Chapter
Negotiating the Panama Canal
55:53 - 1:02:37 (06:44)
The new Panamanian government allowed Bueno Veria to negotiate with the United States for a new canal treaty, which Roosevelt quickly authorized. The Colombian government questioned the involvement of a French company and their sale of Colombian land.
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The Colombian government rejects the US offer for the Panama Canal in late 1903 and demands more money, leading to a delayed response by the US and frustration with a lawyer for French company Cromwell.
55:53 - 58:08 (02:15)
Summary
The Colombian government rejects the US offer for the Panama Canal in late 1903 and demands more money, leading to a delayed response by the US and frustration with a lawyer for French company Cromwell.
ChapterNegotiating the Panama Canal
EpisodePart One: How The U.S.A. Murdered Panama with Chelsea Manning
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The French made a Panamanian man the leader of their new government, gave him a flag, a constitution, and a hundred thousand dollars to start a revolution, and then asked the US Navy to intervene if Colombia got in the way.
58:08 - 1:00:14 (02:05)
Summary
The French made a Panamanian man the leader of their new government, gave him a flag, a constitution, and a hundred thousand dollars to start a revolution, and then asked the US Navy to intervene if Colombia got in the way.
ChapterNegotiating the Panama Canal
EpisodePart One: How The U.S.A. Murdered Panama with Chelsea Manning
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The negotiation of a new canal treaty between the United States and Panama was authorized by Roosevelt after the new Panamanian government permitted Bueno Veria to handle the arrangements, which led to the ratification of the treaty with some pressure from Roosevelt.
1:00:14 - 1:02:37 (02:23)
Summary
The negotiation of a new canal treaty between the United States and Panama was authorized by Roosevelt after the new Panamanian government permitted Bueno Veria to handle the arrangements, which led to the ratification of the treaty with some pressure from Roosevelt.