Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-30
TALK Of COMPROMISt.
Great Britain and Nicaragua May
! Come TO an Agreement.
American War Vessels Re-
~. ceive Sudden Orders.
Their Purpose Said to Bs 10 Protect Nlcar'
aguan Canal Properly AS.s

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MANAauA, April so.-A proposition OF
compromise and immedists evacuation OF
Corinto by tho British 10 now under oon.
alteration between Warrington. London
and the authorities here. The proposition
embraces the following essential points;
First-Nioaragua is to pay C7,500 at
London within two weeks.
Second-The British forces arc to bo
Immediately withdrawn from Corinto
without waiting for tho two weeks to
slapsc.
Third-A mixed commission of arbitra-
tion Is to pass on tho demands OF Great
Britain In excess Of the S77. 500 claim, said
commission to be constituted In q manner
satisfactory to tho United States and Mic.
aragua.
The foregoing terms, IL is believed, will
be accepted by President Zelaya and his
cabinet It Is understood that the sug
gestion of this settlement came from tho
Nicaraguan representative at Washington,
and 1t Is believed that such an adjustment
would be agreeable to the United States
authorities. II Nicayagua's acceptance
Is given, the proposition will be urged
on the London foreign Office and 1t Is be-
lieved it will be accepted.
Work For Uncle Sans Warships.
WASHINGTON, April 30. - The Alert.
which has been stationed at Panama
watching tho progress Of the revolutionary
movement in Colombia, has been ordered
to proceed at once to San Juan del Sur
the nearest cable port to Corinto.
The Atlanta was ordered to sail at oncc
to Greytown, the eastern terminus of tho
proposed Nicaraguan canal. The Mont
gomery now ut Mobile. will follow the
Raleigh, ON May 2, with the Nicaragua
canal commission boAd.
Secretary Herbert said that the move
ment OF ships had absolutely nothing to
do with the occupation Of Corinto by the
British, that being matter to be settled
between the Nicaraguans and the British.
The real purpose Of the orders was to
guard American interests In Nicaragua
against the consequence Of q possible revo.
luton which may result from the dis
turbed condition Of the country.
Being asked what measure Of protection
the Nicaraguan commission would receive
In the pursuance of it's work Of inspecting
the line Of the canal, the secretary said the
Montgomery would remain ut Greytown
while the commission wss In the interior,
and that two ships would surely be force
cuOuBn W pEOJoCb bu0 COmmlSSlOu anu 6ll
other American interests that might be
endangered BY revolution.
Miiler's Influence.
The action taken by Secretary Herbert
may be attributed to the visit to Wash
ington Of ex- Senator Miller of the Nicara-
guam Canal company, and Of some repre-
sentations made by him on tho basis OF
private reports as to the real condition Of
affairs In Nicaragua. and to those coming
to the Nicaraguan minister directly. Ger.
tainly the character of the United States
vessels which have been ordered to Nicara-
qua is q sufficient evidence that Secretary
Herbert does not expect them to como into
hostile conflict with the British ships.
In Mr.. Miller,s conferences with Secre
tary Gresham and other cabinet officers.
he presented very strong case on the
evidence Of the situation and the menace
to American control Of the canal. Hs
brought out clearly tho fact that the
British threatened TO 90 to Greytown and
points on the Atlantic and Pacific sides of
the canal. The cabinet officers were i'm.
pressed with Mr.. Miller's statement of the
case, and one of them characterized 1t .s
the strongest presentation thus far mad..
Mr.. Miller said that the canal company
was very much interested In events in
Nicaragua. The occupation of Corinto by
the British troops docs not greatly affect
the company in ITSELF but IL may lead In.
directly to serious results The revolu-
tion, which has been as result of British
occupation, may disturb the canal COM
pany by preventing work on surveys and
building operations and the possible de.
struction OF its property. The company,
he said, wanted protection to Its interests,
II not from the Nicaraguan government,
then from the outside.
The concessions of the company were
safe, being from . dc facto government,
but the line Of the canal was not. Mr..
Miller said ho had called attention to tho
necessity for protection to the commission
that Is soon to make an examination OF the
route OF the canal. He says that IL will
be very dangerous In case of revol ution ary
disturbances for an unprotected party to
make trip over the line Of the canal
The commission being under the direc.
tion of the state department., 1t will, OF
course. be necessary for that department
to ask the navy department. for an armed
force In case such force II deemed neces.
sary.