An American history . esident of the United MineWorkers of America. THE NEW AGE 535 CARIBBEAN (September 14, 1903). However, Colombia, like ourselves,is a federation. The canal would Ke entirely within theborders of the state of Panama. Knowing that it waspractically sure of the support ofthe United States, Panama secededfrom Colombia and declared itselfa separate repubhc, November 3,1903. It was promptly recognizedby the United States,^ and Colom-bia made no attempt to recover theseceded state by force. On Febru-ary 26, 1904,^ a treaty was madebetween Panama and the UnitedStates giving the la
An American history . esident of the United MineWorkers of America. THE NEW AGE 535 CARIBBEAN (September 14, 1903). However, Colombia, like ourselves,is a federation. The canal would Ke entirely within theborders of the state of Panama. Knowing that it waspractically sure of the support ofthe United States, Panama secededfrom Colombia and declared itselfa separate repubhc, November 3,1903. It was promptly recognizedby the United States,^ and Colom-bia made no attempt to recover theseceded state by force. On Febru-ary 26, 1904,^ a treaty was madebetween Panama and the UnitedStates giving the latter full controlof a strip of land from sea to sea,across the isthmus.^ 753. Election of 1904. The mas-terful President encountered muchopposition inside his own Republicans who wished, be-fore all else, to make their party the business mans party, werealarmed at his desire to bring busi-ness within the scope of national legislation. However, thesudden death of the anti-Roosevelt leader, Senator Marcus PACIFIC THE CANAL ZONE 1 There was a rival plan. A company had been formed to utilize the Nica-ragua route, and Congress instructed the President that if he could not securesatisfactory agreements with Colombia within a reasonable time and uponreasonable terms he was then to go to work on a canal through reason why the matter was pressed upon Colombia so urgently was thefear that Congress might reconsider its action and adopt the Nicaragua routeafter all. The revolution in Panama is supposed to have been hastened by thisfear. Enemies of the President have not hesitated to say that he was informedof the revolutionary movement in advance. ^ Negotiated towards the close of 1903. * By an act of Congress, March 4, 1911, the United States has undertakento fortify the canal. It is thus, as President Hayes prophesied, part of thecoast line of the United States. 536 AMERICAN HISTORY Hanna of Ohio, disorganized his faction. President Roose-velt was renominate
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