The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-12-13
THE NEW TREATY.

The high contracting parties agree
that the present treaty shall supersede
the aforementioned convention of the ,
18th of April, 1850.
1t 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
by loo of money to individuals or cor
porations, or through subscription to, |
OIL purchase of, stock shares, and that. |
subject to the provisions of the present
treaty, the said government shall have
and enjoy all the rights incident to
such construction, as wei las the eXclus-
i've right of providing for the regula-
tion and management of the canal.
The United States adopts as the basis
of the naturalization of such ship canal
the following rules substantially as en-
bodied in the convention of Constan-
tinople, signed the 2Sth of October,
1888, for the free navigation of the
ISuez canal that is to say:
1. The canal shall be fire and open to
! the vessels of commerce and of war of
all nations observing these rules, on
terms of entire equality, so there shall
be no discrimination against any such
nation or its citizens, or subject in re
spect of the condition or charges Of
traffic or otherwise. Such conditions
and charges of traffic shall he just and
equitable.
2. The canal shall never be blOckad-
ed, nor shall any right of war be eXer-
cised, nor any act of hostility COM
mitted within it. The United States,
however, shall be at liberty to main
tain such military police along the
canal as may be necessary to protect it
against lawlessness and disorder
8. Vessels of war of a belligerent
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 il
accordance with the regulations il
force, and with only such intermissior
as may result from the necessities o
the service. Prizes shall be in case
subject to the same rules as vessels o
war of the belligerents.
a. No belligerent shall embark or dis
embark troops, munitions of war o
warlike materials in the canal, eXcep
, in case of accidental hindrance of tn
- transit, and in such case the transi
o shall be resumed with all possible di!
y patch.
5. The provisions of this article sha
apply to waters adjacent to the cana
within three marine miles of each emf
n. Vessels of war of a belligerent shall NJ
v remain in such waters longer tina
twenty-four hours at any one time, e,
=. cept in case of Distress and in sue
a. case shall depart as soon as possibl
p but a vessel of war of one belligerer
+ shall not depart within twentyfor
o. hours from the departure of a vesesl
o war of the other belligerent.
i. 6. The plant, establishments, bull
9. ings and all works necessary to IL
n construction, maintenance and Oper
ton of the canal shall be deemed to
e parts thereof for the purpose of tn
treaty and in time of war, as in time
n peace, shall enjoy complete immuni
" from attack or injury by belligeren
W and from acts calculated to impa
II. their usefulness as part of the canal.
TO- 1t is agreed that no change of teri
wv torial sovereignty or of information
r. relations of the country or countri
,s- traversed by the before mentioned ca
,r- al shall affect the general principle
ol- naturalization or the obligation of t
oe high contracting parties under t
present treaty.
n The present treaty shall be ratifi
o. by the president of the United STATE
If by and with the advice and consent
,d the senate thereof. and by his Brita
- mic majesty and the Publications shi
be exchanged at Washington or at lie
don at the earliest possible time with
six months of the date hereof.
or In faith whereof the respective pie
gu ipotentiaries have signed this trea
and hereunton fixed their seals.
81 Done in duplicate at Washington, t
40 18th day of November, A. D., 1901.
nc (Seal.) JOHN HAY,
(Seal.) PAUNCEFOTE.
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