The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-12-24
NlcARAouAN TREATY.

Full Text OF the Proposed Freaty--Ths
Canal to be the Common Property Of
Both Govsrnments-Can be Completes
In Five Years at Cost OF $50, 900 900.
NEW York, December 10.--The Tribune
publishes the full text of the proposed
Nicaraguan treaty, together with President
Arthur's message in transmitting 1t to the
Senate for consideration, i1 which he points
out the necessity for shol.er water COM
munication between our eastern and west
ern coasts than that offered by the passage
around the Horn, and points out the ad-
vantages of the Nlcaraguan route. The
treaty provides that the canal shall be built
by the United States and owned by them
and the republic of Nicaragua. There shall
be perpetual alliance between the United
States and Nicaragua and the former agree
to protect the integrity Of the latter's ter.
ritory.
The canal follows the most available,
route to be selected by the United States,
Nicaragua giving the free use Of all landsI
waters and places within her borders re-
quired for the construction and maintenance
OF the canal and of a railway and telegraph
line, which the United States may build;
substantially parallel to the canal. A strip
Of territory two and one-half English miles
In width, Its centre to coincide with the
centre Of the canal, shall be set aside for
the work and owned by the two constructing
parties under Nicaraguan civil Jurisdiction.
1t will be observed that the synopsis Of
the treaty recently published erred in sta
ting that any land was TO be ceded 10 the
United States. No customs or other dues
shall be levied by Nicaragua upon any yes-
sells passing through the canal.
The canal Is TO be constructed wholly at
the expense Of the United States. The
management shall be entrusted TO a board
Of six members, three appointed by each
Government, the chairman TO be one Of the
app0intees Of the United States and to have
power In case Of tie on any question. The
tolls fixed by the board must affect vessels
Of all nations equally, except that vessels
entirely owned and commanded by citizens
Of the contracting Governments, and en-
gagged IN coast trade, may be favored.
Revenues from the canal, railway and tele-
graph lines shall be applied first to
the maintenance Of the works, the
balance to CO. one-third to Nicaragua and
two-thirds to the United States. The
United States disavow any intention TO In
jure their sovereignty. On the contrary,
they desire to strengthen the free republics
on this continent and will aid by their
good offices, II desired, In securing the
union Of the five Central American repub-
lies under one representative Government.
The United States further agree 10 lend to
Nicaragua $4,000, 900 with which TO extend
Its railway and telegraph lines and improve
the navigation of the River San Juani
which enterprises will be of aid TO the
canal.
This money shall be repaid out Of Nlcar.
agua's share OF the canal tolls, and until SO
repaid the United States shall collect the
entire revenue Of the canal The treaty Is
signed by Mr.. Fielinghuysen, for the United
States, and Signor Zayala, for Nicaragua
Signor Zayala, in an interview last night,
named the following advantages presented
by the Nicaraguan over the Panama route:
The climate is healthy and temperate. The
length of the canal will DO 145 miles as
against forty-seven via the lsthmus, but
Lake Nicaragua will form 100 miles Of the
route, leaving only twenty-five miles Of
canal proper. The cost need not exceed
0,OOO, ,O0O and the work be completed In
i've years.