The Topeka state journal., 1901-11-18
SIGNED.
New Canal Treaty Receives Hay
and PauncefOte Signature.
Large Liberty is Given to the
United States
ALL ENGLAND ASKS is
That 1t Shall Be Always Open
to All Nations
For Vessels of Commerce or
Vessels of War.

Washington, Nov. 1S.-The new Hay
Pauncefote treaty was signed today at
1906 by Secretary Hay, for the United
States. and Lord Pauncefote, the Brit
ish ambassador, for Great Britain.
This treaty is intended to replace the
first Hay-Pauncefote treaty. That con-
vention was amended So extensively by
the United States senate at its last
session that the British government de-
clined to ratify. Within few weeks,
negotiate began afresh between Sec
retary Hay and Lord Pauncefote, which
have just resulted in the signature of
the new treaty, drawn with special ref
erence to the objections found by the
senate with the first treaty
From a due sense of the courtesy
which must be observed towards the
United States senate wherever a treaty
is concerned the state depart rtment is
estOpped from making public the text
of the new convention and that will
remain secret until the senate itself
shall break the seal of confidence. It
is said a the state department that the
various publications which have been
alleged of the treaty are all erroneous
and conjectural, though, in view of the
rather free admissions that have been
made of the purposes of the negotia-
tors it has been possible by the use of
the text of the first treaty to construct
one similar in general terms to the new
convention.
tween the new and the failed treaty is
the withdrawal of Great Britain from
the joint guaranty of the neutrality of
the canal, thus leaving the United States
the sole guarantor. The excelsior of the
old provision respecting the right to for
tify the canal leaves that right by in
ference, optional with the United States
All commerce of whatever nationality
passing through the canal viii fare alike;
there will be no discrimination in rates
in favor of United States shipping
Otherwise the new treaty is in scope
similar to last years treaty. 1t replaces
technically the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
concluded on April 10, 1850 BY the terms
of that old convention the United States
and Great Britain agreed that neither
should seek any advantage in rights of
transit across the isthmus- By the new
right in favor of the United States,
which is thus at liberty to construct
canal
WHAT THE TREATY CONTAINS.
New York. Nov 1s-The Journal and
Advertiser publishes a London dispatch
giving what it claims is the text of the
new Nicaragua canal treaty The Lon
don cable states that the copy of the
Nicaragua canal treaty was shown to a
Journal and Advertiser correspondent
ia London by a "high official of the
foreign office.
After giving the preamble the dis
patch continues:
''It is agreed that the 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 cor
porations, or through subscription to, or
purchase of stock, or shares, and that
subject to the provisions of the present
convention the said government shall
have and enjoy all the rights incident to
such construction as well as the exclu-
sive right of providing for the regula-
tion and management of the canal
Other provisions follow:
/. The canal shall be free and open to
vessels of commerce and of war of all
nations, observing these rules on terms
of entire equality, so that there shall
be no discrimination against any such
nation, or it's citizens, or subjects in
respect of the condition or charges of
traffic or otherwise
2 The canal shall never be blockaded,
nor shall any right of war be exercised
nor any act of hostility be committed
within it.
g. Vessels of war of a be1ligerent shall
not revictual, nor take any stores in the
canal except SO far as may be strictly
necessary and the transit of such yes
sells through the canal shall be effected
with the least possible delay in accord
ance with the regulations in force and
with only such intermission as may
result from sthe necessities of the SER
vice. Prizes shall be in all respects sub
ject to the same rules as vessels of war
of the belligerents.
f. No belligerent shall embark or dis
embark troops, munitions of war,
warlike ma aterials 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
pa tch.
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 a belligerent shall
not remain in such waters longer than
"a hours at any one time, except in case
of distress, and in such case shall de-
part as soon as possible, but a vessel
of war of one belligerent shall not de-
part within "a hours from the depart
ure of a vessel of war of the other bel
ligerent.
6. The plant establishments, build
ings and all works necessary to the
construction. maintenance and opera
ton of the canal shall be deemed to be
part thereof for the purposes of this
convention and in time of war; as in
time of peace. shall enjoy complete inn
munity from attack, or injury by bel
ligerents and from acts calculated to
impair their usefulness as part of the
canal
TREATY NOT WHAT IT SEEMS
London Nov. 1S.-The Westminster
Gazette this afternoon publishes an ar
ticle contending that even from a Brit
United States should build exclusively
and guarantee the security of the Mica
raguan canal If Lord Lansdown OBJ
tanned full commercial. privileges in
the canal for Great Britain the treaty
will not be wholly one-sided. The ar