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United States Stands Aloof
in the Nicaraguan Row.
Expulsion OF Mr.. Hatch Led 10 De-
mands at the Cannon's Mouth.
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WASHINGTON, April &c. = Nicaragua's
hast hope Of assistance from the United
States In her controversy with Great Brit
ain. to prevent the seizure Of Corinto,
vanished yesterday afternoon.
DIR. Guzman. the Nicaraguan minister,
who had been waiting with intense anxiety
TO see Secretary Gresham. was finally sue
cessful about 8 o'clock. when the secretary
came from the White House, where hs
had been in consultation with President
Cleveland, presumably on the same sab
Ject. The interview was very short.
In five minutes the minister emerged
from the secretary's Office, looking very
depressed. He refused TO say a word as to
what had taken place, but IL can be stated
chat the secretary gave him to understand
very clearly that the United States would
not interfere in the case IN it stands. So
there are now three courses open to Near
augua, namely. TO pay the indemnity. to
permit the occupation of Corinto, or fight.
and the next ~ hours must find what
choice Is to be declared, for the British
troops are to land today at Corinto.
No Cause to Interfere.
The position taken by the president In
this matter Is hat the dispute Is one en-.
tirely between Great Britain and Near
aqua, In which the United States has no
call TO interfere. Thus. there had been
committed no injuries to American In.
~terests in Nicaragua should there be shown
a disposition by Great Britain to acquire
Nicaraguan territory.
On each Of those points n favorable as
surance has been had from Great Britain,
and all, it Is said, that can now be done IL
to watch the course of events. This deci-
sion was not hastily reached, for the en-
tire subject Of our relations to the coun-
tries of Central and South America was
considered and discussed very carefully by
the president with his constitutional nd
|visers, and there has been made a close
scrutiny OF the presidents that might sui.
flee for our guidance.
Upon these preoedents rests the decision
OF the administration to refrain from In
between Great Britain and
Nicaragua at this stage of the proceedings.
The CIsyton-Buiwsr Treaty.
In behalf Of Nicaragua, though without
success, it would appear that It has been
urged that the occupation of Corinto by
the British troops would be in direct vio-
lation or the Clayton ulwer treaty be-
tween the United States and Great Brit
ain A provision OF that treaty prohibits
British occupation Of Central American
.erritory.
Article ! covenants that the United
States and Great Britain agree that
neither will ever erect or maintain any
fertilization In Nicaragua or In the
vicinity thereof. or occupy, or fortify, or
COLOMBO, or assume n pro.ectorste over
Nicaragua or the Mosquito coast, or any
part Of Central America"
II Is pointed out that this Is even more
binding than the Monroe doctrine, as the
latter Is a principle asserted by the United
States. while the treaty Is an agreement
to which Great Britain is a party. There
have been individual claims on both sides
of the water that the Clayton Bulwer
treaty was abrogated, yet the governments
have never formally ~abrogated IL.
A resolution was introduced I'm the last
senate to ~abrogate IL. adjudicating that
those who oppose it could consider IL In
force. The terms, 1t Is held, appear to be
very definite against Great Britain's "oc-