The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-03
NICARAGUA
CANAL BILL
Prospects Of Passage
Grow Less.
PANAMA LOBBY THE CAUSE
Belief That Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
VIII Fail Of Ratification
by England.
Especial correspondence

Especial Correspondence
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. 21.-The
prospects for the passage of the Nicar-
aqua canal bill now or ever seem to be
growing less as the session grows old.
Should the bill fail of consideration
now, its death for this Congress must
be laid at the doors of the Panama
canal lobby. Since the purchase of the
southern canal route by syndicate of
Americans the pressure to have that
route selected grows stronger each
year. The report of the Walker Com
mission seems to leave no room for
bers of that body was in favor of that
route, but that there were compIica-
tions in the matter of the ownership of
the land and the attitude of Colombia
To clear this up the Panama people
nave made an offer to sell the canal all
complete and ready for shipping, to the
government for s1SO,O0O.00O, or some
81, 100000 less than the estimate as to
its cost by the Walker Commission.
a diplomatic representative of Colom-
'bia to negotiate a treaty.
There seems to be a growing feeling
that the Hay-Pauncefote treaty will
fail of ratification by England. The
amendments to the convention as it
was framed have been somewhat radf-
.cal and the result may be that the sec
Iond party to it will refuse to accept the
lcharges. There will be speculation for
several months on this point perhaps,
as there is no chance for final action
very speedily. The treaty as amended
is as follows:
The United States of America and Her
Majesty the Queen of the United King
dem of Great Britain and Ireland, En-
press of India, being desirouS to facilf-
tate the construction of ship canal to
connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
and to that end to remove any objection
which may arise out of the convention
of April 10, 1850, commonly called the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty, to the construc-
ton of such canal under the auspices OF
the Government of the United States
without impairng the vgeneral principle
lof naturalization established in article 8
of that convention, have for that purpose
appointed as their plenipotentiaries:
The President of the United States,
John Hay, Secretary of State of the Unit
ed States of America.
And Her Majesty the Queen of Great
Britain and Ireland, Empress of India,
the Right Hon. Lord Pauneefote, G. G..
b, G. c.. NJ. G., Her Majesty's Ambassa-
dor Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to
the United States:
] Who, having communicated to each
other their fun powers, which were
found to be in due and proper form,
have agreed upon the following articles:
ARTICLE I.
1t is agreed that the canal may be con-
structed under the auspices of the Gov
errment of the United States, either di-
rectly at it's own cost, or by gift or loan
of money to individuals or corporations,
or through subscription to or purchase
of stock or shares, and that, subject to
the provisions of the present convention
the said Government shall have and en-
joy all the rights incident to such CON
struction, as well as the exclusive right
Iof providing for the regulation and man
agement of the canal.
ARTICLE II.
The high contracting parties, desiring
to preserve and maintain the genera
principle" of naturalization established il
article of the Clay -Bulwer conven-
ton, which convention is hereby super
seded adopt, as the basis Of such neu-
TALLY as embodied in the convention be
tween Great Britain and certain other
powers, signed at Constantinople, Octo-
ber 90 1888, for the free navigation OF the
4suez Maritime Canal. that is to say:
l. The canal shall be free and open
! in time of war as in time of peace, tt
the vessels of commerce and of war o.
Ian nations, on terms of entire equality
so that there shall be no Discrimination
against against any nation or its citi-
izens or subjects in respect of the con-
i ditions or charges of traffic. or other
wise.
/ 2. The canal shall never be blockaded
Inor shall any right iof war be exercise
inor any act of hostility be committed
with ;t.
2. Vessels of war of belligerent shall
mot revictual nor take any stores in th'
lcanal except so far as may be strictly
Inecessary; and the transit of such yes
tsels through the canal shall be effected
with the Least possible delay, in accord
ance with the regulations in force, ane
only such interniission as may result
/ from the necessities Of the service.
Prizes shall be in all respects sub1ec
It, the same rules as vessels of war o.
the beIligerents.
4. No beIligerent shall embark or dis
embark troops, munitions of war, o.
warlike materials IN the canal except j
case of accidental hindrance of the tran
sit, and in such case the transit shall D.
resumed with all possible dispatch.
5. The provisions of this article shal
Iapply to waters adjacent to the canal
within three marine miles of either end
Vessels of war of helligerent shall no
remain in such waters longer than twen
ity-four hours at any one time except
lease of distress, and in such case shai
depart as soon as possible; but a vesse