The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-21
NICARAGUA'S MOVE.

The pretext of Great Britain, of course,
is to claim that the action of Nicaragua in
destroying the pretended sovereignty of
the Mosquito Indians to the Mosquito
strip is untenable, and that Great Britain
will continue the protector ate over these
Indians which it has always assumed and
that the deposed Chief Clarence must
be reinstated.
1t is fact that the Nicaraguan govern
ment has recently abolished the Mosquito
reservation, which has been the cause of
the recent trouble, and has incorporated
it as state of Nicaragua, with the name
of Department Of Zelaya," named after
the President of the republic. This action
has been officially communicated to the
State Department.. The significance of
the movement has attracted little public
attention, but it involves greater consider
alton than is stated by officials that
the armed occupation Of Corinto Now
that the latter crisis is past, officials are
turning their attention to what Great
Britain will do toward Nicaragua s
course in creating the new state, and thus
directly terminating all British authori
ty or influence in the old Mosquito coun-
try.
RESERVATION IN HISTORY.
The trouble between Great Britain
and Nicaragua had it's origin in the dis
turbance last year in the Mosquito Reser-
walton. This section of Central America
has long been source of friction be
tween Great Britain and Nicaragua, and,
incidentally, since the enunciation of the
Monroe doctrine, between Great Britain
and the United States. In 184S the native
King of the Mosquito Reservation, to
save himself from Nicaragua acknowl-
edged the protectorate of Great Britain,
and as Nicaragua, backed by the United
States, objected, Great Rritain seized
the Nicaraguan Atlantic port of Sar
Juan. now known as Greytown Event.
| ually, in 1861 treaty was effected un-
der which the Mosquito Reservation was
allowed to retain it's independence both OF
Great Britain and Nicaragua Last Yea1
Nicaragua made another, and eventually
successful, attempt to establish its autho-
rity over the Preservation. The British
vice consul, Mr.. Hatch, bore an active
part in the negotiations between the con.
tending governments, first, in protesting
against what he declared to be an in
fringement of the treaty of 1860, and,
secondly, in protecting by means of q
British gunboat, the lives and property OF
British and other foreign residents OF
Bluefelds, the seat of the Mosquito gov
ernment. The Nicaraguan government
suspected Vice Consul Hatch of lending
his assistance to the supporters of the
Mosquito chief. who, when the Nicarag.
uans first invaded his territory, had sue
ceeded in expelling them.
OLD STORY OF BAD FAITH.
But,H when the settlement had beer
pending, Nicaragua had permanently in
trenched herself in the disputed territory
and has established complete internal
system of government. 1t it an execu
ton of the plan against which the Brit.
| ish consul was accused kfor melting rebel
ion, and for this reason there is much
apprehension whether Great Britain will
assent to the obliteration of the old Mos
quito country, which was the seat of all
British influence in Nicaragua.
The new state extends almost along the
| entire Atlantic coast line of Nicaragua.
The southern portion is near Greytown,