The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-06
THE CANAL TREATY
PRESIDENT SUBMITS TEXT TO THE
SENATE.
CAN USE EITHER ROUTE.
NEUTRALITY OF THE CANAL Es.
PECIALLY STRESSED.

Superseded, but the General Prin-
Clause of That Convention Is
Not to BE Impaired-NO Discrimi-
nation Must lie Made Against Any
NatiOn-United states Must Police
the Canal, but No Act of War Must
BE Permitted There.
Washington, Dec. 5.-The new Hay
Pauncefote treaty, providing for the
construction of canal across the 18TH
mus of Panama, which was sent TO
the Senate yesterday. is as follows:
The United States of America and
His Majesty. Edward the VII, of the
United Kingdom cf Great Britain and
Ireland, and of the British Dominions
beyond the seas, King and Emperor OF
India, being desrous to facilitate the
construction of canal to connect the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans, by what
ever route may be considered expe-
dent, and to that end to remove any
objection which may arise out of the
convention of the 18th of April, 1850,
commonly called the Clayton Bulwer
treaty, to the construction of such
canal under the auspices of the gov
ernment of the United States, without
impairing the general principle of neu-
tralization established in article of
that convention have for that purpose
appointed as their plenipotentiaries:
The President of the United States,
John Hay, Secretary of State of the
United States of America, and His Ma
jesty, Edward the VIII of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and ireland
and the British dorninions beyond the
seas, King and Emperor of India: the
Rt. Hon. Lord Pauncefote, G.. C. r., G..
c. M. G.. His Majesty's ambassador
extraordinary and plenipotentiary to
the United States;
Who. having communicated to each
other their full powers. which were
found to be in due and proper form,
have agreed upon the following ar
ticles:
Article 1.-The high contracting par
ties agree that the present treaty shall
supresede the aforementioned conven-
tlOIl Oh the iJLn Apfli, 160U.
article HIT is agreed that the ca
nal may be constructed under the aus
pices of the government of the United
States, either directly at it's own cost
or by gift or loan of money to indi-
viduals or corporations, or through sub
scription to or purchase of stock or
shares. and that, subject to the pro-
visions of the present treaty, the said
government shall have and enjoy all
the rights incident to such construc-
tion as well as the exclusive right of
providing for the regulation and man
agement of the canal.
The Basis of Neutrality.
article III. The United States
adopts as the basis of naturalization of
such ship canal, the following rules,
substantially as embodied in the con-
vention of Constantinople, signed
Oct. %, 1888, for the free navigation
of the Suez canal, that is to say:
First. 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 such nation, or it's citizens or
subjects in respect of the conditions on
changes of traffic or otherwise. Such
conditions or charges of traffic shall
be just and equitable.
Second. The canal shall never be
blockaded, nor shall any right of war
by exercised nor any act of hostility
be committed within it. The United
States, however, shall be at liberty to
maintain such military police along the
canal as may be necessary to protect
it against lawlessness and disorder.
Third Vessels of war of belliger-
ents 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 ca
nal 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, sub
ject to the same rules as vessels OF
war of the belligerents.
Fourth. No belligerent shall en-
bark or disembark troops, munitions of
war; or warlike materials, in the canal,
except in the case of accidental him
drance of the transit, and in such case
the transit shall be resumed with all
possible dispatch
Fifth. The provisions of this arti
Gle 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 twentyfour hours
at any one time. except in case of dis
tress. 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 a vessel of war of the
other belligerent
sixth. The plant. establish
ments, buildings. and all works neces-
gary to the construction, maintenance
and operation 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 enjov
complete immunity from attack or in
Jury by belligerents, and from acts call
culated to impair their usefulness as
part Of the canal.
Article ". II Is agreed that no
change of territorial sovereignty or of
international relations of the country
or countries traversed by the before
mentioned canal shall affect the gen.
eral principle of the naturalization or
the obligation of the high contracting
parties under the present treaty.
Article V-The present treaty shall
be ratified by the President of the
United States. by and with the ad-
vice and consent Of the Senate thereof,
and His Britannia Majesty and the
ratifications shall be exchanged at
London or at Washington at the earli-
est possible time within six months
from the date hereof.
"In faith whereof. the respective
plenipotentiaries have signed this