Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-19
THE TREATY SIGNED.
Sec, Hay and Lord Pauncefote
AAix Signatures
TO New Hay-Pauncefote Treaty Which
Awaits Senate's Action.
Drawn Expressly 10 Overcome Objections 10
the Previous Document.

Washington, Nov. lS.-Tnc new Hay
Pauncefote treaty WAS signed at Zoe
today, bv Secretary Hay for the Unit !
cd States and Lord PHuucefote. the
British ambassador. for Great Britain.
This treaty is intended to replace thr
first HayPaunCefute treaty. That con-
ventiun was amended 50 extensively ht-
the I'nitrd States Senate at it's last
session that the British government
declined to rntify it, Within 4 few
weeks. negotiations began afresh be
tween Secretary Hay and Lord
Paunccfotr which have Just resulted in
| tn signature of the new treaty. drawn
with Sp"tia reference To the objections
found by the Senate with the first
treaty. From = due sense of the
courtesy which must b" observed to-
ward the United States Senate wher-
ever treaty is concerned. The state
department is estopped from making
public the text Of the new convention
and that will remain secret until the
Senate itself shall break the seal Of
confidence. 1t is said ut the state de-
partment that the various publica tons
which have been made of the alleged
text Of the treaty are all erroneous
and Coniectural. though in view of the
rather free admissions that have been
made Of the purposes of the negotia
! tors. it has been possible by the use
az the text Of the first treaty to CON
struct one similar in general terms to
the new convention.
The principal point Of difference be-
tween the new and the failed treaty is;
-. s,.,.
The joint guarantee Of the neutrality Of
| the canal. thus leaving the United
States the sole guarantor. The section
| Of the old provision respecting the
right - fortify the canal leaves that
right hN inference optional with the
United States. All commerce Of what
eyer nationality passing through the
canal will rare alike; there will be NJ
Discrimination in rates in favor Of
United States shipping.
Otherwise the new treaty is in scope
similar to last years treaty. 1t r.
places technically the CLAYTON Rulwer
treaty, concluded. April II. 1850. BY
the terms Of that old convention the
fnitei States and Great Britain
lagreed that neither should seek any adj
vantage in the rights Of transit across
the isthmus. BY the new convention
Great Britain Yields her right in favor
| of Tie Emitted States. which is thus at
liberty 10 construct canal
Nothing more remains to be done az
far as this treaty is concerned before
I h. Senate, meets or indeed until the
treaty shall have been ratified. reject
ed or amended. If it should be ratified
- b, Il,
mediately to negotiate the treaties with
Costa Itica and Nicaragua for which
il already has arranged in protocols
pending before the Senate which will
permit the canal to be constructed and
prescribe the terms upon which the
consent Of \iCara qua ana Costa Hicl
is given. 1t was in antici pa don of this
action. il is presumed. that the Mica
raEuan government only recently de
nounccd the treaty of trade and com
merCc with the United States. This
treaty contained sections conveying
rights as to canal construction which
arc to be replaced by more modern
provisions.
Their WAS no particular ceremony
connected with the signature, today
of the important convention. Lord
PaunC"fote had been indispoScd for
several days past and il was not cx-
pcct"d that the treaty could be signed
before the end Of the current week
However. to the surprise Of the stat"
department officials. the ambassador
appeared II the department about
noon and the work of signing the
treaty was soon dispatched.
The scene was the historic diplomatic
chamber Of the state department and
besides the principals, Secretary Hay
and Lord Pauncefotr there We're pres
ent Sidney Smith chief of tn" diplo-
matte bureau of the state department.
Percy Wyndham. The second secretary
of the British embassy, and William
GWyn and Edward Savoy, the Secre-
tary Of states private messengers.
whose duty it was to attend TO the
placing of the seals
The treaty was signed by Secretary
Hay with gold pen i'll a silver pen
holder, which had been used in the
signature Of other conventions and is
HI. nnrcpnal nrnnaft, IF no cerrat