The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07
TEXT OF THE NEW TREATY.
Provisions of the Convention as to
the Nicaragua Canal.

the Nicaragua Canal.
Washington, Feb. 6.-The following is
the text of the new treaty negotiated in
relation to the construction of the Mica
ragua canal:
The United States of America and her
majesty, the Queen of the United King
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, EN-.
press of India, being DESTROYS to facili-
tate the construction of a ship canal to
connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans,
and to that end remove any objection
which may arise out of the convention or
April 10, 1850, commonly called the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty, to the construction of
such canal under the auspices of the gov
eminent of the United States without i'm
pairing the general principle of neu>
tralization established in article VIII OF
that convention, have for that purpose
appointed as their plenipotentiaries the
President of the United States, John Hay,
Secretary of the United States. and her
majesty, the Queen of Great Britain and
ireland, Empress of India, the Ri. Hon
Lord Pauncefote, G. c. B., G.. c. NJ. G.,
her majesty's ambassador extraordinary
anu pIcillpOl6ulldLy " tilt Chltth olabSos
Who having communicated to each
other their full powers, which were found
to be in due and proper form, nave agreed
upon the following articles:
Article 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 corpora
tons or through subscription 10 or pur-
chase of stock, or shares, and that, sub
ject to the provisions of the present con-
vention. the said government snail have
and enjoy all the rights incident to such
construction, as well as the exclusive
right of providing for the regulation and
management of the canal.
Article II. The high contracting par
ties, desiring to preserve and maintain
the general principle" of naturalization
established in Article VIII of the Clay
ton-Bulwer convention, adopt as the basis
of such naturalization, the following rules,
subs tantially as embodied in the conven-
ton between Great Britain and certain
other Powers, signed at Constantinople
Oct %, 1888, for the free navigation of
the Suez maritime canal. that IS to say:
First 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
y
that there shall be no discrimination
against any nation or its citizens or sub
JectS in respect of the conditions or
charges of traffic or otherwise.
Second. The canal shall never be block
AIDED, nor shall any right of war be exer-
cised, nor any act of hostility be commit
ted within It,
Third. Vessels of war of a belligerent
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 effect
ed with the least possible delay, in ac-
Cordance with the regulations in force, and
with only such intermission as may re-
sult from the necessities of the service
Prizes shall he in all respects subject to
The same rules as vessels of war of the
belligerents.
Fourth. No belligerent shall embark or
disembark troops, munitions of war or
warlike materials in the canal except in
case of accidental hindrance of the transit
and in such case the transit shall be re-
sumed with all possible dispatch.
Fifth. The provisions of this article
shall apply to waters adjacent to the canal
within three marine miles of either end
Vessels of war for a belligerent shall not
remain in such waters longer than twenty
four hours at any one time except in case
of distress, and in such case shall depart
as soon as possible; but a vessel of war
of one belAgerent shall not depart within
twenty-four hours from the departure of
a vessel of war of the other belhgerent
Sixth The plant, establishment, build
ings and all works necessary to the con-
struction, maintenance and operation of the
canal shall be deemed to be part thereof.
for the purposes of this convention, and
in time of war as in time of peace shall
enjoy complete immunity from attack or
injury by beliigerents and from acts calcu-