Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-07

England Releases All Claim to Participate
in Its Construction.
OPEN TO ALL POWERS IN PEACE AND WAR
Shall Never he Biockndcd or Any Act
of Hostility Committed Therein
-n~cEulntions similar to
Suc= Canal.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The following is
the text of the new treaty negotiated in
relation to the construction Of the Mica
raEua canal:
THE United States Of America and her
majesty. the queen of the United Kingdom
o. Great Britain and ireland, empress of
India, being DESTROYS to facilitate the con-
stIuction Of a ship canal to connect the A.
lattic and Pacific oceans, and to that end
remove any objection which may arise out
OF the convention of April 10, 1850. commonly
called the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, to the
COZ struction Of such canal under the aus
pieces of the government of the United States
without impairing the general principle of
naturalization established in article viii of
that convention, have for that purpose APP
pointed their plenipotentiarles.
Article 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 corporations, or
through subscription to or purchase of stocks
or shares, and that, subject to the provis-
ions Of tho present convention, the said gov
eminent shall have and enjoy all the rights
incident to such construction, as well as
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regulations and management Of the canal.
"Articlo 1.-THE high contracting parties,
desiring to preserve and maintain the gen
oral principle of naturalization established
In article viii OF the Clayton-Bulwer con-
%ventiCn, adopt as the basis of such neutral
izaticn the following rules, substantially as
embodied in the convention between Great
Britain and certain other powers, signed at
Constantinople, October 20, 1883, for the free
navigation of the Suez maritime canal. that
Is to say:
ODcn in Time of War.
Il. The can al shall be free and open. in
time of war as in time of peace, to the yes
sells of commerce and of war of all nations,
on terms of equity. so that there shall be
no discrimination against any nation or it's
subjects in respect of the conditions or
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.
SO. Vessels of war of a belligerent shall
not revictual, nor take any stores in the
canal except so far as may be strictly necest
sary, and the transit of such vessels through
the canal shall be effected with the least
possible delay, in accordance with the reg
~ulations in force. and with only such in
PERMISSION as may result from the neces-
stiles of tho service. Prizes shall be in
all respects subject to the same rules as
vessels of war of the belligoferits. @'H
Il. No belligerent shall embark or disem-
bark troops, munitions of war or WaTlike
materials in the canal except in case of ac-
cidental hindrance of the transit, and in.
such case the transit shall be resumed with
all possible dispatch.
rs. 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 twenty-four hours
at any one time except in case of distress,
and in such case shall depart as soon as
possible; hut a vessel Of war of one b~elliger-
ent shall not depart within twenty-four
hours from the departure OF a vessel OF war
of the other belligerent.
SO. The plant, establishments, buildings,
all works necessary to the construction.
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 ample
immunity from attack or injury by b~elliger-
entS, and from acts calculated to impair
their usefulness as part of the canal.
az. No Notifications shall be. erected COM
manding 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 pro-
tect it against lawlessness and disorder"
Article III. The high contracting parties
will, Immediately upon The exchange of the
notifications of this convention, bring it TO
the notice of the other powers and invite
them to adhere to it.
Article ". The present convention shall
be ratified by the president Of the United
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of the senate thereof, and by her Britannia
majesty, and the ratifcations shall be ex-
changed at Washington or at London within
six months from the date thereof, or earlier
if possible.
In faith whereof the respective plenipo-
tentiaries have signed this convention and
thereunto affixed their seals.
Done in duplicate at Washington, a. d.,
February 5, 1900.
JOHN HAY,
PAUNCEFOTE.
The presidents letter of transmittal is as
follows:
'To the Senate; | transmit herewith, with
a view to receive the advice and consent of
tho senate to its ratification, a convention
this day signed by the respective plenipo-
tentiaries of the United States and Great
Britain, to facilitate the construction of a
ship canal to connect the Atlantic and Pa
citic oceans and to remove any objection
which might 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.
civilian MIiINLEY,
Executive Mansion, Washington, d. C.,
February 3, 1900
Not to Ignore sister Republics.
Secretary Hay Is determined that the
State department shall observe with the
most ccrupulous fidelity whatever obllga-