The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-22
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and thereby become parties to it. Had
there been no ClaytonBulWer treaty
we should have negotiated with no one
except Costa Rica and Nicaragua as to
building the canal. With England, ow-
ing to the Clayton-Bulwer treaty we
Were obliged to treat, but as we expect
Europe to keep out of this hemisphere
it seemed to the Senate unwise, how
ever excellent and liberal the intention,
to invite European nations to share in
an American treaty and thus give them
| the right to NEEDLE in American affairs
at any point
''Such are the purposes of the three
amendments which in no way derogate
| from the intention of the United States
that this canal shall be neutral high
way for the worlds commerce"
do you think England will accept or
reject these Senate amendments?" the
senator was asked.
''That is a question I have been asked
many times, and upon which T do not
think it would be right or proper for
me to express an opinion" was the re-
ply. But I think I can with propriety
| say a word as to our view of the
| amendments. 1t is well recognized in
international law that, when the opin-
Ions under which a treaty has been
made have radically changed and new
conditions and new demands have arts
en-, this fact is an ample ground for
seeking an abrogation or modification
of the original instrument The Amer
lean people desire to build and mean to
h7ri1 nj Il,
They ask England to omit the clause
to invite other nations to adhere, which
does not touch her at all. They ask her
to conform to our desires by agreeing
in unmistakable language to the super
cession of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
by the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, which is
the whole purpose of the negotiation.
They ask her finally to accept in this
treaty the reservation of rights in time
of war which she granted to Turkey in
the convention and Of which as the
present possessor Of Egypt she is now
herself the beneficiary. These PROPOSE
tons are all essential to American in
terests and are fair, reasonable, friend
ly and in no sense offensive England's
interest in having the canal built, is
second only to that Of the United
States. We agree that all vessels of
commerce and of war shall pass
through the canal on the same terms
as our own, and in war between other
powers we agree to preserve the neu-
trality of the canal towards all belliger-
ents. In Difference to the wishes of
Nicaragua and Costa Rica in regard
to this treaty and not to any we may
hereafter make with them, we relin-
quish the right to erect permanent for
tifications and although there is no
peed Of such Notifications the right to
erect them is an important Fight and
its REIMBURSEMENT goes to the last !
verge of concession. The vast expense
of the canal is ours, the maintenance
and defense of it are ours, and the
American people will never permit I
canal there which they do not control
In building and maintaining the canal
we assume great burden by which the
whole world will benefit, and if we bear
the burden alone the power and the
control must be ours alone also.
eve desire to dispose of the CLAYTON
BulWer treaty in the most friendly wav
possible We are most averse to anv
other disposition. of it. England does
not intend to go to war with us TO
prevent our building the canal and if
1t is physically possible to build 1t we