Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-26
ENGLAND STATES
HER OBJECTIONS
To Senate Amendments to the Hay
Pauucefote Tteaty.
SERIOUS DIFFERENCES ARISE
Great Hritain wouid be Greatly
Handicapped IN Use of Canal where
other Nations Would Not

Washington, March 25.--The answer
of the British government expressing
It's inability to accept the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty IN the form amended by the
United States Senate, was made public
today is in the form of commune
cation from Lord I.ansdowne, British
minister OF foreign affairs, to Lord
Pauncefote, and asks the latter to read
the dispatch to the secretary Of state
and TO leave a copy in his hands
Lord Lansdowne begins by showing
that there was no desire on the part Of
the British government to change the
Clayton Bulwer treaty. But some Of
It's provisions, he says, had been re-
garded with disfavor by the govern
ment of the United States and in the
Presidents message OF December 1895,
II was urged that the national policy
called more imperatively than ever for
the control Of the projected highway
by the government Of the United
States"
Lord Pauncefote made inquiry Of the
secretary of state as to this attitude
of the President. the result being sum
married. by Lord Lansdowne as follows.
I'm reply, the views Of the United
states government were frankly and
openly explained You were most em-
phatlcally assured that the President
had no intention whatever of ignoring
the Clayton Buwer convention and
that he would loyalty observe treaty
stlpulations. But In view OF the long
national feeling In favor Of the con-
structlon OF a Nicaragua canal and Of
the improbabllty Of the work being ac-
complished by private enterprise, the
United States government was pre-
pared to undertake 1t themselves upon
obtaining the powers from Congress.
For that purpose, however they must
endeayor by friendly negotiations, to
obtain the consent Of Great Britain TO
such a modification Of the Clayton Bull
wer treaty as without affecting the gen.
eral principle therein declared. would
enable the great object in view to be
accomplished for the benefit OF the COM
merce of the world
The result, however, Of the discus
slons Lord Lansdowne says, was the
treaty which Mr. Hay handed to Lord
Pauncefote IN January, 1899 The Brit
ish government was not yet prepared
TO accept the treaty. as serious difficult
Ties had arisen in seeking to arrange
affairs then pending before the joint
high commission and Lord Salisbury
did not see how her majestys govern
ment could sanction any convention for
amending the Clayton Bulwer treaty,
as the opinion Of this country would
hardly support them In making a con-
cession which would he wholly 90 the
benefit OF the United States at time
when they appeared to be so little 10
clined to come to satisfactory agree
ment In regard TO the Alaskan frontier"
Later the introduction of the Nicara-
qua canal bill In Congress revived at
tentlon to the treaty and II was ac-
cepted, Lord Lansdowne saying "I{er
majesty's government. after due con-
slderation, determined TO accept the
convention Internationally, as a signal
proof or their friendly disposition and
OF their desire not TO impede the execu-
ton OF project declared to be Of ma
tional Importance TO the people Of the
United States"
Lord Lansdowne then discussed the
right Of the United States to annul the
Clayton-B ulwer treaty saying: "The
Clayton Bulwer treaty is an lnterna-
tional contract Of unduestlonahle valid
ity contract which, according to
We'll established usage, ought not to be
abrogated or modified save with the
consent OF both parties to the contract"
Lord Lansdowne then considers the
Senate amendments. declaring that the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty Is hereby SUI
opposing this contention. He
LAYS most stress, however, upon the
other Senate amendments and says
they present more formidable difficult
ties. On these he says:
1.-THE first OF them. which reserves to
the United States the right of taking