...other will ever obtain or maintain (or 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,...

...Atlantic and Pacific, by the route of the River San Juan de Nicaragua, and that neither of them shall ever erect or maintain any fortifications commanding the same, or in the vicinity thereof. In regard to this stipulation no disagreement is known to exist between the parties. But the Article proceeds...

...July 4) the United States relative to the 1350. over the ship-canal ; and agreed that neither would 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, Coata liica,...

...that neither will ever obtain or maintain for itself any exclusive control over the said canal, nor ever erect or maintain any fortifications commanding the same or in the vicinity thereof, nor make use of protectorships or alliances for the purpose of erecting or maintaining any such fortifications,...

...first article of the "Clayton-Bubver convention" distinctly disavows it. I quote therefrom: "agreeing that neither will ever erect or maintain any fortifications commanding the same, or in the vicinity thereof, or occupy, or fort if)', or colonize, or assume, or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica,...

...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...

...which is already so clear that no language can make it plainer. In the first article it is stipulated, that " neither will ever erect or maintain any fortifications commanding the same" — that is, the canal — " or in the vicinity thereof, OR OCCUPY, or fortify, or colonize, OR ASSUME,...

...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 olonize, or assume or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costarica, the Mosquito coast,...

...erect or maintain for itself any exclusive control over the ship canal ; and agreed, that neither would ence, Art, and Labour have out-poured * ! " The world-compelling plan was thine, An or occupy, or fortify, or colonise, or assume or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica,...

..."Oh! but," said the Minister, "the United States have no colonies in India." ship canal ; agreeing, that neither will ever erect, or maintain, any fortifications commanding the same, or in the vicinity thereof, nor occupy nor fortify nor colonize nor assume or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica,...