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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 mil
itary police along the canal as may be
necessary to protect it against lawless-
ness and disorder.
3. Vessels Of war of belligerents shall
not revictual nor take any stores in the
canal except so far as may be strictly
necessary, and the transit of such ves-
sells through the canal shall be effected
with the least possible delay in accord
ance with the regulations in force and
with only such intermssion as may re-
suit from the necessities of the service.
Prizes shall be in all respects subject
to the same rules as vessels of war of
the belligerents.
4. No belligerent shall embark or
disembark troops, munitions of war. or
warlike materials, in the canal except
in the case of accidental hindrance of the
transit, and in such case the transit
shall be resumed with all possible dis
patch
3. The provisions of this article shall
apply to waters adjacent to the canal,
within three marine miles of either end.
Vessels of war of belligerent shall
not remain in such waters longer than
cept 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 twenty four
hours from the departure of vessel of
war of the other belligerent.
6. The plant, establishments, build
ings and all works necessary to the 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 immunity from at
tack or injury by belligerents, and from
acts calculated to impair their useful
ness as part of the canal
Article w. 1t is agreed that no
change of territorial sovereignty or of
| international relations of the country or
countries traversed by the before men
toned canal shall affect the general
principal Of the naturalization or the
obligation of the high contracting articles
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 coma
! sent of the Senate thereof, and by His
, Britanic Majesty; and the ratifcations
shall be exchanged at Washington or at
London af the earliest possible time
within six months from the date hereof.
In faith whereof the respective pleni-
potentiaries have signed this treaty.
hereunto affixing their seals.
Done in duplicate at Washington, on
| the 18th day of November, in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and one.
(seal) PAUNCEFOTE.
(Seal.) JOHN HAY
Following is the letter of President
Roosevelt transmitting the treaty to
the Senate:
Il transmit for the advice and consent
of the Senate to it's ratification. con-
yention signed November Is, 1901, by the
respective plenipotentiaries of the United
States and Great Britain to facilitate
the construction of a ship canal to con-
meet the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by
whatever route may be considered expe-
dinet and to that end to remove any OBJ
lection which may arise out of the con-
vention of April 19, 1850, called the Clay
n-Buiwer treaty to the construction
OF such canal under the auspices of the
Government of the United States with
cut lmpairing the general principles OF
naturalization established in article 8 of
tnat convention. l also enclose re-
port from the Secretary Of State submit
ting the convention for my considera-
tion
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
White House, Washington, D. c., Dec.
4th, 1901.