The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-11-21
TREATY SIGNED
CONVENTION BETWEEN GREAT
BRITAIN AND U. 8.
Nesotiatsd . Substitute Tor the Se-calIed
fiay-Pauneefote Treaty. Formally Exer
cuted 1t Washington Some d the Pro
visions Outlined BY the New yerk Jour-
nails London Correspondent.

Washington, Nov. l9.-The new Hay
Pauncefote treaty was signed yesterday
at II :05 by Secretary Hay for the United
States and Lord Pauncefote, the British
ambassador, for Great Britain. :
This treaty is intended to replace the
first Hay-Pauncefote treaty. That con-
vention was amended so extensively by
the United States senate at its last ses-
sion that the British government de-
clined to ratify it. Within few weeks
negotiations began afresh between Sec
retary Hay and Lord Pauncefote which
have just resulted in the signing of the
new treaty. drawn with special reference
to the objections found by the senate
with the first treaty.
New York, Nov. l9.-The London cor
respondent of the New York Journal
says copy of the new Nicaraguan canal
treaty was shown to the Journal cores
pondent by an official of the foreign
ofhce. The principal provisions are as
follows:
1t is agreed that the canal may be
constructed under the auspices of the
government of the United States either
directly or at its own cost, or by gift or
loan of money by individuals or corpor-
ations or through subscription to or pur-
chase of stock or shares and that, owing
to the provisions of the present conven-
ton the United States shall have and
enjoy all the rights incident to such con-
struction, as we'll as the exclusive right
of providing for the regulation and man
agement of the canal.
Other provision follow:
l. The canal shall be free and 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 citizens or subjects in re-
spect of the conditions or charges of
traffic, or otherwise.
e. The canal shall never be blockaded,
nor shall any right of war be exceeded
or any act of hostility be committed
within it.
3. Vessels of war of q belligerent shall
not enter or take any stores in the canal
except go far as may be strictly neces-
sary 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 rule as vessels of war of the
belligerents.
4. No belligerent shall embark or dis
embark troops, munitions of war or war
like materials in the canal except in case
of accidental hindrance of the transit,
and in such case the transit shall be
resumed with all possible dispatch.
8. 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 belligerent shall not
remain in such waters longer than
twenty-four hours at any one time except
in case of distress, and in such cases
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. buildings
and all works necessary to the construc-
ton, maintenance and operation of the
canal shall be deemed to be part thereof
for the purpose of this convention and
in time of war as in time of peace shaft
enjoy complete immunity from attack or
injury by belligerents aad from acts cal
culated toimpair their usefulness as part
of the canal.