Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-12-13
NEW CANAL TREATY
PROVISIONS OF THE HAv.PAUNcE'
FoTE CONVENTION NOW BE-
FORE THE SENATE.
United States May Build and Control
T+Ft
the Niearaguan Canal Under condt.
tions Substantially the Same az
Thoee Regulating the Operation Of
the suez Canal Under the Treaty Of
constantinople.

conetantinople.
Washington, Dec. 5.-The new Hay
i2auncefote treaty, providing for the
construction of q canal across the 18TH
mus OF Panama, which was sent to the
&c nate "wednesday, is as follows:
Article 1.-The high contracting
parties agree that the present treaty
shall supereede the Clayton-Bulwer
convention OF the 18th Of April 1880.
Article lit is agreed that the
canal may be constructed under the
auspices Of the government of the
United States either directly 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 treaty,
the said government shall have and
enjoy all the rights incident to such
construction, as well as the exclusive
right of providing for the regulation
and management of the canal.
Article IIi-The United States
adopts as the basis Of the neutraliza-
ton of such ship canal, the following
rules, substantially as embodied in the
convention of Constantinople, signed
the 28th of October, 1888, for the free
navigation Of the Suez canal, that is
to say;
First-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 it's 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.
Second-The canal shall never be
blockaded, nor shall any right of war
be exercised nor any act of hostility
be committed within it. The United
States, however, shall be at liberty to
maintain such military police along
the canal as may be necessary to pro-
tect it against hwlessness and dis
order.
Warships Of Belligerents.
Third-Vessels of war Of belliger-
ent 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 in accordance with the
regulations in force, and with only
such intermission as may result from
the necessities of the service
Prizes shall be in all respects sub
ject to the same rules as vessels of
war Ct the belligerents.
Fourtn--No belligerent shall embark
or disembark troops, munitions Of war
or warlike materials used in the canal
except in case of accidental hindran G e
of the transit and in such cases the
transit shall be resumed with all pos
sible dispatch.
Fffth-The provisions of this article
shall apply to waters adjacent to the
canal within three marine miles of
either end. Vessesl of war of bellig-
erent shall not remain in such waters
longer than "a hours at any one time.
except in case of distress, and in such
case shall depart as soon as possible,
but a vessel of war of one belligerent
shall not depart within "a hours from
the departure Of vessel Of war of the
other belligerent.
Sixth-The plants, establishments
buildings and all works necessary to
the construction. maintenance and
operation of the canal shall be deemed
to be parts thereof 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 calculated
to impair their usefulness as part OF
the canal.
Article W.T. is agreed that nc
change CT territorial sovereignty or Oh
internat'~"2l relations of tho country
or countries traversed Nv TIE herein
| mentioned canal shall affect the gen
eral principle Of naturalization or the
obligation of the high contracting
parties under the prese treaty.