Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-09
CAN BUILD;
NO CONTROL
Under New Canal Treaty America
Cannot FOrtify the Channel.
MUST ALWAYSREMAI NEUTRAL
Text of the Agreement Between
Secretary Hay and British Am
baSsadOr, Lord PauncefOte.

The following is the most important
provisions of the new treaty negoti-
ated in relation to the construction Of
the Nicaraguan canal:
'HThe United States Of America and
her majesty, the queen Of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
empress of India, being desirous OF
facilitating the construction OF a ship
canal to connect the Atlantic and Pa
cifc oceans, and to that end remove
any objection which may arise out of
the convention of April l9, 1850, COM
monty called the CIayton-Bulwer
treaty, to the construction OF such ca
nal under the auspices Of the United
States, without impairing the general
principle of naturalization establish
ed in article VIII of that convention,
have for that purpose appointed As
their plenipotentisries:
"The president of the I niteI States
John Hay, secretary of state ot the
United States; her majesty, the queen
of Great Britain and Ireland, empress of
India; the Rt. Hon. Lord Pauncefote,
G.. C. B., G.. c. NJ. G., her ,Hajasty's
ambassador extraordinary and pienipo-
tentiary to the United States.
"Who having commu licatej to each
other their full views, witch we're
found to be in due and p,2Per form,
have agreed upon the s"lowing ar
ticles:
Article l. 1t is agreed 'ha. 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 indivl-
duals or corporations, or through sub
scription to or purchases of stocks, OF
shares, and that subject to the provis-
ions of the present convention, the
said government shall have and enjoy
all the rights incident to such con
/ struction, as we'll as the exclusive
right OF providing for the regulation
and management of the canal.
Article 2. The high contracting
parties, desiring to preserve anC
maintain the general principle" o
naturalization established in article .
of the CIayton-Bulwer convention
adopted as the basis of such neutrali
zation, the following rules, substan
tally as embodied III the convention
between Great Britain and certain
colonial and certain and other power
signed at Coustantinople, October %
1888, for the free navigation of tn
Suez maritime canal, that is to say:
l. The canal shall be free and opel
in time of war as we'll as in time o
peace TO the vessels of commerce, ant
of war of all nations on terms OF equit.
so that there shall be no discrimina
ton against any nation or its citizen
or subjects in respect of the condi
tions or charges of traffic or other
wise.
2. The canal shall never be block
AIDED, nor shall any right of war be eI
ercised, nor any act Of hostility b
committed within it.
7. No Notifications shall be erecte
| COu uUlduuAuS NllS CduhA VI "dbCAo D Hul
cent, the United States. however
shall be at liberty to maintain sue
military police along the canal as ma
be necessary to protect it against Law
lessness aud disorders.
Article /. The present conversio
shall -. rotitied by the president {
the Uui'ei States by and with TIE az
yica All consent of the senate Thereof
ami nv her Britannia majesty; and tn
ratification shall be exchanged at WasE
ington or atLondon within SIX mont
| from the date thereof, or earl or
= possible.
In faith -.nereCf the respective plel
ipotentIates have signed this cOuV tr
ton AM ~ .rcuntO uffVed their 20
Done n d'.}d;rate II. Washington.
, D., Februrrv .. 1900.
+ JoBS LAY,
, PAYS -
The presidents le''-r o: tra,: ..-...
to the senate was as follow.
''To the Senate: transr.:; ! reWii
with a view to receiving adv n
consent of the senate to it's rattle;
ton, a convention this day signed |
the respective plenipOtentiaries OF Il
,, United States and Great Britain
facilitate the construction Of sh
canal to connect the Atlantic and P
2 cific oceans, and to remove any obje
: ton which might arise out of the CO.
vention of April 9, 1850, common
called the ClaytOn-Bulwer treaty,
the construction of such canal und
the auspices of the government of q
/, United States.
CCWuIIAM McKISLRY