New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-28
, ,.,,,,,,r,,y.s DECLARATION THAT THE
THIRD MEMBER OF THE ARBITRATION COM
MISSION SHOULD BE NOT A CITIZEN or
ANY AMERICAN STATE" SAID TO HAVE
BEEN MIsCONSTRUED- FULL TENT
or THE UI.TIMAT1'M
or THE ULTIMATUA


member Of the arbitration commission Siou'' w
mot a citizen ~ any American state.
This rbras. was thought TO be an explicit ueO-
laration by England that she declined 10 i'O's
rize any force in the Monroe Doctrine anu ~ ''
81 a,ratuitous reflection upon the '"''e' ''"'
,r, i.,,ion 70 cast any reflection upon the
limited States was promptly dlSaNoWeu d! h"'u
Kimberley through one Of his (nder-SecrelaFie7'
md II is now said that the meaning oi thal uh-
fortunate sentence and the intentions OF the
pr,,isb Government have been mlsconstrued. As
ordinarily employed and understood by 'he
British Foreign Office the phrase American
s,a.e" is limited in application TO thA smaller
Fapublics.of Central and South America 1t
VAS those Ropublics which Great Britain desired
10 exclude from having the casting vote IN the
arbitration commission.
While technically and literally the United
e,.tes forms one Of the American States. II
Is explained that the English Foreign once
never classifies this Government and people WIN
The Spanish ana Portuguese speaking South anu
C,ntral American countries. Consequent! II @ -
asserted that the words mot citlzeh on any
American state" do not bar out the United states
q arding to the view Of the British Foreign
Viewed in this light. a clearer understanding
g. given TO the denial on the part or Grea,
Britain that any reflection upon the Imleu
states was intended in the proposition above re-
t'-,.j IN II has been said by a high diplomatic
authority that if the United States were eX-
GUIDED from participation in the aibltrauol' SU'H
am act would be not only undplomaut Dut o.
fensive TO a country with which Great britain
maintains friendly relations
ts m tha course which Great Britain will pur-
sn. 10 enforce a settlement of her claim ioT S'3-
o@o for the afront put upon Mr.. Hatch. the
British representative, by ms eNpulSlvH WI
Informed diplomats are not disposed u thihN
that any compilations will arise IL j. hol De
Iia,.ad thar England VIII resort 10 the extreme
1neaGure Of threatening to bombard GTe%t"Wn II
Nicaragua satisfactorily SHOWS her Hld"llItH ~
cattle the claim Immediately. In tAdt 'dSV '.i'
ti,ne and method Of payment may perhaps ne
submitted with the other claims to arolFa'i'h
LORD KIMBERLEY's 1'LTIMATUM
The f,,u text Of Grvt Britains ultimatum 10
Nicaragua is as follows:
s,nor Don Modesto efss.Fa, saF,ds sss Esss%s1S Va,
considered the volumnous documents inciosed IN
your note Of the 22d November last, which you haye
communicated TO me. in justification OF the proceed
iugs OF the Nicaraguan Government IN regard 10
Titib berHs Who Were arrested in August last
in the Mosquito Reserve. imprisoned and Expelled
trial. but without any communication TO them OF
the charges against them, so as 10 anotd 'he'h d"
Before proceeding to examine the statements
made in thos4 documents. may observe that. al
though Mr: Hatch was not strictly speaKhs' "a, an
officer IN Her Majestys consular service II might
ties in the Reserve who carried on a correspond
enca with hum and made use OF ms service IN IN a a
consular capacity whenever and 80 long as II suited
-5irar1t cnijytesv haVa communjcatei with Her
Maiesty's Government before resortng 10 so eX-
treme measure a the arrest Of that gentleman.
The British subjects who were arrested on
A.-ist II and taken 70 Managua were besides Nj
Ii-teh. British pro-Consul: ". b. G. brown, ~
Provnrgs. J. ". Cuthbert :. A; Moigson, John
TNi9r John O. Thomas. Markiand Taylor and W
cover. ON Augus; % Two more british subjects
AND another British subject Joseph p Moody was
arretet on August 20 There wee also further ar
Me-srs Green. Martin and Thompson and Joel Bod
Tre obiec, Of much that Is contained in the papers
co." :nieated hy the Nicar4gran G9v[rnmeRr ap
subjects arrested with the disturbance which took
Hatch, Brown Brownrigg Cuthbert $ A. Hodc-
son. John TAYLOR. MARYLAND Taylor and Clover. IN
they dd not in any way directly or Indirectly par
tc.paie m or encourage the riots in the Reeerve j.
As - G. T. Hal. who was KEPT in prison for six
DAYS. and only released on giving Undertaking 10
leave the country ne states that police maeisrate
h enieavoTed - quiet the people July g. but
day His statement is supported by worn state.
men;s made by two of the police British subjects
days. ana released ou the Intervention Of the
captain Of the United states ship Marblehead but
STS exe j. + M9ody ,att Sat uTes hes q @ 9' 1 g6oS ar
ance of the causes Of his arrest and banishment
THE RIOTS At HUEFIELDs.
Among The dispositions which brough. .or-
ward by the Nicaraguan Government as proofs
against Mr. Hatch are those Of J. W. Cuthbert
$ A. IIodgson and Charles Patterson. when under
detention The hrst-name1 person Is represented
t. have deposed that it was Mr.. Hatch who en-
outraged the movement against the Nicaraguan
Of the insurgents 5 A. Hoa&son is represen ed
10 have stated mat thc neetnsS OF u" Mosluil0S .
Council from july . g. were heid IN me mouse OF
Mr. Hatch. ana That h. was present az them then
and afterwari when they Were held elseH here;
Charles Patterson is represented TO have affirmed
that Mr.. Hatch nearly always present at the
do Now Two Of these depouent; Messrs Cuth-
bert ana Patterson in statement made 10 CON NJ
any way participate I'm or encourage the riot of
July .; and did not furnish or import arms or am
Ia ceTtain questions asked US at the Bluff
by me Minister of Wal, and written IN Spanish,
which was signed BY us but Vs. cannot say that it
Is c2fec'. mol! krnowing the language, but com
sn. in a sworn statement made on September IT,
aiirms ihai wnne under arres; Buefelds Bluff
csrrcro respecting Mr.. Hatch tha MIL Mr. Ha,dh did
hh, % ms door Es on y EhSTng G. S Of pe9 az
iu,tlgate or advise the Jamaicans to take up arms
up notices TO the eject that the Chief Slar
enc after he was reinstated Old not reside at Mr.
meeting Of the Council was held at Mr. Hatch's
nous; ana Hi 'TGsP,"S c pesecchng the people
tho affairs Of July = and 6, that he Oodgs0n) was
asked 10 sign the statement bu. requested 70 have
it read to him in English. which was refused. and
after waiting an hour. he compelled 10 sign IT,
Hubert o. Bodden. VINO is another Of the depon-
ents quoted in the documents communicated by the
Nicarasuan Government states IN a sworn state
ment that he was arrested on the 23i OF August.
AMI asked questions tending TO implicate Mr. Hatcn
ana others in the disturbances: that on his pleading
ignorance the judge said ne y!ng and that
'1f YOU DO not speak the truth You shall be shot" {;
that ne then sent back 10 prison. where he re-
mane1 three days. when he was released on the
Intervention Of the captain Of the United States
snip Marb,ehead. the Judge Informing him that
he WAS exiled. but that he ought 10 b. shot
With regard to the other depositions produced by
the Nicaraguan Government. the evidence as 10
Mr.. Hatch's conduct the time OF the disturb
ances Is mere hedrSay. ana is not only in contra
diction TO the sworn statements 30 which ] have
lus referred but IS At variance with the informa-
Ton obtained bv Her Maiesty's Government
Through the British naval officers on the spot
notice from the dcDosi,ions which YOU have
communicated to that Green Martin. aud
ThorausOn are stated 20 have been concerned in the
.o.ice riot the 5h OF july. and that Joel Bodden
fs said have taken part in the attack on the bluff
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