The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-06
HAY-PAUNCEFOTE TREATY.
some OF Its Important Provisions
Discussed by the senate Ia Its
Executtve Session

Washington. Dec Sin executive ses-
zion to-day the Scrate considered the
Hay-Paunccfote treaty The treaty ani
the amendment 20 81 suggested by thc
Committee on Foreign Rotations were
read "a, the instance OF Senator Lodge.
who took charge of the treaty on behalf
of the committee. Tie then made a
speech in explanation @ the treaty and
urged les speedy ratification as a neces-
sary preliminary 90 the consideration Of
the Niraasua canal bill.
Senator Bevcridgo asked whether it was
not true chat the abroeatlon OF the Clay
tou-BulWcr treaty would have the ercct
of paiml.uug Great Britain 60 acquire
property iu the area anected. Senator
l8ara replied in the negative. saying
thsf s, was well known 20 on that ths
Hay-Pauucefute treaty, while ahrogatiug
I the Claytou-Bu ,wcr treaty 80 far as IL ap-
plies to tho United States and binds this
country. stan leaves England bound 20 its
terms For this reAson he was sure there
need be no apprehension on That score.
senator Lindsay of Kentucky made
l au.t, statement as to what he said he
| considered 4 popular misapPrehens.on as
/ To the effect of the amendment.
! II uud." he sad. that most people
appear 20 think tha, This amendment pro-
yldas Tor the fortlhcation Of the canal
/ whereas lt does nothing of the kind aH
| q reading OF 81 viii demonstrate"
/ He claimed taat % ony provides in the
/ most general way Tor The protection ot
/ lhe ushts OF the United States He
| aided attention to the fact that while
! tae treaty 81 Constantuople applying TO
/ tae Suoz canal mad been used ~ the basis
os The pending treaty. ou.y the first seven
/ arIsles OF it had been incorporated Ia
/ the -Pauncefote agreement leaving
| ogt ariicie 10 of that agreement which
gives The sultan OF Egypt the right to de-
feBd the Interests Of that country ~ con
nectlon with the Suez canal.
Replying. Senator Lodge said he had
not contended and ne did not contend tnat
the amendment conferred specih ally the
power To fortfy the canal The Etea'
acuent of the amendment was found. he
| said ln the fact that 10 applies 10 che
first copied from the Constautinople agree
| mcut providing thds the canal shall b.
| free and open Boa time % war as IN time
of peace 10 the vessels of commerce and
az war % all nations"
Tho amendment. he further said. was
| substantially in the language Of artlc4e
ten OF the CoHstantinople treaty.
Ia conclusion, he urged early action on
| the treaty as of great importance. be-
I cause OF the general desire 20 go on with
/ the Nicaragua canal legislgtion.
Scnn or Money OF NJ ssissippi indicated
| that be might vote fer the sreaty n tho
I amendment was retained. though not sat-
lsaad be- said that the amendment would
/ make the document entirely satisfactory
/ Upon tho whole he thought tho United
/ States would best promote rs own inter
| e=te hy proceeding to construct the canal
without asking the aid or consent Of any
| other country
/ During the executive session several
| comparatively unimportaut treaties with
! other countries. largely South American,
/ were l1id before. tho Senate and referred
l to the Committee on Foreign Relations
/ some of these were reciprocity treasie'
and others extradiuon agreements one
~ them wns reciprocity agreement
with Ecuador. and another treaty with
Denmark. providing for reciprocity viii
the island of Santa Cruz.