Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-12-12
THE new CANAL treaty.
Text of the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
For the Construction Of an
Isthmian Canal.
IT sUpERsEDEs THE TREATY OF 1850.

Construction and Control
Impairing the Gener Prinei-
pies. of Neutrality rovid For
by the Existing Treaty.
Washington, Dec. THE new Hay
Pauncefote treaty, providing for the
construction Of a canal across the
isthmus of Panama, which was sent
to the senate Wednesday,, is as fol-
lows:
The Treaty.
The United States of America and his
majesty, Edward VII of the Unlted
Kingdom of Great Britain and lreland,
seas, king and emperor of India. being
DESTROYS to facilitate the construction OF
e ship canal to connect the A1tann1e - hs
considered expedient, and to that emo 10
remove any objection which may arise
out of the convention of the 18TH or APRIL,
1850. commonly called the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty, to the construction of such canal.
the United States, without impairing the
general principle" of neutralization es-
tablished in article s. of that convention:
The president of the United States. John
States of America; his majesty, Edward
VII. of the United Kingdom OF Great
Britain and OF 1TSidnO II VI Xix DAAI-
ish dominions beyond the seas, king, and
emperor Of India, and Right Hon; Lore
Pauncefote. 9. g. b. G; {: NJ G., his
plenipotentiary to the United States, VINO
having communicated to each otner tnen
full powers, which were found to De IN
due and proper form, have agreed upon
the following articles:
Article 4.
The high contracting parties agree that
the present treaty shall supersede the
aforementioned convention of the 18TH OF
April, 1850.
1t is agreed tina the canal may be con-
structed under the auspices of the gov
ernment of the United States, either Oh
rectly at its own cost or by gift or loan
of money to individuals or corporations
or through subscription to or purchase o.
stock or shares, and that, -suDJect 10
the provisions OF the present dre an;nv t an
the rights incident to such constructlon
as well as the exclusive right of provid-
Article HI.
The United States adopts as a basis OF
naturalization for such canal such rules
substantially as embodied in the conven-
ton of C~onstantinople, signed october Is,
1885, for the free navigation of the suez
e1 i. The ene canal shall be free and open to
the vessels Of commerce. and of war or
terms of entire equality so that there
shall be no discrimination against any
SuCn nation OF It's clIlZcUS vi SuOgCClS IA
respect of the conditions or charges of
traffic or otherwise. Each conditions ana
charges of traffic shall be just and equi-
2. The canal shall never be blockaded.
nor shall any right of war be exercised:
within. The United States, however, shah
be at liberty to maintain such military
police along the canal as may be neces,
sary to protect it against lawlessness and
8. vessels of war of a beIligerent shall
49, L orry cfnr0G N the
canal except so far as may be strictly
necessary; and the transit Of such vesseis
through the canal shall be eRected with
he least possible delay in accordance
ssith the regulations in force, and with
only such intermission as may P Pesuls
shall be in all respects subject TO the
same rules as vessels of war of the Der
!. No belligerent shall embark or dis
embark troops, munitions of war or war
of accidental hinderance of the transit
and in such case the transit shall be re-
sumed with all possible dispatch;
5. The provisions of this article shall ap-
ply to waters adjacent to the canal, with.
in three marine miles of either end. Yes.
main in such waters longer than twenty.
four hours at any one time, except II
case of distress, and In suen case snai
of war Of one belligerent shall not deparr
within twenty-four hours from the de
parture of q vessel OF war or the othei
6. The plant, establishments, buildings
and all works necessary to the constrnc
canal shall be deemed to be parts thereo
for the purposes OF this treaty, ana II
10y complete immunity from attack OF
injury by belligerents, and from acts cal
culated to impair their usefulness as par
of the canal.
1t In agreed that no change of territorial
sovereignty or of international relation
the aforementioned canal shall afsec
the general people OF neutralization or tn
obligatiSn of the high contracting partie
Article ".
The present treaty shall be ratified b.
the president OF the United States by an
with the advice and consent of the sen
ty; and the ratifcations shall be ex
changed at Washington or at London a
months from the date hereof.
In faith whereof the respective plenipo
tentaries have signed this treaty an
Done in duplicate at Washington tn
18th day OF November in the year Of ou
f PadNc HA6; { (ssai.}
Following is the letter of Presiden
Roosevelt transmitting the treaty +
the senate:
To the Senate-I transmit for the advic
and consent OF the senate to It's aUnC1
ton q convention signed November i
1901, by the respective plenipotentiaries @
the United States and Great Britain t
facilitate the construction of a ship can
to connect the Atlantic and Pacific ocean
by whatever route may be considered ex
pedient; and to that end. TO remove an
objection which may arise out of the cor
vention of April 10, 1850, commonly Gale
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, to the cor
struction of such canal under the AT
spices of the government of the Unite
States, without impairing the 'tgeners
principles OF naturalization establishe
in article VIII. of that convention. I ais
inclose a report from the secretary {
state submitting the convention for m
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
White House. Washington, December
1901.
The text of Secretary Hays repol
on the treaty as made to the pres
dent was also transmitted to the SCI
ate, but the language is PRACTICAL
the same as that in the president
letter of transmittal.
To Be Favorably Reported.
Washington, Dec. 6.-The senat
ronomitfaa On FOREIGN relations vote