Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-01
COMPROMISE TALK,
Nicaragua Willing to Pay John
Bull the Cash.
MAKES ONE IMPORTANT CONDITION,

That the British Fleet Withdraw from
Corinto Before the Money Is Paid-Brit-
ish Not Apparently Inclined to Concede
the Point-Uncie Sam Said to Have Sus-
gested the Standardization Advices Not
Significant of Peace.
WAsHINGTON, May 1.-The following
has been received from Managua, the
capital Of Nicaragua: "The Nicaraguan
government has formally decided to &C.
cede to the compromise proposition for
the settlement of the pending trouble,
and this decision has been communicated
to the authorities at Washington and
London. According TO this proposition
Nicaragua agrees to pay the e15, 500 in
London fifteen days from the time the
British ships leave the harbor Of Corinto
Il now remains fo- Great Britain to
agree to this condition. The govern
ments course is regarded as shifting on
Great Britain all further responsible
ity fo- the trouble. The most positive as
surances Of the prompt payment Of the
money have been given, SO that there may
be no question of uncertainty on this
point"
John Bull Il Obstinate Now.
This dispatch is accepted by officials
here as summing up the latest status
Of the subject. Attention is now
directed to London to see whether the
condition of immediate evacuation will
be granted. At the state department the
news was seemingly expected, though no
direct advices had been received by the
department.. In fact Minister Baker is
now in Costa Rica, and there is very little
communication between this government
and the legation at Managua. 1t was
learned at the department that the ac-
ceptance by Nicaragua of the terms which
have been proposed does not mean that
the affair is settled. 1t is understood that
Ambassador Bayard throughout the con-
troversy has had to encounter the dif-
ficulty which is still presented. The
British government wants the money
paid in the presence of the British fleet at
Corinto.
The Peacemaiers Have Hopes.
1t is hoped, however, that the offer
(which was made at the suggestion of the
United States) which ManagiIa advices
say has been satisfactory to the Nicara-
guam government will be agreed to by
Great Britain, though. no assurances to
this effect have been received. 1t appears
in this connection that the threat of revo-
luton in Nicaragua has given the United
states an opportunity TO urge with more
force a peacesblc settlement of the present
difficulty, as such n result of the British
occupation might seriously threaten the
lives and property Of United States citi-
zens. AS TO the possible arbitration of
. sraiv i,. no
tween Great Britain and Nicaragua it is
understood that the United States expects
to be represented.
Another Doctrine Established.
Notwithstanding the United States have
acted in no other way between Great Brit
ain and Nicaragua than they would be-
tween any other two nations it can be
safely predicted that they will not under
any circumstances permit any European
government to attempt by the display Of
force to collect moneys owing by the
South and Central American states to in
dividuals on account of moneys loaned.
In 1851 Secretary Blaine wrote to United
States Minister Noyes at Paris, at a time
| when the French government was about
to undertake demonstration against
Venezuela to force that country to meet
payments to French bondholders ON ac-
| count of the national debt, that the gov
ernment of the United States would re-
gnrd with grave anxiety an attempt on
the part of France to force by hostile pres
sure the payment by Venezuela of her
debt to French citizens.
Will he = Great Comfort to Them.
| This will lie great comfort to these
''annual revolvers." They borrow money
in European markets-they don't borrow
| it in the United States-and then keep
themselves so ever.astingly in a state of
revolution that they can never pay their
debts-principal or interest. Europe
has supplied the money to construct
about every modern improvement in Gen.
trail AMERICA, and n large portion of it
might as well have been sunk in the
ocean. But that is the lookout Of the
people VINO lend. There is no intcrna-
tional law that would justify a nation in
undertaking to collect private debts.
| ENGLAND Is NOT COMPROMISING.