The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-03
JAPAN'S GROWING AMBITION
EVIDENTLY WANTS AMERICA
TO SPANK Her.
Is Secretly Negotiating for the Con-
struction of the Nicaragua Canal,
independently and in Defiance Of
the Interests of the United States
and Other Nations.

New York. Sept "A special to the
Herald from Washington says: Japan, not
content with an Interference with Presi-
dent NcBinley's Hawaiian annexation
policy, now has designs lfyon the Nieara-
guam canal According to semi-officiai ad-
vices just received here from Nicaragua,
the Japanese government is secretly ne
g0tidting with the diet of the Greater Re
public of Central America, which recently
net in Salvador. for the construction OF
the Nicaraguan canal, independent and
n defiance of the interests and influence
OF the United States or otner CATIONS.
This action OF Japan, taken N connee-
ton with her recent attitude in regard 10
the Hawaiian annexation, is of the great
est significance, showing as 1t does 10 rne
authorities that there IS no limit to the
dmb.tlOn of the nation and her aggressive
pollcy may YET get her into trouble with
the United States. That the udm.nistra-
ton Will resent any interference with the
NlearaSuan canal project. as 1t d:d in
the case of the Hawaiian annexation
treaty, goes without saying.
PROBABLY ENGLAND.
If Japan can encompass IT, according to
the Nicaraguan advices received here, she
would like TO obtain ule abrogation OF All
treaty rights possessed by the United
States in relation TO inter-Oceanlc transit,
and the forfeiture of the American canal
concession from Nicaragua and 10 imme-
diateiy make treaty with the diet OF the
Greater Republic of Central America,
giving her control of the canal route
through Nicaragua. In the negotiations
Costa Rtca has not been ~ nSuMed, IL D--
ing well known that she would not as
sent TO a violation of a treaty right 1t
mas been suspected in some quarters THAI
England. which has always peen anxious
to acquire at least a Joint control OF the
canal might be working in collu-ion with
Japan in the dickerlng with the diet now
understood to be in progress. but nothing
has yet come to the surface to indicate
that she has encouraged Japan in the
move 1t is said that the agent of the
Nicaraguan canal here has laid the facts
before Mr.. Hitchcock, the president Of
the canal company in New York, with the
suggestion that the state department be
dppriSed of the secret negotiations that
are now being carried on beWeen Japan
and the diet.
Senior Zellaya, the president of Nicara-
qua, It is understood. has admitted TO
close personal friends that Japan is now
negotiating with the diet. but in each
case he advised the striotest secrecy.
BY AMERICANS.
A private letter just received in this
city from Nicaragua says.
Among Americans in Central America
the belief is general that the Greater Re
public of Central America, which is rep
resented in its diplomatic affairs by
diet composed of three members, one each
from Nicaragua, Salvador and Honduras
was organized principally in order that
Nicaragua might absoive herself from in
dlVldual responsibility as a nation and
thereby abroSate her inter-oceanic transit
treaty with the United States. The So
called Greater Republic resentins the
failure OF the United States to recognize
the Gerater Republic Neceiving SensoI
Rodriguez, and its failure to accredit a
United States minister TO the Greater Re-
public. is likely TO try and make treaty
with Japan. granting her concessions for
the construction of the canal. The United
States minister here believes that when
tAis news reaches Washington the state
department Will send note to Japan ask
ing II she is seeking TO interfere with our
treaty rights in the premises. The 4Tner-
icans in Nicaragua believe that the Unified
States government will Insist that her IN
Ler-oceanic treaties with Nicaragua Costa
Rlca. Honduras and Colombia are yet n
force, although the diet claims that Nj
earaSua and Honduras arr no longer sep
arate and individual nations. and are
therefore irresponsible"
THERE ARE REASONS.
Although state department officials win
not admit that any information has vet
come through official channels to conffrn
private adviees on this subject. there are
reasons for believing that the authorities
nave been watching Japan's movement in
Central America With more or less sus-
picion for some time past