The Panama Canal: Comprising Its History and Construction, and Its Relation to the Navy, International Law and Commerce |
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... lands of spices , and the rising expectations of wealth and riches fed by the avaricious and adventurous spirit of the Middle Ages , the minds of men were forced to think of the possibility of other routes . In the discovery by Dias ...
... lands of spices , and the rising expectations of wealth and riches fed by the avaricious and adventurous spirit of the Middle Ages , the minds of men were forced to think of the possibility of other routes . In the discovery by Dias ...
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... lands afforded a boundless outlet for the restless spirit of the times . The canal idea , having had its genesis in such great world events , was now to enter the next stage of its development . It is remarkable that the desire for the ...
... lands afforded a boundless outlet for the restless spirit of the times . The canal idea , having had its genesis in such great world events , was now to enter the next stage of its development . It is remarkable that the desire for the ...
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... land between the Atlantic town of Chagres and the Pacific with a view to the establishment of water con- nection . It is reported that even as early as 1520 sur- veys were ordered by the Emperor . The result of the royal decree was that ...
... land between the Atlantic town of Chagres and the Pacific with a view to the establishment of water con- nection . It is reported that even as early as 1520 sur- veys were ordered by the Emperor . The result of the royal decree was that ...
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... land mule trains . Between the years 1570 and 1596 Sir Francis Drake made numerous privateering attacks , which were very much of the nature of piracy . The Spaniards were sending their merchant ships in fleets twice a year , convoyed ...
... land mule trains . Between the years 1570 and 1596 Sir Francis Drake made numerous privateering attacks , which were very much of the nature of piracy . The Spaniards were sending their merchant ships in fleets twice a year , convoyed ...
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... land , together with all water rights , and the right to build and perpetually maintain a canal , together with the right to exercise sanitary control over the strip of land and the cities at either end . ( c ) The actual building of ...
... land , together with all water rights , and the right to build and perpetually maintain a canal , together with the right to exercise sanitary control over the strip of land and the cities at either end . ( c ) The actual building of ...
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Page 180 - ... 3. Vessels of war of a belligerent shall not revictual nor take any stores in the canal except so far as may be strictly necessary; and the transit of such vessels through the canal shall be effected with the least possible delay...
Page 185 - 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 186 - 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 165 - The Suez Maritime Canal shall always be free and open, in time of war as in time of peace, to every vessel of commerce or of war, without distinction of flag.
Page 188 - The Republic of Panama further grants to the United States in perpetuity the use, occupation and control...
Page 170 - II which the United States would possess and exercise if it were the sovereign of the territory within which said lands and waters are located to the entire exclusion of the exercise by the Republic of Panama of any such sovereign rights, power or authority.
Page 163 - The Maritime Canal remaining open in time of war as a free passage, even to the ships of war of belligerents, according to the terms of Article I. of the present Treaty, the High Contracting Parties agree that no right of war, no act of hostility, nor any act having for its object to obstruct the free navigation of the Canal...
Page 240 - ... 5. The provisions of this article shall apply to waters adjacent to the canal within 3 marine miles of either end. Vessels of war of a belligerent shall not remain in such waters longer than twenty-four hours at any one time except in case of distress, and in such case shall depart as soon as possible; but a vessel of war of one belligerent shall not depart within twenty-four hours from the departure of a vessel of war of the other belligerent.
Page 178 - His Majesty the Emperor of Germany, King of Prussia; His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, &c., and Apostolic King of Hungary...
Page 187 - Colombia, and the sovereignty of such territory being actually vested in the Republic of Panama, the high contracting parties have resolved for that purpose to conclude a convention and have accordingly appointed as their plenipotentiaries, — The President of the United States of America, John Hay, Secretary of State, and The Government of the Republic of Panama, Philippe...