Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-14
AM MERICAN CONTROL
IF /, the Proposed |sthmian
Canal Is Assured.
America, Engineers and Money and
Defended by American Guns.
New Treaty With England Comedies Every
Poiat Asked by America.

WASHINGTON, NcN -Nii' ''''-'i Wa
irol Of the proposed isthmian ihtef.
oceanic canal L. NOW ab soiutclN as"irec
When the canal is built it will I've con
structed by american engineers an"
American money ani defended pF
American guns. No other nation on
the of the earth is to have ;,nNtninS T.
do with il. even III tire way rf SugS"'-
1ion. The United States is I" have Il
free hand uncontrolled and unhan-
pcred.
Such. ii hyitf. is tn" puipo,t of The
now treaty v hich has been agreed upon
between til, United states AM Great
britain, aud which viii br s.'nt - tn
senate by President Roosevelt lmm, !.-
at.Iy after The c"rIcu.rg "f C"nGr' $.
All the principles f"r which the sell
At. crntendcd when The first HAY
faunccfutc canal treaty "as h"f"rr
that body. and which were Incorporated
IN important amendments. hay" been
conceded hy Gr..at l:ritain. and that
too. without the slightest consideration
in return This. perhaps. is ~" ln"Si
remarkable fat connected with IN"
negotiations of the ncw treaty.
klI l5esti"ns-anL they hay" been
numerous Great Britain has i'm.
posed u Iuid pro qu" hay" no iouudh
iiou intact. Not only is Their" u" such
consideration named in in" treaty. lat
there has not been ard will NOT II" Hny
private understanding nr promise I" b.
redeemed IL the future.
The treaty. which is practically draft
rd. is not lengthy 1t viii not j" ~
long. in fact as tn" document which
President Mckinley sent to Senat" dur
my th.. last session. While. Of course,
its text cannot be made public at this
time. the pulport "f its provisions can
De accurately forecast. as follows:
The unconditional 4hrogntinr nf I'll"
CLAYTON iSlIlNv"r treaty of $50. by VIII, l.
th. United States ana Great britain
agreed that neither would obtain 81
maintain exclusive control over an in
teroctanit canal.
The guarantee Of n"utralitH in :'rl"
II l,...ic.. rs the United States. Hy im-
pliuatiul. in tine Of war. thr nittl
States VIII be ut liberty to Avail itself
of its reserved rights and close tht
canal against th, ships of ANY nation
with which it may be ii MAJ"
The United States is given the eNclu-
>ire right 10 control maintain ana a.
ii"nJ the canal FortIticatior#. which
were not permissible under thr former
treaty. ar,. to b. allowed if desired.
No ratification by rr adherence, t. the
terms Of the treaty by foreign nations
No Discrimination III the matter ot
Tolls in favor of H.. United States.
No consideration to -. given hy iu-
United States in return for the ahrp-
cation OF the Clayton Hulwrr treaty.
To all than has been
'oh'll'SHro "H secretary nay IL 'hi-
heso'i"li"h' II Is necessary !" Ir''" '''
"llsihai treaty any th' ah'ti'"ilLt. IN :
i"'Fe I" "h"l'ltd ny tl' 7'H"''' ~ ''
"ocaiheh'' Nheh S't"'ilIIl"n !" IN 3''-
a'e' crtat"u c"hSi''fapl" "Pl''N''i,h Z
'aose' hIat "i 1i' II "l' iiot Si''i'' AIS
aorosa't tht' aH'"h- hul yer treaty
dhu u VII ~ ''i'i"''ipei" I" 'A't 'i''
senate inserted ;tti''r the nam" al tnat
treaty tie ""ruS N"i'" COIN t"'p'h :
iiertpN apfoSateh.
ne "iSo uSSlohS az" correspondents .
WIN 'he r-hSiiSh n'i''u' "hI'
''.e WIZ, II '''' = '''l'.
uea'S !" liie h''iiu"h i"i''Sh once "'H-
'ipseu 'iie lac' 'ii"' "h'l'' ,A'is - -
""Jec 'oh on VI pdrt - 'rltdt f''lt ~
10 this apfoGatloh' me abrupt Wahh"!
= 80 i'''l' - '' ~ .'
Pil7heu cleat''h som" lrfltauoh- IN ~
ne" treaty t"' a"i"satiol Is accom-
pushed III S'ii"oth't Idshloh.
The agreement on the part ut tirrH
Britain to r"l"aS. the Enit"d States
from the convention of $50 is. as ha!
already been stated. without th.. Sug.
%fsfi"n of any r"comr"nSe. II vas sup
posed, some time ago. that England
would ask at least th.. cession Of N.
Alaskan territory in tha pairhborhoo+
nf ti,c LINN canal which is in disput,
although il was known that American
sentiment would L,v. onnos.,d s,,, h eos
sion /, was also raror,.d ,b., Ine
land aesirad car,.ir ,,.d. ,dv.r,,g.,
cor bor W.. I,di,,, ,,,,,,,,.s. ,,, ~
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ian
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pr;.at. ,,
n.y." VIII
"' H''''''''H '',o i's".r con
:" ~ =. '"' -! ~" hul"'
'' cum ""'' ~ ''"S''''''' c"u''
'''d"f' ms PhaS" "I th'
- ii'"r' r. removed from m
"'' '' Hi''u'a'"h. y" consideration