Show HAS RIGHT TO FORTIFY canal CAHAL great britain has formally aa right of untied united states stale to fortify panama canal washington any lear fear that the right of the united states to for fortl tiby tj the panama canal might be challenge chal lengi ed and forced to arbitration andel 1 the provision of tine the pending anglo american arbitration has haa been dis by a statement from official 1 sources that great britain already has forma formally ily acknowledged that right on se several veral occasions this aclin acknowledgment owl had bad been made it was learned tuesday but all doubt is said to have been removed by a communication la writing from the lato late secretary may hay to the senate explanatory of tho understanding he be had reached with the british representatives when the ilay treaty was waa being negotiated mr hay explained every step of 0 the negotiations and when he came clause in the clayton bulwer treaty prohibiting tho the fortification of 0 the canal he offered a statement ol of the reason that led him and lord tote fote to omit that prohibition iram the new treaty as follows the whole theory of at the treaty la Is that tho the canal Is to be entirely an american canal the enormous cost ot of construction Is to be borne by the united states alone alon eWhen ahert construct construct ed it t la Is to be exclusively the property of 0 the united andis andas to be managed controlled and defended by it under these circumstances and c considering onside ring that by the new treaty great britain Is relieved of all abere the re and burden of maintaining its neutrality and security it was thou thought alit en entirety tirey fair to onil the arg prohibition hibi tion that no fortification shall be ba erected commanding the canal or the waters adjacent |