa are near a ponlllon In which It , ill he poaallile all .Ily lo prevent v.ir or that a Juat reanid tor national 1 t.ter.-eit and honor will In all cn.ea, peinilt ol tha aettlement of Itu.rliatlonal Oiiui., l.y ai hitrallon: b it by a miiliiia of ,, u. denca and limine., with wia.lom wauint It la noealhla to do eviay with nmck of tha provocuilon and em uaa for war, lnd at lenat In m iny caaea to auhalltut. amu, other and mole rational method for t tie aeltlcment of dlapiii... The llnmi. ,, on era ao good an example of whatraa' ba done In tha dlrrcth.n of auch aetu.. ni.nt thut It aliould Ui aucouru-a in every way. l'rcallint MoKltilcy, lu hl g,,a-anco g,,a-anco of Hoc. ti. U.iS. urf.ed tint the Kxecutlve be aulhmircl to riirnnpond wllh the sovcriiiiivnta of tlio iinorlpul marltlms vowora with a view ol in-eorixiratliiR in-eorixiratliiR Into tha pcrmaiietit Ui 0I civilized lintlona the principle of ( eii'iiiptlon of all piivnlo proin rtj B( e.i, not rimtral.nnd of war, frcinu,,,. Hire or dcatructlon by boll wrcnt pnwera. Proaldont Divncvclt aaya ho e,)r-dlally e,)r-dlally rcnewa thla n'romiuoiiilnHot, ts a umttcr of hum ility and muula, Consul.ir Service. I call vour attention to th. redeem, . In ninlntiillilry the ,-. iiM.lnr r. ,e,riK the nacal ier rid'ng .Inn. -ii, ii ahown In Hi. nriinul i. p. n ,,f ..rt Al . Itor for th- Htm. a... u-i.ar d. Pr;iTlWl(a vs cominri1 lih thu vrAr Travhtuv yOT tha yrir iin-Vr cnti-M.-rnH'-.n th acaii of .xe.,(.1lf...a ovr n-.-lpia on nr-..,nt of (J,a rf,.,.ii:,.r M-rvl-a nnvumlnl to 12. a nenri'f '. .-.. for ih y. -r iKhni J' )' nml 1' 17,-t' u tor th vaiir 'toll,. Jut.- "i, )! I. 'I I, a Is tliA h.--t h ,v ir ir In f li rri-;.a. t f..r th" . on-"iilr on-"iilr r.rvi for H.a i.-t f.. IT ' ."'-, r-ml lh' r-.! u tl.ie. l-i II mil of lh- f-. rv-l.a rv-l.a lo lh l-.v.ftt.o nt h.m n rnn.l- In f.tta of tl f t ih-f th- . t- !!' it. - for tit v-fir n -t- -Ui.n u-r- no.-.- tt.:n Uu.VO i:rrir-r tt.,-.n f..r Um p'cvio.ia . .1 r. Rural Free. Unlivery Service. Th- rui nl ff - -l H . rv n. r l- hna b'-'n I'-vollly xtrii.l ' nll-nthm of tna i-.Mifr.-a lr. fiMk-.l lo thi .in. ..th, n of lh .nrnp.-nn.tlon "f th. hrftar currlfta urn . IfiKi 'nifiii;.. In Hi.. nl rvl.f. at. P-cl.illy .-n tin- tow tuinl f roa-,h II . fry iniiif'. Mor- mm.., hrtv h.-n ln-tnll itna th tlixt f July InM tlirtn In .mv ;ik- t- rio.l In th. .1. pfirtm.-nt a hl-torv. Uhlla a M n-K-tnl to a, on.-n.y nui-t 1." to-,.t In inlnj In lh rr.!iihM-.litti. rt of nw roulrn, t tha ixt.-n-iort of ilia rural fr.-a-iMlvfry Hjulpm iimkI ha nonUnu-'l. for r-ia-.na of ..iirol puhile roll.-y. No h'la r'tni.,! In i:r it.-r Irnrn-ll.tf he. lit if tha f'op! ,,f th country iM-til.'ta. Itu'iil fic lollutv, tiik.n In connrv.-th.n wlih tha pli.oi-. th hi-cl. nn. I th trolley. n.-cMop.l-h. a tnut h lownnl .a-i .a-i aonlntf th l-oh.Uon of furtn Ufa an.l mnk. i in It hrlirhlcr nn.l mora nttrn- tlva. In tha lmm-th.t'o i-Mt tha k of juat am h Inclllllca aa llu-Ma hua .litv. n many of tha mora a-wtva ntnl r'.rn younir fun ami , woman from tha farm to in- cti.: for lhy rbclla1 at lonallnaaa and M If nf noitlul cnnipntilonhlp. It la unhealthy ntni tinda-lr.il.'a tor tha rltla to ruw at tha pxpnia of tha country; ami rurnl fra il livery U not only s ul thin in Itailf. hut la iroo. l.rau.a It la ona of the cHtia'a Hhhh rhck thin unwho!. aoma tftol'tuy tovrtrla tha urhnn con-rntraion con-rntraion nf nur pop'Untlon at tha -priiaa of lite countty illatncta. It la fr tha anm na-.m thut wa avmimthlta with find ppitva of tha pnihy of hull -linn ooj toiiila. lha movtnnt for Rrxxl ronna la ona frmiKht with tha graataat bant-Mt to tha country dlatrlcta. In tlio riilllppliips snd I'orto Rico, it a ilc( lurc-d, tmtly proMrowa Is bolng ma lo sntl the condltloo of the Islund-ors Islund-ors already has been matorlally ad Receipts of General Land Oltlcs. On the inlijoct of the p.ihllc landn of the country the nionsrU!!, anys: Tha ranh racrlpta nf tha (lancrnt I.nn l oHW-a for tha laat tcn yenr ware 111.-;.: 111.-;.: . an incr uca of t.T.Ul 47 ovar lha iireirnllne; y:ir. of thli BUtn. approximately, approx-imately, $s,4.;i :a will no lo tha crdtt of tha fund for tha rcinrnntlon of atlii lain), mukiiiir lha loin I o( thla fun-l. iii to tha -Mil of June, :03. airoxlini.trly. f 18.IVI.K.M. A nmtlfylntf dlnpor-ltlon haa han avlnrad hy thowa, liuvln unlawful In cloMiirri nf pulillo lund to rcinova thalr fpnc-a. Ncirly two million ncraa ao In-rloacd In-rloacd have been ihmwn open on mand In but cimo,irallvely few raa-hoa raa-hoa It own n't-aet.iry to pit Into court to accomplish 11. la purpoaa. Thla work will ba Uroruualy proiciiicd until all unlawful unlaw-ful Inuloauroa hnva bvun r a mo v tel. Irrigation. Tha work of rnojiinuiilnn of tha art. I Innda of tha it la pnK-''lnir al-iulll and antlf-riM-lotlly un.h-r thn tartna ui tho Inw aotlliiK axltin tha prncd-tl from lha hr-j.on.tl uf puh.lc Undri. Th corjia ot t-nHin-.jra known na tha .oclitmjllon Hcrvl'. whhh la con.lucl Inr tha auiv-ya mid exnmlnallona. Ima t--ti thorounhly orJinlM.d. caia.hil uilna h-ltiB tuk'ii lo oTUte uint'T tlia cIMl-acrvh rulca n body of fk.llivt, axpailrncd, mid rlllclant man. Hurvcya and rx miliiutlona ar ; proirTi'i.lii(c IhrouHhout th" urld atuica i und tarrlloi h-M, pUna f-r n-'l'ilitiinir wuik- boanla of imln.ra hnfora uppruvnl by lha h-. ialnry uf tha J ' lor. In Arlconn Niid .Nirviidu. In lonilltU-a whara auch work la pre-fnilnanily nt1sl. conitruc-llon conitruc-llon hua already to en bettuti. In olV , p.irla of tha arid Wt-nt vnrlous pr !a, ' tiro well odviim-rd townrd tha ilntwlnx up of contrncta, thcaa Ik-In a; detuyed In p-ut by H'cc"-ltlea of reuchlnn aKrea-m.Miti aKrea-m.Miti ur uiulfralxtidliuf aa ri-k'i.ili rK-nt of way or n lulilllon of rvil vnlt M-1-.i of tha work roiiieinplniM for coiii-imu-ilon ar -f ii ttloti.it Importiin.-e. tnvnlv-Intr tnvnlv-Intr Inti-mtut i)in Hllnni or tha n--ruiimc nf ai'ihte, a-df-nupp 'rliiiif cominutiltl'-a In lha ml.lat of vat tr;icta of vacant land. Tha Nation aa a h -lo la of courwa tho B-tlnar by th. cre.ulon of thc-e h.ina. nddlnif nn they do to tha w-'.ilth nnd liability lia-bility cf thn country, nnd furiilhlnff a home nmrkL't for tin protlueta of tha K:it :mi Houth. Tha ruchitiuition law. while perhupa not hl.nl. appi-ura at prparitl to anawcr tha luitter n la for which It I- dxiiHii"l Kurthcr lrttl-ilntton la not rac onuuciidcd until lha nacaaaltloa of change ara mora apparent. Preservation of Forests. The ProHlOrnt points out the necessity neces-sity of takltiR steps for the sreflcrva-tlon sreflcrva-tlon of our foroala, rspo- liilly at tho hoadwdtcra of streams. Of the cotton woovll he : Tha cotton-grnAlns Statea have ra-cently ra-cently been Invaded by a weevil that haa done much dan oik and thrrnteiia tha entlra cotton Industry. I niKMeat lo tha Conitrtria tha prompt enactment of auch ram. dial leglilatlon aa Ita judsmant may approve. Isthmlsn Canal. The cnuies leading up to the establishment estab-lishment of tho new republic of Panama, Pan-ama, and Its recognition by tho United States are given In much detail, de-tail, as folio: Ity the act of June 2". ir-n. tha Con-nrent Con-nrent aulhurlnml tha rresld-nt to enter into tn my with Colomblrt for the building build-ing of tha Ciiii.il ti'inan tha Isiliinua ol l'Htiam.i; It being provided thnt In the event ot fullura to aecure auch treaty after the tupie of a reaaonnhla time, ra-cour ra-cour fa ahould ba hud to bulluuiK a cnnrtl throiiRh Nlcatruia'iiit. It hia nut been necto-iary to consider thla nltarnatlve, n I nm ouahted to lay before tho tienrtte a treaty providing for tha bulldlne; of tht canal acroaa lha lathrutie of .'utiamtt. Thla wm lha route which commendnd llaelf to the delltxjrata Judgment of tha i rgrefcB, nnd we can now acquire by traaty tha riKht to ccmtrucl tha canal ovar thla route. The qi.enilon now, theta-fura, theta-fura, Ii not by which route the Inthmlan canal ahull be built, for that (i"etluti haa been definitely and irrevocably decided. de-cided. Tho uuoMion la almplv whether or not wa ahull have, an Uthminn ranal. In the year 1-l4 thla Uoenin.ini entered en-tered Into a treuty wllh i-iiw lranada, lha pietleo anur upon lha U'luuui of the ltepuldln of Colombia and of tha praaont UcpiibUo uf I'nuama, by which treaty It a provided that tha Government Govern-ment and citlxcni of tha United Hi a, ten Mhuuld atwaya bava frao and open right of any or tt ui.it a.'roaM the lathmui of I'nuama by any mod of communication that niiitHt be conatrucled, whila In return re-turn our Government guaranteed tha verfeot neutrultty of tha ttbov. mentioned hthmui wllh )w view that the free trnn. alt from the ona to th. other aea mUht not 1-a Intetruplcd or embm-inHH.-d. The treaty vetted in the tlnlu-d H 1 4 tea a aubsiiinltul rroperty rlcht carved out of the r!(,'hta of ei.vrrl,'iity and property which New (lau.i.ht lhn had and pua-ao-.-fd ocr the a.u.l lerriiory. The n;une of Naw lliann.la h.ia pi-ed away and 111 lanltoiy hia b-.-n dlvMed Um sucn-fuor, to own nnv property In th Ij-ttmiua. A new repul thn of l'nn;ura. which was unother time a moie ih-jurt inent of tha aucceaalva contederallom known aa Naw .UL. flranida and fol .mill, haa now auc tlt'l tn th riK-.'a -vMih tirxt -"! the., the ollr form.-rlv ex-r. .n. 1 o --r th l.ThrnUM, Hut in h.t, if na 11m ftimoi f ndnira the tio-. g. ..-'.. ')! nl fv t 1-1 .0 r-. nn.l t. p. ..II .1 intuit -t th.-re. p.rj t H 10 ll " ..l.-irin cot. 1 1 01 w ni' II hinds th" h'- .t-ta .if t . l-rrl;,,, y upei-t our 1 'i "t lo 1 1. :n .( tr.n.-lt lu a nl lor tt.e .n.i:ni 01 d the --r Ihe r.or.U of i:..t t..- In.. .!.;.- p-iM! Thn true nf t pr . t -n uf lltt .,( I ,1-lliui. ,1-lliui. upon nil-li th- Tim. . h:-il. . . ii-h ii-h ml In l.u- ti.-i-ty of lt-, h.t . t irk. n 1 I .hy In ' utt.-i.iii, ' of !. 1 1 -ilm:i .11.I H.' r i .ti.-. of M im. H -'.-liry iu n In - .flh hilly Fi.t.rl the I alui uf Ihla tl-.v.-inuo nt .1 r.. h. "Th'- .ic;h i'f i-ir:ii h 1 i r. t d ted the Inl.-i. route ih um tho h.miow poitlon of t nt- i Arm 11. n ruv it..i. tor.t to the ,-.1Mn.-t. l-d w.il.l. nnd rp... rlnlly to the t nit. d S' tt.e. !.... p. 1 -..sel..na x(. iil iiIouk ibe -A tl. mil.: ai d I'aclh- r.:i t. nnl .l.-rmi,. fh- a.do-it nod cn-M! nvxl. a of . om itniii u .1 1 1 01. While ihe il.ht, of aovrnlKiily of lha -tot a n. '-Ui .1 line thla n-ttlon l .-ul.t nl-w;ia nl-w;ia he 11 p.. -tul. we ah:ill cxp-.-t lint th-o- lU.lit-. h- . X'MrleO.l In n hi 1 lilt I" -httng the o .oon and the unt nml cliciinxtiiic a thut have niixen. Hmu-'Ia.-nty I. ui Ita diith-K Will 111 Ha tluhta, and none of tin- lo. nl ... r, nm, nti. rven If adtnlnlit. r.d with m.re tci:ur, to the JuMt dcinnnda nf olher natlona Hum they bnve he. n. Mould he p.-r mill d. In a aplilt of fMHi.-m U. Litton, to rim the gutea of Inlircoutae on th gn-itt high wnva of the wot Id. and Jtifllfy th act hy Hie pr-tenalon thnt thene aw-tiii, of trude and Itnvrl b long to them and thnt they choo- in ahut thorn, or, whnt la almoit eiulnlenl, lo encumber them with auch unltiat relntiona as would pre-vent pre-vent their genernl liae" Be.ven yeara lat-r. tn 1115, Mr. H.-wnrd In dllTnrenf communlcatlona took the fn. lowing pcvutlion: "Tha t'nltcd Htntei hnva taken and will take no Intercat In nny queallon of interim! revolution in tha Htnte of run. (ima, or any Hinte of the 1'iittcd Btitt a of Colombia,, but will mn In lain a perfect neutrality In cotineition Hltti auch do meallc nltercatlona. The rutted Hlni.a will, novi rth' h aa. hold thetnaelvea rcu.lv lo protect Ihe trnnalt trade acting . lalhmua agnlnat Invasion of either tin. meallo or foreign dliiuibera of th p ac nf tha Htata of Tanuma. N'. iiher lha text nor the apirlt nf the Rtlpuiuiion In ttiat article by whh h tha lnlt-d Htnt.a eiiKRga lo pr.'Neive the n-tlttnll(y nf the Nlhrnua of I'nnnma. Impoiea nn ohllcn-tlon ohllcn-tlon on thla t.uv.'ititrtent to comply wllh lha rr-.inl-.lt Ion of the l-reahl.-nt nf th United Hi ut.. of Colombia, for a fore to protect (he Im thn. 11.1 of I'.uinma ft.nn a lody of liiHiiiu'ntr of th t muntrvl. The put pone nf th.- nl Ituiln I Ion Hni to gtitir-iint.-e tha Imhinua iit-nity.t HfUuto or tll-wi-lon bv a for. li.-ri p..er only." Kor four hun.lM d v. urn, ever alnre shortly nli. r the diro-oveiy of thht lietn-' lietn-' "Idler. Ihe rnn.tl 11. r.. the lalhintia hni 'en plnnn.d Kor hui acr entH II hue been wnrkMl at. Wit n rniiita It la to 'o.t for Ho age. It Ii t. mtpr the .offiiiphv nf rt contlront and !.. tin.l' 1 mi Ira nf thn wot Id. We hive alumn hy p-'iy treaty we hnva negotiated or ut - irol of Ihe NOimua nnd with forTur" lu-tlui. in r-f.ience thereto our oonl,-tent oonl,-tent good fillh In ob-i.-rvliu- tnlr ohllni-lotm: ohllni-lotm: on the one hnnd tn the people of tho Ixthmii. and on the oilier l-tind lo the elvllixed world who:ie cornmnchil tighta f are nf. guardlrvr nnd ginujin. t . Ii-g bv f.ui- ni lion. We have tlono our duty in ntheta In letler and In aptrlt, nnd wo hae Mhoun the uimoMt foiUuianca lu . vaeiing ,,ur own rlghta. I.nm aprlrig. und.r ihe net nbova re- lopre-t.-ntnttven nf the ItepubliiT of Colombia Co-lombia nnd of our CoM-nnnf.it wna rntl-tled rntl-tled hy the H.-nnte. Thla trenlv w.ta m-t-rtil Into nt lie mirrnt atdlcltnKon of tho people, nf folonihtn nnd after a tmdv of exnrrta appointed by our Oovarnmcni "ipeeliilly to i In I o tho mntter of the routea acroas the l-lhmua hid pronounced unnnlmoutly In fmor of the I'anntna route, hi drawing up thlt trentv evetv ninreatlnn na inudo to the people nnd lo the tiovermof nt nf Cnlornbln Ve w re mora than Jut In .bailing wltn them, Our goneroilty ,ia au. h ti to innka It a ae-tlti.M ae-tlti.M tpieHtion ij-ther ue hud not gone too fnr In their Int. nut nt the exp. t:.. nf our own; for In our eciui uloiia maite to lv nil (.oiHlhle ),..,d. not ln.-t.lv to Ihe r. nl but even to the funded rJi.hta of out w.-uKer n Ighbor. who nlreadv tiwd ao much to our protection 11ml roiheiitnnce Ue yield, d In nil po-nlhle Witys tn lier ihairea In drnwlng up the imi'v. Never, thelesa the r.ovetnmeiit ,f fuioftih-a imt m. ieiy irpu.lliittd tha trenly. but repu-illnted repu-illnted It In auch mnnner nn to mnko It evident bv tha time II. a Cnlonihlnri Con-ureal Con-ureal adjourned thai not tho ar.inM.-t hope leinnlnetl of ever getting n anlla-factory anlla-factory treaty from them. The tiovt-m-tnent of Colombia mad tha treaty, and vet When th Colombian ConKte-ia Wa i-aUed to ratify It the vote n train-it rnlt rlrntlon wna unnnlmoua. It ilo. a not np-penr np-penr that the i;ovemment nmdo any real rffort to accure tutlHcailon, Revolution In Panama. Immediately after the adjournment of tha Congreaa a revolution broke out In Panama. Tha people of I'nnnma had ! long Iteen dtarnnt ntid with the It. public 1 of Colnntbln, anil they hnd bean kept tpilct only by the proapect of tha rnnchndon of the treuty, which waa to them a tnnt-lar tnnt-lar of vital concern. When it became evident that tha tre.ify wna hopeh-aaly loat. tha people of 1'nnama roue literally aa ono man. Not a ahot waa fired hy u Hingia mnn on the iiihmua In the Int. real f the Colomhlun tlm-fi nnient. Not n Ufa waa loat In the arconipllahnient nf the revolution. The Colomldnn troopa alatloned on the Ij-thnitm, who hid hntf heen unptiid. mnde common ciiim with the people of iMinima. t.nd wllh n-iton-lhlng utMinlmtty the new re.or Mc wna iHta-ted, The duty of tha Unhid fttntea In the preinlsna waa clear. In Mrtct ac-ror.lunco ac-ror.lunco vtllh th- prln -iplea laid Uow n hy Becretiirlea Chm mid Hnwurd In tho .f. ihdal dooumenta atov quoted, the Ifnlled Hlataa k'vc notice Ihot It wouid p.ritul tha Innding of no expeditionary Torre, the arrival of which would nuvin chnuM mid deatructlon along ihe line f the rail-road rail-road and of tho proponed citnul. and an Interruption of ttanalt aa an Inevimbio eoiiHequence. The da fncto (lovrrnmi-nt of I'unama waa recognlved In the fulluw-h-g teictrrara to Mr, hhrmim: "The people of l'anama lutve, hy Apparently Ap-parently unnnlmoua movement, dHmlved their polltloiil connection with the IU. publlo of Colombia and rutmtued th.dr in-ilap-ndnce. When you ara tiur) d that a da facto government, repuhhcnn In form and without euhat.inllii. oiiponltlon (rum Ita own people, haa been entiihiih. d In the Plitte uf l inaiua. you will enter Into rflntlona with It aa tha rcipmi-tthle guvertimf-nt nf the territory arid look to It for all due action to protect the p r-Fona r-Fona and projnirly of cltlrena of th I'uited Stutea and to kcp np.-n the t-.lhii.Jan tranalt. in ai-oonhince with the ohllga ttona of ex luting trc.it w 1 governing govern-ing th. relatlona of the United fitatca to thut tonltory," Dlaturbsnces on lithmus Since 1846. W hen these events happened. llMy-nev.n yeaea had elapnet) sine the l'niti-,1 St Ui-a had entered into its treaty with New Gin-nuda. Gin-nuda. luring thut lima the J. .-1 nniem of New Orar.ada and of Ita nucce: -.or. Colombia, bava been In a cuuM.ini atute of flux. A long Hat of tho dlsturlKintvs and revolutions wlilrh hav tuiuul.-t-d tlie Isthmus ts fclv.-u, and tl. report con- llllllfri: Tha nbovs ta onlr a p.ntl.il l A of the revolutions, re be :!oi ... m .Un e.-thm-t. iiotM, and other u-itt 1 . i tint t ua occurred oc-curred during the poilod In question; yet they n,1.,t...r M for the f? .ra It will he Muted ih .1 or. .f ihun U id f.r near-l- ti.r.e y.. ,r. i-fote It w... u .-ll-l; another an-other Lr l.e.riy a v.;.r. In .,..1. the Hi''. Vnb,7 to he u-ler.y Inu.palMa of k-.-i-li ; ..t...T un ti e 1-11 r:. .11. 1 -niy 'ii- ... - iu. uii rf. 1. '.f t' a United H'.m.m h... in, hie. 1 lor lo J i-eaaiva ao inu.-ii n a ..nhl..ii.'0 i-t eov. r. :-mv Had 11 ri"t I n f.r lh . xm l-r t- Uitj Cnlled Ktnl .'f Ho p In pm.-r in . r intereat, lor eni 11. 1 (Inn Willi the Istl.miia would h nf l . n Kin-.l. r.d locv ngu 111 K'.H. In l-'.. In I .t, in ). In l.'-i, and ki:;un In :, -..ill.. it and t.,ail .'- ftoill I tilled Siat.-a war il:;p-i Aeie f tnod ti land In oi.hr to pitnd tlie Nthmnn, to protact lift and p:u,.ity, an.) t.. ee tl,:I the lnn-.lt a r.-H Iho l-tliiiios w:ia kpt ..ii. In 1 1 . in I-.-'. In l-.. and In ll-O, the roi.,!n ' i in i;...'inri)cr.t iuki J that tha l.'hllcd HI ..tea) (h.vel tint- l.t Would land ti.oit eu ioi liniry re.iie-t Im lint which h ia Ju-i i. en r.-Uv i and which runa an f-dlt.wa: "K no wine I. 'it revolution haa alretdy romni' ii' -d In vnr.tn;i Inn eminent Co-h.tii) Co-h.tii) ..ii I x.tvi that I. the liovertiment of Iho l i.'t. I i-ihif'-t will land troopa to pre-are pre-are 1 ,. .mi. I. in aowi i-n.nl v. and lha tran-.lt. II r'-pi.-ted by tN.loinhltin charge d'nll ilreat. Ihl-t lov ei nnient will declare mn 1 tht I law; nn.l. hv vlilueof veated on- tHulloii.il :ulhoiity. when public order la lentoii-d. will npprovo by decree tha ratlihulh.n of Ihe t iuml tre'ity m alunad; or, If th ;n eminent of tha Cnllcd Htatra pr. feia. will mil extrn wkm ot iho C. iiuhkh -with new and friendly memhiiM next May lo approve Ihe tn-aty. (An eminent Colombian) ting the peri'cut ron filler. . e nf vice-pretdent, ha Mtya. and II It b-i ama nrceaaary will go to thn lit h mill nr tend reprenentatlve there to d)uH mntlere ulotig alxiva llaea to the a.tti.ifitci ha. uf the people there." Thla ibapatch U noteworthy from two .land point. tin off-r of Immedlateljr tritoriinteeing the irenty to ua la In aliarp eotiliaat with lha positive nnd contemp-luoua contemp-luoua r-(u mil of tho ('ongrraa which hM iuot cl I Ita .'. li.n-i to conalder favorably fa-vorably am h a treaty; It nhowi llutt Ihe lovenime;it wht. h made the treaty really had nhnolulo control over Ihe altuatkMi, hut dl I nol choone to uxercHe ihla on-irol. on-irol. The dl-putch further enlla on us to toHor older and a-ciire Colombian Kupr.in.tcy In the laihrnux from which the Colon. hhin (iovriunent hua J.ut by Ha action ih . I.led to b.ir un by prevvnlitig the cotiMruetlon of tho canal ltT.porti.nc3 or Peace In lithmus. The control. In the Inlereat of the commerce com-merce itti.l ir.ilhe of ihe whole clvltlte4 woi Id. of the m.-.ina of umluturbed irm-,-lt .icroea th- iMbnina of Tannins has lr -corn a of irnnacondeiit Importance" to tho t'n lr -, H ta tea. Wa have repeatedly .x'-rclx-d -hi! control by intervrninf la tho mill'" of doinentlr dl--o-nMlon, and by ptotenli.g the territory from foreign iiiva-i.n. In lk'- Mr. Kvorett aaaurod the I'l rnvtun inlnUlcr that wa almuld not h. -h ito to maintain the neutrality of thn i-ihnma In Ihe cnae of war be two. -n l'oru and Colombia. In I Co-lomhli. Co-lomhli. wulch hna ulwnya been vigilant to it.dl lt(.i If of Ua prlvllegei conlerred l.y tke triMty, exprcMi-ed Ita exprclntion ;unl Hpaln the Cnln-d 8nttes would carry lulu ol - l Cie Kiiiu.'intv of lioillrullty. i heie h ivo bi- n few iidmlnlr-t 1 11 iluna of Ihe Slat" lep.irtiuni In which thla treuty liia not. ell! , by tho one aide ,.r the other, b.'.-n n-ed aa a bnala of mom or h n Imporlnnt deuianitn. It waa Mild by .Mr. l-'Uli in 11 that Iho Iiepart-nn-iit of Hi. ita had r.-i--m to believe that .ui attu. k upon Coioiubiun aoverelgnty on tho l-ttimuft had. mi aaveral o--rdona, I eeu averted by warning from this (loennni-i.t. In lrl, when Colombia was mi,.., r th" mi.1.1. o of hoitllliloa from Italy In tho Cerrml cuwe. Mr. Unynrd e-pn e-pn - . d the aeiloiia concern that the I niti-d Httea couid not but feci, that a : Kurop.'.in ,-ower nhonld re-iort to force l.i a klnl.r rcpubiln of this hemla-ph-'nv na to tha aov.fign and unlntar-rupted unlntar-rupted if of a part of whue lerriiory w are guarantor under the aolmn faltb of a IM-aty. Treaty With Republic of Panama. I i:cry effort tin a teen mi do bv Ihe Oov- j etnm'tit of the United Htiida to perauade . Cotomhlfi to folh.w a cotiran which waa 1 aaetiiltiily not only to our Int.reMia and lo the im. i ui or ihe wor ld, but to tha inter, xt of Colombia It o If. Theae ef- lorta huvo fnlh'il; and Colombln, by her priPti-t.-nrv in repule-liig ihendvnncea that hiiv.i 1 11 tn-i,!t haa f.u ced Ui. for the Hake of our own I or, and of the Inter- . nt nnd wi ll-bcmg. not nu r ly of onr own people, but of the people of too IsthmUB of I'nnnma and the people of tho civilised eoMilrha or the wmld. to lake d.cLatva i-p lo bring to nn end a condition of a fr lira w hh h had become Intolcnihle. I he new Iteptihllc of I'utmnift Immediate. ly oflend to tiiKotlitn a trenty with ua. 'ihla tivnty I In 1. with auhinlt. Ity It our Intereif aro better anfegunrded than la the treaty with Colombia which waa ratl- hed bv the H- tiat.- at Mi laat a-K-lon. It ts better In Ita titina thnn tha t rent lea ef- fend tn ua tv the Hepubllca of Nicaragua Nicara-gua and Co tn l:ica. At In at tha right In bcirln thla grent undertnltltig ta made mailable. I'atiaiua liui done her part. All that remain la for the Amrlcnn Con. :ieia tn do Ua pint and forthwith thla llepubllo will euii-r upon the execution or a project ci Iosn-iI In Ita alia and of well-nit, - Incalculable pnilhlth-a fur the aood of thla country and the nations of mankind. Provisions of Treaty. Py the provb.ona of the treaty the Crdied ritiiti'i guamnteea nnd wdl maintain main-tain Hie lii.lepeii.h-me of tha Itepubiie of I'irmrnii. Thin ta grnntrd to tho I inl ted Viiii In f.eip. iullv the ine. occupation, nut control of a atrip ten mllea wide and . xttrdhig H.tio nnuthal milca Into the 011 nl . Ith. r teiinlmtl. wllh nil Inn.U ly-ng ly-ng out hie uf the gone ncceM.-uiry for tha ' iiiru.-llon of llie tvitial or for Ita aux- dluiy wurka. niid wltti the i' m.la In tha i.l Colon ate not enibn,,-.,! i ),e canal ..1. if. lot tho I'mied Hut a aKHumaa their frnuHntion and. In cn-e of ne d, tha niiiinleii.meo of oi.hjr therein: Hie Cnfted Slatea rnloyn within the granted limits HI the rigbi-. power, and nuth.uliy which It would posHCsa were U . aoverelgo of the lertitory to the Union of the ex-eielae ex-eielae nf anvei. U;n llr.hu by the Itepubllo. Ml rnl)v.uy nnd cnnnl property ricbta ba loritfh.K to I'aniiiiin and needed lor tits canal imaa lo the Crilted Htatea. Including Includ-ing any property of the renpei'tlva com-panlt-N In tho cltlea of Panama and Co-b.n: Co-b.n: the wnn.a. ptoperty, and personnel of the cnnnl nnd rolhvuyg are exempted from li.xitlon Well In Hie citloa of iMnnnui and Colon hi In tho canal inne nid Ita d.-p.-nd-n.-lea. Kreo Immigration of the peiHoniul nnd Impoitatton of aup- piles Cor the connuuctlon and operation J of he canal ate granted. l'rnvllon ta J made for the u-i of military 'lore and I the builiil.iK of toitiimiiiona by.the Unit- 5 .d MtatvN fo- f r protection uf the Iran- ) it. In otl.-r d.talh. parthuhnty na ta 4 H. e ac.inh.IMon nf Hie Ii.ih.-i. of the j New r.,nM;u ..mil company and tha Panama taiiwav by the l ulled Htatea and 1 the con.lemimtlon of private prnperly for lha Pr-ea of the canal, the allpulattons of J he lluy-llerran tieaty are clo.ely fol- lowed, whilo tha comnrnatlon to be given for theaa enl,.,.d grauta remalng the annie. i" Ifgf ten mih.ons of dollars r.mihu. on fgch-inge of t at in.-a t h.ria; and. UKlm.lriK mnt- ,,... from Unit data, an I I. 'e'uf tho T.XMi dUrl' lh 'lllK.-i.uKK nnoSISVKLT. V idto llnuie. lec. 7. lfuJ. |