The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-04-01
PLAYING THE BULLY.
GREAT BRITAIN TRIES TO PLkY TIE
BULLY OYER NICARAGUA.
Nothing but Cash to he Accepted and Re-
fuses to Allow an Investigation as to
tho Merits of Hatch's Case.

Washington, March 27.-The full text of
Great Britain's ultimatum to Nicaragua
is made public tonight. 1t is dated Feb
ruary 26th, and is addressed to- Senior Don
Modesto Barrios, and is document Of
$500 words.
At the outset, Earl Kimberly says: Her
majestys government have catefully con-
sidered the voluminouS documents inclosed
in your note of the 22d of NoEember last,
which you have communicated to me, in
justification of the proceedings of the Mica
raguan government in regard tip Mr.. Hatch,
British pro-consul, and certainS other Brit
ish subjects, who were arrestedA in August
last, in the Mosquito reserve, imprisoned
and expelled from Nicaragua, not only
without any form of trial. but without any
communication to them of the charges
against them, so as to afford them op-
portunity of absolving themselves.
Before proceeding to examine the state
ments made in those documents, I may OBJ
serve that, although Mr.. Hath was not,
strictly speaking, an officer inI her majes-
tvs consular service, it might have been
expected that the Ncaragua1 authorities
in the reserve, who carried ION a CORE
spondence with him, and made use of his
service in a consular capacity whenever,
and so long as 1t suited theiT convenience
to do so, would, as a matter of ordinary
courtesy, have communicated with her
majestys government before resorting to
so extreme a measure as to, arrest that
gentleman.
1.-THE grievances of the British subjects
concerned in the Bluefelds affair of last
July are stated in detail and the charges
against them by Nicaragua and the Aft
davits and evidence in their behalf are
summarized
Earl Kimberly then says: with regard
to the conduct OF Mr.. Hatch, her majestys
tba
of her majesty's naval, officers that it was
perfectly correct during the time that he
acted as British pro.consul.
II have only to request that you Will,
without delay, inform the Nicaraguan gov
eminent that her majesty's government
cannot admit that any adequate or reliable
evidence has been produced to justify the
arbitrary and violent action taken against
the queens subjects.
The Terms Are Harsh.
"They hold the Nicaraguan government
responsible for those proceedings and they
must require them TO pay the sum of
f15,0OO on account of their action in ar
resting, imprisoning and expelling those
British SUBJECTS; further, to cancel I'M
conditionally the DEGREES of exile issued
against them; and to agree TO the consti-
tuition of a commission to assess the loss
es sustained by them in their property or
goods in the reserve, owing to the action
of the Nicaraguan authorities. Such COM
mission is to be composed of a British
represen NATIVE. a Nicaraguan representa-
tive and a jurst, not a citizen OF any
American state, to be selected by agree
ment between the Nicaraguan government
and the government of her majesty; and
falling such agreement by the president of
the Swiss republic.
'sThe findings of the commission TO be
by a majority and the awards TO be maj
and TO he paid within three months OF the
conclusion OF their labors
A further penalty of $500 is assessed as
indemnity for offenses against British sub
iects not included in the foregoing. The
ultimatum concludes as follows:
..In previous letters which l have adj
dressed to you, l have explained that her
rnaiasty's government is not prepared to
discuss any question with rcsord % the
treaty of Managua and the recent pro-
ceedin.s in the Mosquito reserve, until
,bie matter of arrest and Imprisonment of
british subjects has been disposed Of. In
order to avoid any misunderstanding on
the subject, l think it right to inform you
that 10 this determination, her majesty S
,ro,arunent intends to adhere; but so soon
as the demands which have made IN my
present note have been satisfied, shall
h., nrenared to receive and consider in a
Friendly spirit any representations on those
questions which the Nicaraguan govern
,oant may desire to make to her majesty 3
government.
S"NA kim BERLY."