The Atlanta constitution., 1901-12-09
NEUTRALITY OF CANAL
ASSURED BY NEW
TREATY.
But United States Will Maintain
Military Police Along Water
way-Canal Never To Be
BIockaded or Attacked.
Text of Treaty.

Washington. December s.-The new
IIay-Pauncefote treaty. providing Tor
the construct 'ou NJ 2 canal across the
iethmus # Panama. which was seat To
the seBat. yesterday IS rs follows
The United States ~ America and his
majesty. Edward VII OF the United King
som ~ Great Britain and Ireland and
of the British dom.nions beyoni the
s.as. king and emperor of India. boins
desiraus to facilitate tine construction of
a canal e. connect the Atlantic and Pa
clfic oceans by whatever route that
NAV be considered exDedieut. and 20
that end to remove ans objection which
NAV aris. ont ~ the convention ~ the
18th IT Aurii. lSa. commonly Called the
Clayton lsulWer treaty. t. the constrIr-
tl0n ~ such canal under the auspices
- the government 10 the United States
without iwul .-ir- the general prime
PIE" nf GENERALIZATION established in arti-
Gle NJ that convention. have for that
purpose appointed as their plenipotentia-
ric<-
The president ~ tho United states:
John HAY. secretary ~ state of tire
United states cf Amer Ca AMI his maj
esty- Elwari VII ~ the Urited King
dom uf Great britain and ireland. and
king and emperor ~ India. th. Itt Hon
I.o1i Pauncefote. g. a. r.. -. t.. NJ. a..
h.s waJestv's ambassador extraordinary
and p.enipntsntlary tn the United Siates:
Who. having curnmuu Gated u each
other their full powers which were
found e. hc in due and proper form. have
agreed upon th. following articles.
ARTICLE I
The high contracting parties agree that
sfnrerne-atiuues' en-'rrtian e -.c Is;. o..
ARTICLE II.
II is agreed that the canal may b.
constructed under the auspices OF the
government Of the United States,
either directly at its own cost. or -
gift II loan Of money 10 individuals
or corporations. or through subscrip-
tiCn 20 or purchase Of stock. Or
shares. and that subject 70 the pro-
visions Of the present treaty. the
said government shall have and err
joy all the rights incident so such
construction as well as the exclusive
right Of providing for the regulation
and management Of the canal.
ARTICLE III
TIRE r-~ste1 ~---es adopts as tho hasis
~ -t. ueatral .zatiru of such snip canal
tra following rules. substantially ~ eti-
t.,tT - tu tue convention of Constantine
r- -ier.E r-e -rh ~ ortober iN>S for
tre fr,. ra,lsatiou ~ ihe Suez canal
th1t rz rn ~sv-
O. THE canal shah be free and open to
rho vessels 10 commerce AMI ~ war of
aA nations observing these rules nu
terms nt srrtr. .aur.i;v - fhst there
+. .H
such nation. nr it~ citizens. ~ subjects.
fU respect ~ rh- rnnIit aus a~ charges
~ trattle. ~ otherwise. Sseh conditions
and charge ~ trauir shall D. just ami
sruItaf-s
2 The canal shall never be block
AIDED. nor shall euy right OF war re
exercise5. nor any act OF hostility bs
committed within Il. The United
States. however. shall be AZ liberty
20 maintain such military police
nIorg the canal as may be necessary
20 protect il against lswlessness and
disorder.
8 gsz@sIs 20 war of be'ira-snts shall
not r.r5e-ual -e- trke any stores in
tra canal tXrsr. so fr- as NAV D. strict
Is necessary. ami tta transit of such
vessels through tt- canal shall D. ~
fscfri with rne '.asf possible delay in
accurlsue. vttf the regulations in force
and Wirh rrlr -urn fur rm sSlnu .s NAV
rrsu-t from rhe u-rt ~sitieS ~ the s-rv-
ire-
Prizes sbau he On au respects subject
g. the same rules as vessels nf war ~
the h.i,ias rents.
g. No be.iEe-.rt shall embark or d.s-
embark tra. rs. munitions - war ~ war
liSe u1ateria-- il the canal. except in
the cls. Cf occidental hindrtnce ~ th.
transit aui .n surh ca~s the transit
shall be Resumed w-th an possible dis
Intrh
O. The provisions ~ this article shall
apply o. waters adjacent t. ths. canal
wirnia mlril, miles ~ either End.
Vessels ~ war "f 20 t,lii-ersrt shall NOT
REMAIN iu such waters longer than
tweuty-tuur hours lt aIY une time. *
raut .m ease ~ slisfr.~S ami Ga such
eases shall depart as ~aau aS possible
hut vessel ~ war ~ one bei'4g.- rent
shall not depart witaia twenJy-four
hours from tllr departure ~ "a vessel Of
war ~ the othsr h-llieere-t
g. The plant. establishments.
buildings and all works necessary 10
the construction, maintenance and
operation of the canal, shall be deem
ed TO be parts thereof for the purpose
ef this treaty. and in time Of war. as
in time Of peace,shall enjoy complete
immunity from attack CT injury by
belligerents, and from acts calcu-
lated to impair their usefulness as
part OF the canal.
ARTICLE ".
" is agreed that no change ~ terri
tnrisI sovereignty or n International re-
Iatiuus ~ the country or countries ira
vers-,l by thr aforementioned canal
shall affect the Ernerti principle ~ the
naturalization or the obiisat .on ~ the
hIch contracting parties under the pres
eut treaty
ARTICLE v.
The present treaty shall be rati-
fled by the president of the Unitel
States, by and with the ad-