San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-16
THE MONROE DOCTRINE,
GREAT BRITAIN MUST NOT FIRE ON
GREYTOWN.
Nicaragua Answers Great Britaln's
Demands Very automatically
and the Answer of the Big
Country is Awaited

lTOlu w dSulDS IOu says -hluls-
ter GuZeman was closeted with
Secretary Gresham for some time
last evening discussing the NiCara-
guam situation, II Eo%laud looks
with favor upon Nicaragua's
answer to her ultimatum, there
will be no special cause for anxiety,
but if Lord Rosebery regards the
reply as unsatisfactory a different
and serious phaZe Of the situation
may and doubtless will arise.
From what can be learned from
trustworthy sources Secretary
Gresham, through Ambassador
Bayard, has informed Great Bril-
tain that this country will not per-
NIT without an earnest protest the
bonn bardment of Greytown and
that the landing Of English troops
on the Nicaraguan soil will be re-
garded as an act inimical to
American interests. 1t is said that
Secretary Gresham conveyed the
attitude Of the administration on
these points in earnest terms. No
question was raised as to England's
right to demand of Nicaragua a
money indemnity or other GUS
tomary redress for alleged griev-
ances on account of injuries sus.
tanned by British subjects, but if
what is reported Is true, the Secre-
tary showed some vigor in saying
what England could not do.
One story heard at the state de-
partment was to the effect that Mr..
Bayard was directed to inform Lord
Rosebery that firing upon Grey
town or placing an armed force on
shore at that place or Corinto would
be an infraction Of the Monroe doc
trine.
1t is pointed out that Admiral
Meade's fleet has arrived at Colon
and is near Greytown and that the
Monterey will reach COrinto about
the time the Royal Arthur anchor S
off the west end Of the proposed
inter-oceanic canal.
Something may be heard from
London today which will clear up
some of the existing doubt and ap-
prehension and outline England's
intentions.
1t is definitely learned that Mic
aragua has formally replied to
Great Britain's ultimatum. The
answer is brief and explicit yet d.
plomatic. In sense it is a counter
proposition.
England's chief demands were in
effect that Nicaragua should pay an
indemnity of So, 900 for alleged per.
sOnal injuries to British subjects,
particularly prO-COnsul Hatch :;
that a revocation OF the order Of
Punishment in certain cases should
be issued and that commission of
three persons, including "a iurist
not citizen of an American state"
should be agreed upon to fix the
amount of losses due to British
subjects in case the pending de-
mand was not acceded to.
Nicaragua'S answer says in brief
that before the demand Of Great
Britain was received the order of
Punishment had been revoked.
The decree under which Mr.. Hatch
was eXiled is especially referred to-.
To the third demand the reply is
that in order to preserve the friend
~ relations with the British gov
eminent and for the purpose Of
fairness and justice Nicaragua pro-
poses that all questions Of payment
for personal injury, damage to
property, etc, be referred to i'm
partial commission OF arbitration.
The answer comedies Nicaragua's
willingness to adjust the differ
ences and yet courteously suggests
that the $4,000 demand is an eX-
parte estimate and that the whole
question of amount Of damages
should be left to arbitration.