Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-08
NICARAGUAN CANAL.
Moryan Attacks the Measure and Gives
Notice OF an Amendment Thereto.

hiorgan Attacks the Measure and Gives
Notice OF an Amendment Thereto.
lBy Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. AS n result
or the meeting of the Senate Commit-
tee on Nicaragua Canal today, senator
Morgan gave notice Of an amendment 10
the Nicaragua canal bill. authorizing
the Immediate issuance with Il .-uaran-
tee by this government. OF five million
dollars worth OF bonds for the rede,np-
tlon or all outstanding stock excent
thath by the government Of Nicara-
qua ana the government of Costa RIGA.
and the cancellation of all obligations.
He submitted at the same time a report
on the situation with reference to the
canal dealing exclusively with the facr
that the government of Nicaragua
granted concession to construct n
canal to another company than the
Maritime GaGs. Company. He deals
with this transaction in severe terrrs,
UNFOLDING the rights OF the Maritime
Company for the present and for an
extension of it's concession for ten
years more. The report arraigns the
conduct OF the Republic of Nicaragua,
rs Well as that Of the citizens secur-
ing the new concession in most severe
TERMS attributing the course of Mica
ragua to jealousy of Costa Rica, and
lhat OF the concessionaires to an en-
deaEpr to ''obstruct a great national
policy in selling out to a transconli-
Il
CT, q supposed competitor"
IMPLIES CORRUPTION,
It would be Well" the report cnntln-
uea. ffor the reputation of these con-
? cesslonalres. that they say. In thus dis
honoring governments for their person.
a. ssad Vantage and using their powers
70 .ss. create 1ealous between Sc tss
1-=v corrupt. 80 -
nittesnudl cea as. justification.
'stor-s 7as nswsasrep port the seriousness IL
the situation, saying on this point:
The serious consequences likely to
result to the United States from this
unprecedentedSHnd unwarranted action
OF the late government Of Nicaragua,
ana the evident purnAse to force our
government into payment OF a large
sum as compensation for the future
consent of the Republic Of the United
States of Central America to the crea-
ton of q maritime canal through tho
San Juan river and Lake Nicaragua
requires the Committee to present the
grounds on which it insists that this
proceeding is without any support in
law. justice or equity. and that it vio-
lateS the hitherto cordial relations OF
the United States with Nicaragua"
COSTA RICA'S INTEREST
The report takes issue with the con
tention of Nicaragua that that country
owns both banks of he San Juan river,
calling attention to the fact that Costa
ltlca mas equal Fights since the arbt-
trationof President Cleveland as to the
owner of one bank of the stream. At
tention il called to the fact.
1t is then set forth that Costa Rlcas
interests in the canal are as great as
those OF Nicaragua, '.and 1t follows
that the action of both republics Is
essential to the assertion of the right Of
either to claim forfeiture Of the con-
cession. If Nicaragua claims that the
concession 1t has granted is forfeited.
Costa RIGA has the equal right to as
sert that it Is not fnrfsitea''
1t Is claimed that the consent OF this
country is also necessary to any action
on the part of Nicaragua looking to the
forfeiture OF the concession.