Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-06
PROVISIONS 0F TREATY.
Provisions Of the Hay Pauncefote
Treaty Now Before the United
> States Senate. I
Treaty of 1850 Abrogated and United
States May build and Control II !.
the Canal. @ a x$. 55s q
Conditions Substantially the Same as
Those Regulating the Operation #
b., Of Suez Canal. 5s SsSE.5s

Washington, Dec. 6.--The new Hay
Pauncefote treaty, providing, for the
construction of a canal across the 18TH
mus of Panama, which was sent to the
senate Wednesday, is as follows,
Article 1.-The high contracting
parties agree that the present atreaty
shall supersede the Clayton -Bulwez
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 OF loan of money
to individuals or corporations or
through subscription to or purchase of
stock or shares and that, subject to
the provisions of the present treaty,
the said government shall have and
enjoy all the rights incident to such;
construction, as we'll as the exclusive
right of providing for the regulation
and management of the canal. s
Article III-The United States
| adopts as the basis of the neutraliza-
| ton Of such ship canal, the following
rules, substantially as embodied in the
| convention of Constantinpple, signed
| the 28th of October, 1888, for the free
| navigation of the Suez canal, that is
| to say: e.
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 mo 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 lawlessaess and disr
order
Warships of BeIIiserents.
Third-Vessels of war of a belliger-
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
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| 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
or disembark troops, munitions of war
or 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 DOS
sible dispatch.
Fifth-The provisions of this article
Shall apply to waters adjacent to the
canal within three marine miles of
either end. Vessesl of war of a bellig-
erent shall not remain in such waters
longer than "a hours at any one time,
except in case of distress, and in such
case shall depart as soon as possible
but vessel of war of one bellgerent
shall not depart within "a hours from
the departure Of vessel of war of the
other belligerent.
SiXth-The plants, establishments
buildings and all works necessary to
the construction, maintenance and
operation of the canal shall be deemed
to be parts thereof for the puposes
OF this treaty and in time OF war, as
in time of peace, shall enjoy complete
immunity from attack or INJURY by
belilgerents and from acts calculated
to impair their usefulness as part OF
the canal
Article VT is agreed that no
change of territorial sovereignty or of
international relations of the country
or countries traversed by the herein
mentioned canal shall affect the gen
eral principle of naturalization or the
obligation of the high contracting
parties under the present treaty.