The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-03
JApS OUT FOR IT
Willy ORIENTALS FIGURING WIT
NICARAGUA FOR A NEW CANAL
FRANCHISE.
SECRET NEGOTIATIONS ON.
AMERICA living EAR TO
THE PROJECT.
Any Interference Will BE Promptly
Resented by the United States,
So RumOr Says.

NEW YORK, Sept. "A special from
Washington says: Japan, not content
with an Interference with President
McKinley's Hawaiian annexation pol
icy, now has designed upon the Mica
raguan canal. According to semi-of-
fetal advices just received here from
Nicaragua, the japanese government is
secretly negotiating with the diet of the
Greater Republic of Central America,
which recently met in Salvador, for
the construction of the Nicaraguan
canal, independent and in defiance of
the interests and influence of the
United States Or other nations. This
action of Japan, taken in connection
with her recent attitude in regard to
Hawaiian annexation, is of the greatest
significance, showing, as it does, to the
authorities, that there is no limit to
the ambition of the nation, n her ag-
gressive policy may yet get her in trou-
BILE with the United States. That the
administration will resent any interior
| ence with the N~icaraguan canal pro-
ject. as it did IN the case of the Ha-
waiian annexation treaty, goes with
out saying.
If Japan can encompass it, according
to the Nicaraguan advices received
! here, she would like to obtain the abro-
cation of all treaty rights possessed by
| the United States, in relation to inter-
oceanic transit, and the forfeiture of
the American canal concession from
Nicaragua, and to Immediately make a
treaty with the diet of the Greater Re
| public of Central America, giving her
control of the canal route through Mic
| aragua In the negotiations Costa RIGA
has not been consulted, it being we'll
known that she would not assent to a
violation of a treaty right.
1t has been suspected in some quar-
ters that England, which has always
been anxious to acquire at least a joint
control of the canal. might be working
in COLLISION with Japan in the "dicker-
ing 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 company here has laid the facts
before MI. Hitchcock, the president OF
the canal company, in New York, with
the suggestion that the state depart
IIlCII NC app VI
tiations that are now being carried on
between Japan and the diet. Senior
Zelaya, the president of Nicaragua,
it is understood, has admitted to close
personal friends that Japan is negot1-
ating with the diet, but in each case he
advised the strictest secrecy.
A private letter just received in this
city from Nicaragua, says:
"Among Americans in Central Amer
80, +L4 Io1iaf &c onnarol that the
Greater Republic of Central America,
| which is represented in its diplomatic
affairs by a diet composed of three
members Zone each from Nicaragua,
Salvador, and Honduras, was organ
lied principally in order that Near
aqua might absolve herself from indi-
vidual responsibility as a nation, and
thereby abrogate her inter-oceanic
transit treaty with the United States.
The so-calIed Greater Republic, resent
ing the failure of the United States
to recognize the Greater Republic Con
receiving Senior Rodriguez as MINISTRY
and its failing to accredit a United
States minister to the Greater Repub-
lie, is likely to try and make a treaty
with Japan granting her concessions
for the construction of the canal. The
United States minister here believes
that when this news reaches Wash
ington, the state department will send
A note to Japan, asking if she is seek
ing to interfere with cur treaty rights
in the premises. The Americans in
Nicaragua believe that the United
States government will insist that her
i~rter-oceapic treaties with Nicaragua.
Costa Rica, Honduras and Colombia
are vet in force. although the diet
claims that Nicaragua ard Honduras
are 10 LONGER separate and individual
nations, and are therefore irresponsi-
BILE"
Although state department officials
will not admit that n information
has yet come throuoh official channels
to confirm private advices or this sub
iect. there are reasons for believing
that the authorities havn been watch
ing .Tapan's movement in Central
America. with move or less suspicion
for some time past.