The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-10
HAY PAUNCEFOTE TREATY
NEW INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT FOR
AN lSThgIAN CANAL.
ITS SUBMISSION TO THE SENATE
Roosevelt sends TO the sem
q fol Its Ratification This Treaty
signed Recently by Representative
of the United States n treat Britt
ain-Abrogation OF the Clayton-Bul-
wer Treaty Agreed Upon by Both Ma
tions-Iext OF the Proposed Treaty

~tions-Iext of the Proposed Treaty
Washington, December E.-The new
lHay-Pauncefote treaty. providing Tor
THE construction of a canal across the
listhmus Of Panama, which was sent toI
the senate yesterday. is as follows:
The United States Of America and
His Majesty, Edward h VII. OF the
limited Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, and of the British DomiIlonsI
beyond the Seas King, and Emperor OF
India, being DESTROYS to facilitate the
construction of a ship canal TO con-
meet the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
by whatever route may be considered
laXpedient, and to that end to remove
lany objection which may arise out Of
the convention of the 18th Of April 1850.
commonly called the Clayton-BulWeT
treaty, to the construction of such canal
under the auspices Of the government
of the United States, without impair
ling the general principle of neutraliza-
ton established in Article VIII of that
convention, have for that urpos APP
lpointed as their plenipotentiaries:
The President of the United States.
John Hay, Secretary of State of the
United States of America and His Ma
ijesty. Edward the VII, of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
and of the British Dominions beyond
the "a King. and Emperor of India,
the Right Hon. Lord P~auncefote. G.. G.
b.. G. c. NJ. G., His Majesty's Ambas-
Isador Extraordinary and Plenipoten-
ltiary to the United States;
Who. having communicated 20 each
lother their full powers which were
found to be in u n proper form
have agreed upon the following ar
l~ticles:
ARTICLE L
The high contracting parties agree
hat the present treaty shall supersedt
18th April 1850.
ARTICLE II.
1t is agreed that the canal may b
CONSTRUCTED under the auspices Of tn,
government of the United States, eithe
directly at its own cost or by gift o
loan of money to individuals or corpor
I%ations. or through subscription TO o
purchase of stock or shares, and that
lsubject to the provisions of the pres
lent treaty. the said government shal
have and enjoy all the rights inciden
to such construction. as we'll as tn
Exclusive right of providing for tn
regulation and MANAGEMENT of tn
canal.
ARTICLE III.
The United States adopts as the basi
of the naturalization of sue ship cana
the following rules. substantially a
lembodied in the convention of Con
lstantinopla signed the 2Sth of October
1883, for the free navigation of tn
ISuez canal that is to say:
a. The canal shall be free and ope
to he vessels of and Of wa
lOf all nations observing these rules o
terms Of entire equality so that ther
shall he no discrimination against an
Isuch nation. or it's citizens or subject
lin respect of the conditions or charge
of traffic or otherwise. Such condition
and charges of traffic shall be just an
Equitable.
C) The canal shall never be blocl
Iaded, nor shall any right of way be e.
ercised nor any act of hostility be con
United within it. The United State
however, shall be at liberty to mai1
tain such military police along the &C
nal as may be necessary to protect
against lawleSSneSS and disorder.
80 Vessels of war of belligeren'
lshall not revictual nor take any store
in the canal except so far as may
strictly necessary. and the transit
Isuch vessels through the canal sha
be effected with the least possible d,
lay in accordance with the regulation
in force, and with only such intermii
sion as may result from the necessiti,
lof the service.
!, Prizes shall be in all respects subje,
Ito the same rules as vessels of war
the belligerents.
a. Nc belligerent shall mbark
ldisembark troops, munitions of war,
Iwarlike materials, in the canal, exce]
i'm the case of accidental hindrance
1.-THE transit. and in such case the trans
shall be resumed with all possible di
patch.
Co., The provisions of his artic
, lshall apply to waters adjacent to IL
Icanal. within three marine miles
Ieither end.
Vessels of war of q belligerent Sha
not remain in such waters longer thu
Itwenty-four hours at any one time, e.
lcept in case of distress, and in SUE
lease shall depart as soon as possibl
but a vessel of war of one belligerel
Ishall not depart within tw~enty-fo,
hours from the departure of a vessel
WAR of the other belligerent.
CO., The plant, establishments. bull
ngs and all works necessary to the CO..
!. Istruction, maintenance and operation
the canal. shall be deemed to be par
, thereof for the purposes of this treat
land in time of war, as in time
lpeace, shall enjoy complete immuni
from attack or injury by belligerent
land from acts calculated to impair the
: usefulness as part of the canal.
ARTICLE ".
, 1t is agreed that no change of teri
.. ltorial sovereignty Of of information
!, relations of the country and countri
; ltraversed by the before mentioned c
: nal shall effect the general principle