Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-27
HAY-PAUNCEFOTE TREATY
Ratified by the Senate After Adopt
ing Several Amendments.
70 MINUTES TIME CONSUMED,
The Committee Amendments Were All
Approved and the Treaty was Fin
ally Adopted by Vote of 55 to
18 I'm Short Order.


18 In short Order.
After spending the greater part of
the past fortnight in considering the
Hay Pauncefote treaty for the modif-
cation of the Clayton Bulwer conven-
ton of 1850, the senate on the Goth
consumed only 20 minutes in amend
ing it and ratifying it as amended.
During the time there were six roll
calls and several viva voce votes. The
first of the roll calls were on amend
ments offered by individual senator's,
and the last one on the resolution to
ratify the treaty as amended. All the
amendments, except those offered by
Senator Foraker and reported by the
committee on foreign relations, were
voted down by ma jorities averaging
about 10. The ratification resolution
was adopted by vote of So to Is. Fol-
lowing is the exact text of the treaty
as adopted:
Article /. 1t Is agreed that the canal may be
constructed under the auspices OF the govern
ment OF the United States, either directly at its
own cost, or by gift or loan OF money TO individ-
to or purchase OF stock or shares, and that, SUBJ
ject to the provisions of the present convention.
the said government shall have and enjoy all
the rights incident to such construction, as well
as the exclusive right of providing for the regu-
ulation and management OF the canal
FREE IN PEACE AND WAR.
Article g. The high contracting par
ties, desiring to preserve In the main the
general principle" of naturalization es-
tablished In article & OF the Clayton Bull
by superseded adopt as the basis of such
naturalization the following rules, sub
stsntiaIiy as embodied In the convention
between Great Britain and certain other
powers, signed at Constantinople, Oct. 80,
1888, for the free navigation of the Suez
maritime canal, that IL to say:
/. The canal shall be free and open, in time OF
war as In time OF peace to the vessels OF COM
merce and OF war OF all nations, on terms OF en-
tire equality so that there shall be no discrmin-
alton against any nation or its citizens or sub
jects in respect OF the conditions CT charges of
traffic. or otherwise.
>. The canal shall never be blockaded. nor
shall any right OF war be exercised nor any act
OF hostility be committed within It.
3. Vessels OF war OF billigerent shall not
revictual nor take any stores In the canal ex-
cept so far as may be strictly necessary; and
the transit OF such vessels through the canal
shall be affected 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
-rrizes shall be in all respects subject TO the
same rules as vessels OF war Of the belhgerents
4. No belligerent shall embark or disembark
troops, munitions Of war or warlike materials
in the canal except in case of accidental hind
rance OF the transit, and in such case the tran
sit shall be resumed with all possible dispatch.
. ). The provisions of this article shall apply
TO waters adjacent TO the canal, within three
marine miles Of either end. Vessels of war OF a
belligeront shall not remain in such waters
longer than "A hours at any one time, except in
case OF distress and in such case shall depart as
soon as possible; but "A vessel OF war OF one bel
ligerent shall not depart within "a hours from
the departure OF q vessel Of war Of the other
belligerent.
FoRTIFICATION QUESTION
1t is agreed. however, that none OF the
Inn ediately foregoing conditions and stip-
ulations In sections numbered L. g, 3, 4
and of this article shall apply to meas
ures which the u. =. find Ii necessary to
take for securing by its own forces the
defense OF the q. $. and the maintenance
OF public order.
8. The plant, establishments, buildings and
all works necessary to the construction, main
tenance and operation of the canal shall be
deemed TO be part thereof, for the purposes OF
this convention and in time OF war as in time
OF peace, shall enjoy complete immunity from
attack or injury by belligerents and from acts
calculated to impair their usefulness, as part OF
the canal.
2. No Notifications shall be erected COM
manding the canal or the waters adjacent. The
United States, however, shall be at liberty TO
maintain such military police along the canal
as may be necessary to protect IL against law
lessness and disorder.
Article 3. The present convention shall be
ratified by the President OF the United States,
by and with the advice and consent OF the SEN
ate thereof, and by her Britannia majestic and
the Publications shall be exchanged at Wash
ington or at London within six months from
the date thereof, or earlier IL possible.
In faith whereof the respective plenipoten-
tiares have signed this convention and there
unto affixed their seals. Done in duplicate at
Washington. tho fifth day OF February, in the
year OF our Lord, one thousand nine hundred.
HAY,
PAUNCEFOTE.
Two OF the senate amendments to the treaty
are marked In full face type in the above text.
The third amendment is the omission In article
3 OF the provision that the approval OF the other
powers than party to the treaty shall be invited.