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Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 7, 1903

Revolution on the Isthmus of Panama and establishment of independent Republic


[226] MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TRANSMITTING, IN RESPONSE TO RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NOVEMBER 9, 1903, ALL CORRESPONDENCE AND OTHER OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE RECENT REVOLUTION ON THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA.

White House, Washington, November 16, 1903.

Contents

    • correspondence between the department of state and the united states consulate-general at panama. (Documents 227–246)
      • correspondence between the department of state and the united states consulate at colon. (Documents 247–258)
        • communications from the panama government. (Documents 259–264)
          • correspondence between the department of state and the united states legation at bogotá. (Documents 265–271)
            • correspondence between the secretary of state and the chargé d’affaires of colombia. (Documents 272–276)

            Contents

            • Message of the President
            • List of papers, with subjects of correspondence
            • Correspondence
              Circular: Recognition of the Republic of Panama (Document 1)
            • Argentine Republic
              • “Monroe doctrine,” and diplomatic claims of European powers (Documents 2–4)
              • Message of President of Argentine Republic (Document 5)
            • Austria-Hungary
              • Status and powers of commercial agents of the United States (Documents 6–9)
              • Admission of United States corporations to engage in business in Austria-Hungary (Documents 10–12)
              • Right and method of renunciation of United States citizenship (Documents 13–14)
            • Bulgaria
              • Establishment of diplomatic relations with Bulgaria (Documents 15–18)
            • Brazil
              • “Monroe doctrine,” and diplomatic claims of European powers. Comments on note of Argentine Government to the Government of the United States (Document 19)
              • Treaty and protocol between the United States and Brazil for the extradition of criminals (Document 20)
              • Message of President of Brazil to Brazilian Congress (Document 21)
              • Free navigation of the Amazon River (Documents 22–30)
            • China
              • Citizenship of Chinese and Japanese women married to United States Citizens (Documents 31–32)
              • Manchuria—Correspondence concerning open ports, evacuation by Russia, etc (Documents 33–85)
              • Expiatory monument erected in memory of Baron von Ketteler, late Imperial German minister to China (Document 86)
              • Rebellious movements, Brigandage, etc (Documents 87–88)
              • Right of consuls engaged in business to take part in deliberations of consular body (Documents 89–90)
              • Consular jurisdiction in Chinese territory leased to Russia (Document 91)
              • Right of United States war vessels to visit Chinese inland waters (Document 92)
              • Treaty between the United States and China for the extension of the commercial relations between them (Documents 93–94)
              • Rights of foreigners in Peking (Documents 95–98)
            • Colombia
              • Attitude of Colombian Government toward United States missionary schools (Documents 99–100)
              • Mob attacks on Syrians naturalized citizens of the United States (Documents 101–103)
              • Adoption of gold standard by Colombia (Document 104)
              • Correspondence concerning the convention between the United States and Colombia for the construction of an interoceanic canal across the Isthmus of Panama (Documents 105–225)
              • Revolution on the Isthmus of Panama and establishment of independent Republic (Documents 226–276)
                • correspondence between the department of state and the united states consulate-general at panama. (Documents 227–246)
                • correspondence between the department of state and the united states consulate at colon. (Documents 247–258)
                • communications from the panama government. (Documents 259–264)
                • correspondence between the department of state and the united states legation at bogotá. (Documents 265–271)
                • correspondence between the secretary of state and the chargé d’affaires of colombia. (Documents 272–276)
              • Reception of minister of Panama (Documents 277–278)
              • Instructions to naval and consular officers concerning freedom of transit across Isthmus (Documents 279–306)
              • Message from the President of the United States transmitting additional correspondence relative to the revolution on the Isthmus of Panama (Documents 307–309)
              • Isthmian Canal—Messages from the President of the United States transmitting a statement of action in executing the act entitled “An act to provide for the construction of a canal connecting the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans,” approved June 28, 1902 (Document 310)
              • Attitude of the United States Government in the event of the Colombian Government landing troops in the Republic of Panama (Documents 311–315)
              • Intention of Government of Panama to assume portion of exterior debt of Colombia; method of payment of $10,000,000, the payment of which by the United States to Panama is stipulated in treaty of November 18, 1903 (Documents 316–317)
              • Relations of the United States with Colombia and the Republic of Panama (Documents 318–325)
              • Reception of United States minister on special mission to Panama; relations with Panama, etc (Document 326)
              • History of uprising in Panama and establishment of Republic (Documents 327–328)
              • Action of municipalities of Panama approving ratification of canal treaty by the junta of the Provisional Government (Documents 329–330)
            • Cuba
              • Lease of coaling or naval stations to the United States (Documents 331–332)
              • Message of the President of Cuba to Congress (Documents 333–334)
              • Authentication of documents for use in Cuba (Documents 335–336)
              • Jurisdiction of supreme court of Cuba in constitutional questions (Document 337)
              • Tour of President Palma through the island of Cuba (Documents 338–339)
              • Commercial convention between the United States and Cuba (Document 340)
              • Supplementary convention between the United States and Cuba, extending the time within which above commercial convention may have ratifications exchanged (Document 341)
            • Denmark
              • Visit of the German Emperor to Denmark (Documents 342–343)
              • Military service cases of H. H. Lind and Eltzholtz (Document 344)
              • Fortieth anniversary of reign of King Christian IX (Documents 345–347)
            • Dominican Republic
              • Revolution in Santo Domingo, and recognition of new Government (Documents 348–351)
              • Attempt of the Dominican Government to blockade, by decree, ports held by insurgents (Documents 352–358)
            • France
              • Visit of United States squadron to Marseilles in honor of the arrival of the President of France (Documents 359–361)
              • Stoppage at sea of French steamship Amiral Fourichon by a United States war vessel (Documents 362–364)
              • Attitude of French Government in regard to claims of its nationals against Venezuela (Document 365)
            • Germany
              • Construction of treaty provision regarding arrest and delivery to German consuls of deserters from German vessels in United States ports (Documents 366–370)
              • Difficulty with Venezuela growing out of nonpayment of claims against the Government of that country of nationals of Germany and other countries (Documents 371–414)
              • Protocol of agreement between Venezuela and Germany, to which the United States and other powers are parties, respecting the reference of the question of the preferential treatment of claims to the tribunal at The Hague (Document 415)
              • Military service case of George Hoferer (Document 416)
              • Military service case of Jacob Roos (Documents 417–418)
              • Military service case of Toni Schnackenberg (Document 419)
              • Right of consular officers to apply to local authorities for information (Documents 420–421)
              • Visit of United States European squadron to Kiel (Document 422)
            • Great Britain
              • Difficulty with Venezuela growing out of nonpayment of claims against the Government of that country of nationals of Great Britain and other countries (Documents 423–473)
              • Protocol of agreement between Venezuela and Great Britain, to which the United States and other powers are parties, respecting the reference of the question of the preferential treatment of claims to the tribunal at The Hague (Document 474)
              • Rejection of claims of British subjects on account of losses incurred through action of United Statee troops in Cuba and the Philippines (Documents 475–476)
              • Right of United States consuls to receive effects of United States citizens deceased on British territory or vessels (Documents 477–478)
              • Alaskan boundary: convention between the United States of America and Great Britain providing for the settlement of questions between the two countries with respect to the boundary line (Document 479)
              • Correspondence between the Governments of the United States and Great Britain after the ratification of the boundary treaty of January 24, 1903 (Documents 480–536)
              • Decision of the Alaskan boundary tribunal under the treaty of January 24, 1903, between the United States and Great Britain (Document 537)
              • Regulations governing admission of aliens into the Transvaal and Orange River colonies (Documents 538–540)
              • Graves of British sailors discovered on United States naval reservation at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Documents 541–542)
              • Commercial treaty between Great Britain and China (Document 543)
              • Light and harbor dues in Zanzibar: treaty between the United States and Great Britain (Document 544)
            • Greece
              • Convention between the United States and Greece defining the rights, privileges, and immunities of consular officers in the two countries (Document 545)
            • Guatemala and Honduras
              • Protection of Chinese in Guatemala by United States minister (Documents 546–552)
              • Revolution in Honduras, and recognition of new Government (Documents 553–557)
              • Arrest for refusal to pay a “forced war loan,” and subsequent release of Alberto Posadas, a naturalized citizen of the United States (Documents 558–563)
              • Address by United States minister at banquet given by President of Guatemala (Document 564)
              • Treaty between the United States and the Republic of Guatemala for the mutual extradition of fugitives from justice (Document 565)
              • Passport application of Lazarus Marks and his son David (Documents 566–567)
            • Haiti
              • Display of foreign flags over private establishments (Documents 568–569)
              • Protection of naturalized American citizens of Syrian origin (Documents 570–572)
            • Italy
              • Difficulty with Venezuela growing out of nonpayment of claims against the Government of that country of nationals of Italy and other countries (Documents 573–592)
              • Protocol of agreement between Venezuela and Italy, to which the United States and other powers are parties, respecting the reference of the question of the preferential treatment of claims to the Tribunal at The Hague (Document 593)
              • Death of Pope Leo XIII and election of Pope Pius X (Documents 594–598)
            • Japan
              • Negotiations between Japan and Russia concerning Manchuria and Korea (Documents 599–609)
              • Trade-marks and copyrights in Japan (Documents 610–611)
            • Korea
              • Discourteous treatment of American residents of Pengyang by Korean officials (Documents 612–615)
              • Ceremonial audience of the diplomatic corps with the Emperor of Korea (Document 616)
              • Ownership of certain lands in the general foreign settlement at Chemulpo (Documents 617–618)
            • Luxembourg
              • Establishment of diplomatic relations with Luxembourg (Documents 619–620)
            • Mexico
              • Imprisonment of American citizens, railway employees, in Mexico (Documents 621–623)
              • Extracts from messages of the President of Mexico to Congress (Documents 624–625)
              • Diplomatic immunities—collection of alien head-tax from foreign diplomatic and consular officers entering the United States (Documents 626–630)
              • Failure to apprehend and punish murderers of American citizens in Mexico (Documents 631–633)
              • Supplementary convention between the United States and Mexico for the mutual extradition of fugitives from justice (Document 634)
              • Extradition of Charles Kratz (Documents 635–648)
            • Netherlands
              • Donation of a court-house and library for the permanent court of arbitration (Document 649)
            • Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Salvador
              • Abolition of trial by jury in Costa Rica (Document 650)
            • Panama
              • Establishment of relations with the Republic of Panama (Documents 651–654)
            • Persia
              • Protection of American interests by British consul-general at Tabriz (Documents 655–656)
              • Restrictions on travel in Persia (Document 657)
            • Peru
              • Laws governing marriages between non-Catholics (Document 658)
            • Portugal
              • Courtesies to United States European squadron at Lisbon (Document 659)
            • Roumania
              • Reception of the United States minister to Roumania (Documents 660–662)
              • Jews in Roumania (Documents 663–667)
            • Russia
              • Jurisdiction of consular officers in Dalny (Document 668)
              • Negotiations concerning Russian occupation of Manchuria (Documents 669–675)
              • Outrages perpetrated on Jews in Russia (Documents 676–678)
              • Recognition by Russian law of Jewish divorces granted by Jewish rabbis (Documents 679–680)
            • Servia
              • Coup d’état of King Alexander, his assassination, and accession of King Peter to throne of Servia (Documents 681–690)
            • Spain
              • Treaty between the United States and Spain; friendship and general relations (Document 691)
            • Sweden and Norway
              • Thanks for assistance rendered by United States citizens to famine sufferers in Sweden (Document 692)
            • Turkey
              • Attack on H. C. Shipley, American citizen, by policeman at Smyrna, and reparation made therefor (Documents 693–694)
              • Negotiations with Turkish Government with reference to official recognition of American educational, charitable, and religious institutions in Turkey, and other pending questions (Documents 695–744)
              • Insurrection and outrages in Macedonia (Documents 745–751)
              • Attempted assassination of United States vice-consul at Beirut (Documents 752–785)
            • Venezuela
              • Difficulty with various powers growing out of nonpayment of claims of their nationals against the Government of Venezuela (Documents 786–833)
              • Protocol of an agreement between the Secretary of State of the United States and the plenipotentiary of Venezuela for submission to arbitration of all unsettled claims of citizens of the United States against Venezuela (Document 834)
              • Rights of aliens in Venezuela (involving issuance of consular or vice-consular exequaturs to persons engaged in commerce) (Documents 835–836)
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