The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-24
DANGER IN THE TREATY.
EN0LASD's CANE TO CONTROL THE
NICARAGUA CANAL.


humanity OF making treaties provided they
are equitaole 10 the contracting parties But
tho TACT snouio always DO remembered thet the
same chsrnctorisIcs OF human nature prevail
III sn "tsrokation ot inuVloush FORMING
state tnst prevail In the single Individual. As
sruie escn nation strives TO get the better OF the
oarse'h' anu as oipiomsey mas been STUDIED Tor
many centuries oy inc statesmen OF Europe
'ner peroepuons ou'ckeneu oy Keen rNsry'
ano 'ue'r COMPREHENSION Oh oipiomsto ques-
lions o."aooneo. comparatively new nation
suou," 10 eare'u' IN entering neio where
Iaihina anu experience arc such important
ieo'ors in success
ror 'neso Iessohs aono tnis country should
o''N'eou'"tp o"ut'ous IN rA'iyinR the pend
Ing ar"I''"'on treaty Win treat BRITAIN. Ihe
oicta Oh careless newspaper WRITER'S the resoiu-
ions VI pesoe soc'oues' inc appeals OF numani-
tar"" o'o'sy"on anu conese protessors-au
a"i"ia' WIN tne arts U uipiomhcy-snouid
ns'o H'io innuonce upon the result. Every
.'uu', saou'" 70 ,,Rluy soru.'n'Aeo ana SUD.
'e.'e" W ,ne must discriminating ansi'hs' MOI
on' snouri .he'r present oearins DO studied
W.. 'no' ''.u'o ..eo's' unuor al possioIe con-
p , e'Vs'u uo .s'",u"y eonsiue'e"'
~, -" 'V 80, VI .no penuHnR
,s WI u'"e.o'e SUM 'erp"us oeiectn
",, ".ou ,' eei'ay opor".e 70 inc
uisaA""k.o " 'h's eoun'rS anu 10 the great
s1,.n'Aso Vi Lhe'Aha.
IN inc nrst p'ace'so TAT from securing thetup
por' Vi rnk'a"u :" .he honroe ooctrihe' rs mas
o'o" .'Aneu W W.T. oiheS anu many uhih-
| ,"f"oo WI,'e.'' 'ho treaty "onia seriously en-
us"ker 'nA' uoe'rihe Ny uoprNing TINS country
y, 'ka' W uo'e'u ''"o Nuon /" ehou'd DC ap-
poN "u Ns'"k t"o auo't'on W tue arotra-
~ uA.o'"1 VI Mhose hcm-
oers "ou'a DC naturally hoslile 10 the doctrine
nee'" Anu' As CONSEQUENCE, 10 It's appIica-
| w" uue' ~, 0onu'uons Whatever. AS We
nA'o ou. iecen'y I'keo e'Rant'c war with
| ur,"' n,''",n W MAINTAIN the doctrine and our
r'En' |" DC inc sore luoae OF It's application. an
| w .uons al auest'one ihVoiVihg u
ho''"o "'o"n"i "ou'o oe neeoiess ana
u'sAst'ous surrehoer' calculated TO invite fu-
turo complications instead Of avoiding them.
Should the tribunal decide against us in any
| ,uo.,,., t,..,.t.u ~, .,.,.r - =. -,
question involving tnat doctrine-as It would
almost certainly do-public sentiment IN this
1870 na. .o s.s s.' Tvs eh,oreemehteven
unoer the asAnNah'age 10 which violation OF
| the treaty would expose us. No one acQuain ted
with tho spirit Of the American neoni. ma N.
~ -. ~ y. 'uo A"er''"n poop'e ana inc
will. for q moment. question this fact. II may
therefore well DO asked, why expos. to peril a
ehersneo principle which we have successfully
! maintained for nearly three. q uarters of n cen.
| ,urv and vb,ch ~. a., -. ,s 80.
u'' a"a ".'n We arc oe,'er prepared IMAM
ever oetoie' 10 eniorce-a principle. ton. which
] can only be ENDANGERED by arv sur.
rsnd., .na ,o,,v - 'N' '''u"'"'' 'u''
| l, ,.,,
-. mere u t'..e aoao. 700. that England would
that an, would nex., ,h,rv ~ -.I.tn. a., u 80
si',. n, .",nA Vi 's,s'nk u II mao
gain and nothing TO lose. Hawaii d..Ire. an
n,,.,Ion I,,,,a,. IN ..y . - .tnr,,. ~, -. -.
pic In this country desire 1t. suppose England
should seek to establish an interest in those
ISLANDS \ dispute would naturally arise. 1t
won'd be submitted to arbitration. and We
should be mus'led to abide BY its decision
mi, coun,rv and =, u..W 10 " wv ~. m.s.e , o,
v1uas ANA .s na". We might lose
that tn, impor'an, group Of island. immediately on
,NHtsy essential coniing sta,ion FOR our ships.
W ,un .,, tne Meny Enviand would never "a NIX
Islands. WIN u shc might, and probably
would: seek to secure strong interest In tho
When We acquired Alaska. and when its re-
sources were uhkhown and considered worth
boundary Inc between II and tho British pos;
sres'ons. since ths discovery OF valuable gold
as"s and uaas snSd'S aS5 %s-"
a AUG ss, urhtty pr-par,nR 70 present claim
I"r par, OF We x"!a Ned, which were pr.yi-
pq,sn.;e: .,,.-.. " '''
but The ,- mos, important complication likely
70 result from inc treaty would he IN connection
WIN OUT rs,ht.mn' Win Cpha and nur crest
~ the NchtAepa shal. should England alb
stain from any ihterierence 10 Cuban affairs or
we aSquIsi''oh pi any interest there despite the
temptation anu protection which the treaty
would 9nsr should she 40 desire. other Qu.s-
ilohs reiatlhe 70 Tue proposed canal across the
lsthnus are sure TO arise The long-prevAiling
policy OF treat britaln IN connection " it'll this
important project has been repeatedly disclosed.
ana u 10 "nuDte's 70 hrr doc r. Tor the success
OF thAt polley thAt her zeal Tor the ratification
OF the cohNsntion 10 chieny due.
~ was ,rs,n ,soo ina. ino famous clayton. Bull
srucIIhE. lhe preamble uehninE Its purpose
; declared mat thr contracting parties arc de
slrous OF concentrating inc relations OF amlty
when =" hnpp'Iy sunsist between them by set
tlhs ioitn w. conNehllon thelr views and In
tenti"hs WHIP reference 70 any means Of com.
mun.At1n oy snip eAhsi which may be con.
rTuclou Vetween the htlantlc ana PACING
oceans ny hrucie VII; u Is further agreed
that ths p rsmies extend Their protection. by
treaty st,pHIhtlohA. 70 any other practical com.
$ muncatons. whether by canal or railway
scro.s me ,s,hmus which connects North aud
/, south hmer'cA
Before the rat,ncction o. the treaty England
had claimed the Mosquito coast OF Central