Show I HAS RIGHT TO FORTIFY CAt CANAL AL I Great Britain Has Formally Acknowledged Acknowledged Ac Ac- Right of United States to Fortify Panama Canal II I Washington Any Washington Any fear that the right of the United States to to fort fortify y the Panama canal might be challenged ed and forced to arbitration under the provision of the pending Anglo American arbitration has been dispelled dispelled dispelled dis dis- dis- dis by a statement from official sources that Great Britain already has formally acknowledged that right On several occasions this acknowledgment t had been made it was learned learned learn learn- ed Tuesday but all doubt is said to have been removed by a communication tion In writing from the late Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary Hay Hat to the senate explanatory of the understanding he had reached with the British representatives when the Hay treaty was being negotiated Mr Hay explained every step of the negotiations and when he came to the clause in the Clayton Bulwer treaty prohibiting the fortification of the canal he offered a statement of the reason that led him and Lord to omit that prohibition from the new treaty as follows The whole theory of the treaty Is that the canal is to be entirely an American canal The enormous cost of construction is to to-be to be borne by ih the United States alone When constructed construct construct- ed edit it is to be exclusively the property property property prop prop- erty of the United States and is to tobe tobe tobe be managed controlled and defended by it I Under these circumstances and considering that by the n new w treaty Great Britain Is relieved of all the responsibilities responsibilities re reo re- re and burden of maintaining maintain maintain- ing its neutrality and security It was thought entirely fair to omit the prohIbition prohibition pro pro- that no fortification shall be erected commanding the canal or or orthe the waters adjacent |