Nicaragua Canal: Report to Accompany S. 4792 |
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... stipulated that they would not infringe the sovereignty of Nicaragua in the power they should exercise in controlling or protecting the canal . It was this attitude toward that subject which caused the Senate of the United States to ...
... stipulated that they would not infringe the sovereignty of Nicaragua in the power they should exercise in controlling or protecting the canal . It was this attitude toward that subject which caused the Senate of the United States to ...
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... stipulated that Nicaragua alone shall be responsible for the maintenance and operation of this communication , and for the naviga- ble condition of the lower river . ARTICLE IV . For the purpose of carrying out this agreement the ...
... stipulated that Nicaragua alone shall be responsible for the maintenance and operation of this communication , and for the naviga- ble condition of the lower river . ARTICLE IV . For the purpose of carrying out this agreement the ...
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... stipulated in favor of such third power in respect of an interoceanic transitway , which may not be compatible with the terms of the present convention , the Republic of Nicaragua engages to terminate such treaty in due form by giving ...
... stipulated in favor of such third power in respect of an interoceanic transitway , which may not be compatible with the terms of the present convention , the Republic of Nicaragua engages to terminate such treaty in due form by giving ...
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... stipulated notification within two months from the date of the exchange of the ratifications hereof ; and if such treaty between Nicaragua and any third power contain no termination clause , the Republic of Nicaragua engages to procure ...
... stipulated notification within two months from the date of the exchange of the ratifications hereof ; and if such treaty between Nicaragua and any third power contain no termination clause , the Republic of Nicaragua engages to procure ...
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... stipulated in Article XV of this treaty , shall be held inoperative and void until the holders of such grants and contracts shall recognize the concessions made in this treaty to the Government and citizens of the United States with ...
... stipulated in Article XV of this treaty , shall be held inoperative and void until the holders of such grants and contracts shall recognize the concessions made in this treaty to the Government and citizens of the United States with ...
Common terms and phrases
Admiral WALKER aforesaid American arbitrators ARTICLE Atlantic basin bill herewith reported Britain Brito building capital stock cent Central America citizens Clayton-Bulwer treaty coast commerce concessions Congress construction contracting parties cost Costa Rica dam at Ochoa difficulty dredging duties embankments engineers enterprise established estimate examination excavation expense feet Government of Nicaragua granted Greytown guarantee HAINS harbor important jetty Lake Managua Lake Nicaragua laws locks Machuca Managua Maritime Canal Company Menocal ment miles nations navigation necessary Nicaragua and Costa Nicaragua Canal Association obligations Ochoa Dam operation Pacific Ocean ports privileges Professor HAUPT protection purpose question railroad railway regulations Republic of Nicaragua respect Rican rock routes of communication San Juan River secure Senator HARRIS Senator MORGAN Senator SEWELL Senator WILSON shares ship canal stipulated Suez Canal surveys territory of Costa tion United vessels
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Page 20 - 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 States and Great Britain on equal terms...
Page 18 - Britain take advantage of any intimacy, or use any alliance, connection, or influence that either may possess with any State or Government through whose territory the said canal may pass, for the purpose of acquiring or holding, directly or indirectly, for the citizens or subjects of the one, any rights or advantages in regard to commerce or navigation through the said canal which shall not be offered on the same terms to the citizens or subjects of the other.
Page 35 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said treaty to be made public, to the end that the same, and every clause and article thereof, may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Page 27 - Nicaragua, have agreed, for this purpose, to conclude a treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation, and have accordingly named as their respective plenipotentiaries, that is to say : The President of the United States, Andrew B.
Page 28 - The inhabitants of the two countries, respectively, shall have liberty freely and securely to come with their ships and cargoes to all such places, ports, and rivers, in the territories aforesaid, to which other foreigners are permitted to come...
Page 171 - While the rights of sovereignty of the states occupying this region should always be respected, we shall expect that these rights be exercised in a spirit befitting the occasion and the wants and circumstances that have arisen. Sovereignty has its duties as well as its rights, and none of these local governments, even if administered with more regard to the just demands of other nations than they have been, would be permitted, in a spirit of Eastern isolation, to close the gates of intercourse on...
Page 27 - States, and being in the English and Spanish languages, is word for word as follows...
Page 28 - ... of their commerce; and generally the merchants and traders of each nation, respectively, shall enjoy the most complete protection and security for their commerce, subject always to the laws and statutes of the two countries respectively.
Page 19 - ... have made preparations, and expended time, money, and trouble, on the faith of such contract, it is hereby agreed that such persons or company shall have a priority of claim over every other person, persons, or company to the protection of the Governments of the United States and Great Britain, and...
Page 35 - Now, therefore, be it known that I, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States...