Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-12-14
TEXT OF The new
ISTHMIAN TREATY
First Article Says 1t Will Su.
persede Agreement Of
1850.
UNCLE SAM MAY BUILD
Given That PriviIe q by Great Britain
Canal Shall Be Open to All
Vessels Of All Ma
lions.

Washington, Dec. THE new Hay
Pauncefote treaty, providing for the
construction Of a canal across the 18TH
mus of Panama, which was sent to the
senate Wednesday, is as follows:
1.-The United States Of America and
his Majestey Edward VII. of the Unit
ed Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
land, and of the British dominions be-
yond the seas, king, and emperor or
India, being DESTROYS to facilitate. the
construction of a ship canal to connect
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, by
whatever route may be considered ex~
pedient, and to 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
canal under the auspices of the govern
ment of the United States without i'm
pairing the general principle" Of neu-
tralization established In article s of
that convention, have for that purpose
! appointed as their plenipotentiaries:
"The president OF the United States,
John Hay, secretary Of state of the
| OHlteu oldle6 Ol III ia alia HIS ihR
jesty Edward VII, OF the United King
dom Of Great Britain and Ireland, and
of the British dominions beyond the
seas, king, and emperor Of India the
Right Hon. Lord Pauncefote, q. q.
b., G.. c. M. c., his majesty's ambas-
sador extraordinary and ~plenipoten-
tiary to the United States, who, having
communicated to each other their full
powers, which were found to be In due
and proper form, have agreed upon the
following articles:
Article lit Is agreed that the
canal may be constructed under the
auspices of the government OF the
United States, either directly at Its own
cost or by gift or loan Of money TO in
dividuals or corporations, or through
subscription to or purchase of stock
or shares, and that, subject to the pro-
visions of the present treaty, the said
government shall have and enjoy all
the rights incident to such construc-
ton, as well as the exclusive right OF
providing for the regulation and man
agement of the
Article HI.-The United States adopts
as the basis OF the naturalization Of
such ship canal the following rules,
substantially as embodied in the con-
vention of Constantinople, signed the
2Sth Of October, 1883, for the free navi-
CATION of the Suez canal; that is to
say.
1. The canal shall be free n 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 nation or It's citizens or subjects
I'm respect Of the conditions or charges
Of traffic or otherwise. Such conditions
and charges OF traffic shall be just and
equitable.
2. The canal shall never be block
AIDED, nor shall any right of war be
exercised, nor any act of hostility be
committed within 1t. The United States.
however, shall be at liberty to maintain
such military police along the canal as
may be necessary to protect 1t aaginst
lawlessness and disorder.
3. Vessels Of var of a beligerent
shall not 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 re-
spects subject to the same rules as YES
sells of wal of the belligerents.
4. No belligerent shall embark or
disembark troops, munitions Of war or
warlike materials 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
patch.
8. The provisions of this article shall
apply 10 waters adjacent TO the canal,
within three miles Of either end. Yes
sells OF war OF a b%elligerent shall not re-
main in such waters longer than TWEEN
ty-four hours at n one time, except
in case of distress, and In such case
shall depart as soon as possible; but a
vessel of war Of n belligerent shall
not depart within tWenty-four hours
from the departure of a vessel of war
of the other beiligerents.
6. The plant, establishments, build
ings and all works necessary to the
construction, maintenance and opera
tion of the canal shall be deemed 10 be
parts thereof for the purposes Of this
treaty, and In time Of war, as in time
OF peace, shall enjoy complete immu-
nifty from attack or injury by bellIger-
ents, and from acts calculated to I'M
pair their usefulness as part OF the
canal.
Article W.T. is agreed that no
change of territorial sovereignty or of
international relations Of the country
or countries traversed by the before
mentioned canal shall affect the gen.
eral principles of naturalization, or the
obligationof the high contracting par
ties under the present treaty.
Article V.-The present treaty shall
be ratified by the president of the
United States by and with the advice
and consent of the senat thereof, and
by his Britannia majesty, and the rati-
ncations shall be exchanged at Wash
ington or at London at the earliest pos
sible time within six months from the
date hereof.
= a 49, -ar-.aAs,,~ -Iz-t
potentiaries have signed this treaty
and hereunto affixed their seals.
Done in duplicate at Washington, the
18th day of November, in the year OF
our Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and one.
John Hay. (Seal.)
Pauncefote. Seal.
Following is the letter of President
Roosevelt, transmitting the treaty &c
the senate:
ITO the Senate: I transmit for the
advice and, consent of the senate to Its
ratification q convention signed No
yember 10, 1901, by the respective pleni-
potentiaries of the United States and
Great Britain to facilitate the construc-
ton of a ship canal to connect the At
lantic and Pacific Oceans by whatever
route may be considered ~expedient, ant
to hat end, to remove any objection
which may arise out of the convention
Of April 10, 1850, commonly called ths
Clayton-Bulwer treaty, to the con
struction Of such canal undo tn
g uspices Of the government of tht
United States without impairing tn
general principles of naturalization es
tablished in Article 8 of that conve
ton. 1 also enclose a report from thu
secretary Of state submitting the con
vention for my consideration.
Theodore Roosevelt.
white House, Washington, d. G.
December A, 1901"
The text of Secretary Hays repor
upon the treaty as named to the presi
dent was also transmitted to the sen
ate, but the laguage Is practically tn