New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-05
THE MOSQUITO COAST
,yotAN RIGHTS SUPERIOR TO THOSE OF NJ
ARAGUA
To tho Editor OF The Tribune.

ARAGUA.
To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir. notice an article published in your paper OF
Anri headed - Problem for Gresham anu
brief reproduction from wel-nformcd correspo"u-
ont to The Lordon Times" who. you say Is APP
narently connected with the Moravian Mission
which is not So
regret TO find YOU deal with the question in the
interest of Nicaragua and against the Reserve.
Now permit me say that Great Britain "ou'u
not lose anything supposing that Nicaragua hdu
the full sovereignty of the Reserve. England has
no commercial interests with this country. ana her
subjects WIKI very few exceptions. are the iabor-
ing classes here: and can ~s3nre y1a tha' our
trade Is solely with the United States, Doth III III
-,orts and exports. and the bulk OF the property IS
owned by her citizens. England. In my opinion
would be glad to let Mosquito CO. and so far az she
is concerned 1t is the honor of her solemn engage
nents by the Treaty of Managua that she is inter
ested in and for no territorial claim Whatever lor
she relnqulshed her protection Of the Mosquito IN
dams by this said treaty of 1861 which gave thenl
the privilege TO govern themselves, ana all VINO
wished to associate with them until such time as
they were willing 10 be annexed to Nicaragua Eng
land has never assumed - establish a protec-
torate over the Reservation since then. In fac''
she has hardly been thought of In recent years eX-
cept when Nicaragua has made any encroachInehts'
and then the Mosquito chief would use the only
power he had TO stop 1t. by protesting to both the
IS plain and also the Bulwer-Clayton treaty. Both
are thoroughly understood by Mosquito, ana settle
the whole question Instead Of the United States
dcs,rfnr TO prevent England's interference she
should asss, her In every way - compel Nicaragua
70 rcspect and carry out her part to this treaty hon
orablv Ii was upon the strength Of the Treaty OF
Mana4la that United States citizens invested their
copital Should Nicaragua obtain complete control
Of all the seaports on the Atlantic side. what good
would they be to her? Greytown and Cape Graclas
were the two most hourshng towns while under
the control OF Mosquito before 1860. anu the only
trade was with those two ports. they being the bas
on the coast No sooner had Nicaragua control os
them than business gradually dwindled away to
nothing and came here 10 Buefelds.
As regards what you say about the jamaica negroes
matchmaking here, 1t is most misleading. There
were only two in the late Mosquito Government,
one who was highly respected by every American
citizen whose public services were given to this
country for a long period OF time. The other
only four years in Office All the officers
elected by the Indians in public cOnven-
ton every five years. and a foreigner had to be
recommended by tire chief before he could par
ticIpate In the Legislative Council. What do all the
American papers mean by Jamaica negroes?
surely IL cannot be those whose grandfathers were
born IN this country. Doesn't the United states
recognize the blacks born In the United States to
be Americans?
The reservation has a republican form OF govern
r,rosnerous community; while Nicaragua has moth
Ing hut a warlike and revolutionary form OF gov
ernment: It's people poor and monopoly ridden,
and the laborng classes live in state OF semi