Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-19
BY Vote Of SIS TO l8 Pcrsistcntly
Opposed Treaty Is Favor
ably Disposed Of.
PENDING OVER TWO YEARS
U. S. Gets Year Lease on
Canal Route and Naval Base
in Gulf of Fonseca.

''S'''''' ''f'S'' 'Nl'dT"SUiH treaty,
whereby the United state" would ac-
quire a anin",y-niuo-ycar op,ion on tho
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Included in tho raiitca,ion rcroIu-
tion wa. rroy;.i.r Jo.,,,i,, ,,o
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'ae'' "ooS NOT ih'r'"i I" Violate any
existing rights ~ tho l'onsc"a Gulf Of
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PROVISIONS OF tho treaty. which has
oceh rehdinS r"iorc the Senate for
moro Than t"o ycars. arc "a follows:
"r''clc IL" government Of Mica
raSuh grants IN p"ri"tuity 10 the gov
eth'hcht OF INC United states. tor"vor
free from ;'li taxation or other public
cha'Sc the 'NcIHSlN" proprictarE rights
ncccssaTE ana convenient for the con-
siTuEtlc!s, operation! ana maintenance
OF AN ihterocean!c canal hy way OF
'he can juan i;iNer ana the great ak
OF .>icaEaSua. or by Nay OF any route
over '>'caraGHan territory, and detail"
OF inc terms nnon which such canal
sha! DC constructed. operated and
main'ainsd TO be agreed TO bE the TWO
governments Whenever the government
OF inc Cnitcd states snail notify the
government OF HiT"r"SGa Of lis desire
OF intention TO construct such canal
Af'cic IL o cnhhi" The govern
ntent or inc lnitcd states 10 protect
inc fanama cana! and the propri"ta:y
10 'Hc oN"Fh'hoh' "'
sr,to,n '''''-
men, of ~. I-r,..t e.
measure NECESSARY 20 IN, c,de co,,,
plated hc-oin ,I,n royc,,,,.r, -, ri..
rarua hcrch, rclc.soe fo- som, r
ninctvninc y,.r. ~ .bo ,.n..o,,,,.
of the up;,cd S,a,cs III. isi,rd. ~ ,ho
Z. Caribbean Sea !.uowu as Cr.,, corn
Island and I.!,.lc Corn Island .rd 10
government OF Nicaragua further
grants 70 rho .oy,ru,,cn, M ,bc I.,i,cd
States for a like pc-iod Of pinc,yuirc
wears the rich, 20 establish ,ncr.,c
and maintain :, naval nasc a. .uch
Mace on tho ,crri,o,.,. nf E;c,--ra
bordering upon The CUR Of Eouscc;. as
the Eoycrnincu, OF tho Iui,cd S,a,.s
may select Th, government Of thc
United States Shall have tho op,ion cr
renewing FOR "a further tern, of uincty-
nine years the above leases and grants
upon the expiration OF their respective
terms. it hcinc expressly agreed ti,a,
the territory hcrcby leased and Tic
naval base whl,h may be maintained
under the gran; aforesaid ynau hc
subject exclusively to the laws and
sovereign authority Of the United
States during the terms OF such lease
and grant and OF any renewals thereof
SIN OF SJ,u,o O.M
PROMISED .rO SIt>U<Cu>
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NAV determine. 10 be arrlied bv
Nicaragua upon it's Indebtedness or
other pubic purposes fua tho adva nee
ment or the welfare OF Nicaragua. in
manner TO bc determined by the two
nigh contracting parties. all such dis
burscmcnts 10 he made by orders dra"n