Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-12-07
THE NEW TREATY
PROVISIONS or THE l1AY-PAUNcE
FoTE CONVENTION NOW Be
+ FORE TNE eKNATE.
TREATY OF 1850 ADVOCATED

United States May BuIld and contro
tfsS Nicarasuan Canal Under condi
tions Substantially the Same al
Those Regulating Me Operation d
the suez Canal Under The Treaty d
constantinople.
Washington, Dec. 6.-The new Hay.
Pauncefote treaty, providing for the
construction of canal across the 18th.
mus Of Panama, which was sent to the
senate Wednesday, Is as follows:
Article THE high contracting
parties agree that the present treaty
shall supersede the CIayton-B ulwer
convention OF the 18th OF April 1850.
Article lit 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 ofethe present treaty,
the said government shall have and
enjoy all the rights incident to such
construction, as well as the exclusive
right Of providing for the regulation
and management OF the canal.
Article IIE-The United States
adopts as the basis OF the neutralizas
ton OF such ship canal, the following
rules, substantially as embodied in the
convention Of CoRst antinople, signed
the 18th OF October, 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 any such nation or it's citizens
or subjects in respect of the 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 along
the canal as may be necessary to pro
tect it against lawlessness and dis
order.
WarshIps Of BelIigerents.
Third Vessels of war OF a bellfgers
ent 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 sub
ject to the same rules as vessels OF |
war of the belligerents.
Fourth-No belligerent shall embark !,
Dr. disembark troops, munitions of war
Dr. Warlike materials used in the canal
except in case of accidental hindrance
Of the transit and in such cases the
transit shall be resumed with all pos
sible dispatch.
Fifth-The provisions Of this article
shall apply to waters adjacent to the
sanal within three marine miles of
either end. Vessesl of war of a bellig-
srent shall not remain in such waters
onger than "a hours at any one time,
except In case of distress, and in such
,ase shall depart as soon as possible,
,ut vessel of war OF one belligeTent
hall not depart Within "a hours from
he departure of a vessel Of war OF the
fher belligerent
Sixth-The plants, establishments,
and all works necessary to
he construction, maintenance and
peration of the canal shall be deemed
o be parts thereof for the purposes
f this treaty and in time OF war, as
q time OF peace, shall enjoy complete
immunity from attack OF, INJURY by
and from acts calculated
0 impair their usefulness as part of
he canal.
Article VT is agreed that no
hange. of territorial sovereignty or of {,
International relations of the country
r countries traversed by the Herein
rentioned canal shall affect the gen
raj principle of naturalization or the
litigation of the high contracting
arties under the present treaty,
UBLlc SHOULD DO LIKEWISE.