The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-10
THE noYEMENrs or .BARRIos.
DelieS that 1t VIII be Hell for Tie United
Stafes to Prepare fos. York.

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Stacs to Prepare for Work.
Washington dispatch: Information received
here as to the movements of Barrios is not re-
assuring. DIPLOMATS and naval officers are
keeping close watch OF the situation, and
there is great deal Of gossip both as to the
intention OF Barrios and as to the allies upon
whom he ultimately expects to rely. Special
interest attaches 10 the suggestion that Bar
rios is inspired by France in the interests Of
the Panama canal, on account Of an interview
imputed to Rear Admiral Jouett, the COM
mander of the North Atlantic squadron, who
| has been ordered to Central American waters.
| According to this statement Rear Admiral
Jouett is OF opinion that the French ere behind
Barrios and that the United States will do
well to get ready for business. He is reported
to have said: "Well have to take hand in
this matter sooner or later, and, in my opin-
ion. the sooner the better. 1t is for this
! II ason that am so DESTROYS OF sending to the
seat Of trouble all the vessels that we can
muster. and have suggested that the ITALIA
poosa,' Dispatch and Dolphin all
be sent to join my squadron. [
want to show them that we have
some vessels and Go not intend to he walked
over rough-sh, d. The French are going TO do
everything In their power TO prevent the con-
struc,ion OF any canal but the Panama canal,
and in my opinion Barrios movements are not
made OF bis own accord, but you will find that
the French are at the bottom OF them. They
will stay at the bottom until the time to come
to the top. and then they'll come, and we had
better look out. Now look at that Panama
canal the French have spent millions and in-
tend to spend millions more, and they do not
intend that II shall be wasted. To this end
they have secured the owne ship OF nearly the
whole Of the Panama railroad and on that lit
tie strip OF land, less than fifty miles wide,
thcv have massed 5000 workmen.
''TheY are workman now, but when the time
comes they will prove to be so many trained
French soldiers Do you suppose that tn, re
are no French army officers on the lsthmus OF
Panama among those workmen, and do you
suppose that very move we make, or rather
that we don't make, is not known In France
immediately II you do you are mistaken, and
1t won't be a great while before you will find
out YOUR mistake"
Those who are interested in the Nicaragua
canal scheme neglect no Opportunity to en-
courage such rumors. Immediate repres nta-
tives of the French lega ion are mutually I'M
willing to talk upon such matters but gen.
tleman well informed as to in'on in that
lcgat on says that the reports which attribute
the pronunciamento Of Barrios to French In
iueDces are as false as they are ingenious
The simple answer to all this gossip said
the gentleman, '"sthis: The people o. France
have no fear Of any competition to the Pana-
ma canal which could be offered by any pro-
posed canal along the Nicsraguan route, nor
do the people OF France b, lievo that the pro-
jected Nicaraguan canal will ever have an, ex
istencc except in the minds Of the spectators
or on paper. For The rest the Panama canal
scheme 10 entirely private enterprise. 1t In
wolves no political interest The government
OF Francc has had no official relation to 1t at
any time aud does not inteud 10 have, nor has |
the French government done anything to indl- |
cate at under any circumstances it would at |
b MT to exert Jurisdiction over this enter |
prise. That, In q nutshell, is unquestionably |
the attitude OF the French government toward |
the Panama canal 1t the ciore is hardly ne
cessary to say hat the French government has
not inspired i lrrios to a revolutionary move
ment wlIch CO ntemplstes the establishment OF
a protectorat in the five Central American
states in order TO prevent the digging Of the
not probable canal"