The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-06
.luIes Practically Those That Govern
Suez Waterway.
ANY ROUTE MAY BE SELECTED
1t is Agreed That the uuited State.
May Construct caual Either Di-
rectly at Its Own Cost, or
by Gilt or Loan Of Money,
or Purchase,or suoseri3-
ton to Stock.
(Bv Associated press.t

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.AThe new Hay
Pauncefote treaty providing for the con-
sctruction of a. canal across the 1sthmus
of Panama, which was sent to the Sen
ata yesterday. is; as follows:
The United States OF America and His
Majesty Edward the VII, OF the United
Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland
Seas, King and Emperor of. India, being
desirous to facilitate the construction OF
a ship canal to connect the Atlantic and
| Pacific oceans by wha ateyer route may be
| considered expedient, and to that end to
| remove any objection which may arise
| ou- Of the Convention OF the 10th of
| April 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 principle of neu-
| tralization as established In Article
VIII of that convention, have for that
| purpose appointed as their plenipoten-
| tiaries the President of the United
|. States, John Hay, Secretary OF State of
| the United States OF America, and His
Majesty Edward VII. of the United
| Kingdom, Great Britain and Ireland, and
| . Of the Doninions beyond the Seas: King
ard Emperor Of India; the Rt. Hon. LORD
| Pauncefote G. &C. B. G. c. NJ, His Ma
| jesty's ambassador extraordinary and
| plenipotentiary to the United States,
| who. having communicated to each other
their full powers, Thick were found to be
| in due and proper form. have agreed
upon the following articles:
+ MUST BE NEUTRAL.
Article I. The high contracting parties
agree that the present treaty shall SUI
! perseoe the aforementioned convention
| of the 10th April, 1850.
Article IL 1T is agreed that the canal
I may be constructed under the auspices
of the Government Of the United States.
| either directly at its own cost. or by
F, gift or loan Of money to individuals or
! corporations, or through subscription TO
| or purchase OF stocks or shares, and that
subject to the provisions of the present
! treaty the said Government shall! have
| and enjoy all the rights incident to such
+: construction as well as the exclusive
right of providing for the regulation and
management of the canal.
/ Article Ill The United States adopts
as the basis of the naturalization of such
| ship canal the following rules, substan-
TALLY as embodied in the convention Of
! Constantinople, signed the 2Sth OF Qcto.
! Der, 1855, for the free navigation ot the
| Suez Canal; that is to say:
1.-The canal shall be free and open to
the. 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 ma
ton or its citizens or subjects in respect
| of the conditions or charges Of traffic
| or otherwise. Such conditions and
charges Of traffic shall be just and
| equitable.
| 9 The canal shall never be blockaded,
nor shall any right of war be exercised
nor any act of hostility be committed
within it. The United States, however
IshAl Ee at liberty to maintain such
| military police along the canal as may be
necessary to protect it against lawless-
ness and disorder.
DIsEMBARk NO TROOPS.
s. Vessels of war Of beliigerents shall
not revictual nor take any stores in the
canal except SO far as may be strictly
necessa ry. 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 intermisson as may arise
from the necessities Of the services.
Prizes shall be in ali respects subjected
to the same rules as vessels of war. OF
! the bellgerents.
IA No belligerant shall embark or dis
! embark troops, munitions of war. or war
like materials in the canal, except In the
case of accidental hindrance Of the
transit and in such case the transit shall
be resumed with all possible dispatch.
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 heligerent shall
not remain in such waters longer than
twenty-four hours at any one time, eX-
cept in case of distress, and in sucn
case shall depart as soon as possible; but
a vessel Of var OF one belligerent shall
not depart within twenty-four hours
:. from the departure OF vessel OF war
OF the other belligerent.
g. The plant, establishments and build
ings and all works necessary to the con
struction. maintenance, and operation OF
j the canal shall be deemed to be parts
thezeof for the purposes OF this treaty,
and in time Of war, as In time OF peace
shall enjoy. complete Immunity from at
tack or. injury by beIligerents or from
! acts calculated to impair their usefulness
1 as part Of the canal
+ RATIFICATION.
4 Article ". It is agreed that no change
of territorial sovereignty or of territoria
relations Of the country or countries
traversed by the before-mentioned canal
shall effect the general principle of the
neutralizati ton or the obligation. of th'
/ high contracting parties under the pres
5 ent treaty.
!. Article v. The present treaty shall b,
4 ratified by the President OF the United
! States, by ana with the advice and con
/ sent of the Senate thereof, and by Hi
4 Britannia Majesty: and the "a tifica ton!
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