Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-12-12
THE TEXT OF THE TREATY.
Senate Makes Public the Hay-
Pauncefote Agreement Sent,
to It Wednesday.
PROVISIONS Fur THE ISIHMIAN CANAL.
Gives United States Free Hand in
Construction Of Canal and Leaves
1t Under Our Absolute COptrOl-
Presidents Letter of Trans issiOn
Makes No KecOmme ndatiOns.

washington, Lee. D. -- Inc nay
Pauncefote treaty, providing for the
construction of canal across the
lsthmus of Panama, which was sent
to the senate Wednesday, is as follows:
THE United States of America and his
majesty, Edward VII. of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
and Of the British dominions beyond the
seas king, and emperor of India. being
DESTROYS to facilitate the construction Of
ship canal to connect the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans, by whatever route may be
considered expedient, and to that end to re-
move 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 government of the United
States without impairing the general
principle of naturalization established TN
article s, of that convention, have for that
purpose appointed as their plenipoten-
tares:
John Hay, secretary of state of the United
States of America; and his majesty, Ed
ward VII. Of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland. and of
the British dominions beyond the seas
king, and emperor of India, Rt. Hon.
G., his majesty's ambassador extraor-
binary and plenipotentiary to the United
States:
'Who having communicated to each
other thslr full powers which were found
10 be IN due and proper form, have agreed
upon the following articles:
ARTICLE l.
"rhe high contracting parties agree
mat the present treaty shall supersede
the aforementioned convention of the 10Th
OF April, 1850.
ARTICLE II.
1T is agreed that the canal may be con-
structed under the auspices of the govern
ment of the United States, either directly
at It's own cost, or by gift or loan of money
20 individuals or corporations, or through
SUBSCRIPTION to or purchase of stock
snareS. and that. subject to the provisions
or the present treaty. the said govern
ment 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 the naturalization of such snip canal,
1hA following rules, substantially as en-
bodied in the convention of Constantinople,
signed the 2Sth October, 1888, for the
free navigation of the Suez canal, that
is to say:
Il. The canal shall be free and open to the
vessels of commerce and of war of all
entire equality so that there shall be no
discrimination against any such nation or
its citizens or subjects, in respect of the
conditions or charges Of traffic or other
wise. Such conditions and charges shall
be just and equitable.
"2. The canal shall never be blockaded,
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 it against lawlessness and disor-
der.
"3. Vessels of war Of a belligerent shall
not reVlctual nor take any stores in the
canal except so far as may be strictly
necessary: and the transit of such YES
sells through the canal shall be effected
with the least possible delay in accord
anceA with the regulations in force, and
with only such intermission as may re-
suit from the necessities Of the service.
a. No belligerent shall embark or dis
embark troops, munitions of war or war;
like materials in the canal except in case
OF accidental hndrance of the transit, and
In such case the transit shall be resumed
with all possible dispatch.
D. The provisions of this article shall
apply to waters adjacent to the canal.
within three marine miles of either end.
Vessels of war of a beligerent shall not
remain in such waters longer than "a
hours at any one time, except in of
distress. and in such case shall depart as
soon as possible; but vessel of war of
one belligerent shall not depart within
"a hours from the departure of a vessel
OF war Of the other belligerent.
% The plant, establishments, buildings
and all works necessary to the construc-
ton, maintenance and operation of the
canal shall be deemed to be parts there
of for the purposes of this treaty, and
nj in fjron n
enjoy complete immunity from attack or
Injury by belligerents and from acts
calculated to impair their usefulness as
part of the canal
ARTICLE w.
1T is agreed that no change of terri
toral sovereignty or of international re-
lations of the country or countries trav-
erSed by the before mentioned canal shall
affect the general principle of neutraliza-
ton or the obligation of the high con-
tracing parties under the present treaty.
ARTICLE v.
1.-The present treaty shall be ratified by
the president of the United States by and
with the advice and consent of the sen.
ate thereof, and by his Britannia males.
ty; and the notifications shall be ex.
changed at Washington or at London al
the earliest possible time within siz
months from the date hereof.
I'm faith whereof the respective pleni
hcro"9to affixed their seals.
Done in duplicate at Washington, thu
18th day Of November in the year of oul
Lord one thousand nine hundred and one
(SeaD JOHN HAY,
s(SeaDs "PAUNCEFOTE."
The Presidents Letter.
Following is the letter of President
Roosevelt transmitting the treaty tt
the senate:
ITO the Senate: I transmit for the ad
vice and consent of the senate to it.
ratification, a convention signed Novem
Der 49, 1901, by the respective plenipoten
tiares of the United States and Grea
Britain to facilitate the construction o
ship canal to connect the Atlantic ant
Pacific oceans by whatever route may b.
considered expedient, and to that end, t.
remove any objection which may aris'
out of the convention of April 49, 1850
commonly called the Clayton-BulWe
treaty, to the construction of such cana
under the auspices of the government O
the United States, without impairing tn
general principles of naturalization es
tablished in article of that convention
also inclose a report from the score
t11y of SttutC submitting the convention