The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-05-03
PEACINllIR BIIA6D
Our Ambassadors Success ia the
Nicaragua Negotiations,
ACCEPTS sALvADOR's GUARANTEE

Great Britain Has Instructed the British
Admiral to Leave Corinto rs Soon as
Nicaragua Confirms the Promised Pay
ment OF Indemnity.
WAsHINGroN, May 3.-The department
of state has received telegram from Am.
bassador BayaTd, at London, stating that
Great Britain has accepted the guarantee
made by Salvador Of the payment of the
indemnity by Nicaragua in London within
a fortnight, and that so soon as Nicaragua
confirms and so informs the British nd
miral the admiral is instructed to leave
Corinto
The above official statement may be re-
gerdcd as chronicling the passage of the
acute phase of the difficulty between Great
Britain and Nicaragua which at one time,
perhaps, threatened to involve the United
States. 1t cannot be doubted that Mica
ragua will promptly confirm the arrange
ment, and the British fleet will leave Cor
into as soon as notice of the action of the
British foreign office can be communi-
Gated to Admiral Stephenson, which, by
the way, might be sooner had not Mica
raguans purposely interrupted the COM
munication by cable directly between the
foreign office and the admiral
The guarantee by Salvador of Mica
ragua's Indebtedness, it is said is simply
a repayment Of the favor extended to Sal
vadur by Nicaragua at the time of the
Ezeta incident, when DIR. Guzman, the
Nicaragua minister at Washington, took
up the case Of Salvador by instructions of
his own government and worked so hard
to secure the oxtradition of the refugee to
Salvador. In addition to this considera-
tion, based on gratitude, the Salvadorians
are supposed TO be influenced in espousing
the Nicaraguan cause by a feeling of APP
prehension at the presence of British
| troops on Central American soil
1t is quite certain that all of the coun-
! tries of Central America have been deeply
| impressed with some such fear, and it is
felt here that the Nicaraguan incident
| may perhaps be the direct means of bring
ing about again the long expected revival
of the union of Central American repub-
| lies, the small republics now existing hay
| ing been brought to IA realization of their
| inability to protect themselves in con-
flict with any considerable power.
Although it may be safely assumed that
the acute phase of the Nicaraguan Incl
dent has passed. supposing that there
SnOulu DC no uOSbllb COlllblOll DGlOTG Jut
formal orders have reached the command
ers on each side, there are yet some mat
| ters to be adjusted before the incident can
be regarded as entirely closed. After the
settlement of the smart money" claim,
on account of the treatment of Hatch, a
commission must be selected and proceed
to adiudicate claims of oyher British sub
| iects, not officials, who were expelled from
plnann1J. of N tir,,p If tho hpanl L las
summer, and If this commission assess
damages against Nicaragua on this score
there may be some grumbling before the
| account is settled
This is not likely to lead to serious trou-
BILE, but the Nicaraguans, smarting under
the sense of oppression in this case Cfor
| they declare that Hatch never had an ex-
| equateur and so was never recognized by
them as a British Officially, may be counted
on to do everything they can without Civ
ing cause for Hn open rupture to give their
| patronage in the future to any other ma
| tion than Great Britain. 1t is just within
the bounds of possibility, too, that the old
| question of British rights in the Mosquito
reservation may arise again at some fu-
ture day
1t was definitely developed when the Of
fetal announcement of the agreement was
made that the United States had taken a
very important part in the negotiations.
A cablegram of instructions was sent to
Mr.. Bayard on Wednesday laying down a
positive line of action. Mr.. Bayard re-
ceived these instruction so late on We'd
nesday that they were undoubtedly com.
municated to the foreign Office yesterday.
1t is significant coincidence that Great
Brtain's acceptance was given almost i'm
mediately after Mr.. Bayard carried out his
instructions.
Previous to Wednesday the compromise
was being urged by the Salvadorean min
lister in London, but his efforts seemed to
be Ineffective and there was no certainty
that Great Britain would agree. 1t was
this doubt which led to the cable to Mr.
Bayard. He was directed to urge the rea-
sonableness Of the compromise PROPOSE
tion, and to seek a speedy acceptance The
results proved that his Offices We're more
effective than those Of the SalvadoreaI
minister.