Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-04-03

civil war result that was only avoided
by the most prompt and decisive meas
ures Naturally Consul Hatch was in
very bad odor with the government he
had sought to overturn and he was
promptly deported. This is the only
affair that England can by any mode of
jugglery torture into a case against the
Nicaraguan government 1t affords the
desired opportunity however OF getting a
finger into the affairs of the canal and
the English government has been very
prompt in taking advantage of it. The
fact must not be overlooked that Great
Britain has steadfastly ignored the force
OF Mr.. Blaine's notice that the Clayton
Bulwer notice is at an end so far as re-
CARDS the joint protectorate Of any canal
across Central America. 1t still insists
upon the letter of the treaty which re-
quired the consent to both parties to its
abrogation. She steadfastly disregards
the fact that she had herself practically
abrogated the treaty by her own failure to
observe it's provisions long before Mr.
Blaines notice She still maintains the
right to an equal interest in the Nicar-
aqua canal. AS the government of Mica
ragua has placed the matter in the hands
of the United States the next more of
England is to undermine that Republic
and secure practical control of it's affairs.
At the same time, however, she desires if
possible to hoodwink the government of
the United States. In this she has been
thus far exceedingly successful. When
Mr. Bayard went to confer with Lord
Kimberley upon the subject that astute
diplomat assured him that Great Britain
had no desire to interfere in the internal
affairs of the republics of central and
South America or to acquire territory in
that quarter of the globe. England, he
said, desired simply proper reparation for
an injury done to one of her citizens by
the Nicaraguan government. Immediate
ly the news was cabled our Stated depart
ment that the willy Mr. Bayard had
achieved magnificent diplomatic
triumph that England had no intention
whatever of Gisrcgarding the Monroe doc
trine and that the Nicaraguan affair was
a very trifling one after all. But later
when the nature of England's demand
upon this country become known even
the fat wits of our state department
awokc to the narrowing suspicion that
Lord Kimberley insisted that Nicaragua
pay an indemnity of S75, 900 and gave
that country until the 10th of April to
secure the cash. Trifling as this sum
may seem to u large country like our own
it is perfectly we'll known that it is more
than Nicaragua can possibly pay. The
question arises therefore, "What is Eng
land going to do about itf' There is
more than suspicion that she will take
control of the customs duties OF that
country. Once having secured a hold
upon it's internal affairs there is little
probability that it will ever relinquish it.
Instead it will take measures to thorough
ly cntrcnch itself in the control of the
strategic points of approach to the
trans sthmian canal thus adroitly Sc
cured.
If ever there was need of display of
American spirit it is now. When the
time of Englands ultimatum arrives this
government should be represented at
Grcytown by fleet large enough and
strong enough to protect American in
FOR