Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-27
THE TREATY RATIFIED.


treaty by vote of 55 ayes to IS nays.
The treaty was ratified as prepared by
Secretary of State Hay and Lord
Pauncsfoto, with the exception of the
amendments reported by the foreign
relations committee, which were incor-
porated. The full text OF the treaty,
as 1t comes from the Senate, is as
follows:
The United States of America and
her Majesty the Queen of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
Empress Of India, being DESTROYS to
facilitate the construction of ship |
canal to connect the Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans and to that end to re-
move any objection which may arise
out of the convention of April 10Th,
1850, commonly called the Clayton
Bulwer Treaty, of the construction OF
such canal under the auspices OF the
government OF the United States with
out impairing the general principle
OF naturalization established in Article
VIII of that convention, have for that
purpose appointed as their pleniroten-
tiaries:
The President of the United States,
John Hay, Secretary Of State OF the
United States Of America,
And her Majesty the Queen OF Great
Britain and Ireland, Empress Of India,
Rt. Hon. Lord Paunoefote, g. G. b.,
q. @. M. g., Her Majesty's Ambassa-
dor Extraordinary aud Plenipotentiary
to tho United States,
Who, having communicated to each
| other their full powers, which were
found to be in due and proper form,
have agreed upon the following articles:
l
| 1t is agreed that the canal may be
constructed under the auspices Of the
government of the United States, either
directly at its own cost, or by gift or
loan of money to individuals or cor
pofations, or through subscription to
or purchase of stock or shares and that,
subject to the provisions of the present
eonv entIon, the said government shall
have and enjoy all the rights incident
to such construction as we'll as the ex-
elusive right Of providing for the regu-
lation aud management of the canal.
| ARTICLE II.
The high contracting parties desiring
to preserve and maintain the general
principle" of naturalization established
in Article VIII of the Clayton Bulwer
convention, which convention Is hereby
superseded, adopt as the basis OF such
naturalization the following rules, sub.
stantially as embodied in the conven
ton between Great Britain and certain
other powers, signed at Constantinople
October 2Sth, 1883, for the free naviga-
tion OF the Suez Maritime canal, that
is 10 say:
l. The canal shall be free and open
in time Of war as in time OF peace to
the vessels of commerce and of war OF
all nations on terms of entire equality,
50 that there shall be no discrimination
against any nation or its citizens or
subjects In respect OF the conditions or
charges Of traffic or otherwise.
2. The canal shall never be block
AIDED, nor shall any right of war be
exercised, nor any act of hostility be
committed within 1t.
3. Vessels OF war of bellieerent
shall not revictual nor take any stores
in the canal, except so far as may be
strictly necessary, and the transit OF
such vessels through the canal shall be
effected with the least possible delay
In accordance with the regulations in
force and with only such intermisslon
| as may result from the necessities oil
! the service
Prizes shall be in all respects subject
to the same rules as vessels of war OF
the belligerents.
4. No belligerent shall embark or
disembark troops, munitions of war o,
! warlike materials 10 tina canal, except
! in case of accidental hindrance of the
! transit, aud in such case the transit
! shall be resumed with all possible dis
, patch. :,
5. The provisions of this article shall
| apply to waters adjacent to the cana
within three marine miles of either
end. Vessels of. war of belligeren'
shall not remain In such waters longel
than "a hours at any one time, except
IN case of distress, and in such cast
n shall depart rs soon as possible; but {
4 vessel OF war of one belligerent shal
i not depart within "a hours from the
} departure of vessel of war of thu
4 other helligerent.
j 1t is agreed, however, that none o
i the Immediately foregoing conditions
: and stipulations IN sections numbered
one, two, three, four and five of thi
4 article shall apply to measures which
4 the Unitetd States may find it neces
: sary to take for securing by it's owl
4 forces the defence of the United State
}. and the maintenance of public order.
!. 6. The plant, establishments, build
\ ings and all works necessary to tn
construction, maintenance and opera
4 tion of the canal shall be deemed to h
r mart thereof, for the purposes of thi
a convention, and in time of war. a
% time OF peace, shall enjoy complet
immunity from attack or injury b.
; belligerents and from acts calculated L
10 impair their usefulness as part of tn
10 canal.
10 Z. No Notifications shall be erecte'
% commanding the canal or the water
~ adjacent. The United States, however
" shall be at liberty to maintain sucl
" military police along the canal as ma
> be necessary to protect it against law
!. lessness and disorder.
!. ARTICLE vi.
I, The present convention shall be rati
y fed by the President OF the Unite
10 States, by and with the advice an
consent of the Senate thereof, and b
- Her Britannia Majesty, and the rati
~ fication shall be exchanged at Washing
! ton or at London within six month
!. from the date hereof, or earlier, If pos
q sible.
q In faith whereof the respective plen
:" potentiaries have signed this CONVEX
tion and thereunto affixed their seals.
y Done In duplicate at Washington, tn
i, 9Th day of FebI uary, in tine year of OF
Y, n Lord one thousand nine hundred.
y John Hay.
70 Pauncefote.
10 The committee amen ments were tw
= in number. The first comprises til
i, words (which convention is hereh
an superseded" after the reference to tn
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