The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-02
The POSITION
OF NICARAGUA
Prefers DssliSa Direct With the
United States.
CANAL COMPANY A DECEIvER.
Bakers Hissios fsll,d-Hsfgsa Ignored -
NisarsgsI N,sds the cssll ssd Uhiisd
States for Coed EssSOas.

NeW York. FEB Tho Herald today
prints an interview With President De
laya. Of Nicaragua. obtained b. hs cor
rospODient IN Managua.
Nicaragua would prefer dealing dl-
rectiy With the United States." said Ze-
laya. in the matter of canal acrOss
our country. The canal company has not
lived up TO It's 0bllg lti0ns-those iEcluded
In tte cOnoasslon and we consider II has
deceived ~ and We believe mat further
dealings With Il would only result In fur
iher deception. For tiis Fea on We would
prefer dealing directly With your gov rn-
ment. knowing thai it is stable. whlch the
canal company Is not. We consider that
the concessions which arc now held BY
the canal company expired some time ago
and mat they asr therefore void al
though the canal company think differ
entity Tho Tlifapa canalizatiJn b one
of tho most striking Illustrations OF the
failure Of the company 20 keep iis agree
meHts and the chles features q the ar
rangemnt made with Mr.. Baker. the re-
Tired United States minister Mr. Rakar
WIS 10 have taken 10 tile Tip,apa canal.
satiO1 Win the canal company on MS
tcturn 10 the United States and falling -
reach some SORT Of understanding With
tho company. ha was to have cndsavored
to have had the matter submitted TO ar
btration. But the arrangement has been
cancelled by congress and I consider that
tne action OF congriss was brought about
through the influence ~ the canal com
paGy which does NOT wish To b. called 10
account. We would have no obiectlon to
the congress OF the United States passing
hill looking 10 the support q private
capital In building canal. but when Il
came TO the United States actually en-
trolling the canal. yiis government would
have something to say about that. But
Ia me- event q poSsihls trar4sfor Of con-
troll the matter could b. discussed by this
government and the United States. The
proisst that was made when ne las,
Nicaragua canal bIll was pending in the
senate was made al the tnstance OF The
Hot of the Greater Republic one Of the
provisions OF the Concessions preventing
The transfer q the contro, Of the canal
to any government without the consent
~ Nicaragua.
Tn" mission ~ Mr.. Morgan Is i.n-rsd
by ihs1 government 7 believe he has
tfen rfyRtely requested by the United /!
S~afaa r~,varp py,a,t - r,.l . -..,a. . .
The proposed canal and canal matters and |
to make a report on these matters In |
general Mr.. Morgan brought with him /
recommendations directed TO the American I
legation FOR wtl-ch special considera- !
tons have been extended by this govern
ment. Mr.. Bakers mission on the par,
Of this country In the United States which /
has nov been set aside. has been com |
monty misunderstood, cOnshiertd Mr.. 1
Baker man Of influence and one who 4
could take up the matters prog, sed with |
every prospect % carrying them throus4l I
with success. Mr. Baker represented 4
that he would be able TO form syndi- /
cate which would buy from Us our rail- 4
roads and our lake steamers. We de- 4
sired TO dispose Of these in oHier to ra Sc
money sufficient 10 enable Us to pay our
English debt. Our total debt. by the
way, is only $6OOO,OCO in this money. What
OF the political condition OF the country?
\ canal or communication flom the in
terror to the Atlantic coast is wat We
need to settle US politically. as we'll as
in other ways, Either would allay the
distress and would insure us from revo-
luton. All property would appreciate.
The conservatives property and the
liberals property would so up in value
together and the whole country would
take on a new aspect. A canal would
unity all the people and all political un-
eaSineSs would be lost in the improved
Of business, But let us get a
passage out for our products and the
whoie country would become prosperous,
I'VE are glad TO have Americans come
in. They are able and energetic. They
will help us to build up the country. We
consider our country to have as great
natural attractions as any In Central
and more capable in development in
every way. Costa Rica has in San Jose
very fine city. but we have several;
they are many miles apart but CONNER
clad communication between them would
knit the country together very strongly
and give It a leading place in this part
Of the world"
would the concession granted to the
Atlas Company interfere at all with the
operation OF canal?"
Not at all. The concession was grant
ed to the company for navigation ri isht on
the San Juan river and It Is not such
as to retard the construction Of a canal.
This government took great care IN
granting that concession, that It should
not be such as to lead to any interna-
tonal complication"