The sun., 1895-03-22

HATcH's expulsion, warns 1.-THE President
and his advisers" that they must feel
their way slowly and carefully to prevent
any possibility Of blunder that might
weaken the practical sponsorship which the
United States holds over the South Ameri-
can and Central American republics"
We should say so! Far be it from THE
Sun to discourage anything like caution and
care on the part OF this Administration in
it's diplomatic dealings with England But
this is very different attitude from that
which was held when GRESHAM was an
nouncing in trumpet tones the surrender OF
all intention on the part OF Great Britain to
make trouble near the Atlantic end OF the
Nicaragua Canal.
The extraordinary part of the whole busi-
ness is the previously unnoted circumstance
that Lord KIMBERLEY's sedative professions
and concessions to Mr.. BAYARD were accom-
panied by square notification that the
British Government proposed to proceed on
the very line OF action which Is now giving
SO much concern to the State Department
and the Cabinet. While assuring Mr..
BAYARD that England rcnounced its pre-
tensions to sovereignty on the Mosquito
Coast and desired IN condition Of absolute
peace and order in Nicaragua, uninterfered
with db crtertori," Lord KIMBERLEY served
notice which seems to have been regarded
as comparatively unimportant by our de-
lighted AMBASSADOR, and to have made little
or no impression upon Mr.. GREsHAM's pre-
maturely elated mind. Turning again to
the correspondence, we find in BAYARD's de-
spatch to GRESHAM of Nov. % this now very
significant passage. The italics nre ours:
"His Lordship desires explicitly 10 have It under.
stood that any action in the of obtaining redress
from Nicaragua ,rhtch htr NuJesfps Government may
hereafter decide "a IN N. reuises Is wholly
unconnected with any political or conventional Ques
on concerning the Mosquito RESERVATION but Is sim
ply proceeding the grounds Of International nc
to obtain satisfaction for urront His Lordship do
sres me to repeat, with much cmphasls. his desire
that this should b. Understood, and that he had no
other wish than act in accord and with tho
Of tho United States In matters concerning political
control in Central America"
"If Nicaragua" adds Mr.. BAYARD, some
what naively, has las is quite probable)
exceeded the bounds of international amity
and courtesy, she cannot too soon place
herself right by promptly making just
amends
What doubtless seemed then to Mr.. BAY
ARD and to Mr.. GRESHAM to be a mere side
issue to the main question of Great Britain's
remuneration OF the claim to sovereignty,
now assumes portentous proportions. Is
Great Britain still moving on the canal? Did
she rclinquish one line OF approach merely
to adopt another, the ancient and familiar
policy of her Foreign Office whenever British
interests have soughtto gain foothold in
this or that quarter of the civilized or semi
civilized world Has she relnquished the far
cical old claim of rights Of protectorate and
dominion over the Mosquito Coast because
there is a speedier and less troublesome
method at hand in the well-known British
programme of obtaining satisfaction on
the grounds Of International law for an af
'front.' the satisfaction obtained being, in
80 many historic instances, nothing less
than British occupation and ultimate an
nexation? Is it conceivable that England
has abandoned forever all idea of gaining, il
she can by any pretext, the command of the
eastern approach to the great interoceanc
waterway of the future?
These questions are pertinent, and they
are among the most important Of the inter-
national questions now crowding upon us.
1t is, indeed, to be hoped that the President
and his advisers will feel their way slowly
and carefully, in order to prevent any pos
siblity of a blunder that might weaken the
practical sponsorship which the United
States Government holds over the South |
American and Central American republics"
that is to say, adhesion to the MONROE
Doctrine. No wonder it is now said at
Washington that Mr. BAYARD has failed to |
arrange the Mosquito troubles In manner
satisfactory to the United States"
We can easily imagine that our esteemed |
Ambassador will not read over again his |
reports of his interviews with Lord KIM
BERLEY in November and December last |
with all Of the enthusiastic pleasure which |
he experienced in inditing them; and that |
Mr.. GRESHAM will not return to the jubilant |
phrases Of his proclamation of Jan with |
quite the self-complacent satisfaction which |
the original perusal of that document af-
forded when it came back to him from the |
typewriter.
To use n figure Of speech which the Sec |
retary of State will perhaps understand, it |
appears that Lord KIMBERLEY has bluffed |
him in n fashion most humiliating; that is, |
with cards face up on the table.