Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-06
The Hay.Pauncefote Compact
Providing For Canal Con-
struction Made Public.
Clayton. Bul,wer Treaty is Abro.
gated and a New Agreement
Entered Into.
Rules Adopted For suez Canal
to Govern the Isthmian
Waterway.

4 Pauncefote treaty, providing Tor the
construction Of canal across the 18TH
mus of Panama. which was sent to the
senate Wednesday. Is as follows:
The United States of America and
his majesty, Edward the VII, of the
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland and of the British dominions
beyond the seas, king and emperor OF
India, being d,asirous to facilitate the
construction OF a ship canal to connect
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, by
whatever route may be considered ex-
| pedient, and &c that end to remove any
objection which may arise out of the
convention OF the 18th of April. 1850,
commonly called the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty, to the construction of such can
al under the auspices of the govern
| ment Of the United States, without i'm
pairing the general principle" of neu-
! tralization est;pblished in article of
| that convention, have for that purpose
appointed as their plenipotentiaries:
The president OF the United States:
John Hay, secretary of state of the
United States of America: and his ma
jesty, Edward the VII. of the United
| Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ireland,
and OF the British dominions beyond
| the seas, king. and emperor Of India:
The Right Hon. Lord Pauncefote. G. G.
B., g.. c., NJ. G., his majesty's ambassa-
dor extraordinary and plenipotentiary
| to the United States, who, having COM
municated to each other their full pow
ers, which were found to be in due and
proper form, have agreed upon the fol-
lowing articles:
Article !. The high contracting
parties agree that the present treaty
shall supercede the aforementioned con-
vention of the 10Th OF April, 1850
Article II. 1t is agreed that the canal
may be constructed under the auspices
of the government OF the United states
either directly at its cost, Of by girt or
loan of money to individuals or corpor-
atoms or thru subscription to or pur-
chase of stock or shares, and that sub
ject to the provisions of the present
treaty, the said government shall have
and enjoy all the rights incident to such
construction as we'll as the exclusive
right OF providing for the regulation
and management of the canal.
Article III. The United States
adopts as the basis Of naturalization Of
such ship canal, tariff rules, substan-
tally 40 embraced in the convention OF
ConstantinopIe, signed the 2sth of Oc-
tober. 1883, for the free navigation of
the Euez canal, that is to say:
~ 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. 50 that ther
shall. be no Discrimination against any
such nation 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.
90. The canal shall never be block
AIDED, nor shall any right of war pe ex-
ercised nor any act OF hostility be COM
mitted within 1t. The United States,
however, shall be at liberty to maintain
such military police along the canal as
may be necessary to protect it against
lawlessness and disorder
'3. Vessels Of war OF belligerent
shall not revictual nor take any stores
in the canal except SO far as may be
strictly necessary; and the transit of
such vessels thru the canal shall be eff
fected 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
iervice. Prizes shall be in all respects
subject to the same rules as vessels of
war Of the belligerents.
~. No belligerent shall embark or
disembark troops, munitions OF war or
'Warlike materials in the canal except in
case OF accidental hindrance of the tran
BIT, and in ssuch 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 belligerent shall not
remain in such water longer than TWEEN
ty-four hours at any one time except in
case OF distress, and in such case shall
depart as soon as possible; but a vessel
Of war OF one belligerent shall not de-
part within twenty-four hours from the
departure Of q vessel Of war Of the other
belligerent.
4 Is. The plant, establishments, build
ings and all works necessary to the con-
struction, maintenance and operation of
the canal shall be deemed to be parts
thereof 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 belligerents, and from
acts calculated to impair their useful
ness as part Of the canal.
ARTICLE w. 1t is agreed that no
change Of territorial sovereignty or of
international relations of the country or
countries traversed by the before men
toned canal shall affect the general
principle Of naturalization or the obli-
CATION OF the high contracting parties
under the present treaty