The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-21

Article ] of the treaty again ex-
plicitly restricts the contract to that
particular canal before mentioned,
and declares that the governments of
the United States and Great Britain
hereby declare that neither the one
nor the other will ever obtain or main
tain for itself any exclusive control
over the said ship canal-that is, the
same ship canal referred to In the
preambe-by the way of River San
Juan de Nicaragua, and either OF
both OF the Lakes Of Nicaragua or
Managua. to any port or place on
the Pacific ocean. There is not line
In the Clayton Bulwer treaty that
extends or applies to canal between
the Atlantic and Pacific outside or
beyond the countries named therein.
You can not read into the treaty any
such meaning. Indeed, Immediately
after the conclusion of the treaty the
United States, with the illustrious
Daniel Webster as Secretary Of State
entered into negotiations with Next
CO for rights Of way across Tehuan.
tepec similar to those now held across
the canal zone. The treaty then was
fresh from minds who understood It's
meaning and intent. England at that
time raised no question as to our right
to engage In such enterprises. 1t Is
true that, through her diplomatic rep
resentatives, she succeeded In circum'
venting us, but her efforts In this d.
rection were not in any sense based
on any alleged treaty rights. I'm
doubtedly had our government at that
time acquired the rights we now pos
sess over Panama, there would have
been and could have been no valid
objection from any provision in the
Clayton Bulwer treaty raised to oui
building the canal. Undoubtedly We
had Just as much right to construct
the Panama Canal as had the French
company under Count De Lesseps, 81
far as any restrictions of the treat!
were concerned.
1t is contended that we are prevent
ed by article Of the Clayton Bulwe'
treaty from engaging in the building
of a ship canal at any other plac
: without the consent Of Great Britain
| What language can be found in tn
treaty to even remotely sustain sue
: a position? The main object Of tn
, treaty was to facilitate and encourag
/ the construction of a particular car
al then being promoted by privat
: American financiers over the rout
: therein mentioned. The project faile
and with its failure the treaty becam
, obsolete. Much stress is laid upo
: the provision in article which reads
: The governments Of the Unite
) States and Great Britain having nc
, only desired in entering into thi
| convention to accomplish a parti
! ular object, but also to establish
general principle
. And so forth.
But article s must be read togethe
: with article 5, in which the gener'
3 principle of article s is clearly state,
Article Of the treaty reads:
The contracting parties turtle
engage that when the salu CAM
shall have been completed they wi
protect 1t from interruption, sci
ure, or unjust confiscation; I'm
that they will guarantee the ne
trality thereof, so that the said ca
al may forever be open and fire
: and the capital invested therein s
: cure. Nevertheless the COVER
ments of the United States al
a Great Britain, in according the
y protection to the construction
;. said canal and guaranteeing
neutrality and security wnen col
+ pleted, always understand that til
II protection and guarantee are graz
p ed conditionally, and may be wit