| Show ti 1 LuTERCOMESATLAST I q i I jh ujIsDetayed Answer I HyPat1nccfote Treaty t e I 1 j Ar1ENDMETS NOT II U v U ifIL rthiiig in the DOCUIUCT1t In 1 j Counter proflpSIt11 Nor TB O1cniflg Left for1lTth8r Ac U I by the BtItiSh I qi Belier in Wfnshlngtofl tii ThathCT0 L Vi11 Be O Purthcr I k Subjcc In I t Tct of Anwr Vithh5L I iH L I WaiIl1tOfl March p pccedirnz3wcrfrolflthc I U z J S 1othrnunkaU Ii reciting tlie SftCS I I the Senate tiflon the 1iayPay0te U treity wns returiid nt nOOfl t1c1a Lod PaunccIqLe tc BrthiIt Ernbas I ader hcd already acquainted Secre I P tary Hay wItJi the fUCL thDt he had j I t received a ommrniIcnt1on riotn I Government OB the ubiccC aiid1t 1iad 4 1 t been In his poSCBSJOfl for eseraL tY 1 1 ecretflrY Hay had acriufreda geflcraI L i lthoisIedge of tIi chartCr dt the S I IJrLttSh responSe 4 I i I f SecretriI Iti2 It thefom u1 Inntruqt1ohfm Lbrd Lanone I I j I 1 I conc1uki pfthe Qnerence j I ft ns ntatett that the InttUCUOfl to 1 Lord to notuy t1i I I CocrntTeflt of the TJntted Stats UILt I the flrItIsh GOVOflflC1t dtd9t SO 11 r i wtY cIeat to acccpt q U I I hmendments I I s amendments wcre treatcu fl g tail at some IengtJf Inirgumntathe y r 1 t iaigiton1 theiurbose ot the British I t Government bIngtoshOW that t had v i iouxia reasonor declining to accept AfLer dIposn of the 4 ziotoccineIude vU expr sslon of I grt that uch a courc W1S forccd I unon tlio British GovernpnL There U nothing n the natuI o aotinter I I prDpoSItOfl nor ws an peung ef I tor further action b the British Go ernment I rt was stated that if thereJa to bea t I I iirther atCmttO amend the Clayton I i 5 Bulwor eaV s ts to author1ze the I United States to construCt awaterway across the isthmUs thenit Is fox the If I UnJted States to make the oeitqrc Tue BrItIs1i Goenrneri ebnply drops 1 i the matetattthIs point I TA1EN 1OTflEWHITB HOUSE r Secretriry Bay carried the comtnunl Ii cation to the VhlteBouse to ta1c vfth I jj the Presideut a to Luture action or the S department lut no oporttinlt offereu II this nfte Ui1 roi the coitference L thterctor1tc P1L L be sutted hat ac II tion If any vlll be takeii by our Go eminent it is stated that hei Is no q hurry evcn ln the event that It BhallU I h I be dcc1dQAto Invite Great Britain to f J JoIn In treah negotiutlons as to an Uth U mEan canalCongre83 not being In se I 31OI1 tQ qnstder a treaty if onushoulddt I lie rrainetl t Te b1iet seems to he I I thatt there will be no further ILegotla 1 L I tion1cc tie ilj ct lntJm irnmcdlat Citurd unless ore event notiow forot I eu by the oIlIctah CZtUBCB a cihange In th 8ltuaton 4 l For the present the tet oftheBlt I llt answer whlibe 3v1thheldIrorri pub 1 Itcatlon tli1 side of the atn at ay S I rate alLhough It Is said that lifter the Pree1d it has thoro1gh1y6nsIdered the matter some general statement may1 b macic as to the points daveloped h ANSWER IS A5 LONG ONE 1 The British answer Is Jonas such documents go and would make about two newspaper colunfls The tone of 1 the reIIl IS distinctly friendly throughout through-out parU ulcirly o jj the oiIudlng assurances o1 goad wBl andathslre to S cooperate in the reat1zatIonofie Un S dertaking Mthoigh th tect Is with held It Is understood that the ftflSwer takes up the three aiuelmcnts macic by the Senate au1 prcsen8 the difileul tIe8 In the way of tssentfng to them 5 As to the amendment wihcl struck out all that clauo of the treaty Inviting other niarlume nations to concur In i the neutralizing of the canal the 13r1t ish view tbLtt yIhle the Uqiteci tates U and Great BritaLtt can bind thtGiiieIcs L by treaty to neutralize the I ctripot ztake thin action blndltjg onalt I 7 other Govermncnts Un1e2s these Go U criiments consenL A s to the entire Wogqtioh of tJc4 I Claytfii3u1w eaty ti8 p6v1ded one f thc Senate amenmen it ap Jear2 to betho BrIt1ghi vleytiia such 1 a step Is too U arreaching to b taken until each side of th case hi prcsented Tho soaI1d Davis anieiujm ap i pears howoyer to be the chief olshicle iii the wa of an g1eement and whileS while-S thBritlh answer niakesno suggesjo S of an Lurther negtlatIon It seems to be a fair Jnferenc from It general I tenor that If a lnodlhlcaI4on of thia amendment could be sec rdd there U I could probaly be an U U the otherpqints odilTercn j 4U rcadhiig of the axissvei fliakd plaIn U that While It does not make counter propoitlor or propose further ncUoii yet it dQcs not ptepudtij1 action y S haying down a cusc U flered to without tiori On the coiitrry th talceB the rorin of an to show that the amendments 1rOSCU by the senate do lint U thi varlou Brltish that r tiat cepted In the Ih1r I 1 an8wer nothIng peremitory In thc tonQiy tle Ii rN PROGRESS TWO S U The HayPauncefote U have been in progress Ior soniflIiig oyer twoyears and nlijgIo 5 Interests Involved they hare cohBtltuted U the international qt1estIo at lsuo l I fore the state departnient The treaty I vas slgn d prior to the Opening of the Fiftysixth Congress anti was submit ted to the Senate in December it t i at once encountered Opposition I1iithlLt body but after some delay wa flhafl ratliled uTter several amendmnen lntC tU t beenadoted U The chief Issue was made on wlat I I as known as the Davis anem1dnient t While In terms this did not give the United States a right to fortify the U canal yet In general langua i c I I pressed the right of this counI to 1 adopt such measures in regar Icthe I U canal as were deemed necet for the propci maintenance of American au tP thority U flt r After xtended debate In eXeclUlve sesslop two other amendnents J were Lr adopted ud the treaty was ratlfled n l amnendedThe other two VS S tm abrogated the Clavonl3ujwer tteatv l I and strtlc out th pmovlslon o th treaty which invited other foleIgn GovernmentB to express their ofit OPproval S S I HOW DdCtThIENT WAS RBGARDED d th iocument created conditions r which tlieBritIsh Government had not concurred In when the original treat was macjc1t was necessary to presentS present-S The Instruent In its amended forn to U d 1 thaL Govcrnnent for Itn approal it > Is understoQd that one moving cUwId eration Lfl the minds or the l3ritish stacsmeiwho cQnIderCd j I i I Uc i S S U 55 to t hemade was that their determination determina-tion affected not only Great Britain and hprIntereaiK In the canal but all flit imirltime nations of IJuropc and or the world at large Lti cue l crinplctu ten trallzlhlf oftfjo canal tmdur the letms of the treaty1 would hoye Uie effect or tV ollf irtlhg the < same righto and usngo 40 Germany France and other nation fhitt were enjoyed by Great Britain It m wiis rather In the character of trustee ifor tlie maritime nattyns thut the I mended treaty waicnnslderedv Furthermore an irrnn > rtnnt < msae rntl6n wriM ns to the effect o 1 the new instrumvnt S In completely wiping out the ClaytonBulger treaty and th6 right which Great Britain clalrnpd un Z tier that documont Some of ttha Bnt iKh I statesmen held Hhat thcrp hould 1 bVnVjuldvpVoTiuo 1C British clalnu under the ClaytonBulwer treaty were urrondtied Jt was also held that Great JiflUilh had certain vested rights in i Central America which hid given place to the ClayionBulwcr treaty so that If the treaty was to be succeeded by something I H subntantlfil then the old vested rights otrea Britain were obligated without any adequate je turn ANXIOUS TO AVOID FRICTION At the same time the understanding here Is that the ontltnent of British officials was to avoid a breach or Issue with the Unjtcrl States and if possible to arrange a common basis of agreement agree-ment In sumo British quarters it was held that too much friction already hud been caused by the canal Issue and that since he United States was wlll Ing l to Invest tho hundreds of millions of dollars required foi the canals con Klructlon aid then admit to It the commerce of Great Britain and the World at large it was but Just to give the I American Government something particularly when Its political nccessj required such authority In IhlK spirit and with these conflict ing considerations considera-tions the matter has been pending before be-fore the British Cabinet as a result of the foimal answer communicated by Lord Pauncefote today The euectot the Jirltlph answer cannot can-not be to rcStoe lie lire of the Hay Pauncofotc treaty HO tar as now appears ap-pears That docUinont had a distinct limitation l within which ft could be ratified and no doubt seemod to exist among ofllcials that the period expired when the Senate adjourned I Thq answer is < chiefly important therefore as making clear the attitude of the British Government alongside the attitude of the American Government With the two positions thus clearly defined de-fined it remains to be seen whether the United States Government will cairy on further m1egot1atIon as may reconcile recon-cile differences and bring about a common com-mon ground of abtion S S l |
