Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-12-13
NEW CANAL TREATY
Text of Revised Hay-Paunce-
fote Convention.
WATERWAY NEVER TO BE BLOCKED
Our Government Authorized to Com
struct Work Directly Mt Its own
Cost, and 1t Is to he open
to All Nations

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Tbe full
text of the new Hay-Pauncefotc treaty,
providing for the construction of ca
nal across the isthmus of Panama,
which was sent to the senate. is as
follows:
Article 1.-The high contracting par
ties agree that the present treaty shall
supersede the aforementioned conven-
ton of the 10Th of April, 1850.
Article 2.-It is agreed that the canal
may be constructed under the auspices
of the government of the United States
either directly at its 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 in
cident to such construction as well us
the exclusive right of providing for
the regulation and management of the
canal.
Article 3.-Thc United States adopts
as the basis of the naturalization OF
such ship canal substantially as en-
nople, signed the 2Sth of October 1883,
for the free navigation of the Suez ca
nal-that is to say:
First.-The canal shall he free and
open to the vessels of commerce and of
war of all nations observing these so
that there shall be no discrimination
against any such nation or it's citizens
or subjects in respect of the rules on
terms of entire equality, 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 as may
be necessary to protect it against law
lessness and disorder.
Third.-NeSSClS Of war of bel
ligercnt 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 subject to the same
rules as vessels of war of the bel
ligerents.
Fourth.-No belligerent 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 case the
transit shall be resumed with all posi-
bic dispatch.
Fifth.-The provisions of this article
shall apply to waters adjacent to the
canal within three marine miles of
either end. Vessels of war of bcllig-
erent nation shall not remain in such
waters longer than twenty four hours
at any one time except in case of dis
tress, and in such case shall depart as
soon as possible, but vessel of war of
one bclliGerent shall not depart within
| twenty-four hours from the departure
of a vessel of war of the other bclliger-
ent.
SiXth.-The plant, establishments,
/ buildings and all works necessary to
/ the construction, maintenance and OBJ
GRAFTON 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 i'm
munity from attack or injury by bellig-
ercnts and from acts calculated to i'm
pair their usefulness as part of the
canal.
Article lit is agreed that no change
of territory, sovereignty or of interna-
tional relations of the country or coun-
tries traversed by the before mentioned
canal shall affect the general principle
of naturalization of the obligation of
the high contracting parties under the
present treaty.
Article 5.-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 ratifica.
tons shall be exchanged at Washing
ton or at London ut the earliest posi-
bic time within six months from the
date hereof.