The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-10

ID necessary to take In order TO insure by
its own forces the defense Of fits own pos
sessions situated on the eastern coast OF
the Red sea'-sureiy the situation Of the
United States on both oceans, and as 20
the territory to be occupied by the canal
Itself. requires the Incorporation into the
pending convention or stipulations equiv
alent to those IN article 10 Of the con-
vention OF Constantinopie.
should Fare as Well as Turkey
III It was wise 70 reserve to the Otto
man empire the right to suspend the OPP
Grafton OF the treaty In certain specified
contingencies for the purpose OF defen1-
ing by its own forces Egypt ana man
tatnfng public order; and for the purpose
OF securing by IT'S own forces the defense
Of it's other possessions situated IN the
Eastern coast Of the Red sea, a coast
100 miles in length with Turkish posse essc
square miles inhabited by 10000 O. its
subjects in Egypt and In the provinces
OF Hadton and Yeman on the east coast
OF the Ped sea, the same oonsldierat issls
IN principle sustain the contention that
the pending treaty should contain equiv
alent stipulations."
ynf<resfs of the Country Require II.
The committee concludes It's recon-,
mendations by quoting It's proposed
amendment, remarking az follows;
Irrespective Of the foregoing co ill,e,,
thai IL article 10 did not exist, the true
interests and necessity 70 the United
states require upon the highest consl l.ts-
atoms OF prudence and right the aaoptioh
OF the amendment proposed
CInyton-Buiwer Treaty.
The above extracts cover the portion
OF the report which was prepared aiter
the decision to amend the treaty Mss
reached There are about thirteen PRINT
"a pages OF the report prepared py the
subcommittee, consisting Of Senators pa
Wis. Lodge and Morgan THIS report rs ~
largely review or the history OF tnc
CLAYTON Bulwer treaty.
IL q Binding Contract.
referring 10 the difficulties which have
arisen over the treaty, this part OF the
fe lThe only only objections that have been
,,ryaa ~ the United States have not
related 10 the treaty as binding corn
pact but to the conduct OF Great Brlta y,
In executing it's terms and In refusing 20
abandon certain conditions and coast pos,
aesaion which she claimed were not held
after the date Of the treaty In VOCATION
THO committee calls attention. % the
fact thai under existing conditions, the
control Of the canal f. not exclusive,
and adds, This magic word has para
lived the eager desire OF the Two great
powers to control this canal for nifty years
and now IT'S disappearance leaves Us lree
10 keen and control the canal, excluding
anv right OF Great Britain to Interfere.
The committee also concludes; -
cine present ahrogation Of ths clayton-
Buiwer treaty would moi. in the least az
fect the rights of Honduras or Guaie-
maia. AZ we aliege they were In 1880
Neither do these states ask our interview
tion in their affairs. But we have more
compulsory reason. one that involves our
due respect for the history Of our own
country for ceasing 70 bring into further
on the part Of Great Britain IN the exc
cution OF the stfpulations and the pur-
poses OF the Clnyton-Bulwer treaty
Exfsttng Treaty Recognized.
This reason II found in the ratification
of the treaties of 1860, referring to which
Congress expressed no dissent from
them, or to the presidents declaration that
the dangerous questions arising from the
Clayton Rulwer treaty have been amlcahly
settled we cannot now assert TO the
contrary. and for the purpose OF abrogat-
ing that treaty we cannot insist that those
questions are not settled.
f'The conclusion IL unavoidable that the
government q the United states aek .i,t
treaty was an obligatory convention, and
that II had been fully and satisfactorily
executed on the part OF Great Hrttain o..
Ga MI questions which up TO that time had
been controverted between the two gov
ernments"
Referring TO the Clayton Bnlwer treaty
the COMMITTEES say It certainly avoided
hostile collisions between those two great
powers. whatever may have been iis faults
es an entanging alliance, or national hui
initiation g US Or as me cause q pro-
Since 1850 the C'layton-Bulwer treaty
has bean In some wav recognized nv the
government In each OF the succeeding adj
miniStrHtions as a substituting compact
Strong reasons for It's ahroaation have
been frequently stated and some have al
ways denied It's obligatory force, but no
movement to accomplish that result has
been made either by congress or the execu-
tive
's'rhis treaty Is therefore. open and exist.
inT as binding and nnexecuted compact
with the express approval OF the United
States az TO the question OF our control
over the cansl and our right 20 build end
foriify II u Is executed and therefore.
matters covered ~ H. provisions u aass.
ton az It's RhfoNatlon raised ~ this tifne
would only relate TO the parts OF the treaty
that remain % be executed.
Present Joint Protectorate.
''7rhe Identical treatlea ~ Great nrl'aln
and the limited States with Nicaragua pro-
vide far the protection or the canal and
the companies % construction by the gov
erumenta wtth the Use ~ military or civil
iustrumentalities. and they limit the profits
cent
supervision Tor the protection Of The con-
cessiopaires, whether British or Amcri-
can. r. nearly supreme ana would soon
tecnme absolute In the dealing Of either
~ these powers with the protection Of
their CitixenE cr subjects holding cOnces-
stans from Nicaragua
eAs matters stand It has an the time
ehld#d been Z race ~ drlNeNee between
American ard uritish conewssianairas az
e whiA' % them should gain control -
tire canal one company being Installed
would rot necessarily preclude any other.
Danger Ca the Country.
'srha rlsht "a footing IN Niesrag qua
thWH acquired by Great N,ifaln "a fuH ~
peril e. thgs reFnbuc ard could only ~
dispnseh ~ hY further agreement OF nv
war oF nv unitlnr the interests ~ both
governments ~ the ioiut aencrShip u
she canal sWaN an arrangement while
n y asiN Desired nv SOME would hc a
fAtal mistake that wae'd sonr Involve
the countries ~ way or SO wouiA ro'arRe
sNd saiittfv thr scheme % an alliance
extensive anA defensive IN tho control ~
navfEation ans the eAmmerce ~ the
world n e these latter treaties that
rvsscnt enc rcht ErnunA ~ oar rrevcnt
aifseultv from whlch the convention ~
1910 reiiayeN MS
Fnninad'. Great Concessions.
Coming 60 the penainw treAty the report
saws.
"NN eihee nation eSeepg the teltea
states edWit have se sgeat sn interest en-