Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-12-27
SENATE RAT|F|Es TREATY.
United States to Protect the
Canal.

United States to Protect the
Canal.
After spending the greater part
of last week in considering the
Hay Pauncefote treaty for the
modification of the Clayton Bull
wer convention of 1850, the senate
consumed only one hour and ten
minutes in amending it and rati-
flying it as amended.
The text of the treaty as amend
ed is as follows:
Article ]. 1t is agreed that .
canal may be constructed under the
auspices Of the government OF the
United States, either directly at
it's own cost or by gift or loan OF
money to individuals or corpora
tions, or through subscription to
or purchase of stock or shares, and
that subject to the provisions OF
the present convention the govern
ment shall have and enjoy all the
rights incident to such cOnetruc-
ton, regulation and management
of the canal.
Article III. The high contract
ing parties, desiring to preserve
and. maintain the general principle
of naturalization established in
article VIII. of the Clayton Bull
wer convention, which convention
is hereby superseded, adopt rs the
basis of such naturalization the
following rules substantially a.
embodied in the convention be-
tween Great Britain and certain
other powers, signed at Constan.
tinople October 20, 1888, for the
free navigation Of the Suez marine
canal, that is to say:
~. The canal shall be free and
open in time of war as in time o.
peace to vessels of commerce and
of war Of all nations on terms o.
entire equality, 80 that there shall
be no discrimination against any
nation or it's citizens or subjects II
respect Of conditions or charges Of
traffic or otherwise.
80. The canal shall never b
blockaded nor shall any right o.
way be exercised nor any act O
hostility be committed within it
"3. The vessels of war Of u bel
ligerent shall not revictual mol
take any stores in the canal excep'
so far as may be strictly necessary
and the transit of such vessel
through the canal shall be effected
with the least possible delay in &C
cordance with the regulations il
force, and with only such inter
mission as may result from thu
necessities of the service. Prize
shall be in all respects subject tx
the same rules as vessels Of war o
belligerents.
~. No belligerent shall embark
or disembark troops, munitions o
war or warlike materials in til,
canal except in case of acciden
and hindrance of transit, and in
such case transit shall be resumet
with all possible dispatch. (
''5. The provisions OF this ar
ticle shall apply to the waters ad
| jacent to the canal within tire,
miles of the opposite ends. The
vessels of war of belligerent
shall not remain in such water
longer than twenty. four hours o
any one time except in distress
and in such case shall depart q
soon as possible. A vessel Of Wal
of one belligerent shall not depar
within twenty-four hours Of til,
departure Of another belligerent
1t is agreed, however, that nom
of the immediate foregoing CON
ditions and stipulations in section
numbered one, two, three, fou
and five OF this article shall appl,
to measures which the Unitel
States may find it necessary /
take for securing by it's own force
the defense of the United State
and the maintenance Of publ
order.
Sc. The plant, estimates, build
, ings and all works necessary
, the construction and operation K
the canal shall be deemed to be
: part thereof for the purpose of thi
convention, and in time of war q
in time of peace shall enjoy con
J plete immunity from attack or il
II Jury by belligerents and from &C.
calculated to impair their usefu
: ness as part of the canal.
81. No Notifications shall b
erected commanding the canal {
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