Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-05
new HAY =PAUNCEFOTE TREATY.
Now Before the SenaeFuI TexBOh Parties 10 II Desir.
to Facilitate Construction Of Ship Canal TO Connect
The Atlantic and Pacific Neutrality Provided For.

| IN accordance with the regulations In
force, md with only such interml1sion
as may result from the necessities OF
the service. Prizes shall be In all cases
subject 70 the same rules as vessels q
war Of the belllgerents
4, No belligerent shah embark or
disembark troops munitions OF war or
like materials used 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
g.. The provisions of this article shall
apply to waters adjacent TO the canal,
Within three marine miles Of each end.
Vessels ~ war OF belligerent shall not
remain IN such waters longer than
twenty-four hours ut any one time ex-
ccpt In case OF distress, and in such
case shall depart az soon as possible
but a vessel OF war OF one belgerent
shall not depart within twenty four
hours from the departure OF q vessel
Of war Of the other belligerent.
g. The plant, establishments build
ings and all works necessary to the
construction, maintenance and opera +.
ton OF the canal shall be deemed TO
be parts thereof for the purpose OF this
treaty and IN time OF war as IN time
OF peace shall enjoy complete immunity
from attack or injury BY belligerents
ana from acts calculated to impair their
uiefulness as part Of the canal.
ARTICLE Nv.
IL Is agreed that no change of terri
torial sovereignty or of International
relations OF the country or countries
traversed by the aforementioned canal
shal affect the general principle Of emu
utilization or the obligation OF the high
contracting parties 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 Senate thereof, and by his Britain.
nic majesty; and the notifications Shall
be exchanged at Washington or at Lon
don at the earliest possible time within
six months from the date hereof.
In faith whereof the respective pleni-
potentiaries have signed this treaty
hereunto affixed their seals.
Done In duplicate at Washington, tho
18TH day OF November In the year OF
our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred
and one.
(SeaD JOHN HAY.
(SeaD PAUNCEFOTE
Following is the letter of President
Roosevelt transmitting the treaty to
the Senate
To the Senate:
] transmit for the advice and consent
OF the Senate to its ratlflcation a con
vention signed November IS, 1901, BY
the respective plenipotentarles OF the
United States and Great Britain to
facilitate the construction of a shin
canal TO connect the Atlantic and Pa :
ciic oceans by whatever route may be
considered eXpedlent and to that end,
to remove any objection which may
arise out of the convention OF April 10,
1850 commonly called the Clayton Bull
wer treaty, TO the construction Of such
, canal under the auspices OF the govern
ment Of the United States without i'm
pairing the general principles" Of neu-
tralizatlon established IN article S OF
that convention. | also enclose report
from the secretary Of state submitting
the convention for my consideration.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
White House, Washington Dec. 4.
1901.
The text OF secy. Hays report upon
the treaty rs made TO the President.
was also transmitted to the Senate. but
the language Is practically the same as
that in the Presidents letter Of trans
INITIAL.