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American appointed Arias army Arosemena Atrato River Balboa Bogotá Bogotá Government Britain British Canal Commission Canal Zone Caribbean Chagres Chagres River Chief Engineer city of Panama Clayton-Bulwer treaty coast Colombia Colombian Government Columbus concession Congress Constitution construction cost Culebra Darien declared effect elected enterprise established favour feet French Governor Granada guarantee Gulf Hay-Herran treaty Honduras Huertas interests Island Isthmian Canal Isthmian Canal Commission Isthmus of Panama land Lesseps lock canal Magoon Marroquin matter ment miles Minister Mosquito Mosquito Coast nation navigation negotiations November Ocean organised Pacific Pacific Ocean Panama route party Porto Bello ports practically President Amador proposed ratified recognised Republic of Panama revolution River San Juan River scheme sea-level canal Secretary Taft secure Senate Señor sent ships sovereignty Spain Strait territory tion transit Treaty of 1846 United vessels Wallace Washington yellow fever
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Page 419 - facto law shall be passed; that no law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or of the rights of the people to peaceably assemble and petition the Government for a redress of grievances; that no law shall be made respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free
Page 391 - colonise, or assume, or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito Coast, or any part of Central America; nor will either make use of any protection which either affords or may afford, or any alliance which either has or may have to or with any state or people, for the purpose of erecting or maintaining any such
Page 406 - and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Panama, thereunto specially empowered by said government, who after communicating with each other their respective full powers found to be in good and due form, have agreed upon and concluded the following articles: ARTICLE I The United States guarantees and will maintain the independence of the Republic of Panama.
Page 396 - Second The canal shall never be blockaded, nor shall any right of war be exercised nor any act of hostility be committed within it. The United States, however, shall be at liberty to maintain such military police along the canal as may be necessary to protect it against lawlessness and disorder. IN
Page 419 - of a speedy and public trial, to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation, to be confronted with the witnesses against him, to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favour, and to have the assistance of counsel
Page 212 - granted to the United States in perpetuity the use, occupation, and control of a strip ten miles wide and extending three nautical miles into the sea at either terminal, with all lands lying outside
Page 391 - part of Central America; nor will either make use of any protection which either affords or may afford, or any alliance which either has or may have to or with any state or people, for the purpose of erecting or maintaining any such fortification, or of occupying, fortifying,
Page 397 - Fourth—No belligerent shall embark or disembark troops, munitions of war or warlike materials in the canal except in case of accidental hindrance of the transit and in such case the transit shall be resumed with all possible despatch.
Page 412 - Hut no delay or difference of opinion under this Article or any other provisions of this treaty shall affect or interrupt the full operation and effect of this convention in all other respects. ARTICLE xv The joint commission referred to in Article VI shall be established as follows:
Page 202 - occasion and the wants and circumstances that have arisen. Sovereignty has its duties as well as its rights, and none of these local governments, even if administered with more regard to the just demands of other nations than they have been, would be permitted in a spirit of Eastern