Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-06
NEW CANAL TREATY
Text Of Revised Hay-Paunce-
 fote Convention.
WATERWAY NEVER TO BE BLOCKED
Our Government Authorized to Con- struct Work Directly at Its own Govt, and It Is to He Open
 t0 All Nations.

strucf Work Directly at Its Own
 Govt, and It Is to He Open
 to All Nations. WASHINGTON, Dec 6.-The fuE
 text of the new Hay-Pauncefote treaty,
 providing for the construction of ca nal across the isthmus Of Panama, which was sent to the senate, is as fellows:
 Article 1.-The high contracting par ties agree that the present treaty shall supersede the aforementioned conven- ton Of the 18th of April, 1850. : Article 2.-It is agreed that tue canal
 may be constructed under the auspices of the government of the United States either directly at it's own cost or by gifr or loan of money to individuals or corporations or through subscription to or purchase of stock or shares and .at, subject to the provisions of the present treaty, the said government shall have and enjoy all the rights in. cident to such construction as well as the exclusive right of providing for the regulation and management of the canal.
 Article 3.-The United States adopts as the basis of the naturalization Of such ship canal substantially as em- bodied in the convention of Constanfi nople, signed the 2Sth of October, 1SSS for the free navigation of the Suez ca. nal-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 so that there shall be no discrimination against any such nation or it's citizens or subjects in respect Of the rules on terms of entire equality, conditions or charges of traffic or otherwise. Such conditions and charges of traffic shall be just and equitable
 Sec0nd.-The canal shall never be bloekaded, 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 as may be necessary to protect it against law lessness and disorder.
 Third.-Tessels of war Of a bel 1 ligerent shall not revictuaI nor take
 any stores i'll 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 i'll force and with only such l internission as may result from the necessities Of the service. Prizes shall be in all respects subject to the same
 rules as vessels of war of the bel l ligerents.
 Fourth.--No belligerent shall embark
 or disembaSk troops. munitions of war
 or warlike materials used in the canal except in case of accidental hindrance of the transit, and in such case the transit shall be resumed with all possi- ble dispatch.
 Fifth.-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 bellig- erent nation shall not remain in such
 waters longer than twenty-fou hours
 at any one time except in case of dis
 tress, and in such case shall depart as
 soon as possible, but vessel of war of I one belligerent shall not depart within twenty-four hours from the departure of vessel Of war of the other belliger- 1 ent.
 1 Sixth.-The plant. establishments, l buildings and all works necessary to
 the construction, maintenance and op- 1 eration of the canal shall be deemed 1 to be parts thereof for the purposes of 1 this treaty, and in time of war, as in i time Of peace, shall enjoy complete inn
 munity from attack or injury by bellig- ! erents and from acts calculated to i'm { pair their usefulness as part of the I canal.
 Article At is agreed that no change
 of territory, sovereignty or of interna- ! tioDal relations of the country or coun-
 tries trayersed by the before mentioned
 canal shall affect the general principle
 Of naturalization of the obligation of
 the high contracting parties under the present treaty.
 Article 5.-The present treaty shall be
 ratified by the president of the United
 States by and with the advice and consent of the senate thereof and by
 his Britannia majesty, and the ratifica- l tions shall be exchanged at Washing 1 ton or at London at the earliest possi-
 ole time within six months from the 1 date hereof
 glonroe For Deyery'S Place.