The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-21
THE TREATY.
Text ofthe Convention As Amended
by the senate.

Text ofthe Convention As Amended
by the senate.
Washington, December 20.-The text OF
the treaty as amended is as follows:
The United states OF America and
Her Majesty the Queen OF the United
Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ireland,
Empress OF India, being desirous IN Ia
oilitate the construction OF a ship canal
to connect the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans, and to that end to remove any
convention OF April ~. 1850, commonly
called the Clayton Bulwer treaty, 60 the
construction 0f such canal, under the
auspices OF the government Of the Unit
ed States without impairing the "gen-
eral principles' OF capitalization estab-
lished In article VIII OF that oonven
tion have for that purpose appointed as
their plenipotentiaries;
. Ths President OF the United States,
John Hay, Secretary Of States of the
United states OF America,
And Her Majesty the Queen Of Great
Britain ands Ireland, Empress OF India,
the Right Hon, Lord PAuncafote, q. q,
b., q. q. M. q +, Her Majssty's amhassa-
dor extraordinary ana plenipotentiary to
the United States who, having commu-
nioatsd to each other their full powers,
which were found TO be in due and prop.
er form, have agreed upon the following
articles:
Article lit Ia agreed that the canal
mar be constructed under the auspices
OF the government OF the Unnitsd Stats5,
either directly at its own cost, or by
gift or loan of money, to individuals or
corporations or through subscription to
or purchase OF stock or shares, and that,
subject to the nrovisions of the present.
convention, the said government shall
have and enjoy ali the rights incident
20 snoh construction as well al the ex-
elusive right OF provtsine for the regula-
tion aid management OF the canal.
Article ii The high contracting
parties desiring to preserve and maintain
the '"great prinoiule' Of naturalization
established In article VIII. OF the Clay-
ton Bulwer convention, ,whi Oh convention
is hereby superseded, adOpt as the basis
OF slch naturalization the following
rules, substantially as embodied in the
convention between Great Britain and
certain other powers signed at Constan-
tinople October 2S, 1888, for the free nav1-
CATION of the Suez canal, that Is to say:
1.-The canal shall be free and open in
time OF war as In time OF peace 20 the
vessels Of commerce and OF war, OF all
nations, on terms OF entire equality, so
thas there shall bs no discrimination
against any nation or Its citizens or sub
jects In respect of the oondit ons or
charges OF traffic or otherwise.
2-rhe canal shall never be blookaded,
nor shall any right of way be exercised
nor any act OF hostility be committed
within it.
4 3-Vesssls Of war OF a belllg srent, shall
not reviotual nor take any stores IN the
canal except so far as may be strictly
necessary and the transit OF suoh 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 he in all respects subject to
the same rules as vessels OF war OF the
beiiigerents
mo beIIIgerent shall embark or dis
embark troops, munitions OF war or war
like materials In the canal, except In
case OF accident. hindrance OF the tran
SIT and in such case the transit shall be
resumed with all nossible despatch.
5-The provisions of this article shall
apDly to waters adjacent to the canal,
witain threeNmRrine miles Of either end.
Vessels OF war of n belligerent shall not
remain in such waters longer than "a
hours at any ons time except in case OF
distress and In such case shall depart as
soon as Sossibis; but vessel OF war
OF one beIligerent, shall not depart with
In "a hours from the departure OF ves-
sci OF war OF the other pelligerent.
1t is agreed. however, that none of the
immediate foregoing conditions and stip-
ulations In section mum hered ], 2, 3,
and of this article, shall apply to
measures which the United States may
ind 1t necessary TO take for securing by
its own forces the defense of the Unit.
Ell States and the maintenance OF public
order
6-Ths plant, establishments, buildings,
and all WORKS nece ssary to the construo-
tion, maintenance and operation OF the
canal shall be deemed Ia be par5 there
of for the purpose of this convention
aud in time or war, as In time OF peace,
shall enjoy complete immunity from at
tack or injury bY belligerents and from
acts calculated to impair their useful
ness as part Of the canal,
7-Nn Notifications shall be erected
commanding the canal or the waters ad-
iacent. The United States, however,
stall be at liberty to maintain such mill
tary police along the canal as may be
necessary to protect it against lawless-
uess and disorder.
Article 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 ratifca-
tions snail be exchanged at Washington
or at London within six months from
the date hereof, or earlier II possible.
In faith whereof, the respective pleni-
petentiaries have signed this convention
ana thereunto affixed their seals.
Done In duplicate at Washington, the
fifth day of February, In the year Of our
Lord. one thousand, nine hundred.
John Hay,
Pauncef0ts.