The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-07
TREATY AGREED ON.
United States Has Cleared WAY for
Building lSthmian Canal.
THE TERMS ACCEDED TO.
Britain Gives Way 10 The American
Government.
NEUTRALITY IS NOW GUARANTEED
By the United States Alone Without Aid
of Other Powers.
A RESERVATION IN CASE OF WAR
The New Treaty win Sc Presented to
the Senate Early During the
Coming Session,
NEUTRALITY IS NOW GUARANTEED
By the United States Alone Without Aid
of Other Powers.
A RESERVATION IN CASE OF WAR
Especial 10 Tho rostl

Chicago, October = The Record Herald
this NicndoW morning prints the follow.
ing Washington dispatch from walter wen.
man.
The unltcl states and Great Britain have
reached an agreement concerning the 18TH
milan canal question and the new treaty
wln be presented to the scuatc for it's
ratification early in the coming session
am now able to give the substance Of this
treaty. Il provides:
I. For abrosatior Of the old Clayton
Bulwer treaty in toto.
?. Far neutral isthmian canal in
case one be constructed by the United
States. open in time OF peace to the
ships Of all nations upon equal terms
8. This neutrality is guaranteed by
the Unitsd States alone, and other mari
time powers are not invited to psrtiei-
pate in such guarantee. Great Britain
is inferentialy one OF the puarantors,
because she is a party to this treaty.
q. In case Of war the United States
reserve the right to take such steps for
their own protection as they may deem
proper.
It will he soon that the ncw treaty meets
the principal objections which were offered
to the old Hay.psunccfote convention and
while the priuclplc OF neutrality l. assert
ed, the Emitted states alone guarantee that
neutrality and no Europcan powers are in
ylicd to give their assent 60 V.
II was this feature more than any other
which led 10 tho defeat OF the former
treaty Many senators were willing to join
with Great Britain IN guarantee Of the
neutrality ~ the proposed new waterway,
because England already enjoyed certain
treaty rights on the isthmus. But they
were decidedly unwilling 20 invite other
European nations to give their assent.
These nations had no standing In the case,
and II was deemed most unwlse 10 invite
them to participate In n purely American
atair with which they had no direct con
Germ
BY the terms Of the new treaty the
United States may Ia time Of war, deal
hylth the canal as It deems best for It's
own interests. II may close the canal to
the ships 81 it's own enemies and could. II
1t were thought advisable (Which No one
believes Il ever will bel, fortlfy the channel
M its termin
In the broad sense, the isthmlan water
way IS to Do "all-American." The United
States are to build 1t and to have com.
plete control Of II, unhampered by onerous
restrictions.
The government Of Great Britain has met
this question in liberal spirit 1t has
assumed that IL will be Its duty to place
no unnecessary obstacles 10 the way Of a
work promising so much Of Importance and
value 10 the commercial world. II has pro
ceeded upon the principle that the canal is
built for commerce, not for war, and TINT
guarantee Of non-dlscrlmination Is. after
all, the most important deslderatum on
this point the Quilted states ana Great
Britain were able 20 agree, because HE
United States has never sought the right
10 fix preferential tolls In favor of Ameri-
can commerce.
Not oven the senators who Defeated the
-Paunsefote treaty contend for that
| They were willing the canal should be
thrown open 20 commerce on equal terms
realizing that the economic advantages
must necessarily accrue principally 10 the
| United states on account OF the geographic
| situation
The British statesmen who had 10 deal
| With TINS problem quickly perceived that
any assistance upon an Internationally
| agreed neutrality IN time Of war must
surely come 70 nothing. as u was con.
cesson Which the people of the United
states would never assent 10. II England
! Insisted upon that, the chances were the
| canal would be built without reference to
| her treaty rshts any way. BY standing
| ont for everything, she would gain moth
Ambbassador Choate wiz bring to the
| United states draft OF The new treaty
and President Roosevelt VIII soon have II
| Ia his hands. The president VIII be able
| 10 discuss u IN his forthcoming message 10
congress He warmly approves % II. Il
| meets almost exactly the principles for
which ne c0nteBded q year ago. He never
| iind the hands OF the United states ia
time OF war. He never Insisted upon for
tlaeaiions. He never advocated preferen-
There can be little or no doubt that the
new treaty VIII be approved by the Amer,
lean press and people, and that Il VIII
be confirmed By nc senate During the
FIRST sixty DAYS Of the coming session all
milan canal I'm should be removed.
This h tine result for which Secretary
| Of State Hay long has labored, He did not
succeed year ago because u unexpected
| oppnsItlOn 20 certain features OF the treaty
which he had negotiated Instead OF
sulkiuR IN his tent ne cheerfully accepted
| the popular iudgmenL and went on with
his work showing 10 narrow pride q opin,
| Ton. hut 20 the contrary the breadth and
strength Of a public servant who was sin
cercly anxious 10 serve his country. In this
| sense the outcome now ssemifgly 50 well
| assured will De a personal victory for him.
| His name viii be linked 10 one ~ the
| greatest treaties Of modern times;
Great Britain has met the United States