New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-31
MINISTER BAKER COMING HOME.
\ SPICY CORRESPONDENCE WITH GRESHAM AM
SENIOR MADRiz MAY HAVE soMETIuNG To
10 WITH Ills RETURN

10 WITH Ills RETURN
Waqh!ngton. March Do-Lenls Baker. Tho United
states Minister - Costa Rica NIcHrngua ana Sa.-
vador has secured leave OF absence. and So OK
pcctcd home in June l. Is said hat his Two years
stay in Central America. Including the summers *
1899 and 1884, may have satisfied him with diplomatic
lfe and that De- may conclude not To- return 20
ia post at any rate urti The coming falL Travel
between the three capitals 10 which Minister Baker
is accredited IS exceedingly difficult and his du-
tics have been rendered particularly ar!uous Ivy
reason of the Mosquito Reserve question IN Mica
ragua and last summers sucressfu, revolution
against the Ezcias. IN Salvador Costa RIca has.
however given .lt'.e concern - him. and he diI
not until recently visit he capital ~ that Republic
being compelled to devote his attention most closely
MS return just a. this time. when Nicaragua is
faction FOR the treatment Of MIR. Hatch and Other
BRUSH subjects at Itluenelds mas h1t nrfm
planned at IA" state Department. ~ - ,
that Il may be advantageous TO permit me posi- 10
De temporarily vacated AZ tins Juhc,ne' so ,m@.
the possabhiy ot any serious Wls,n,. ,,.s,in,s
rcncics may be- avoided aad mat d".icst" ir' ,l'iiH
involving American Interests may mus n"aH b, -
be- referred 70 Washington Tor cohsideial"I' m"oto
they can be handled by the President ana ms al
visers directly rumor mat MI ha hs nnt
appointed IL not verified at the state l,epar tmeni
hat e. has not been susgcsted either b. Mr.. Baker
or by the Department. That me leave o. anscil'e
snail extend over "A longer period thah slNy udyS'
I, f., possible that an interview which Mr.. Baker
Minister OF Foreign Affairs may not b. wholly dis
connected from hs return. In his official report
10 the state Department under date of Managud-
June D. 1885, Mr. Baker said that he had gone to see
Minister Madrz IN company with General Daniel
McCauley the local representative Of the Inierna-
tional canal Company. in obedience to cabed In
structions from the department regarding the I'M
warranted seizure Of the canal comranys property
He wrote TO Mr.. Gresham:
Unfortunately. nay latest Washington dates 10y
mail were MAY l. therefore was IN the dark az 10
the Instructions referred to: but assumed. for my
they were something pretty perpendicular. contain
ing genuine American ring
With this assumption of the tenor OF. his instruc-
lions. Mr. Baker said he made the following speech
Senior Madriz
you EXPRESS to me- Mr. Minister. your friendship
for the United States. and The President does IN:
same: and then you Jump on us with both feet and
,nif I'm our faces. Your action ia the canal matter
has advertised ID all the civilized word your own
lack OF good fath and your indispoSiilon 10 prpec
naturally splendid country. Nothing IS so sensitive
ts credit, not even capital IL 50 timlh, Tor 'rcdlt
GOOD fath-inus go before capital This il the rock
pon which capital builds Your notice OF the for
feturr OF the canal concession, even though IL De
ipon a frivolous ground and one not warranted and
moi founded In law not only destroys the credit OF
tho InterOcpanc Canal Company, but IL Is the mOsi
ghastly stab under the NTH rib OF the credit OF your
own Government which cOuld De lnTctri DS thr
keenes, Damascus blade.
About the same date Secretary Gresham wrote To
Mr. Baker In reply 10 earlier reports from him that
soldiers were again plenty in the town that Pres
hcnt C.cve.and Was unable - sanction any Inter
vcntion by you G;aker) restricting Nicaragua
sovereignty over Mosquito territory and Informing
him that his "propor function Is limited 20 the pro-
lection OF American citizens in the reserve as In any
other part OF Ncardguan territory"
On June "A Mr. Baker wrote 10 the state Depart
ment
am stiil Disabled from trave. by an attack o,