Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-19
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
Nay Need New Interpretation to
Bring England to Time.
Britishers' Severe Demands
Upon Nicaragua
Day Result In Lively Diplomatic sparrlns Be-
twssn Great Nations


sible to learn positively whether the state
department. has been fully advised ofi'
oiaily Of the severe demands made upon
Nicaragua by Great Britain, as reported
IN the cable dispatches from Managua; but
from the facs that General Barrios who
was appointed a special ambassador by the
Nicaraguan government to endeavor to
settle their differences with Great Britain.
has been In Washington for week. and
has paid several visits to the state depart
ment In company with DIR. GuSman. the
resident Nioaraguan minister, 1t Is as
1umed that our own government 10 fully
posted In regard to the matter.
It cannot be denied that this new In
cldent, taken In connection with the
hostile attitude Of Great Britain toward
our sister republic of Venezuela, promises
to lead to trouble OF a character much
more serious than the little incident Of the
Alliance affair, which has caused such a
commotion.
The administration IL evidently about
TO be put In q position where 1t must lay
down q new construction Of the Monroe
doctrine, or else abandon oil concern In
the small republics of Central and South
America. In Venezuela, 1t Is alleged, that
the British are steadily extending their
boundary line and encroaching upon Ven
cxuelan territory. In spite OF the strong
protests Of tho Venezuelan government,
and the repeated urging OF tho United
States that the question of the boundary
should be settled by
A Resort to Arbitration,
not of part of the question, excluding
the main issue as desired by Great Britain,
but by tho submission of the whole issue.
But there are also questions Of indem-
nifty arising in Venezuela, growing out of
claims preferred by other European ma
tions, and there are indications noted by
officials here to show that these are being
pressed by concerted action. Many Of the
claims for indemnity grew out OF the fail
ure of these republics to meet their obliga-
lions to foreign nations under the stress
Of hard times and tho influence of the
world wide depression in trade.
As the European governments appear to
be moving to collect these individual debts
on their own account. 1t is question that
the United States must speedily settle as
to how far 1t is prepared to permit this
process to go on. AS to Nicaragua, 1t Is
felt here that the terms Of the British ul-
timatum are unduly severe.
Besides, there Is rather disagreeable re-
1cction upon American citizens in the
stipulation that none such shall serve ON
the commission to adindge the damages.
On the whole. 1t Is more than probable
that the president will feel called upon to
1nterpose to Secure, ut least, amelioration
OF the terms of the ultimatum by an ap-
peal to the British government, represent
ing the great hardship that 1t will work
to Nicaragua, under tho present depressed
condition Of her finances, to prefer de-
mand for so large an indemnity as $40, O0O.
England's Ultimatum to Nicaragus
demands cash indemnify OF al5.OOO as
smart money to pay for the expulsion of
Mr.. Hatch, British consular agent at
Bluefelds, during the troubles there last
year, and also the appointment Of q COM
mission to ndjudicate the damages sus-
tained by the persons and property of
British subjects who were expelled from
the Mosquito reservation about the same
time.
BY tho terms OF the ultimatum, Great
Britain Is to name one OF the commission
ers and Nicaragua the other. and these
two arc to choose q third who shall not be
. citizen OF the United States. 1t was also
made known that British warship Is now
on her way to Nicaragua to enforce the
demands, which must bc complied with
within seven weeks from Feb. % last, the
day Of the ultimatum.