Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-10

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! with only such intermission as may re-
/ suit from the necessities of the service
| Prizes shall be in all respects subject
/ to the same rules as vessels OF war OF
! the belligerents
T. No beligerent shall embark or dis
! embark troops, munitions of war, or
7 warlike materials in the canal, except in
case of accidental hindrance of the tram
I sit and in such case the transit shall be
( resumed with all possible dispatch.
. .. The provisions of this article snail
/ apply to waters adjacent to the canal
/ within three marine miles OF either end.
! Vessels of war of a belligerent shall not
remain in such waters longer than "A
1 hours at any one time except IN case OF
/ distress, and in such case shal depart as
! soon possible: but a vessel of war of
4 one belligerent shall not depart within "A
! hours from the departure of vessel OF
war of the other beligerent.
I g. The plant, establishments, buildings,
/ and all works necessary to the construc-
ton. maintenance and operation of the
canal shall be deemed to be part thereof
for the purposes of this treaty, and in
/ time of war as in time of peace, shall
! enjoy complete immunity from attack or
/ injury by benigerents and from acts cal
/ culated to impair their usefulness as part
of the canal.
In the preamble of the HayPauncefote
treaty occurs the following:
The United States of America and His
/ Majesty Edward VII. of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
and of the British Dominions beyond the
seas, King, and Emperor of India be-
ing DESTROYS to facilitate the construc-
ton of ship canal to connect the At
lantie and Pacific Oceans, by whatever
route may be considered expedient, ana
to that end to remove any objection
f which may arise out of the convention
of the 18th April. $50, commonly called
the Clayton BulWer treaty, to the con-
struction of such canal under the aus
+ nj uf Government
States, without impairing the general
f principle of naturalization established
in Article of that convention, have TOR
that purpose appointed as their pienipo-
tentiaries
Articles l and ! of the Hay-Pauncefote
4 treaty are as follows:
ARTICLE l,
The high contracting parties agree
that the present treaty shall supersede
the aforementioned convention of the 18TH
I April, 1850.
ARTICLE 4,
It is agreed that no change of terri
torial sovereignty or o. the international
relations of the country or coun-
] tries traVersed by the before mentioned
canal shall affect the general principle
of naturalization or the obligation of the
high contracting parties under the pres
ent treaty.
Article of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
then provides that the United States
adoptseas the basis of naturalization of
such ship canal the following rules:
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 no discrimination against any
such nations, 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.
WHAT ARE THE RULES TO BE OBJ
SERVED?
Now, what are these rules? Remem-
Der. the language of the treaty is the
canal shall be free and open to the yes
sals OF commerce and war of all nations
observing these rules. SO that there shall
be no discrimination against any such
nation. What are these rules?
The canal shat never be blockaded. nor
shall any right Of war be exercised nor
any act of hostility be committed within
It. That is one of them.
Another is that vessels of war of a
belligerent shall not reVictual ~2r
take any stores - t.Ie canal. e*ct4
so far as be strictly nece.----y, Ind
the transit of such vessels through the
canal shall be effected with the least
possible delay. in accordance with the
regulations in force, and with only
such intermission as may result from
the necessities of the service.
Another rule is: No belligerent shall
embark or disembark troops, NUM-
drill m
the canal except in case of accidental
hindrance of the transit, and in such
case the transit shall be resumed with
all possible dispatch.
Another rule is: The provisions OF
this article shall apply to waters ad-
jacent to the canal, within 3 marine
miles of either end. Vessels of wal
of a belligerent shall not remain in
such waters longer than "A hours at
any one time, except in case of dis
tress and in such case shall depart
as soon as possible: but a vessel OF
war of one belligerent shall not depart
within "a hours from the departure
| of a vessel of war of the other bel
ligerent.
Do you tell me that these rules
/ the observance of which is required
by all nations in order to give equal
ity in the canal-that these rules
which would prevent our maintaining
our war vessels in the canal in time
of war, or revictualing our vessels II
time of war in the canal. or disem-
barking troops or munitions of war
apply, to the United States or the
Republic of Panama, upon whose zone
the canal is constructed? applause,
THE PRESENT TOLL LAW
What, then, is the issue before us
A little less than two years ago WE
passed a Panama Canal act, and IL
that act we provided that no tolls
should be levied upon our vessels en-
gagged in the eoastwise trade. We fur
Their provided that the President, II
fixing the tolls, might give preference
to American vessels in the foreign
trade, though he did not do that II
fixing the rate of tolls.
We further provided that the YES
sells belonging to the Republic of Pan
anna should not pay tolls We made
three exceptions in regard to tolls
Having provided the tolls for all othel
vessels in the world except the Uni