Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-12-28
THE CANAL TREATY,

1le Cnltcu StlLcS OIL America and
Her Majesty, the Queen OF the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Irel
land, Empress of India, being desirous
to facilitate the construction of a ship
canal to connect the Atlantic and Pa.
cific oceans, and to that end to re-
move any objection which may arise
out of the convention of April Is,
1850, commonly called the Clayton
Bulwer treaty, to the construction of
such canal under the auspices of
the government OF the United States
without impairing the general princi-
pie OF naturalization in article viii OF
that convention, for that purpose ap-
pointed as their plenipotentiaries:
"The President of the United
States; John Hay, Secretary of the
State of the United States OF America
and Her Majesty, the Queen of Great
Britain and Ireland and Empress of
India, the Right Hon. Lord Paunce.
fote, q. c. b., G. G. NJ. G., Her Majes-
ty'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 form, have agreed
upon the following articles:
"ARTICLE lit is agreed that the
canal be constructed under the aus
pices OF the government of the United
States, either directly at its own cost,
or gift or loan OF money to individuals
or corporations, or through subscrip-
tions to or purchase of stock or
shares and that, sabject to the provi-
sions If the present convention, the
government shall have and enjoy all
the rights to such construction, regu.
lation and management OF the canal.
"ARTICLE 1.-THE high contract
ing parties, desiring to preserve and
maintain the general principle OF
naturalization established in article
viii of the Clayton Bulwer convention,
which convention is hereby suppressed
ed, adopt as the basis of such neutrali-
zation the following rules, substantial.
ly as embodied in the convention be.
tween Great Britain and certain other
powers, signed at Constantinople, Oc-
tober 20, 1888, for the free navigation
OF the Suez canal; that is to say:
First-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 on terms of en-
tire equality, 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.
Second-The canal shall never be
blockaded, nor shall any right of way
be exercised. nor any act of hostility
be committed within it.
Third-Vessels OF war of a bellig.
erent shall moi revictual nor take any
stores in the canal except SO far as
may be strictly necessary, and the
transit of 'such vessels through the
canal shall be 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 respects subject to the
same rules as vessels OF war OF the bel.
ligerents.
Fourth-No belligerents shall en-
bark or disembark troops, munitions
OF war or warlike materials in the ca
nal except in case of accident and
hindrance of transit, and in such cases
the transit shall be resumed with all
possible dispatch.
Fifth.-The provisions OF this ar.
ticle shall apply to water adjacent to
the canal within three marine miles
of opposite ends. Vessels Of war OF
belligerents shall not remain in such
waters longer than "a hours at any
one time except in distress, and in
such cases shall depart as soon as pos
sible. A vessel of war OF one belliger-
ent shall not depart within "a hours
of a departure of another belligerent.
1t is agreed, however, that none OF
the immediate foregoing conditions
and stipulations in sections numbered
one, two, three, four and five of this
article shall apply to measures which
the United States may find it neces.
sary to take for securing by its own
forces the defense OF the United States
and the maintenance OF public order.
Sixth-The plant, estimates, build
ings, all works necessary to the con-
struction and operation of the canal,
shall be deemed to be part thereof for
the purpose 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.
"Seventh 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 pro-
tect it against lawlessness and disor.
der.