<P> The 1904 constitution , in Article 136 , gave the United States the right to `` intervene in any part of Panama , to reestablish public peace and constitutional order . '' Reflecting provisions of the Hay -- Bunau - Varilla Treaty , this confirmed Panama 's status as a de facto protectorate of the United States . Article 136 , along with other provisions of the Hay -- Bunau - Varilla Treaty , such as that giving the United States the right to add additional territory to the Canal Zone whenever it believed this was necessary for defensive purposes , rankled Panamanian nationalists for more than three decades . </P>
<P> The 1904 constitution , in Article 136 , gave the United States the right to `` intervene in any part of Panama , to reestablish public peace and constitutional order . '' Reflecting provisions of the Hay -- Bunau - Varilla Treaty , this confirmed Panama 's status as a de facto protectorate of the United States . Article 136 , along with other provisions of the Hay -- Bunau - Varilla Treaty , such as that giving the United States the right to add additional territory to the Canal Zone whenever it believed this was necessary for defensive purposes , rankled Panamanian nationalists for more than three decades . </P>
amendment giving the us the right of intervention in panama
amendment giving the us the right of intervention in panama
The 1904 constitution
The 1904 constitution