The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-17
SAY ENGLAND
is RIGHT IN
CANAL STAND
Trustees of the Carnegie Peace
Movement Urge Repeal of
Tolls Exemption
GREAT INTERESTS At STAKE
These Lie In the Sanctity of Con-
tracts and Observance of
Our Treaties
GREAT INTERESTS At STAKE
ARBITRATION IF NOT REPEAL

New York, ". Y, March H.
The following statement was issued
today by the trustees of the Carnegie
endowment for International peace
relative To The Panama canal II says
i'm part:
The undersigned members Of the
board of trustees of the Carnegie en-
dowment for international peace. in
Vite the attention of their fellow cit
izcns To the following statement con-
corning the grave International dis
cussion which has arisen over the ev-
emption OF American coastwise vessels
from tolls on the Panama canal:
On Nov. Is, 1901, "a treaty "tO facil-
itate the construction of "A ship canal
Ia connect the Atlantic ana Pacilidc
oceans" was concluded between the
United States and Great Britain, at
the request and on the initiative OF
the United States. The essential pro-
visions of the treaty We're Cd that
the canal man he constructed under
United States" ana that the said
government shall have and enjoy all
the rights incident to such construc.
ton, as we'll as the exclusive right of
providing for the regulation and man
agement oi the canal" CD that the
canal shall be- free ana open To- the
vessels OF commerce ana of war of all
.I.aArNf5nu a. an
terms Of entire equality" CD that the
plant for operating the canal and the
canal itself shall be "neutralized," and
shall enjoy complete immunity from
attack or injury by belligercnts; t4)
that the United States shall he at lib"
crty TO maintain an adequate military
police along the canal; and CD that
mo change of territorial sovereignty
or of the international relations of the
country or countries traversed by tn"
before mentioned canal shall effect the
general principle of naturalization or
the obligation of the high contracting
parties under the present treaty
The concluding of this treaty-com-
monty spoken of as the Hay-Paunce-
lOtt lTtdIA-WdS IL ltN'SStlN Pi'iii7
mary to the construction of any 18TH
mian canal by the United States or
under it's auspices because by pre-
Vious convention between the same
parties concluded in April, 1850, the
United states and Great Britain had
bound themselves that neither would
ever obtain or maintain for itself any
exclusive control over an lsthmian
canal or "maintain any foitiliiications
commanding the same or exercise
dominion over any part of central
America" The contracting parties
further agreed to protect the canal
from interruption, seizure, or un-
Just conflscation," and to guarantee
it's neutrality.
This nvention-commonly spoken
Of as the Clayton Bulwer treaty
made at the request and on the ini-
tiative Of the United States, esiab-
lshed the general principle OF the
naturalization of any lsthmian canal
which might be constructed. princi-
pie which the Hay-Pauncefote trearH
reafiirmed.
The great design OF both treaties
that of 1850 and that of 1901. was to
promote the construction and nainle-
nance of ship-canal between the
,wo oceans, for the benefit OF man
kind, on equal terms To all ana to
protect the neiitralized canal effective
~ when built
In the summer of 1912, Congress
passed bill fixing the tolls To be
paid for passing through the Pahani
csnal--constructed by the unit'd
states and approaching completion
hut added a section which exempted
American coastwise vessels from pay
ing tolls, thus giving American coast
ing vessels privilege which no other
vessels would enjoy, and diminishhs
the probable income of the canal III
operation.
After an interval Of several months
Great Britain has presented To the
government of the United states
protest against the exemption o'
American coastwise vessels on TWO
principal grounds. First, that such
AN exemption Is Inconsistent with the
provision of the Hay yPauncctote !
treaty that the canal shall he open To |
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