The record-union., 1895-04-29
Southern Republics Strongly Urged
Payment of the Indemnity,
BUT THE FORMER REFUSED TC
YIELD TO THE ENTREATY.
Great Britain Insists That the De-
mand Must be Acceded to. What
ever Pressure the Government Has
to Bring to Bear to Force It-Neu-
tral Attitude OF the United States.
spectal to the REcoRD-uS1ox-

SAN JOSE Costa Rica), April 2S.-It is
learned here authoritatively that the Gem
tral American Republics of Guatemala,
San Salvador and Costa Rica strongly
urged Nicaragua to pay the SO, 900 in
demnity to Great Britain. President
Yglesias even went so far as to offer to
contribute one-fifth of the amount, but
popular sentiment III Nicaragua was SO
set against England that the administra-
ton decided not to yield, and the only
response received by President Yglesias
to his offer was copy of Nicaragua's an
swer to Admiral Stephenson's uItimatum.
THE OCCUPATION OF CORINTo.
LONDON, April 28.-The United States
attempted to adjust the pending dispute
between Great Britain and Nicaragua.
Em bassador Bayard, acting under in
| strucuons from Washington, represented
| to the British Foreign Office that Nicara-
qua, if given two weeks additional time
| from the expiration of the three days
in the ultimatum, would meet Great
! Brllain's demand for the payment OF S75,-
/ UOO indemnity Tor the expulsion of Con-
! sui Hatch. Lord Kim berIy acceded to
this, and as 1t was presumed the State De-
! partment at Washington was acting for
~ iCdI Iiy IL w NdS Thought Inc lnclu0UL
! would be closed without further compIi-
cations, but IS Nicaragua refused at the
! last moment to acQuiesce III this arrange
( ment the original plan OF occupying
/ Corinto was carried out. 1t is believed
/ here that Nicaragua secured the media
! ton Of the United States for the sole pur-
| pose Of display.
! THIS GOVERNMENT WILL NOT INTER-
| FERE.
patches received by the Associated Press
! from London and Costa Rica throws ad-
| ditIOnal light on the attitude OF tue Ad-
! ministratIUn IN regard to the Nlcaraguau
( incident. It is evident that both the
/ United States and the Central American
| repu blics were anxious 10 secure q peace
! 1uI settlement of the difficulty by the
! payment OF the indemnity demanded by
| Great Britain for the expulsion of pro-
! Consul Hatch. President Yglesias of the
! Republic OF Costa Rica, if the Gao ad-
vices are correct, offered to contribuce a
! portion OF the money, while the State
! Department here, through EmbaSsadOr
Bayard at London, arranged for an ex-
| tension OF two weeks III which the
money could be raised if Nicaragua
would agree to settle on this basis.
1t IS not known exactly what represen-
| tatiOns were made TO the State Depart
ment here by Nicaragua or Nicaragua's
/ Gresham to cable Mr.. Bayard these in
/ structions, but as the popular feeling in
! Nicaragua was all against yielding, it is
! believed that the Government OF Mica
ragua concluded, out of Difference TO it
and possibly as means OF its own
| preservation, to stand out, in the hope Of
| ultimately inducing, il possible, active
/ Intervention of the i nlted States
/ IL is said that the State Department has
| all along ADVISED Nicaragua that the ex-
! pulsiOn OF Consul Hatch WAS an otTeuse
that no seli-respecting country could
| overlook and prompt reparation was due
| Great Britain. When Hampton and
| Wlltbank, citizens OF the United States,
! were expelled rom Bluefelds last July
for alleged completely in the conspiracy
! TO defy Nlcaraguan authority on the Mos
| quito coast, in which it was said Consul
! Hatch was involved, the sentiment in
! this country was strong and the State
! Department took such vigorous steps
! that Hampton and Wiltbauk were not
! only permitted to return, but they were
| restored to all their rights aud property
and public ball was given in their
| honor.
| At that time it was believed that Mica
ragua would show the same Willingness
| 10 furnish redress to England that she
! did to the United States. But by contin-
ued delay matters were allowed to reach
| the acute stage and Great Britain, in ac-
| cordance with the terms of her ultima
! tUIn, seized COrinto to enforce the nav
ment OF the indemnity claimed TO be due
| her.
Much Interested is manifested In di-
! plomatic circles in the situation. Secre-
| tary Gresham drove to WoodIey this
afternoon and had long consultation
| with the President. It was thought that
| some statement would be mace, but
! upon his return the Secretary declined
| TO give out anything. The fact that the
| United States has been officially advised
| of the occupation Of Corinto by the Brit
| ish is, however, definitely ascertained
! Recent indications are that all the corre-
| spondence III the case will be held by the
! State department until the incident is
! closed.
| The situation in Nicaragua, with the
! British occupying Corinto, and the port
| declared closed by the Nicaraguan Gov
/ ernment, presents many possible COM
! plications. From the best Information
| ohtalnable 1t seems almost certain that
| the Administration will not attempt any
| interference with the dispute between
! Nicaragua and Great Britain as long as
| the matter confines itself to the collection
| of the indemnity. The United States has
! maintained in the past that the European
! Powers could, in their international deal
! ings with South and Central American
! countries, conduct their disputes in their
| own way, as long as they did not seek to
! overthrow existing Governments, set up
! inonarchies or protectorateS, or acquire
| territory. Such was the substance of the
notice served by Secretary Seward on
/ France and Great Britain with regard to
| Mexico in 1862
| If the occupancy of Corinto fails in its
| object, and Great Britain should declare
war on Nicaragua, ii is said that America
would still decline to interfere so long as
the war was carried on not for the ag-
grandizement Of Great Britain or the ac-
| QUESTION of territory. but for the sole
purpose of collecting the indemnity. To
go beyond that, however, America, it is
said, would consider it a violation OF the
Monroe doctrine, also an expressed vio-
iation Of the Clayton Bulwer treaty, and
would not be tolerated.
Ii is pointed out that for the United
States toi interpose TO prevent England
from carrying out the present method of
collecting the rebate, would be equiva-
lent to declaring q virtual protectorate
over Nicaragua, and would commit this
Government 10 q policy with regard to
the Central and South American coun-
tries that would keep her involved in
endless broils with European Powers
1t would give these States the privilege OF
resisting Just claims of other countries
and taking refuge behind the skirts of
The United States. In other words, all
diplomatic correspondence relative TO
these States would practically be carried
on through Washington. Besides, it
would greatly embarrass this Govern
ment in the enforcement of it's claims
against these countries.
But it is not believed in official circles
that Nicaragua will carry her resistance