cuanto toca á la República de Panamá, exceptuándose siempre los derechos de la República expresamente asegurados en este tratado. ARTÍCULO XXIII. Si en algún tiempo fuere necesario el empleo de fuerzas armadaş para la seguridad y protección del Canal ó de las naves que lo usen, ó de los ferrocarriles y obras auxiliares, los Estados Unidos tendrán el derecho en todo tiempo y á su juicio para usar su fuerza de policía y sus fuerzas terrestres y navales ó para establecer fortificaciones con ese objeto. ARTÍCULO XXIV. Ningún cambio en el Gobierno ó en las leyes y tratados de la República de Panamá afectará, sin el consentimiento de los Estados Unidos, los derechos que correspondan á los Estados Unidos en virtud de esta convención ó en virtud de estipulaciones en tratados que existan entre los dos países ó que para lo futuro lleguen á existir en lo relativo al objeto de esta convención. Si la República de Panamá llegare á ser más tarde parte constituyente de otro Gobierno ó forme unión ó confederación de Estados de tal modo que su soberanía ó independencia quede confundida con la de otro Gobierno, unión ó confederación, los derechos de los Estados Unidos según esta convención no serán de manera alguna minorados ó restringidos. ARTÍCULO XXV. Para el mejor cumplimiento de las obligaciones de esta convención y con el fin de dar protección eficaz al Canal y de preservar su neutralidad, el Gobierno de lar República de Panamá venderá ó arrandará á los Estados Unidos las tierras adecuadas y necesarias para estaciones navales ó carboneras en la costa del Pacífico y en la parte occidental de la costa del mar Caribe de la República en ciertos puntos que serán convenidos con el Presidente de los Estados Unidos. ARTÍCULO XXVI. Esta Convención, despues de firmada por los Plenipotenciarios de las partes contratantes, será ratificada por los respectivos Gobiernos y las ratificaciones canjeadas en Washington á la mayor brevedad posible. En fé de lo cual los respectivos Plenipotenciarios firman la presente convención en duplicado y la sellan con sus respectivos sellos. Hecha en la ciudad de Washington el 18 de Noviembre del año del Señor de mil novecientos tres. y Considerando: (Fdo.) P. BUNAU-VARILLA [HAY UN SELLO] [HAY UN SELLO] 1° Que en ese Tratado se ha obtenido para la República la garantía de su Independencia: 2° Que por razones de seguridad exterior es indispensable proceder con la mayor celeridad á la consideración del Tratado, á efecto de que esá obligación principal por parte de los Estados Unidos de América, principie á ser cumplida con eficacia; 3°. Que con el tratado se realiza la aspiración de los pueblos del Istmo cual es la apertura del Canal y su servicio en favor del comercio de todas las naciones; y 4°. Que la Junta de Gobierno Provisional formada por voluntad unánime de los pueblos de la República, posee todos los poderes del soberano del teritorio, DECRETA: Artículo único. Apruébese el tratado celebrado en Washington, Distrito Capital de la República de los Estados Unidos de América, el día 18 de Noviembre del presente año, entre su Excelencia Philippe Bunau-Varilla, Enviado Extraordinario y Ministro Plenipotenciario de esta República y Su Excelencia John Hay, Secretario de Estado de la República de los Estados Unidos de América. Por el Ministro de Instrucción Pública, El Subsecretario, [HAY UN SELLO DE LA REPÚBLICA DE PANAMÁ.] (sgd.) FRANCISCO A. FACIO No. 6. [Executive N, Sixtieth Congress, second session.] TREATIES WITH PANAMA AND COLOMBIA RELATING TO THE PANAMA CANAL.1 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TRANSMITTING TREATIES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE REPUBLICS OF PANAMA AND COLOMBIA RELATING TO THE PANAMA CANAL, BOTH SIGNED ON JANUARY 9, 1909. [January 11, 1909: Read; treaties read the first time and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and, together with the message and accompanying papers, ordered to be printed in confidence for the use of the Senate. February 24, 1909: Injunction of secrecy removed. February 24, 1909: Treaty with Colombia ratified. March 3, 1909 : Treaty with Panama ratified.] The PRESIDENT: I have the honor to submit herewith, with a view to their transmission to the Senate to receive the advice and consent of that body to ratification, a treaty between the United States and the Republic of Panama and a treaty between the United States and the Republic of Colombia, both signed on January 9, 1909. I transmit also, for your information and that of the Senate, a copy of treaty between the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Panama, concluded at the same time, the three treaties being in effect parts of the same transaction whereby peace is established between Panama and Colombia, the separation of the two Republics is agreed to, and the relations incident to the separation are adjusted. Respectfully submitted. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, January 11, 1909. To the Senate: ELIHU ROOT. I transmit, with a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to their ratifications, a treaty between the United States and the Republic of Panama and a treaty between the United States and the Republic of Colombia, both signed on January 9, 1909. I transmit also, for the information of the Senate, a copy of the treaty between the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Panama, concluded at the same time, and mentioned in the accompanying report of the Secretary of State. THE WHITE HOUSE, January 11, 1909. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. 1 Consented to by United States Senate Feb. 24, 1909, and Mar. 3, 1909, and by Panama Never acted upon by Colombian Congress. TREATY WITH PANAMA. The United States of America and the Republic of Panama, mutually desiring to facilitate the construction, maintenance and operation of the interoceanic canal across the Isthmus of Panama and to promote a good understanding between the nations most closely and directly concerned in this highway of the world's commerce, and thereby to further its construction and protection, deem it well to amend and in certain respects supplement the treaty concluded between the United States of America and the Republic of Panama on the 18th of November, 1903, and to that end have appointed their respective Plenipotentiaries, to wit: The President of the United States of America, Elihu Root, Secretary of State of the United States; The President of the Republic of Panama, Carlos Constantino Arosemena, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Panama, Who, after exchange of their full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed upon the following articles: ARTICLE I. It is mutually agreed between the High Contracting Parties that Article XIV of the treaty concluded between them on the 18th day of November, 1903, be and the same is hereby amended by substítuting therein the words "four years" for the words "nine years," and accordingly the United States of America agrees to make the annual payments therein provided for beginning four years from the exchange of said treaty instead of nine years from that date. The United States of America consents that the Republic of Panama may assign and transfer, in advance, to the Republic of Colombia, and to its assigns or nominees, the first ten annual installments of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars each, so falling due under said treaty as thus amended, on the 26th days of February in the years 1908 to 1917, both inclusive, and its right and title thereto, and, upon the direction and acquittance therefor of the Republic of Panama, will pay said ten installments as they respectfully fall due directly to the Republic of Colombia, its assigns or nominees, for account of the Republic of Panama. Such installments as may have matured when the ratifications of this treaty shall be exchanged pursuant to its terms shall be payable on the ninetieth day after the date of such exchange. ARTICLE II. Final delimitation of the cities of Panama and Colon and of the harbors adjacent thereto, under and to effectuate the provisions of Article II of said treaty of November 18th, 1903, shall be made by agreement between the Executive Departments of the two Governments, immediately upon the exchange of ratifications of this treaty. It is further agreed that the Republic of Panama shall have the right, upon one year's previous notice, at any time within the period of fifty years mentioned in Article VII of said treaty of November 18th, 1903, to purchase and take over from the United States of America so much of the water mains and distributing system of the water works mentioned in said article, for the supply of the City of Panama, and of the appliances and appurtenances thereof, as may lie outside the Canal Zone, and terminate the provisions of said treaty for the ultimate acquisition by the Republic of Panama of said water works, upon payment of such sum in cash as may be agreed upon as just by the Presidents of the two High Contracting Parties, who are hereby fully empowered so to agree; if there shall arise any dispute or difference between the High Contracting Parties with respect to such delimitation, or if their Presidents shall not be able to agree as to the sum so to be paid, then upon the request of either party, any such difference shall be submitted to the Tribunal of Arbitration, hereinafter provided for. ARTICLE III. It is further agreed that all differences which may arise relating to the interpretation or application of the treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Panama concluded on the 18th day of November, 1903, which it may not have been possible to settle by diplomacy, shall be referred, on the request of either party, to a Tribunal of Arbitration to consist of three members, of whom the United States shall nominate one member, the Republic of Panama shall nominate one member, and the two members thus nominated shall jointly nominate a third member, or, in the event of their failure to agree within three months after appointment, upon the nomination of the third member, such member shall be appointed by the President of Peru. Said Tribunal shall decide by a majority vote all questions respecting its procedure and action, as well as all questions concerning the matters submitted to it. The Tribunal shall deliver duplicate copies of its decisions upon any of the matters submitted to it, as hereinafter specified, to the United States and to the Republic of Panama, and any such decision signed by a majority of the members of the Tribunal shall be conclusively deemed the decision of the Tribunal. Any vacancy in the membership of the Tribunal caused by the death, incapacity, or withdrawal of any member shall be filled in the manner provided for the original appointment of the member whose office shall thus become vacant. The determinations of said Tribunal shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the High Contracting Parties hereto, who bind themselves to abide by and conform to the same. The temporary working arrangement or modus vivendi contained in the Executive Orders of December 3rd, 6th, 16th, and 28th, 1904, and January 5, 1905, made at Panama by the Secretary of War of the United States, and by the President of Panama, on December 6, 1904, which was entered into for the purpose of the practical operation of the aforesaid Treaty of November 18, 1903, shall be submitted to revision by the Executive Departments of the two Governments with the view to making the same and the practice thereunder conform (if in any respect they shall be found not to conform) to the true intent and meaning of the said treaty and to the preservation and protection of the rights of the two Governments and of the citizens of both parties thereunder; and any question as |