...belong to any person or company having made preparations therefor. " ARTICLE VIII. Both governments ' agree to extend their protection, by treaty stipulations,...communications, whether by canal or railway across the isthmus,' and especially to those ' which are now proposed to be established by the way of Tehuantepec or Panama.'...

...belong to any person or company having made preparations therefor. " ARTICLE VIII. Both governments ' agree to extend their protection, by treaty stipulations,...communications, whether by canal or railway across the isthmus,' and especially to those ' which are now proposed to be established by the way of Tehuantepec or Panama.'...

...same or in the vicinity thereof." In a concluding paragraph the high contracting parties agreed: — "To extend their protection by treaty stipulations...canal or railway, across the Isthmus, . . . which are now proposed to be established by way of Tehuantepec or Panama." This convention was made more...

...find what is meant by the words "general principle." That section (art. 8) reads : The Governments of the United States and Great Britain having not...object but also to establish a "general principle." And that general principle is defined in the section in the following words: * * * And that the same...

...to commence and proceed with the construction of the canal in question. ARTICLE VIII The Governments of the United States and Great Britain having not...object, but also to establish a general principle, Jhey hereby agree tq_ extend their protection, by treaty stipulations, to any other practicable communications,...

...45382—13401 11 object, uut also to establish a general principle, they hereby agree to extend tlieir protection, by treaty stipulations, to any other practicable...canal or railway, across the isthmus which connects North and South America, and especially to the interoceanic communications * * * by the way of Tehuantepec...

...we find what is meant by the words "general principle." That section (art. 8) reads: The Governments of the United States and Great Britain having not only desired in entering int-> this convention to accomplish a particular object but also to establish a "general principle."...

...the civilized world to enter into similar stipulations ; 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...

...parties. Under article 8 the two powers declared their desire, in entering into the convention, not only to accomplish a particular object, but also to establish a general principle, and therefore agreed to extend their protection to any practicable transisthmian communication, either...

...parties. Under article 8 the two Powers declared their desire, in entering into the Convention, not only to accomplish a particular object, but also to establish a general principle, and therefore agreed to extend their protection to any practicable trans-isthmian communication, either...