The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-08

TIE R.ss1s-w Ds-oerssis Jeur-si sf ths
esuth nessusess Nr. Cievsisns's Ae-ts-
istr.tis- ssr Sc Apsthy Cess-vrtus Aussr-
tssa Interests n 0sr Fsreign Rsiations.


which Il escaped with no great credit to itself
and solely By the Intervention Of the Demo-
Gratis In Coneress, there was every reason to
hope that Mr.. Cleveland would restrain hts
misht Secretary Of State Gresham and prevent
any other errors Of the Hawaii Kind. This not
only hurt the Democratic party. but threw dis
credit upon our Government. and rendered the
position Of all Americans abroad more or less
insecure. Yet from tho whisperinRs from
Washington and the interviews OF those who
have seen Secretary Of State Gresham, II looks
as though idsutically the same mistake was to
be m ade In the Mosquito Reservation matter
and our interests sacrificed and the property
o! American citizens II not their lives. aban-
doned to a lot OF half savsges, who. having
defeated and plundered Honduras. are now
prepared to devour the wealth and prosperity
created on that coast By American energy.
capital and industry.
without going into abstruse discussion OF
tho Clayton Dulwer treaty and other matters
which Secretary Gresham uses to cloud the
issue. here are the facts In regard to the Blue
fields Incident Twelve years ago the Ameri-
cans discovered that the reservation was a
fertile country. we'll suited to the cultivation
OF tropical fruits. especially bananas. and be-
gan settling there and investing their capital.
The country at the time was wild. sparsely
settled very poor. and In state OF complete
savagery. II existed as q semi-independent
s , un.e' .no oon IU " o - a..
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nauo NM, ~ ~ VI ~ u, w" II
'oihn, shnN.' n, '"e ali =. go -
was onHuksu' anu au ~ oOV. 49,. -
result being due to the fact that It's inde-
pendence saved II from the constant revolu-
lions which prevailed in the neighborinR re-
puoiles anu ps. ~ Nios' ,"e
OF tne io' IN .nA' rsspeo.LHuu .ns siHuSn''''
iap,ne' anu io'eeu Ioahs "n'on lono"'
al '"a' tovu ~ "os''o 'ha. Nouu' a.
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'ne en"ou .N no -.
cono iio, ~, om ~
s'eeners "aVe puuns es.n 10" S. enu
sVer, one ,or 'ne ohneu o,ates. Nne.oen
weh''e'ns Vl All 'ne ., So W oo ~
leans. VINO nave ln'es'eu SONS sLvoo,oVo IN
the oe,elopmen' Oh 'he county ihe ha'e'
ns'uI~y nave prospo,eu WIN '"'s ue'e,op-
ment' ineir oamooo mus nave gwen p'Aeo
10 nea. shinRieo eo'.Aeesi 'hey a.ess oe''or'
get oe''er iooo' ere 'sr mote eo"ior'."'o IA
every respect ihe country nas 81 steaui'
impio'eu' ""ho iio'-iiuuen Nio"isk" .e'
aeteriora'eo' rs 10 arouse 'he a'arce Vi .ao
iaVer "hieh poureu on INC reseiNa.ion 'he
othcf oA' anu se'Heu ~ U, eoup e'S''
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session mas orougn. ohent On tho 'anu'
business 10 uepresseu' 'alues nave aecreaseo.
ne" ana unnearu OF ,ahes nave oeeh inVen'eo
10 squeeze 'he money ou' VI .ne american W
supper. Tue army oi in'aasrs' anu 'es'eu
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iea'e no uouo' 'hA. 'ne ",seuon uo'ern'
men. in.ehas 70 MAKE ,oreeo ioan OF 70 con
nsea'e ,he propeio VI .he hhereAns IN .ho
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t"en'ietns VI ai 'ne property 'nera. anu
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=" 49,. $50.
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eou anaos "as Ve" 'o'
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h,ueAht ptoot 'na' MS ko'eIhment inlenus 70
give no guArAn'ee' An american company
pnit eioio0o eAsn 70 'He 'iospu''o oo'esnheh'
ioi sei' t P','"oHos'0G , nH"oEan'' Nes'a-
qua refuses 10 reeoEni-e tue gran. ana thus