Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-02-16
TEXT OF THE NEW TREATY.

The following is the text of the new
treaty negotiated in relation to the
construction OF the Nicaraguan canal,
under date of the 9th inst:
The United States of America and
Her Majesty, the Queen of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
Empress of India, being desirous to
facilitate the construction Of ship
canal to connect the Atlantic and Pa
cific oceans, and to that end remove
any objection which may arise out OF
the convention of April 19, 1850, COM
monty called the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty, to the construction of such Ca
nal under the auspices OF the Govern
ment of the United States, without
impairing "the general principle" of
naturalization established in Article
VIII OF that convention, have, for that
purpose, appointed as their plenipo-
tentiaries the President of the United
States, John Hay, Secretary of State,
and Her Majesty, the Queen of
Great Britain and Ireland and EN-
press OF India, the Right Hon. Lord
Pauncefote, G. G. B., G. C. M. G., Her
Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary to the United
States, who, having communicated to
each other their full powers, which
were found to be in due and proper
form, have agreed upon the following
articles:
ARTICLE I.
1t is agreed that the canal may be
constructed under the auspices of the
Government of the United States,
either directly at its own cost, or by
gift or loan of the money to individ-
uals, or by corporations or through
subscription to or purchases of stocks
or shares, and that, subject to the pro-
visions of the present convention, the
said convention shall have and enjoy
the rights incident to such construc-
ton, as we'll as the exclusive right Of
providing for the regulations and man
agement of the canal.
ARTICLE II.
The high contracting parties, desir-
ing to preserve and maintain "the
general principle" of naturalization
established in Article VIII of the Clay
ton-Bulwer convention, adopt as the
basis of such naturalization the follow
ing rules, substantially as embodied in
the convention between Great Britain
and certain other powers, signed at
Constantinople, October 10, 1888, for
the free navigation of the Suez Mari
time canal; that is to say:
/. The canal shall be free and open
in time OF war as in time of peace, to
the vessels of commerce and of war of
all nations OH terms Of equity, so that
there shall be no discrimination
against any nation or its citizens or
subjects in respect of the conditions or
charges OF traffic or otherwise.
2. The canal shall never be block
AIDED, nor shall any right of war be ex-
ercised nor any act of hostility be COM
mitted within.
3. Vessels of war of q belligerent
shall not revictual nor take any stores
in the canal, except SO far as may be
strictly necessary; and the transit of
such vessels through the canah shall
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 be in all re-
spects subject to the same rules as
vessels of war of the belligerents.
4. No belligerent shall embark or
disembark troops, munitions of war or
warlike materials in the canal, except
in case of accidental hindrance of the
transit, and in such case the transit
shall be resumed with all possible dis
patch.
5. The provisions Of this article
shall apply to waters adjacent to the
canal within three marine miles of
either end. Vessels OF war OF bellig.
erent shall not remain in such waters
longer than twenty-four hours at any
one time except in case of distress, and
in such case shall depart as soon as
possible, but vessel of war of one bel
ligerent shall not depart within twen-
ty-four hours from the departure of
war OF a belligerent.
6. The plant and esta blishments,
buildings, all works necessary to con-
struction, maintenance and opening
OF the canal shall be deemed to be part
thereof, for the purposes of this con-
vention, and in time of war, as in time
of peace, shall enjoy ample immunity
from attack or injury by belligerents,
and from acts calculated to impair
their usefulness as part of the canal.
Z. No Notifications shall be erected
commanding 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 it against
lawlessness and disorder.
ARTICLE III.
The high contracting parties will,
Immediately upon the exchange of
the notifications of this convention,
bring it to the notice OF other powers
and invite them to adhere to it.