New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-19

nretations IL armed Costa Klca, io - .h.ir
with consultative privileges withouV 80, was
extent or declaring whether VIZ 40 Gas
81 7, asserted that the PUMA "o O
tilIo was the initial point of the oounu"iS' In
.ho, - o,rnArsbip of its accreton was so'ei"'
nv laws applicable TO the suDJec', DuO ~ ~
go ,rhore the Punta was nor what were l's leI'-
go a. ,ho brookwater now under CONSTITUTIONAL
Il has involved renewal Oh tne compiloe'io '
between the rival States, ana gre"ViS noi
tho embarrassmnts of the companyS dlplOh"uo
agents. -. u,,-,,o,,ro .bo boun-
A marty Of engineers is now surveying tle poun~
dairy from Castillo TO San Oarios' al'el ooi"p''.
iro its work in Salinas Bay r. w. collins az
first represented Nicaragua, Out ne subsequent,
-.,,sars,v from the work. Ricardo Alpizer ana
~. eohrionez have continued the survey as the
ranrss.ntatves of Costa RIGA, their party OF ten
r,ao ha,no now under the direction of ~ E. Farrell
-, A,nnrican engineer. They are making out
an an IN accordance with the treaty Of lSoS alo
preeideut Cleyeland'5 decision: but there y 40
certainty t.at it viii pc acceP!ead ~ hound
orv follows the San Juan from San carlos 70 30
lilo AZ radius OF two miles from the oansn n erv
Costa RIGA engineers have assured me thaU e'tLS
6onbtful point is conceded 10 Nicaragua III Ulie
survey have no faith In Its acceptance, SO
Nicaragua has shown no disposition 10 "0S Typo
President Clevelands award In goou IIt. ho}ore
bonndary question will have to be setlIeu oetoe
the main work on the canal can De uhueI.antt ~
either with or without G0vernmenO S.
from the United States Some degree OF pIessuIe
mnst finally be brought to bear upon the TWO
ieolous States in order TO induce them 10 come 10
terms with each other, ratify the CONTRACTS utu
concessions with the canal company nm Slu rrUGtod
cyranrling over their frontier lines. Inc Unlieo
States Government is in position TO eAer1 Ciis
pressure whenever it desires to do So =, o,.o. 10
The circuit of canal diplomacy VIII ng ~ NC
complete until the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty is a3ro-
gated So long Us that Anticipated .conVenuon
which has never served any usel1l purpose, re-
tains its semblance Of authority as treaty law IL
will be n source of embarrassment to the SUaUe De-
partment and Of international complications. Inc
conditions under which the joint protectorate was
authorized in 1850 have been violated oy UrSat
Britain on the Mosquito Coast and AT Belize. Inc
present guardianship of the Indian Reservation by
England under decision made by the Emperor OF
Austria Is sufficient warrant for the WITHDRAWAL
of the United States from that treaty The con-
version of Belize into crown colony has been as
clear a reputation of the English covenant
upon which the joint protectorate was based
| Every prohibition of the right of the United
States to hold political control over the canal
| in conjunction with the countries through which
the waterway will pass, and also to fortify and
garrison islands in the lake near San Carlos ana
| ouhht to be removed by the cancellation or
revision of this treaty.
Herein lies perhaps the strongest argument for
credit of the United States be employed for
| facilitating and cheapening the construction or
| this great work, ana for securing low loIS alNr
lis completion and all the diplomatic controver-
sizes will be settled With such an
Investment the stipulatiOns for joint
protectOrate made in 1850 would properly be
desire TO make acquisitions of territory in Central
America, the United States could Justly claim
and secure the right of terrifying the centre OF
the canal and thereby protecting Its own racine
coast In order to make the canal question an
exclusively American Question, 20 he dealt with
and settled BY the State Department as such,
possible utility What is needed is n definite
| canal policy. Cancellations respecting the
| Monroe Doctrine may be rhetorical and patriotic,
| but they do not furnish basis for action.
| l. n. F.