Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-26

OF the hosrlIlties 10 De InauEurat.Si Unucr
the convention. exercise in the subsequent
affairs Of Mexico influence calculated to
impair the right OF the Mexican people to
choose and freely to constitute the form
ST its Own government
1t appears that these stipulations were
acknow lodged by the contracting parties
to the satisfaction of President Lincoln,
although il was found necessary after the
close OF our own war to take steps to ex-
pei Maximi.ian from Mexico. The third
precedent was found in the case of the
war between Spain and Chill in ls66
when, upon being appealed to in behalf
Of Chilli, in the name of the Monroe doc
tr:ne, to prevent the bombarllnent OF
Valparaiso, Secretary Seward wrote to
United states Minister Fitzpatrick at San
tiago rs follows:
The government of the United States
Will maintain and insist with all the de-
cision and energy which are compatible
with our existing neutrality that the re-
public which is accepted by any one of
those South Americanl states shall not
be wantonIy assailed and that it shall not
be subverted as an end of lawful war by
European powers but beyond this point
the United States government will not
go, nor will it consider itself hereby
bound to take part in wars II which a
South American republic may enter with
a European sovereign, when the object of
the latter is not the establishment in the
place OF the spbverted republic CT a
monarchy under a European prince
Upon these preccdents rests the decision
OF the administration to refrain from III
terference between Great Britain and
Nicaragua at this stage Of tine proceed
ings. In behalf of Nicaragua ii would
appear that it has been urged that the
occupation of Corinto by the British
troops would be n direct violation of the
Clayton-Bulwc treaty between the
United States and Great Britain. A pro-
vision OF that treaty prohibits British oc-
cupation of Central American territory.
Article one covenants that the United
States and Great Britain agree ''tnat
neither will ever erect or maintain any
Notifications commanding the Nicara-
guam canal, or in the vicinity thereof, or
occupy, or fortify, or colonizc, or assume.
or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua.
Costa Rica the Mosquito coast, or any
part Of Central America"
1t is pointed out that this is even more
binding than the Monroe doctrine, as the
lStter is Il principle asserted by the United
,t4ttS. tEt - all ti-EtCfli'i 'iN
to which Great Britain is party. There
have been individual statements on both
sides of the matter that the Clayton Bull
wer treaty was abrogated, ye: the govern
ments have never formally abrogatci il.
A resolution was introduced III the last
senate to abrogate it, indicating that those
who opposed it consider it in force. The
terms, it is held, appear to be Very definite
against Great Britain Occupying" or
Exercising any dominion over Nicara-
qua"
The latest Information received here is
to the effect that there will be 10 change
in the attitude assumed by Nicarag qua
toward the British ultimatum and the
confident belief is that the British will
occupy Corinto this morning and force
their demands. Late last night q we'll
known diplomat received private infcr-
nation from connections in New York
city to the effect that Nicaragua had de-
cided to refuse to accede to Great Britain's 5
uitimatum and would resist it. DR.. Gu3-
man. the Nicarasuan minister, had not
up to a late hour received any informa-
tion from his government respecting the
matter but he is of the opinion that mat
tiers will transpire as indicated above.