The Panama Canal Tolls Controversy: Or, A Statement of the Reasons for the Adoption and Maintenance of the Traditional American Policy in the Management of the Panama Canal |
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... privileges in the canal with ourselves . That is our Golden Rule . ' " - Harvey . Ambassador Choate confirms this construction of the Hay - Pauncefote treaty in the following : " It is true that I had something to do with the nego ...
... privileges in the canal with ourselves . That is our Golden Rule . ' " - Harvey . Ambassador Choate confirms this construction of the Hay - Pauncefote treaty in the following : " It is true that I had something to do with the nego ...
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... privilege or preferential right of any kind in regard to the proposed communication , and their sincere wish , if it should be found practicable , was to see it dedicated to the common use of all nations on the most liberal terms and a ...
... privilege or preferential right of any kind in regard to the proposed communication , and their sincere wish , if it should be found practicable , was to see it dedicated to the common use of all nations on the most liberal terms and a ...
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... privileges in Central America that should be incompatible with the just rights of other nations ; he was intent only on prepar- ing the way for the construction of a great international highway that should be open to the world's ...
... privileges in Central America that should be incompatible with the just rights of other nations ; he was intent only on prepar- ing the way for the construction of a great international highway that should be open to the world's ...
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... privileges in these passages , but will always exert their influence to secure their free and unrestricted benefits , both in peace and war , to the commerce of the world . " Secretary of State Seward in note to Minister Adams , 1862 ...
... privileges in these passages , but will always exert their influence to secure their free and unrestricted benefits , both in peace and war , to the commerce of the world . " Secretary of State Seward in note to Minister Adams , 1862 ...
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... privileges accorded to Ameri- can ships in respect to precedence or tolls through an inter- oceanic canal any more than it has sought like privileges for American goods in transit over the Panama Railway , under the exclusive control of ...
... privileges accorded to Ameri- can ships in respect to precedence or tolls through an inter- oceanic canal any more than it has sought like privileges for American goods in transit over the Panama Railway , under the exclusive control of ...
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agreed amendment American Article VIII belligerent Britain British Bulwer treaty Canal Zone canals or railways charges of traffic Choate citizens and subjects Clayton Clayton-Bulwer treaty coastwise shipping coastwise trade Colombia commercially self-supporting Congress construction convention convention of Constantinople declared discrimination entire equality equal terms equality of treatment equitable established in Article exemption favor foreign Government Granada Hay-Pauncefote treaty High Contracting Parties honor imposed interest interoceanic Isthmus Isthmus of Panama John Hay levied Lord Lansdowne Lord Pauncefote Lord Salisbury maintenance mankind means ment Mosquito Coast negotiations obligations Pacific Oceans Panama Canal act Pauncefote treaty payment of tolls present treaty President principle of neutralization privileges provisions purpose question ratification repeal Republic of Panama revenue rules Secretary Hay secure Senator Davis ship canal sovereignty Suez Canal terms of entire territory tion tolls-exemption clause understood United States Senate vessels engaged vessels of commerce waterway
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Page 164 - Britain hereby declare that neither the one nor the other will ever obtain or maintain for itself any exclusive control over the said ship-canal ; agreeing that neither will ever erect or maintain any fortifications commanding the same, or in the vicinity thereof, or occupy, or fortify, or colonize, or assume or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito Coast, or any part of Central America...
Page 87 - The Government of New Granada guarantees to the Government of the United States, that the right of way or transit across the Isthmus of Panama upon any modes of communication that now exist, or that may be, hereafter, constructed, shall be open and free to the Government and citizens of the United States...
Page 168 - The governments of the United States and Great Britain having not only desired, in entering into this convention, to accomplish a particular object, but also to establish a general principle, they hereby agree to extend their protection, by treaty stipulations, to any other practicable communications, whether by canal or railway, across the isthmus which connects North and South America...
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 177 - The United States of America and her Majesty, the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain...
Page 5 - 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...
Page 167 - ... that of constructing and maintaining the said canal as a ship communication between the two oceans, for the benefit of mankind, on equal terms to all, and of protecting the same...
Page 35 - 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 79 - The canal shall never be blockaded, nor shall any right of war be exercised nor any act of hostility be committed within it. The United States, however, shall be at liberty to maintain such military police along the canal as may be necessary to protect it against lawlessness and disorder.
Page 188 - The Republic of Panama further grants to the United States in perpetuity the use, occupation and control...