The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-10
POINTS OF THE new ii
CANAL TREATY

Articles Of the Document Sub
nnitted to the Senate In Se-
= = cret Session.
Washington, Dec. 6.-The points Of
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, submit
ted to the senate Wednesday, are:
Article !.
The high contracting parties agree
that the present treaty shall super
sede the aforementioned convention
of the 10th of April, 1850. (This re-
fers TO the Clayton-Bulwer treaty,
which is mentioned in preceding
portion of the treaty.
'.- Article n.
1t 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 ~.
The United States adopts as the
basis of the naturalization of such
ship canal the following rules, SUBJ
stantially as embodied in the conven.
tion of Constantinople, signed the
2Sth of October, 1888, for the free
navigation OF the Suez canal-that Is
to say:
/. The canal shall be free ana 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 citi-
zens or subjects, in respect to the
conditions or charges of traffic or
otherwise. Such conditions and
charges of traffic shall be Just and
equitable.
2. The canal shall never be block
AIDED, 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 lawlessness and dis.
order.
Only Take Such Stores as Needed.
3. Vessels of war Of a belligerent
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 intermiasion 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 of the belligerents.
4. No belligerenC shall embark or
disembark troops, munitions of war,
or warlike materials used in the canal,
except in case of accidental hindrance
of the transit, and in such cases
transit shall be resumed with all pos.
sible dispatch.
5. 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 bel
llgerent shall not remain in such wa
ters longer than "a 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 depart within "a
hours from the departure of a vessel
OF war OF the other belligerent.
Canal Works Free From Attack.
8. The plant establishments, build.
ings and all works necessary to con-
struction, maintenance and operation
OF the canal shall be deemed to be
parts thereof, for the purpose Of this
treaty. and in time of war, as in time
Of peace, shall enjoy complete i'm
munity from attack or injury by bel
ligerents and from acts calculated to
impair their usefulness as part of the
canal.
Article ~.
1t Is agreed that no change of ter
ritorial sovereignty or Of international
relations Of the country or countries
traversed by the before mentioned
canal shall affect the general princi-
pie OF naturalization or the obligation
Of the high contracting parties under
the present treaty.
Article v.
The present treaty shall be ratified
by the president Of the United States,
by and with the advice and consent
Of the senate thereof, and by his
Britannia majesty, and the ratifca.
tions shall be exchanged at Washing
ton or at London at the earliest posi-
BILE time within six months from the
date hereof.