The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-17
REJECTED.
England Will Enforce De-
madds Upon Nicaragua.
United States Offices Have Figured
Prominently In the Tsnsle.

LONDON, April II. The Globe asserts
Oh ut Great Britain will refuse TO accept
sho answer of the Nicaraguan government
30 the British ultimatum, and will take
Immediate steps to enforce her demanaS
II Is stated on good authority that the
question of protest on the part OF the
United States against the bonnbardment
of Grsytown and the landing OF British
troops In Nicaragua has never been
raised between Great Britain and the
United States, so far as the British gov
ernment is aware. In any case, 10 Is
added, the British will not lombard Grey
town In the event OF Nicaragua's refusing
to comply with the demands OF Great
Britain.
But steps will be taken to ensure the
payment OF tho indemnity demanded by
the British government, and tho necessary
papers have been sent to commanders OF
British warships. But the nature Of the
orders sent to the British commanders,
and whether they include the landing OF
troops. Is not stated.
Cleaned at washington.
WASHINGTON, April i7.--It is learned
that the state department has made no
protest against any proposed British
action in Nicaragua, for the reason that
the British government has regarded the
issue between itself and Nicaragua as one
on which NO other nation oAn have any
concern. and has not acquainted the gov
ernment Of the United States with Its ex-
act purposes.
Tne only statement of the attitude OF
the state department which can be OBJ
talned is the declaration that the map OF
Nicaragua will not be changed by any ao-
ton on the part of Great Britain. This
means that Great Britain will not be per
mittcd to acquire any Of the territory OF
Nicaragua, even under color Of the old
protecsorate over the Mosquito reserva-
tion, which originally extended southward
20 the San Juan river, and so commanded
the eastern approach to the proposed Mo
aragua canal, to the construction OF which
the United States now stands committed
by the action Of the last congress.
The announcement that Great Britain
had declared the Nioaraguan response to
her uitimatum to be insufficient was folly
expected at tho state department. This
response In substance amounted to
proposition To refer to arbitration the de-
mand for q s75. 900 indemnity for tho az
pulsion of Consular Agent Hatch, and IL
is said that 1t would be very unusual for
such course to be pursued In the case OF
= demand for smart money"
Such demand differs entirely from
demand made for injuries sustained by
private citizens, inasmuch as 1t Is based
upon the idea that the honor Of Great
Britain has sustained a smirch through
the humiliation Of It's official
In EngiAnd's Contention soundf
Mr.. Bayard, our ambassador ut London.
has been using his good Offices TO bring
about peaceable settlement Of the dis
pute In Washington. Secretary Gresham
has been counselling the Nicaraguan min.
lister. DIR. GuIman. probably to make such
concessions as may 30 consistent With
Nicaragua national honor.
At the Same time IL II known that the
secretary has entertained doubt OF the
soundness Of the British contention Of .
right to claim reparation for the expulsion
OF It's consular agent, II he has really been
guilty Of fomenhng rebellion during the
Bluefields disturbances last year, and
this he has probably comm unicated to the
British government az reason why It
should not be over hasty and dictatorial In
the treatment of small and dsfenseless
nation.
1t Is not believed that tne state depart
ment has gone so far as to serve formal
notice on Great Britain (though earnest
peace representations have been made)
that she must not lombard Greytown,
however, for that, 1t Is said, would be
equivalent TO a declaration that no Eu-
ropean power may hereafter wage war
upon any Of the American republics, even
In a cause involving as is claimed In this
case, the national honor. and It Is quito
certain that every one Of thcpowers would
repudiate such a suggestion.
But, in tae present instance, it Is felt
here that there is little probability that
Great Britain would proceed to such an
extreme course as a bombardment OF
town in which thu largest interests were
owned by foreigners With whose nations
she had no quarrel, and It is much more
likely that even II Nicaragua should
finally refuse TO meet the conditions of the
ultimatum the british would essay TO col.
lect indemnity from the Nicaraguan GUS