The New Panama Canal Company of France held certain concessions from the colombian government.
"History of the United States, Volume 6 (of 6)"
E. Benjamin Andrews
August 17, 1903, the colombian Senate rejected this treaty, and, October 18, the government of that country proposed another, involving the payment by us of $25,000,000 instead of $10,000,000. If we offered this, would not the price rise to $30,000,000 or more?
"History of the United States, Volume 6 (of 6)"
E. Benjamin Andrews
He is a colombian.
"Epistles-from-Pap-Letters-from-the-man-known-as-The-Will-Rogers-of-Indiana"
Durham, Andrew Everett