The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-19
ENGLAND SAYS
Nicaragua Must Pay Indem-
nifty and Make Amends.
United States May Interposs to Sc.
cure Amelioraton Of Demands.


NlCARAOUA, Marcn ~ = inc orltish
government, through its minister here,
submitted It's ultimatum TO Nicaragua 1t
demands a cash indemnity Of Ri50oo as
smart money TO pay for the expulsion OF
Mr. Hatch, British consular agent at
Bluehelds, during the troubles there last
year. and also the appointment OF COM
mission TO adjudicate the damages sus-
talned by the persons and property OF
British subjects who were expelled from
the Mosquito reservation about the same
time.
BY the terms of the ultimatum. Great
Britain Is TO name one OF the commission
ers and Nicaragua the other, and these
two are to choose a third who shall not be
a citizen OF the United States. IL was also
made known that British warship is now
on her way to Nicaragua TO enforce the
demands, which must be complied with
within seven weeks from Feb. 20 last. the
day Of the ultlmatum.
Our Government Interestsd.
WAsHINGToN, March l9-It is impos-
sible 20 learn positively whether tho state
department has been fully edvised ofh.
cially of the severe demands made upon
Nicaragua by Great Britain. rs reported
imthe cable dispatches from Managua; but
from the fact that General Barrios, who
was appointed special ambassador by the
Nicaraguan government to endeavof TO
settle their differences with Great Britain,
has been in Washington for a week. and
has paid several visits to the state depart
ment in company with DIR. Guzman, the
resident Nicaragusn minister, It Is as
sumed that our own government Ia fully
posted In regard Co the matter
IL cannot be denied that this new in
cident, taken In connection with the
hostile attitude Of Great Britain toward
our sister republic of Venezuela promises
to lead to trouble OF a character much
more serious than tho little incident Of the
Alliance affair, which has caused such
oommotion.
The administration 10 evidently about
to be put in a position where it must lay
down q new construction OF the Monroe
doctrine, or else abandon all concern in
the small republics Of Central and South
America In Venezuela, 10 Is alleged, that
the British are steadily extending their
boundary line and encroaching upon Ven.
ezuelan territory, in spite OF the strong
protests Of the Venezuelan government,
and the repeated urging OF the United
States that the question OF the boundary
should be- settled by resort to arbitration,
not Of a part OF the question, excluding
the main issue as desired by Great Britain,
but by the submission OF the whole issue
Other Nations Interested.
But there are also questions of indem-
nifty arising in Venezuela, growing out of
claims preferred by other European ma
tions, and there are indications noted by
officials here to show that these are being
pressed by concerted action. Many of the
claims for indemnity grew out of the fail
ure of these republics to meet their obliga.
tions to foreign nations under the stress
of hard times and the influence Of the
world wide depression in trade.
AS the European governments appear to
be moving to collect these individual debts
on their own account. IL is a question that
the United States must speedily settle as
20 how far IL Is prepared To permit this
process TO 20 on. AS 20 Nicaragua II is
felt here that the terms of the British ul-
tiinatum are unduly severe.
Besides, there is a rather disagreeable re-
Election upon American citizens I'm the
stipulation that none such shall serve ON
the commission to adjudge the damages
On the whole, it is more than probable
that the president will feel called upon to
interpose to secure at least, amelioration
OF the terms OF the ultirhatum by an ap
peal to the British government, represent
Ing the great hardship that it will work
20 Nicaragua, under the present depressed
condition Of her finances, to prefer a de-
mand for so large an indemnity as s76 O0O