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May Also Maintain Forces Along the
Proposed waterway I'm Case OF
War with Another Power.
r TWO REPORTS SUBMITTED
LONG ARGUMENT BY THE MAJORITY
IN FAVOR OF THE CHANGE.
The Clayton-Bulwer and Present
Treaties Dissected-senator Nor
gan the Only 0bjector.

WASHINGTON. March s.-The Senate
committee on foreign relations to-day
agreed to report the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
amending the Clayton Bulwer treaty with
an amendment granting authority for the
defense of the canal by this country, when
constructed. The text of the amendment
follows:
Insert at the end of Section 5. OF Article
2 the following: 1T is agreed. however.
that none OF the Immediately foregoing
conditions and stipulations IN sections No.
], 2. 3. 4. OF this act, shall apply to meas
ures which the United States may find it
necessary TO take for securing by its own
forces the defense OF the United States
and the maintenance OF public order .
Senator Morgan was the only member
of the committee who cast his vote against
the amendment. Senators Bacon and Dam
iel. the only other Democrats present. vot-
ing with the Republicans. They also voted
with the Republicans to have the treaty
reported as amended. Senator Morgan
talked at length during the sitting of the
committee in opposition to the amendment.
practically consuming the entire time OF
the session. He contended for the utmost
liberality toward other powers in the use
of the proposed canal and held that Ameri-
can interests were fully safeguarded by the
treaty as 1t stands. He also contended that
an effort to amend the agreement might
result in its defeat and indicated a pur-
pose to oppose IL to the utmost. Some OF
the other senators expressed the hope that
he would not go TO this extent, and before
the meeting adjourned there was felt 10 be
some ground for the opinion that the Ala
bama senator would content himself with
stating his opposition. While no member
was authorized to speak for Great Britain.
the opinion was expressed that the gov
ernment of that country would agree to the
proposed modification OF the treaty.
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Senator Davis reported the treaty. with
amendment. in the executive session of the
Senate to-day, and on his motion the
amendment and report were made pubic.
The report submitted with the treaty IN
in the main a review OF the general situa-
ton with reference to the canal with COM
paratively few recommendations. 1t says,
however. 1--WE are in full accord with the
purpose expressed in Article OF the p~nd-
ing convention. to adopt as the basis of
naturalization the indicated rules substan-
TALLY as embodied in the treaty OF Con-
stantinople for the free navigation Of the
Suez maritime canal"
The report then makes an analysis OF the
Suez canal treaty. laying special stress on
Article 10. which. the reports says. pre-
scribes limitations of the utmost impor-
tance on the stipulations. That article IL
quoted entire. and the report continues:
mo equivalent limitations are specifically
expressed In the convention now under
consideration. 1t may be argued with con-
siderable force that these limitations are
implied by the general declaration In Arti-
Gle 2. OF the pending treaty, that its basis
is substantially the treaty OF Constaptino-
pie. But this contention is not in the opin-
ion OF your committee so clearly correct
that the question or the right can be safely
left to inference or implication.
ALL DOUBT REMOVED.
1.-THE committee think IL prudent" ne
report continues, that all doubt be re-
moved by an amendment equivalent in its
substance and effect to the precedent Of
fered by Article 10. of the treaty of Con-
stantinople. which, 1t cannot be supposed,
was intended TO have no place In the pend
ing convention. In principle the same rea-
son which justified Article 10 In the treaty
of Constantinople requires that it's equiva-
lent shall be included In the pending treaty.
If IL was proper that the treaty OF Con-
stantinople should not interfere with the
measures which the Sultan and Khedive
might find IL necessary to take for se-
curing by their own forces the defense OF
Egypt and the maintenance OF public crder.'
or IL 1t was proper that the provision Of the
enumerated articles OF treaty should In
no case occasion any obstacle TO the meas
ure which the imperial Ottoman govern
ment may deem IL necessary to insure By
its own forces the defenses OF it's own pos
sessions situated on the eastern coast OF
the Red sea'-surely the situation OF the
United States on both oceans and as TO the
territory 10 be occupied by the canal itself.
requires the incorporation into the pending
convention OF stipulations equivalent 70
those in Article 10 or the convention of
Constantinople-
"If 1t was deemed wise TO reserve TO the
Ottoman Empire the right to suspend the
operation OF the treaty I'm certain specified
contingencies for the purpose OF defend
ing by its own forces Egypt and maintain
ing public order, and for the purpose OF
securing by its own forces the defense OF
its other possession situated on the east
ern coast OF the Red sea, a coast l.l00
miles in length with Turkish possessions
in both coasts OF nearly 10000 square miles
inhabited by 100000 OF its subjects I'm
Egypt and In the provinces of Hedioz ana
Yemen, on the eastern coast OF the Red
sea. the same considerations IN principle
sustain the contention that the pending
treaty should contain equivalent stipula-
tions"
The committee concludes fits recommen-
dations BY quoting its proposed amend