The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-21

that, subject to the provisions Of the pres
ent convention, the said governor shall
nave and enjoy all the rights incident to
Scch consideration, as well as the eXclu-
SlVe right OF providing for the regulation
ana management of the canal.
Article 2-The high contracting parties,
desiring to preserve and maintain the
general principle of lizati3n es tab
hshed in Article of the Clayton BUlwer
convention, which convention is hereby
superseded, adopt as the basis of such
naturalization the following rules, SUBJ
stantially as embodied in the convention
between Great Britain and certain other
powers, signed at Cons tantinOple, Oct. 90,
1883, for the free navigation of the Sueg
maritime canal, that is 10 say:
F1rst-The canal shall he free and open
in time of war and in time of peace to
the vessels of commerce and of war OF
all nations, on terms of entire equality,
SO that there shall be no discrimina ton
against any nation or its citizens or sub
jects in respect of the conditions or
charges of traffic, Or otherwise.
Second-The canal shall never be block
AIDED, nor shall any right of war be eX-
ercised nor any act of hostility he COM
mitted within it.
Third-Vessels of war of a 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 intermiSSiOn as may
result from the necessities Of the service.
Prizes shall be in all respects subject
to the same rules as vessels of war of the
belligerentS.
Fo1rth-No beIIigerent shall embark or
disemhark troops, munitions of war or
warlike materials in the canal except in
case of accidental hindrance of the canal,
and in such case the transit shall be re-
sumed with all possible dispatch.
Fifth-The provisions of this article
shall apply to, waters adjacent to the
canal, within three marine miles of eth
end NaSCR1S Of q hPliOPTent
shall not remain in such waters longer
than tWenty-fOur hours at any one time
except in cases of distress, and in. such
case shall depart as soon as poSslb' e.;
but vessel of war of one beliigerent
shall not depart within twenty-four hours
from the departure of a vessel of war
of the other belligerent.
1t is agreed, however, that none Of the
immediate foregoing conditions and Stip-
ulations in sections numbered l, O. 3, 1
and 5, of this article, shall apply to
find 1t necessary to take for securing its
own forces, the defense of the United
States and the maintenance of public or
der.
Sixth-The plant establishments, build
ings and all work necessary to the
construction, maintenance and operation
of the canal shall be deemed to be part
thereof, for the purposes of this conven-
ton, and in time Of war as IN time Of
peace shall enjoy complete immunity
from attacks or injury by belligerents,
ana from acts calculated 10 impair their
usefulness as part of the canal.
Seventh-No Notifications shall be
erected commanding the canal or the wa
ters adjacent. The United States, how
ever, shall be at liberty to maintain such
military police along the canal as may
be necessary to protect it against Iawless-
ness and disorder.
Article 3.z-The present convention shall
be ratified by">the president Of the United
States by and with. the advice and con-
sent of the senate thereof, and by her
Britannia majesty, and the ratification
shall be exchanged at Washington or at
London within six months from the date
hereof 4r fatt or eSri2er # +, possible ,,
potentiaries have signed this convention
and thereunto affixed their seals.
Done in duplicate at Washington the
9Th day of February, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred.
John Hay.
-PauncefOfe