...Britain, m entering info the present having not only desired, in enconvention, have not only desired to accomplish a particular object, but also to establish a general principle; they [therefore] hereby agree to take under their consideration any project for a canal or railway, which...

...with the construction of the canal in question. ARTICLE; VIII. The Governments of the United States and Great Britain having not only desired, in entering...protection, by treaty stipulations, to any other practicable communications, whether by canal or railway, across the isthmus which connects North and South America,...

...It declared (Article VIII) that the contracting parties, in entering into it, had desired not only to accomplish a "particular object," but also to "establish a general principle," and that they therefore agreed "to extend their protection, by treaty stipulations, to any other practicable...

...construction of the canal in question. Article VIII. The governments of the United States and Oreat Britain having not only desired, in entering into...protection, by treaty stipulations, to any other practicable Communications, whether by canal or railway, across the isthmus which connects North and South America;...

...Nicaraguan route ; but an additional Article (VIII) was inserted, by which the Parties, as it states, ' having not only desired, in entering into this Convention,...protection by Treaty stipulations to any other practicable communications, whether by canal or railway, across the isthmus which connects North and South America...

...construction of the canal in question. ARTICLE VIII. The Governments of Great Britain and the United States having not only desired, in entering into this Convention,...protection by Treaty stipulations to any other practicable communications, whether by canal or railway, across the isthmus which connects North and South America...

...eighth article was of special importance. It declared that " the gov*" ernments of the United States and Great Britain having not only desired, in entering...general principle, they hereby agree to extend their p_rol£Clion, by treaty stipulations, to iny frfhpr pravticable communication whether by canal or railway,...

...treaty, read as follows: "The Governments of the United States and Great Britain having not only desired to accomplish a particular object, but, also, to establish a general principle, they hereby agree to e >• tend their protection, by treaty stipulations, to any other practicable communications, whether...

...with the construction of the Canal in question. ARTICLE VIII. The Governments of the United States and Great Britain having not only desired in entering...protection, by Treaty stipulations, to any other practicable communications, whether by Canal or railway, across the Isthmus which connects North and South America;...

...to "guarantee the neutrality" of it upon its completion. 9 Declaring that their purpose was not only to accomplish a particular object, but also to establish a general principle, they agreed to extend their protection to other practicable interoceanic communications by land and water...