...to commence ml proceed with the construction of the Canal in question. ARTICLE VIII. The Governments of the United States and Great Britain having not...other practicable communications, whether by Canal or rail- way, across the Isthmus which connects North and South America; and, especially to the interoceanic...

...commence —«\ proceed with the construction of the Canal in question. ARTICLE VIII. The Governments of the United States and Great Britain having not...this Convention, to accomplish a particular object, hut, also, to establish a general principle, they hereby agree to extend their protection, by Treaty...

...civilized world to enter into similar stipulations (Article 6): that the two governments, desiring not only to accomplish "a particular object." but also to "establish a general principle," will "extend their protection" to any other practicable communications across the isthmus, whether...

...violation of the Monroe Doctrine as now interpreted, that the two countries, one European, "not only want to accomplish a particular object but also to establish a general principle," which is no less than a protectorate over the other transit routes proposed at Panama and Tehuantepec....

...those which they had entered into with each other. According to the eighth article, the two governments "having not only desired, in entering into this convention,...communications, whether by canal or railway, across the isthmus * * * and especially the interoceanic communications, * * * which are now proposed to be established...

...from military control, from fortifications and blockade. Article VIII stipulated : " The Governments of the United States and Great Britain having not...protection, by treaty stipulations, to any other practicable route." A concession had been granted by Nicaragua (August 27, 1 849) to the Atlantic and Pacific Ship-Canal...

...of this convention. The eighth article is of special importance. It declares that " the governments of the United States and Great Britain having not...protection, by treaty stipulations, to any other practicable communication, whether by canal or railway, across the isthmus which connects North and South America,...

...the treaty which has occasioned this correspondence. The article provides as follows: The Governments of the United States and Great Britain having not...this convention, to accomplish a particular object [to wit, the Nicaragua Canal, which, at the date of the treaty, it was thought was about to be constructed],...

...subjects or citizens of the other. ARTICLE VIII. The Governments of Great Britain and the United States having not only desired, in entering into this Convention....particular object, but also to establish a general principie, they hereby agree to extend their protection by Treaty stipulations to any other practicable...

...desired to accomplish a particular object, but to establish a general principle. Therefore, they agreed to extend their protection by treaty stipulations...other practicable communications, whether by canal or railroad, across the isthmus which connects North and South America.* This treaty having been ratified...