The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-03
SalvadOr'S Guarantee Due to
a Deep Debt of Craft
tude.
CORINT0 MUST BE EVACUATED.
Now There Is a Good Prospect for
aUnion of the Central Ameri-
can Republics.

partment of State received this afternoon
a telegram from ambassador Bayard stat
ing that Great Britain accepted the guar
antee made by Salvador for the payment
of indemnity by Nicaragua in London
within fortnight, and as soon as Mica
ragua confirms the guarantee and SO in
forms the British admiral, the admiral Is
instructed to leave Corinto.
The foregoing official statement, given
out at the State Department after o'clock
this afternoon, may be regarded as chron-
icling the passage of the acute phase of the
difficulty between Great Britain and Nj
caragua, which at one time perhaps threat
ened to involve the United States. 1t
cannot be doubted that Nicaragua will
promptly confirm the arrangement, and
the British feet will leave Corinto as soon as
notice of the action of the British Foreign
Office can be communicated to Admiral
Stephenson, which, by the way, might be
sooner, had not the Nicaraguans pur-
posely interrupted the communication by
cable directly between the Foreign Office
and the admiral.
The guarantee by Salvador of Mic
aragua's Indebtedness it is said is simply
repayment of the favor extended to Saliva
dor by Nicaragua at the time of the Ezeta
incident, when DR.. Guzman, the Mic
araguan Minister at Washington, took up
the case of Salvador by instructions of his
own Government and worked so hard to
secure the extradition of the refugee to
Salvador. In addition to this considera-
ton based on gratitude, the Salvadorans
are supposed to be influenced in espousing
the Nicaraguan cause by feeling of ap-
prehension at the presence of British
troops on Central American soil. 1t is
quite certain that all of the countries of
Central America have been deeply i'm
pressed with some such fear. 1t is felt
here that the Nicaraguan incident may,
perhaps, be the direct means of bringing
about again the long-expected revival of
the union Of the Central American repub
lies, the small republics now existing hav-
ing been brought to realization of their
inability of protecting themselves in a con-
fiict with any considerable power.
Although it may be safely assumed that
the acute phase of the Nicaraguan incident
has passed, supposing that there should
be no hostile collision before the formal
orders have reached the commanders on
each side, there are yet some matters to be
adjusted before the incident can be re-
garded as entirely closed. After the settle
ment of the "smart-money" claim on
account of the treatment of Hatch com.
mission must be selected and proceed to
adjudicate the claims of other British SUBJ
jects, not officials, who were expelled from
Blueields at the time of the outbreak last
summer, and if this commission assesses
damages against Nicaragua on this score
there may be some grumbling before the
account is settled. This is not likely to
lead to serious trouble, but the Nicara-
guans, smarting under the sense of oppfes-
sion in this case for they declare that
Hatch had never been an exequateur and
SO was never recognized by them as
British Officially, may be counted on to do
everything they can without good cause for
an open rupture to give their patronage in
the future to any other nation than Great
Britain. 1t was just within the bounds of
possibility, too, that the old question of
British rights in the Mosquito reservation
may again arise at some future day, for it
will be recalled that General Barrios, who
went to London as special commissioner
for Nicaragua to come to an under
standing with Great Britain on the SUBJ
iect and to secure revision of the treaty
of Managua by which the British right
of protectorate over the reservation was
recognized, was met by polite but posi-
tive refusal on the part of Lord Kimberly
to enter upon discussion of the subject
until Nicaragua had first adjusted the
claims growing out of the improper treat
ment of British citizens at ,Bluefelds.
Thus the subject was left in allegiance,
though if it should arise again, it is prob
able that the United States would this
time side with Nicaragua in the conten-
ton that the Mosquitoes by formal act in
convention last summer in merging their
territory into the body polite of Nicaragua
had absolutely terminated the British pro-
tectorate.
The British diplomatic officers uniformly
follow the practice of keeping their home
Government informed as to the state of
public opinion in the country to which
they are accredited on any issue touching
that country, as shown by public declara-
tions and utterances of leading newspapers.
and it has been suggested that the Foreign
Office, in the case of Nicaragua, may have
/
ton in closing up the case, or at least may
have been FASTENED in its disposition by
notice nom the British ambassador here
of the action yesterday of the New York
State Assembly.
1t was definitely developed when the
official announcement of the agreement
was made that the United States had
taken very important part in the nego-
tiations within the last twenty-four hours.
A cablegram of instructions was sent to
Mr.. Bayard yesterday laying down a
positive line of action. Mr.. Bayard re-
ceived these instructions so late yesterday
that they were undoubtedly communicated
to the Foreign Office to-day. 1t is sig
nifcant coincidence, therefore, that Great
Britainis acceptance was given almost i'm
mediately after Mr.. Bayard carried out
his instructions. Previous to yesterday
the compromise was being urged by the
Salvadoran Minister in London, but his
efforts seemed to be ineffective and there
was no certainty that Great Britain would
agree. 1t was this doubt which led to the
cable to Mr.. Bayard. He was directed to
urge the reasonableness of the compro-
mise proposition and to seek an early ac-
ceptance. The results proved that his
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