Deseret Evening News | 1901-11-20 | Page 4 | The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty

I c T The 11 now fleW treaty trent was wai wt signed sl n yesterday It If It shall be ratified by time the Senate the question of the tho reia rel live thc rights of ot the United ratted States and Great In the canal will be finally settled Fettled ut what the treaty treat provides Is II Ml nl lt matter m ter of ot con conjecture conJ conjecture jecture J turc but hut It Il abrogates the Clayton Clarton renU The chief provision of t rent 11 article I J which pr that i of ot th UnIted sl tH and Or O Ireat at Britain will 1111 never obi oby tOI 17 fl B for tor Itell f asS r i f F yo sivo sho control over the tho said canal canAi cnn 1 agreeing that neither will over ever erect or maintain any uny un fortifications command commanding ing lag the tho same Impe or In time the vicinity thereof t tor or occupy or fortify or colonize or r as os assume sume or exercise o any a dominion over Nicaragua Costa Ili a the tho Mosquito Coast or any nn part of Central America Doth Both governments agreed that neither take tal advantage al of ot any Intimacy or 01 use lIKO any nn an alliance connection or In that either cither might possess with any state or oj government through whose who e terrItory time the canal cnn ml ht pass pasc for tor tho the purpose O of or acquiring or ir holding direct directly ly Iy or Indirectly for tor the tho citizens or sub subjects subjects I of ot the une Jno nO spy anY rights right or nan tagia In regard re to commerce or navigation I thou tion the which should not lio llo offered on or tIme the Same terms to the tit citizens or subjects of or the other