The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-06
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New Treaty Signed by United
States and England
In Connection With Projected
Nicaragua Canal.
TREATS ALL ALIKE.
Every Nation Can Use It in
Peace or War
On Equal Terms, Same as the
SUeZ Passage.

| Washington, Feb. 6.-The following is
| the text of the new treaty negotiated
| in relation to the construction of the
| Nicaragua 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 desirous to ia
! cilitate the construction of a ship canal
! to connect the Atlantic and Pacific
! oceans and to that end remove any OBJ
| lection which may arise out of the con-
vention of April 10. 1850, commonly call
/ ed the Clayton-Bulwer treaty to the
| construction of such canal under the
auspices of the government of the Uni
| ted States, without impairing the gen.
! eral principle of naturalization estab-
/ lshed in article VIII of that conven-
/ ton, have for that purpose appointed
as their plenipotentiaries:
The president of the United States,
! John Hay, secretary of state of the
United States and her majesty, the
queen of Great Britain and ireland,
Empress of India, the Right Hon. Lord
| Pauncefote, G. c. B., c. c. M. G., her
majesty's ambassador extraordinary
and plenipotentiary to the United
! States, who having communicated to-
/
| found to be in due and proper form
/ have agreed upon the following artic-
| les:
| Article lit is agreed the canal can
! be constructed under the auspices of
/ the government of the United States,
| either directly at its own cost, or by a
! gift of a sum of money to individuals
! or corporations, or through subscription
| to or purchases of stocks or shares,
and that subject to the provisions of the
| present convention the said government
| shall have and enjoy all the rights in
| cident to such construction as we'll as
| the exclusive right of providing for the
| regulation and management of the ca
| nal
Article 1.-THE high contracting par
| ties desiring to preserve and maintain
the general principle of neutraliza-
! ton established in article VIII of the
! Clayton-BulWer convention, adopt as
! the basis of such naturalization the fol-
/ lowing rules, substantially as embodied
| in the convention between Great Brit
ain and certain other powers signed at
/ ConstantinOple, October 29, 1888, for the
free navigation of the Suez maritime
| canal that is to say:
| 1.-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 equity, so
| that there shall be no discrimination
| against any nation, or its citizens or
! subjects in respect Of the conditions,
| or the charges of traffic or otherwise.
! 2-The canal shall never be blockaded
| nor shall any right of war be exercised
! nor any act of hostility be committed
| within it.
3-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
| effected with the least possible delay
| in accordance with the regulations in
| force and with such intermission as
| may result from the necessities of the
service. Prizes shall in all respects be
| subject to the same rule as vessels of
| war of the belligerent.
| mo belligerent shall embark or dis
! embark troops. munitions of war, or
/ war like materials in the canal except
in 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 the canal,
within three marine miles of either end.
| Vessels of war of a belligerent shall not
remain in such waters longer than "a
| hours at any one time, except in case
] Of distress and in such case shall de-
! part as soon as possible; but a vessel
| OF war of one belligerent shall not de-
! part within "a hours from the departure
( of a vessel of war of the other belliger-
| ent
6-The plant, establishments. build
| ings, 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 conven-
| ton. and in time of war as in time of
! from attack or injury by beiligerents,
| and from acts calculated toimpair their
usefulness as part of the canal.
z. No fortifcations shall be erected
| commanding the canal or the waters
| adjacent. The United States however
| shall be at liberty to maintain such
| military police along the canal as may
| be necessary to protect it against law
| lessness and disorder.
Article III.-The high contracting
| parties will, Immediately upon the ex-
| change of the ratifcations of this con-
| vention bring it to the notice of the
| other powers and invite them to adhere
| to it.
Article Iv.-The present convention
shall be ratified by the president of the
United States by and with the advice
! and consent of the senate thereof and
by her Britannia majesty and the rati-
| fcatiOns shall be exchanged at Wash
ington or at London within six months
| from the date hereof or earlier if pos
sible.
In faith whereof the respective pleni.
potentiaries have signed thus conven-
tion and thereunto affixed their seals.
Done in duplicate at Washington, A.
D. February 5, 1900. (signed)
JOHN HAY.
PAUNCEFOTTE
The presidents letter of transmittal
is as follows:
To the Senate: transmit herewith
with a view to receive the advice and
consent of the senate to its ratification
a convention this day signed by the
respective plenipotentiaries of the Unit
ed States and Great Britain to facili-
tate the construction of a ship canal
to connect the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans and to remove any objection
which might arise out of the cOnven-
ton of April 10, 1850. commonly called
the Clayton -Bulwer treaty to the con-
struetion of such canal under the aus