Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-12-21
HAY-pAUNcEFoTE TREATY.
Text of Measure with Davis and For-
nker Amendments - The Clay
ton-BuIwer Convention.

Washington, Dec. 17.-Following Is
the text of the -Pauncefote treaty
as il will read after the Davis and Fora
ker amendments are finally adopted by
the senate:
| Article LIT is agreed that the canal may
be constructed under the auspices of the
government of the United States, either di-
| ,ectly at its own cost, or by gift or loan of
money to individuals or corporate or
through subscription to or purchase of
stock or shares and that, subject to the
provisions of the present convention, the
said government shall have and enjoy all
| the rights incident to said construction, as
well as the exclusive right of providing for
the regulation and management of the
canal.
| Art. 1.-THE high contracting parties. de-
string to preserve and maintain the ''gen-
eral principle of naturalization estab-
lished in article VIII. of the Clayton Bull
wer convention, which is hereby suppressed
ed. adopt, as the basis of such neutraliza-
tion, the following rules, substantially as
| embodied in the convention between Great
| Britain and certain other powers signed at
Constantinople, on October 80 1885, for the
free navigation of the Suez Maritime canal,
that is to say.
| ]. The canal shall be free and open. In
time of war as in time of peace, to the ves
sells of commerce and of war of all nations,
on terms of entire equality so that there
snail be no discrimination against any ma
tion or its citizens or subjects in respect of
the conditions or charges of traffic, or
| otherwise.
9 The canal shall never be blockaded. nor
shall any right of war be exercised nor any
act of hostility be committed within 1t.
| g. Vessels of war of 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 only such in
termission as may result from the neces-
| stiles of the service
Prizes shall be in all respects subjected
| 20 the same rules vessels of war of the
/ beligerents.
| T. No belligerent shall embark or disem-
! bark 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 resumed with
| all possible dispatch.
s. The provisions of this article shall APP
| ply to waters adjacent to the canal. within
| three marine miles of either end. Vessels
| of war of 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 depart as soon as possible:
| but a vessel of war of one belligerent shall
! not depart within "a hours from the de-
parture of a vessel of war of the other
belligerent. Ii is agreed, however, that
none of the Immediately foregoing con-
ditions and stipuations in sections
numbered l. 2, g. and of this ar
ticle shall apply to measures which
| the United States may find IL necessary to
take for securing, by its own forces, the
defense of the United States and the main
tenance of public order.
6. The plant. establishments, buildings
| and all works necessary to the construc-
tion, 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 en-
joy complete immunity from attack or in
| jury by belligerents and from acts calcu-
| lated to impair their usefulness part of
| the canal.
! Z. No fortifcations 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 1t against lawlessness and disorder.
Art. III.-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 ratifcations shall be ex-
changed at Washington or at London with
in six months from the date hereof, Or
earlier II possible.
Washington. Dec. 1.-THE Clayt m
Bulwer treaty, which the Foraker
amendment to the Hay-Pauncefote con-
vention seeks 10 abrogate, was conclud.
ed between John NJ. Clayton and Henry
Lytton Bulwer, representing the United
States and Great Britain respectively,
on April 10, 1850. and proclaimed by
both nations on July of the same
year. 1t was negotiated for the pur-
pose of facilitating the construction OF
"A ship canal. and its leading features
briefly are as follows:
Article l. The governments of the United
States and Great Britain hereby declare
that neither the one nor the other will ever
obtain or maintain for itself any exclusive
control over the said ship canal; agreeing
that neither will ever erect or maintain any
Notifications commanding the same, or in
the vicinity thereof.
Art. II, Vessels of the United States O,
Great Britain traversing said canal shall.
in case of war between the contra citing par
ties be exempted from blockade. detention
or capture by either of the belligerents
Art. III In order to secure the construc-
tfon of said canal the contracting parties
engage that If any such canal shall be un-
dertaken, then the persons employed in
making the canal, and their property used
for that object, shall be protected by the
government of the United States and Great
Britain from unjust detention, confiscation,
seizure or any violence whatsoever.
engage that when such canal shall have
been completed they will protect 1t from
interruption seizure, or unjust confiscation,
and that they will guarantee the neutrality
thereof so that it may forever be open
and free.
Art. VI. The contracting parties in this
convention engage to invite every state with
which both or either have friendly inter-
course to enter into stipuations with them,
to the end that all other states may share
In the honor and advantage of having con-
tributed To the work of such general in
terest and Importance.
Art. VIII. The governments of the
United States and Great Britain, to estab-
!ish general principle. hereby agree to
extend their protection TO any other prac-
ticable communication, whether by canal
or railway. across the isthmus which con-
meets North and South America.
An Appropriation Bill.
Washington, Dec. 1s.-The military