The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-04-05
eN0LAND'S THREAT.

| kuNs Intensive to American >fatcsnsn
| i"s"isesA Menace to the Monroe Do,
| tr'n'' aud VIII Justify the lnited state
Ia Abr"gating fntireiy the Clayton ssu
| wer Treaty.
WASHINGTON. March ep.--The ful
text OF Great Rritains ultimatum /
Nicaragua, a published by the Unite
fress, was read with intense interes
oy such senators and representative
a. are especially familiar with foreir
AFFAIRS and who still remain in tn
city The prevailing tone of all ,h
comments made was one Of indignation
ana resentment. II was asserted tina
the ultimatum. though nominally ad
dressed To Nicaragua. was cvidentl,
intended for every American state
but most directly for the United
States. No mere technical de
hlals OF intended affront I,
the United States by the clause
excluding any American state from
the arbitration commission, il was
Claimed, could stand in view of the
language of the demand itself. The
stipulation was construed as a studied
threat 10 this government. "A direct MS.
sault upon the doctrine Of President
Monroe. and a menace to the construc-
tion OF the Nicaragua canal. The in.
Jurles complained of by Great Britain
~ i pointed out, occurred, if at all.
before the'withdrawal of Great Britain
from any further Interference IN the
matter Of the Mosquito territory af
fair, when She threw the Nio>onitc
chief on the tender mercics Of the
Nlcaraguan government and declared
that she refused any attempt 10 exer.
else suzerainty over that territory.
Now England comes back upon
Nicaragua to secure lodgment that
VIII give her foothold in the Pacific
Tier claim IS clearly one that cannot be
Endorsed by the United States. still
less her proifcred method Of ENFORCING
H. Should England send a war shin
TO Dreytown for the purpose of collect
ing the revenues of the Nicararuan
government in liquidation Of the s7s..
ooo me assessed against that little re.
puoilc and the nited States were to
acquiesce in this proposition, it would
De within the power of England to so
arrange matters as to prohibit the trad
ana commerce of the United State
from entering that country entirely.
and what is of vastly more Importance.
20 practically stop all operations with |
'egard to the canal"
one Tear that was PROMINENT ex.
'iesseu was mat the administration.
n the negotiations that this matter is
'ouhd TO bring about, might plead the
lay -Bulwer treaty as an estoppel
gainst the claims Of Great Britain.
nose who express this fear assert
nat treat britain has long ago vio-
ated TINS treaty. and that when the
Inc arrives SO to do the United States
MI be justified in repudiatnr il alto
ether' Under that treaty the United
iates agreed with England that
either country should colonize the
thmus or erect any Notifications
uaraing the approaches to any canal.
was a virtual abrogation Of the Mon
'e uoctrine, SO far as it related to that
'rritory, and an agreement i'm which
ne United states had everything to
sc and England all to gain.
Several prominent mem bers of con
ress strongly contended that any at
ihpt 10 renew the treaty. even in re- I
stance TO England's present claims
'ainst Nicaragua. would be fatal To s
e policy of the L. nited states. {
The hope and anticipation were ex-
essed that the administration vould S
ape 20 see its way clearly in this c
after ana that vigorous steps would
taken to preserve the rights Of
nericans in Nicaragua independent c
TINS treaty. "A remedy. it was sup +
sted, was at hand. which would 4
nuer II impossible for England TO I
rrv out Its present assumed policy c
thout the commission of an overt q
unfriendly to this country. The :
X congress passed an appropriation G
10000 for a survey of the \icara. v
an cahal. his survey was author !
"a TO be made under treaty provi. n
ms with the Nicaraguan govern a
nj which protected the United q
ites In ITS occupancy Of Nicara guam L
ritory Tor that purpose. II Great n
tam attempted to occupy anv Q
the ports of Nicaragua for the pur- 5
g 81 collecting its fine. Greytowu II
uld probably be the point selected. k
~ point being the one that con Ii
IL the mouth of the San Juan d.
er and the Nicaraguan canal. a.
e canal company now holds t.
concession from the Nicara- 81
an government granting il the j.
'olute control of the commerce of l.
San Juan river. and any ATTEMPT al
the part Of Great Britain 10 collect al
revenues Of that port. would of Al
,cssity interfere with the rsv. al
les Of this American com. ar
". twas proposed therefore. that ar
administration should at once an
q the engineers authorized bv III
gress to Nicaragua for the m
pose of making this survey Or
; would be mission of peace nm.
all the privileges Of a treaty ana NJ
horized by an act Of congress. II 10
also suggested that this board Of nm
inecrs should be conveyed to Grey. nm
n on United States man.of- war r.,
that the vessel SO sent should re-. de-