The herald., 1895-05-07
THE PRESS ON NICARAGUA

that is. take the money demanded in the
first place. instead of taking the country
and so there will be no war over Nica
ragua, after all.
Prescott Courier: President Cleveland
course in the Nicaraguan matter is cor
viduals should be compelled to respect
the rights of person and property and re-
quired to pay their debts.
Santa Ana Standard: The Nicaraguan
government has proposed to England to
pay the $4,000 indemnity if she will
evacuate Corlnto and remove her war
ships. AS the execution England has
issued on her judgment against the Nj
caraguanS will have to be returned, "no
property found it will probably be the
best thing for England to do. She don t
appear to collect much duties in closed
port anyway.
Oakland Times: The Inter-Ocean hits
the nail on the head when it aserts that
the United States is willing that foreign
power shall control the Nicaragua canal
then this matter of an indemnity de-
manded of Nicaragua by Great Britain is,
perhaps, of no imminent concern to us ;
but if that canal is to belong to us then
we cannot but tell John Bull to so slow in
the way he collects his $75 000
New York World We have no protec-
torate over Nicaraua or any other coun-
try, and we cannot afford to assume one.
England understands this perfectly well
or it would not prepare to invade that
country and take possession of its custom
house. Whenever that is done England
has subjugated Nicaragua and has sup
planted the government of that country
wlCh q provisional one of its own. The
question then-the only one with which
we are immediately concerned-is of how
long the English provisional government
over an American republic is to last.
Stlch que tions, which have i'll them the
danger of great embarrassment to all con-
cerned, can be avoided by arbitrato
and it is to be hoped that they will be
in future. But as there is to be no arbi-
tratlon in this case we cannot interfere
while England is collecting what it as.
serts to be an honest claim, unless the
English provisional government be-
comes government of occupation. 1t
matter of course that if England felt
able to hold Nicaragua she would do so,
as she is now holding Egypt, which she
entered under the pretense that her occr-
patton was only for very short time.
Now when an Englishman is asked when
the temporary occupation OF Egypt is to
TALLY that ''the British bulldog never
loses his grip There must be no rep
etition of the Egyptian policy in this
case. England cannot have another rood
of ground on the American hemisphere.
Anaheim Independent: 1t seems to be
the opinion in diplomatic circles. although
it is, of course. only privately expressed,
that England has succeeded in getting
the better of the United States. and
in making the Monroe doctrine, so far
as it applies to England's dealings with
Nicaragua dead letter. lJ seems that
by promising that it would under no cir
cumstances take any territory OF Mica
ragua and that the rights of citizens of
the United States should in no case be
interfered with, England succeeded in
obtaining promise from this govern
ment that it would not interfere with the
proceedings instituted by England to
force Nicaragua to comply with her de-
mands. The Nicaraguan minister natur-
ally declines to discuss the matter but it
is understood that he thinks his country
has been badly treated by this govern
ment and that he has lost all respect for
the Monroe doctrine. 1t may be that
when all the facts come out, If they ever
do, this country may occupy better
position than it seems to at this time.
San Francisco Report: If Nicaragua or
nybody interested can see British de-
feat in the withdra val of John Bulls
warships from Corinto under guarantee
that the money they went thither to COL
lect will be paid in two weeks, we sup
pose MT. Dull Will nave no ODJeCIlOH. ne
is never very sentimental in such mat
ters. He is business, so to speak. AS the
money lender, and therefore the creditor
of the world. he cannot expect to be
popular. No man ever is who wants rel
turn OF money he has lent. especially j.
he make demand for the stipulated in
terest also. The same thing holds good
with nations. Mr. Bull owns or holds
mortgages oyer very large portion of
the land surface OF the globe, and san
Franciscans ought to know what state of
mutual sentiment that sort of thing gives
rise TO. When old Blythe had a mortgage
on his Market-street block in Nicholas
Luning's hands, It used to make him
furious to see Luning stroll around every
afternoon to see that the block was still
there. He hated Luning for the money
he owed him, viii ii is the way of the
world. But Luning did not care. If every
body cared for things like that they
would be no money lenders. But We
suppose it annoys some peope to see Brit
ish warships sailing around the world
nd calling in at this that and the other
port to see if the loan is still all right, or
to inquire about that little installment.
or to drop hint about the date when
the last interest was due.