Arizona republican., 1901-11-19
ENGLAND WITHDRAWS
The Matter of the Preservation of the Neutrality of Inter r-0cesnic Canal and the Fortifying of it is Left Wholly With the United States - The Clayton = Bulwer Treaty Finally Wiped Out.

Washington, NOV lS.-Ine new Hay Pauncefote treaty was signed today at I2:O5 by Secretary Hay for the United States and Lord Pauncefote for Great Britain This treaty is intended to re- place the first Hay-Pauncefote treaty. That convention was amended so eX- tensively by the United States senate at its last session that the British gov ernment refused to ratify it. Within a few weeks negotiations began afresh between Secretary Hay and Lord Pauncefote. which have just resulted in the signing of a new treaty. drawn with special reference to the objections found by the senate to tn first treaty.
 The principal point of difference be- tween the new and the rejected treaty is the withdrawal of Great Britain from her joint guarantee of the neu- trality of the Nicaraguan canal. thus leaving the United States the sole guarantor. The excision of the old pro- vision respecting the right to fortify the canal leaves that right by inference optional with the United States. There will be no discrimina ton in rates in favor of United States shipping Otheriwse the treaty is in scope simila' to last years.
 It replaces technically the Clayton Bulwer treaty. By the terms of that old convention Great Britain and the United States agreed that neither should seek advantages in rights of transit across the isthmus. By the new convention Great Britain yields her right in favor of the United States, thus leaving her at liberty to construct .le canal.
 There was no particular ceremony connected with the signing of the inn portanz convention. Lord Pauncefote had been indisposed for several days past and 1t was not expected that tho treaty would be signed before the end of the current week. However, to the surprise of the state department off ciaIs the ambassador appeared at the department about noon and the work of siging the treaty was soon disposed of
 The scene was in the historic diplO- matic chamber of the state department, and besides the principles. Secretary Hay and Lord Pauncefote there were present Sidney Smith, chief of the diplomatic bureau of the state depart ment; Perey Wyndham, second secre- tary of the British embassy. and Will liam C. Wynn and Edward Savoy the secretary of states private messengers. whose duty it was to attend to the affXing of the seals. The treaty was signed by Secretary Hay with q gold Fen l, in silver holder, which had been used 1 in the signature of the other conven- tion and is the personal property of the ! secretary.
 The report of the isthmian canal | commission will it is expected, be | placed in the hands of the president at the end of the present week. The docu- ment is practically completed, but the necessity of including some important data concerning engineering problems makes it impossible to submit the re- port immediately. The commissioners l have reached an agreement upon all the salient facts to be presented in the report, and, as already indicated in the Associated Press dispatches. the com | mission favors the Nicaraguan project. [ the cost of which is placed at about 1j | per cent of that of the Panama project l
 Nothing more remains to be done so far as this treaty is concerned before the senate meets. or indeed until the l treaty shall have been ratified or re- Jected. If il shall be ratified the state 1. department will proceed immediately tc i negotiate treaties with Costa Rica and ' Nicaragua, for which it already has ar ] ranged in protocols pending before the senate which will permit the canal to be constructed and prescribe terms upon which the consent of Nicaragua q and Costa Rica is given. It was in an l
 
 that the Nicaraguan government only . recently denounced the treaty of trade 1, and commerce with the United States. | This treaty contained sections convey l ing rights as to canal construction l which are to be replaced by more mod | ern provisions. CANAL RATHER THAN TREATY. !
 London, Nov. 1S.-Escept as affording ! chance for opposition journals to at tack the government and foreign secre- ! tary, Lord Lansdown, the signing of the new isthmian canal convention does not excite strong interest in Great Britain It is generally admitted that . the British have nothing to gain by the retention of the Clayton Bulwer treaty, while they have much to gain by the construction of the canal.
 NATIONAL IRRIGATION