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... necessary she maintained the protectorate over the Mosquito Reservation , getting the Austrian Emperor to bolster up her claims in 1880 , and it was not till 1894 that the Mosquito Coast was turned over to Nicaragua and until work under ...
... necessary she maintained the protectorate over the Mosquito Reservation , getting the Austrian Emperor to bolster up her claims in 1880 , and it was not till 1894 that the Mosquito Coast was turned over to Nicaragua and until work under ...
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... necessary terminus of any canal across the Isthmus within the territories of Nica- ragua . It did not diminish to us the unwelcomeness of this act on the part of Great Britain to find that she assumed to justify it on the ground of an ...
... necessary terminus of any canal across the Isthmus within the territories of Nica- ragua . It did not diminish to us the unwelcomeness of this act on the part of Great Britain to find that she assumed to justify it on the ground of an ...
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... necessary terminus of any canal or railway across the Isthmus within the territories of Nicaragua . It did not diminish to us the unwelcomeness of this act on the part of Great Britain to find that she assumed to justify it on the ...
... necessary terminus of any canal or railway across the Isthmus within the territories of Nicaragua . It did not diminish to us the unwelcomeness of this act on the part of Great Britain to find that she assumed to justify it on the ...
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... necessary powers from Congress to build the Canal , and it could not ask Congress to use the money of the United States in a project controlled in any way by a foreign nation . Abrogation would however have left both par- ties freedom ...
... necessary powers from Congress to build the Canal , and it could not ask Congress to use the money of the United States in a project controlled in any way by a foreign nation . Abrogation would however have left both par- ties freedom ...
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... necessary . " And that this omission dis- pensed with necessity of the Davis amendment . Is not this a clear intimation to Great Britain that our ships are not to be treated upon terms of equality with the vessels of other powers ? Now ...
... necessary . " And that this omission dis- pensed with necessity of the Davis amendment . Is not this a clear intimation to Great Britain that our ships are not to be treated upon terms of equality with the vessels of other powers ? Now ...
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abrogation adopted amendment American ships arbitration Article III Article VIII belligerent Britain Bulwer Central America charges of traffic citizens clause Clayton-Bulwer Convention Clayton-Bulwer Treaty coasting trade coastwise trade Congress Convention of Constantinople declaration discrimination draft entire equality equal treatment established in Article exemption favor former treaty fortifications free and open guarantee Hay-Pauncefote Treaty hereby high contracting parties Isthmus of Panama joint protection Lord Lansdowne Lord Pauncefote maintenance Majesty Majesty's Government ment Mosquito Coast nations necessary negotiations neutralization established Nicaragua objection obligations observe these rules operation Panama Canal Pauncefote Treaty peace plenipotentiaries powers present treaty President principle of neutralization privileges proposed provisions question ratifications Republic of Panama respect rules of neutrality says Secretary secure Senator Root ship canal Sir Edward Grey sovereign sovereignty subsidy Suez Canal terms of entire tion tolls ton-Bulwer Treaty of 1846 treaty stipulations vessels engaged vessels of commerce waters words zone
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Page 161 - The canal shall be free and open to the vessels of commerce and of war of all nations observing these Rules, on terms of entire equality, so that there shall be no discrimination against any such nation, or its citizens or subjects, in respect of the conditions or charges of traffic, or otherwise. Such conditions and charges of traffic shall be just and equitable.
Page 220 - Differences which may arise of a legal nature or relating to the interpretation of treaties existing between the two Contracting Parties and which it may not have been possible to settle by diplomacy, shall be referred to the Permanent Court of Arbitration established at The Hague by the Convention of the 29th...
Page 92 - America; nor will either make use of any protection which either affords or may afford, or any alliance which either has or may have, to or with any State or People, for the purpose of erecting or maintaining any such fortifications, or of occupying, fortifying, or colonizing Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America, or of assuming or exercising dominion over the same...
Page 24 - It is agreed that the canal may be constructed under the auspices of the Government of the United States, either directly at its own cost, or by gift or loan of money to individuals or Corporations, or through subscription to or purchase of stock or shares, and that, subject to the provisions of the present Treaty, the said Government shall have and enjoy all the rights incident to such construction, as well as the exclusive right of providing for the regulation and management of the canal.
Page 161 - India, being desirous to facilitate the construction of a ship canal to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, by whatever route may be considered expedient...
Page 123 - ... 6. The plant, establishments, buildings, and all works necessary to the construction, maintenance, and operation of the canal shall be deemed to be part thereof, for the purposes of this Treaty, and in time .of war, as in time of peace, shall enjoy complete immunity from attack or injury by belligerents, and from acts calculated to impair their usefulness as part of the canal "ARTICLE IV.
Page 99 - Treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof , and by His Britannic Majesty; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington or at London at the earliest possible time within six months from the date hereof.
Page 208 - In granting, however, their joint protection to any such canals or railways as are by this article specified, it is always understood by the United States and Great Britain that the parties constructing or owning the same shall impose no other charges or conditions of traffic thereupon than the aforesaid governments shall approve of as just and equitable ; and that the same canals or railways, being open to the citizens and subjects of the United Slates and Great Britain on equal terms...
Page 160 - It is agreed that no change of territorial sovereignty or of the international relations of the country or countries traversed by the before-mentioned canal shall affect the general principle of neutralization or the obligation of the High Contracting Parties under the present Treaty.
Page 94 - ... and should any differences arise as to right or property over the territory through which the said canal shall pass between the states or governments of Central America, and such differences should in any way impede or obstruct the execution of the said canal, the Governments of...