The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-06
TREATY IS SENT in.
PRESIDENT PASSES TO THE SEN
ATE THE HAY-PAUNCEF0TE
AGREEMENT
He AVOIDS ANY COMMENT
Canal Must Never BE BlOckaded or
Closed to the Worlds Traffic,
Nor Can It's Status Ever
BE Changed.

BE Changed.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-The senate re-
ceived from the president the treaties re-
newing the reciprocity treaties, and in ex-
ecutive session referred them to the COM
mittee on foreign relations. The principal
renewals are with Great Britain and COW
er the British West Indies. The British
extradition treaty with the Argentine
republic and the trademark treaty with
Guatemala We're also received by the SEN
ate and were referred without debate.
The new Hay-Pauncefote treaty, pro-
viding for the construction Of q canal
across the isthmus of Panama, is as fol-
lows:
The United States of America and His
Majesty, Edward the VII of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
and of the British dominions beyond
the seas, king and emperor of india be-
ing DESTROYS to facilitate the construction
of ship canal to connect the Atlantic
apd Pacific oceans by whatever route
may be considered expedient and to that
end to remove any objection which may
arise out of the convention Of the 18th
of April, 1880. commonly called the Clayton
BulWer treaty to the construction Of such
canal under the auspices of the govern
ment Of the United States without I'M
pairing the general principle of neutral
ization established in article S. OF that
convention, have for that purpose ap-
pointed as their plenipotentiaries:
The president Of the United States; John
Hay, secretary of state OF the United
States Of America; his majesty, Edward
the VII, of the United Kingdom Of Great
Britain and Ireland, and Of the British
dominions beyond the seas, king and en-
peror of India; the Right Hon. Lord
Pauncefote. G. G.. B., G. C. M. G., his
majesty's ambassador extraordinary and
plenipotentiary to the United States:
Who, having communicated to each 9TH
er their full powers which were found
to be In due and proper form, have
agreed upon the following articles:
Text of the Treaty.
Article 1.-The high contracting parties
agree that the present treaty shall super
sede the aforementioned convention OF
the 18th of April, 1850.
Article Pit 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 loan Of money to individuals or corpo-
| rations, or through subscription to or
purchase Of stock or shares, and that,
subject to the provisions Of the present
treaty. the said government shall have
and enjoy al the rights incident to such
construction, as well as the exclusive
right Of providing for the regulation and
management of the canal.
Article 3The United States adopts as
the basis of the naturalization Of such
ship canal, the following rules, substan-
tally as embodied In tine convention Of
Constantinople, signed the 2Sth Of Octo-
Der, 1883, for the free navigation of the
| Suez canal, that is to say:
F1rst-The canal shall be free and open
to the vessels Of commerce and of war
| of all nations observing these rules, on
terms of 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 otherwise. Such conditions
and charges Of traffic shall be just and
| equitable.
Canal Must Always Be Open.
Second-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 1t against
lawlessness and disorder.
Third-Vessels of war of belligerent
shall not revlctual nor take any stores
in the canal except so far as may be
vessels through the canal shall be effect
ed with the least possible delay in accord
ance with the regulations in force and
with only such intermission as may re-
suit from the necessities of the service
Prizes shall be In all respects subject
to the same rules as vessels of war of the
belligerents.
Fourth-No belligerent shall embark or
disembark troops, munitions Of war or
W6r-likA nnQfarioJd in Jno
in case of accidental hindrance of the
transit, and In such case the transit shall
be resumed with all possible dispatch
Fifth-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 belligerent shall not
remain in such water longer than twenty
four hours at any one time, except in
case of distress, and in such case shall
depart as soon as possible, but vessel
Of war of one belligerent shall not de-
part within twenty-four hours from the
departure of vessel of war of the other
pelligerent.
Sixth-P1ants, 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 In
time of war, as in time Of peace, shall
enjoy complete immunity from attack or
injury by belligerents and from acts cal
cuiated to impair their usefulness as part
of the canal.
Status Must Not BE Changed.
Article fit is agreed that no change of
territorial sovereignty or of international
relations Of the country or countries
traveTsed by the herein mentioned canal
shall affect the general principle of neu-
tralization or the obligation of the high
contracting parties under the present
treaty.
Article 5-The present treaty shall be
ratified by the president Of the United
States, by and with advice and consent Of
the senate thereof, and by his Britannia
majesty and the notifications shall bo
exchanged-at Washington or at the
earliest possible time within six months
of the date hereof. In faith whereof tho
respective plenipotentiaries have signed
this treaty and hereunto affixed their
seals.
Done in duplicate in Washington, the
18th day of November, in the year OF Our
Lord, 1901.
John Hay (seaD.
-Pauncefote (seaD.
Following is the letter of President
Roosevelt, transmitting the treaty to the
senate:
To the Senate: I transmit for the adj
vice and consent Of the senate and its
ratification q convention signed Nov. Is,
1901, by the respective plenipotentiaries OF
the United States and Great Britain to
facilitate the construction Of a ship canal
to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
by whatever route may be considered ex-
pedient, and to that end, to remove any
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