The National tribune., 1900-12-27

under the a}stEeN of the government OF
| the United StateS, without impairing the
| general principles of naturalization cStab
lished in article of tnat convention, have
for'that purFsse'appointcd as their pieni
potcntiaries:
The Presidef&s5f the United States
John Hay, Secretary of State of the
| United States of SnRrica.
And Her Majesty the Queen of Great
| Britain and 1yelaRA, Empress of India; the
Right Hon. lrordu Paunccfotc, G. G. Il.
! 9. {. NJ. G,- ,IegiAiajesty Ambassador
| Extraordinary and. Pleuipotentiary 10 the
| United States: -
WHO, having communicated to each
other their full powers, which We're found
TO be in due and proper form, have agreed
upon the following articles:
..- --.-f ARTICLE L. .,sa
| 1T is agreed that the canal may be con,
structed under the auspices of the Govern
ment of the United States, either directly
at its own cost, or by gift or loan of money
! to individuals or corporations, or through
subscriptions to or purchase of stock OF
shares, and that, subject to the provisions
of the present contention, the said Govern
ment shall have and enjoy all the rights
incident to such construction, as well as
the exclusive right of providing for the
regulation and Infringement of the canal.
-.,. ARTICLE III.
The high contracting parties, desiring
10 preserve anu maintain the general prln-
Gle s of the Clayton-Bulwer convention,
Nnitn convention Is hereo! superseded
auopc' as .he pasis Vi such heuIraiizatloh,
me lhe I9lo"ins rules, substantially as EN-
2 Ts III the convention between treat
Britain and certain other powers, signed ut
Constantinople, October %, 1888, for the
free navigation of the SueZ Maritime
Sa M ma Ill'.t Is 70 say;
l. hc 'ahai snaii pe Tree anu open, III
Iillic VI wal us III uuis ot peace, 10 tne
,cssels VI coIiierce anu ol war Oh all ha-
t ti"ns' oh Ifis Vi entire eguaity' so tnat
siiuii pc no , III AGAINST
any insioli VI Ils clllHells OF SUBJECTS III re-
SpeSt VI lic conultioiiS Oh charSeS Oh trallc'
Vi -. os'if M W ise. ,,-,,,
~ ne Itilil sii''.i never DE plcck5ueu,
noI Shali any Iisut 9l "tI ne eAercls9o nor
~, VI h'a,iii,! pc "lthlI II;
t;ot.iS, VI val VI 1t pei.scIeht sii5li
ioI ~ . iotuai mo- 'ahc an! STORES III the
osn"i eACrp1 80 l"t as may De surety nee
, Isnans anu .ne , trahSIt OF such Eesseis
s snroush liIe chhII sI;lli DC eIecteu WIN me
pGSSipie aea!' III accGtIace WIN tle
te uinaionS III lolce, anu WIN oniy sucn IN
.i aS may ieSult iioni inc ieccSSl
- ..D D. ..ie a. W. ~, =, ,.
A., So So DC IN an eupyecI ~
i ie uies as 'esseis Vi "ar ol the Del
ST. ~ t.,,;..... iii
T. 10 peIhsereLt shaii eMDark or as
Ell a,Gops ih UNI on war. or war
s ;du,itrI ~ tnc cat ~ c'isG
" , .tiiuInlice vi .nE transit, anu
~ iuo rase me traEsI shail De resumed
~ ~" M &c
o,,T,. atn,. VI tiiis "t M sna,i
within three marine miles of either end
Nesseis Oh wan OF a.belhgerent shall not re-
mann III sucn WatersJ;lohger IMAM "a hours
at any one TIME except III case OF distress,
ana II, such case shhii depart as soon as
PosSlpie' Duu "a Fessei OF war OF one bel
ilgerent shali not depart within "a hours
from the departure oil Il vessel OF war OF
the otner beliigereht.'
II Is agreed, however, mat none OF the
immediately foregoing conditions and stlpu.
latiOhs IN sections numbered L, Z, ., and
q Oh tnls arpiele, shall Apply 10 measures
Willch tile ohitea ststes may ma 1t neces-
sary 10 take fer securing by ITS own forces
the ueleise OF the, gnited states ana the
maintenance OF pubic ORDER.