The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-25

Washington, April 24-Exact official in
formation has been received as TO Great
Brltain's belligerent steps in Nicaragua.
British troops are to be landed at Corin-
to. The custom houses are TO be occupied
and British officers are 10 exercise the
functions of collectors of customs. At
the same time the Nicaraguan local COM
merce is to be crippled by a blockade.
The coast defense vessel Monterey is still
at Acapulco, Mexico, about 500 miles
north of Carinto. She is expected to
sail southwark very soon. but no special
orders have been sent to her since she
sailed from San Diego.
AS to the landing of British marines at
Corinto. it is stated by officials that this
will not menace or endanger the inter-
ests of the United States or other for
eigEers.
Great care will be taken to protect for
eign interests, and should the latter suffer
indirectly they Will be compensated for
loss.
Sir Julian Paunceforte, the British am
baSSador, has not been advised by the
home government as to the contemplated
blockade and landing of troops in Mic
aragua. But in British circles this course
has been accepted as certain for some
time. Such assurances as Great Britain
has given to the United States have been
TO Ambassador Bayard in response to
Corinto is the best port of the Central
American states on the Pacific coast 1t
is most important to Nicaragua, as 1t is
the terminus of the line of the Central
railroad.
The port of San Juan del Sur has a
harbor of average size and is III commun-
ication with Lake Nicaragua by a ma
cadam road built by the New York and
California Transfer company. Corinto is
the heaviest import point in Naciaragua.
The imports there for 1912 were $6OO6,-
sos, while all imports to other points did
M Z
why the British chose Corinto for their
strike. Almost one-half of the imports
at Corinto are from Great Britain. SO
that the British seizure of the customs
house will result in their receiving the
customs dues from British merchant
ships. The British imports in 1922 were
second at 81, 497, 60; Germany, S1,O42, Oo5;
France, $99s, IA The rest of the import
trade was with neighboring South and
o 1erts Of sam Juan We're sisSS2o As the
Corinto imports average about $500 600
monthly, it would not take long for
Great Britain to appropriate the $4,000
indemnity demanded.
As to Venezuela.
The outcome of this Nicaraguan Incl
significance to Venezuela, and 1t is feared
by them that, having once driven in the
wedge, Great Britain scarcely can be eX-
pected to refrain from pressing forward
with very vigorous measures in the mat
ter of the Venezuelan boundary dis
pute, and at once establishing herself as
the mistress of the Orinoco. 1t is felt
here the present situation is one justify
ing apprehension and anxiety on the part
OF our own government. While it is
not expected the Nicaraguan govern
ment will offer any armed resistance to
the landing of the British forces, Stlll
il is feared that during the time the
town of Corinto is occupied by foreign
ers. the natives may be restrained with
difficulty and the close contact into which
tainly be brought might at any moment
lead to an outbreak winding up in
general war.