Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-08
In Relation To Construction OF Mica
raSua Canal.
ALL OBSTACLES REMOVED.
Grcat Britain RenOunces Claims Under
CLAYTON Bulwer TreatY-United States
Conceded the Right TO Dig the 18TH
mjan Waterway, Connecting
The Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans.


Oceans.
Washington, February 6.-Ihe follow
ING is the text of the new treaty negotiated
in relation to the construction of the Mica
ragua Canal
The United States of America and Her
Majesty, the Queen of the United hlng-
dom of Great Britain and Empress OF
India. being desirous to facilitate the con-
struction of ship canal to connect the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and to that
end remove any objection which may
arise out of the convention OF April H.
1850. commonly called the Clayton'Bul-
wer treaty, to the construction oil such
canal under the auspices of the govern
ment of the United States, without impair
ing the general principle of naturalization
established in Article of that convention,
have, for that purpose, appointed as their
nleninotentiaries The President OF the
United States, John Hay, Secretary OF tie
United States, and Her Majesty, the queen
of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress oil
India. the Right Honorable Lord Paunce'
fote. G. C. B., G. c. NJ. g., Her Majesty
ambassador extraordinary and penlpoten-
tiarv to the United States; who having
communicated to each other their iul'
mowers. which we're found to be IN due
and proper form have agreed upon the
following articles
Article 1T is agreed that the canal
may be constructed under the auspices ol
the government of the United States either
directly at its own cost, or by gift or loan
of money to individuals or corporations
or through subscription to or purchase o.
stock, or shares, and that, subject to the
provisions of the present convention, the
said government shall have and ENJOY al
the rights incident to such construction, as
well AS the exclusive right of providing ioi
the regulation and management OF tit
canal
Article 1.-THE high contracting parties
desiring to preserve and MAINTAIN the
"general principle" of naturalization es
tablished in article VIII Of the Claytor
Rulwer convention, adopt as the basis
such naturalization, the following rules
substantially as embodied in the conven
ton between Great Britain and certain
other powers, signed at Constantnople
October %. 1888, for the free navigation
of the Suez maritime canal, that Is to say
l. The canal shall be free and open, Il
time of war, as in time of peace, TO III
vessels of commerce and of war OF al
nations on terms of entire equality, so ina
there shall be no discrimination agans
any nation or its citizens or subjects III re
spect of the conditions or charges Of traill
or otherwise.
Q. The canal shall never be blockaded
nor shall any right of war be exercised no
any act of hostility be committed within Il
3. Vessels of war of belligerent sha
not revitu al, nor take any stores III In
canal except as may be strictly necessary
and the transit of such vessels through tn
canal shall be effected with the least POI
sible delav in accordance with the regul'
tions IN force, and with only such inte
mission as may result from the necessltt
of the service Prizes shall be in all IT
spects subject to the same rules as vesse
of war of the bellgerents.
4. No belligerent shall embark or dl
embark troops, munitions OF war or wa
like materials in the canal except III cas-
of accidental hindrance of the transit an
in such case the transit shall be resume
with all possible dispatch.
5. The provisions of this article shall al
ply to waters adjacent to the canal with
three marine miles Of either end. Nesse
of war shall not remain in such waite
longer than twenty-four hours at any OF
time except in case of distress, and IN SUI
case shall depart as soon as possible; but
vessel of war of one belligerent shall II
depart within twenty four hours from Il
departure of vessel Of war OF the 9th
belligelent.
6. The plant establishments, building
and all works necessary to the conslru
ton, maintenance and operation OF 1
canal shall be deemed to he part there'
for the purposes Of this convention ana
time of war as in time of peace shall enJ
complete immunity from attack OF inJu
bv belligerents and from acts calculated
impair their usefulness as part OF the can
Z. No Notifications shall be erected CO..
mandiag the canal or the adjacent waite
The United States, however, shall be
liberty to maintain such military poi
along the canal as may be necessary to p
tect it against lawlessness and disorder.
Article III--The high contracting part
will, Immediately upon the exchange
the ratifcations of this convention brlnt
to the notice of the other powers and
vite them to adhere to it.
Article IV-The present convent
shall be ratified by the President of
United States, by and with the advice
consent of the Senate thereof and by
Britanic Majesty; and the ratificatl
shall be exchanged at Washington or
London within six months from the d
. hereof, or earlier, if possible.
In faith, whereof, the respective pie
potentiaries have signed this convent
and affixed their seals.
Done in duplicate at Washington
d., February 9th, 1900.
v (SieCed) John HAY,
PAUNcEFoTI
l45 Years