Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-23
INDEMNITY PRINCIPLE
Must BE Recognized by Nicaragua to
Secure Uncle Sans Support.
No Likelihood Of q lombard
ment Of Greytown.
America Won't "TaII Out" With Great Britain
Concerning the Natter

WASHINGTON. March 23.-The cabinet
meeting yesterday lasted but two hours.
The principal subjects under discussion
which we have become involved with cer-
tain foreign countries.
It Is presumed that the attitude OF
Great Britain toward Venezuela and MIC
aragua was canvassed, but as far rs can
be gathered the secretary OF state had no
new matter touching this to impart, and
IL was not believed to be necessary to take
any positive action in the absence OF an
explicit statement OF the purposes OF
Great Britain.
AS far as the Nlcaraguan matter Is con-
cerned, it Is not believed that our govern
ment is disposed to take issue with Great
Britain rs to her right to demand an In
demnity for the unjust treatment OF her
consular agents and citizens. inasmuch us
the United States has already and repeat
edly gone on record as insisting on its own
rights in such cases to secure reparation
for improper treatment Of its citzcns.
The only point upon which there can be
n question is as to tho method OF collect.
ing the indemnify but there is reason to
believe that in the view OF the cabinet the
subject need cause no real trouble, as Mic
aragua doubtless will agree to meet
reasonable demands from Great Britain
when 1t is made clear to her by our state
department that she cannot rely upon the
moral support of the United States, which
might be disposed to use its good offices to
secure an abatement of the amount Of the
indemnity unless the principle Of an in
demnity is conceded.
IL q, Ia
lieved to be giving the cabinet more con.
Germ by far, but. as already stated, 1t is the
disposition to take no arbitrary action in
the absence of statement from Great
Britain.
In view OF the more weighty matters
now engaging the attention of the admin
istration, il is stated that foreign minis
ters in Washington are likely to be. at
least for the present, left undisturbed in
their relations with our government.
No answer, beyond O perfunctory one,
acknowledging the receipt Of our commu-
nicaton and promising to make an in
vestgation, has been returned by Spain
to our demand in the Alliance affair." and
while under ordinary conditions this
might be resented by our government, q
disposition was shown by the cabinet to
as a result of the overturning of the
Spanish cabinet the subordinates there
dare not do anything to compromise the in
coming cabinet.
Rumors were Unfounded.
The trouble between Great Britain and
Nicaragua, which threatened to entangle
the United States, has not assumed the
belligerent aspect made out by recent re-
ports.
These untrue reports were to the effect
that Great Britain had assured the United
States that there will be no encroachment
on American soil, and that with this un-
derstanding Great Britain may lombard
Greytown without the Intervention Of tho
United States.
That Great Britain made any such rep
resentations is discrcdited by those best
advised on the subject 1t is known def
nitely that Ambassador Pauncefote has
not seen Secretary Gresham on the Nicar-
aguan question and has had no communi-
cation whatever with him on the subject.
From tho standpoint Of Nicaragua off,
cials the question Is readily susceptible of
peaceful adjustment and there Is not re-
mote chance Of q bombardment Of Grey
town.
General Barrios, the special envoy of
Nicaragua. who recently left here for
home, will soon return to Washington.
From the British standpoint, the trouble
with Nicaragua is one in which the inter-
ests Of the United States and Great Brit.
ain arc united rather than opposed.
When the British vice consul, Mr. Hatch,
was expelled from Nicaragua, several citi.
zens of the United States were also ex-
pelled. The latter were allowed to re.
turn, but 1t is believed an indemnity for
their expulsion was quietly paid.