The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-12-27
The Treaty Ratified.

| The Senate, in one hour, Thursday
afternoon, amended the Hay-Pauncefott
treaty 80 as to make 1t "supersede" the
Clayton Bulwer treaty, and to strike out
the provision for the CO operation of the
powers, and then, after rejecting all
other amendments, ratified it by vote
| of % to 10, or six more than the two.
thirds required
The text of the treaty as amended If
as follows:
/ The United states of America and
Her Majesty, tie 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 10 remove any
objection which may arise out of the
convention of April 10, 1850, commonly
called the Clayton. Bulwer treaty, to the
construction of such canal under the
auspices of the government of the
United States, without impairing the
general principle of naturalization es
tablished in art. of that convention,
have for that purpose appointed as Their
Observation-Disclosures: 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,
the Rt. Hon. Lord Pauncefote, G. y. b.,
q. G NJ c., her majesty's ambassador
extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the
United States, who, having commune
Gated to eacn other their full powers,
which were found to be In due and
pi oper form, have agreed upon the fol
lowing articles:
Article lit is agreed that the cana
may be constructed under the auspices
of the government of the United tates
either directly at its own cost, or BY
gift or loan or money to individuals OF
corporations or through subscription tc
or purchase of stock or shares, and that
subject to the provisions of the present
convention, the said government shall
have and enjoy all the rights incident &c
such construction, as we'll as the exclu
sive right of providing for the regula
ton and management of the canal.
Art. 2-The high contracting parties,
desiring to preserve and maintain the
general principal of naturalization estab
lished in art of the Clayton. Bulwel
convention, which is hereby superseded
adopt, as the basis of such neutraliza
ton, the following rules, substantially
as embodied in the convention between
Great Britain and other powers, signed
at Constantinople, Oct. %, 1888, for the
free navigation of the suez canal; thai
is to say:
(D-The canal shall be free and open
in time of war as in time of peace, &c
the vessels of commerce and of war oil
all nations, on terms of entire equality
80 that there shall be no disci Elimination
against any nation or its citizens or sub
jects in respect of the conditions OF
charges or traffic, or otherwise
(2)-The canal shall never be block
AIDED, nor shall any right of war be ex
ercised nor any act of hostility be com
mitted within it.
(3)-Vessels Of war of belligerent
shall not revictual nor take any stores In
the canal, except so far as may bt
strictly necessary, and the transit oi
such vessels through the canal shall bt
effected with the least possible delay
force, and with only such iutermissior
as may result from the necessities of the
service. Prizes shall be in all respects
subject to the same rules as vessels oil
war of the bellgerents.
ONO belligerent shall embark OF
disembark troops, munitions of war OF
warlike materials in the,canal, except IL
case of accidental hindrance of the
transit, and 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 tbs
canal, within three marine miles o
either end Vessels of war of belli
gerent shall not remain in such waters
longer than "a hours at any one time
except in case of distress, and in suct
case shall depart as soon as possible, bu
q vessel of war of one belligerent shall
not depart within "a hours from the de
parture of vessel of war of the othel
belligerent. 1t is agreed, however, tina
none of the immediate foregoing condi
tions and stipulations in sections mum
bered /, 2, 3, and of this article shall
apply to measures which the United
States may find 1t necessary TO take fol
securing, by its own forces, the defence
of the United States and the main
tenauce of public order.
(6)-The plant, establishment, build
ings and all works necessary to the con
struction, maintenance and operation o
the canal shall be deemed to be par
thereof, for the purposes of this con
vention and in time of war as in time Of
peace, shall enjoy complete immunit.
from attack or injury by belligerentl
and from acts calculated to impair thei
usefulness as part of the canal.
Ono Notifications shall be erected
mmanding the canal or the waters
adjacent. The United States, however
shall be at liberty to maintain such mill
tary police along the canal as may b'
necessary to protect it against lawless
ness and disorder
Art 1.-The present convention shall
be ratified by the President of the
United States by and with the advic,
and consent of the Senate thereof, anC
by her Brittanic majesty, and the rati
fcation shall be exchanged at Washing
ton or at London within ak month";
from the date hereof, or earlier, if pos
sible.
In faith whereof, the respective pleni
potentiaries have signed this conven
ton and thereto aft xed their seals.
Done in duplicate, at Washington, thu
9Th day of February, in the year o.
our Lord 1900.
JOHN HAY,