The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-08
NICARAGUA SCORED
In the Report Of the S}nate Mica
ragua Canal Committee.
GRAVE DANGER OF EMBR0ILMENT

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tude TO Prevent ini'~iiInmatioh" OF ne
uonuhli,.. LATEST ,oura,,,jDu,
Washington. Dec. a.-.'S a F''it vi
., ,ne meeting ot the senate comm. ''' "i
the Niralauga canal Se5l'IdaS''I'
Morgan gave notice OF an ahlthd''"ht
to the Nicarauga canal Dill au'h'Fi"'"h
the immediate 'issuah'P' WIN II snn'
antee by this government u S''''"''''
worth of bonds FOR the rf"e''t'.'h "a,
all outstanding slocn "Ntfp' 'hat "f'i
by the governments 'l Nc a'ausd anu
costa fica' ana 'ir 'd'i't''a''oi VI an
DDllgatlohs. ie summit" a' me ''a'i'e
time report upon 'is s'ua'ion WV"
reference 10 III" canal. u"al'hs eN''"-
slVeiy WIN inc iaet 'iat the govern
hent OF NicafaE"1 sIaA'eu con rs
sion TO c"hstfh'i 'aiai I" "ln''het
company 'hah IN" Meii me 'a'ai
company lie u"atS WIN 'h's 'IaHSae-
tioIl III st|efe terms "oio'"'hs th'
rights OF the Mailtlii" company i"'
Inc present ana Tor an extension OF us
concession Tor Ten years more. ! hi
report arraiEhs 'he c"hhuct ol 'h@ r."
pubic OF Nicaragua as well as that Oh
the American 'it'ZehS securing the ne"
concession, III the most severe TERMS
htriputlnG IN" course OF Nlrarasua 10
ieaiousy "l "S'a 'tna' ahu ,ha' Vi 'ie
sohcesslohali'S 10 onstiuct s''tt
patiohal ppli'E III selling OUT 10 .'ahS-
fontihen,al rai''oad company lor ''e
Ieleat OF supposed competitor.
1T would he wei Tor the reputation
H those concerned the report sass'
IN thus dishohofihg soNerhHith's '"r
ihelr personal advantage ana usihs
thelr powers 10 create Jeaiousie" ne
tween states II IL coniu appear that
lheir conduct is not also corrupt.
Inc cohii'i''ee auauceS DIS Jus''i''h
non OF the new report the seriousness
of the SITUATION saying on thls point
Ihe serious consequences likely 10
result to the United states from th!S
unprecedented ana uhWarfanteu act'oh
pf the late government OF nicaragua
ana the eVldeht purpose 10 lorce our
government INT" payment OF large
sum as compensation Tor the 1uture
consent OF the repubilc or the uh'ted
States of Central America to the Gre
alton OF maritime canal through thc
San Juan river and Lake Nicaragua,
requires the committee to present the
grounds on which 1t insists that this
proceeding IS without any support III
Jaw. justice or equity, ana that II Vlo.
Iates the hitherto cordial relations OF
the United States with Nicaragua.
The report takes issue with the con-
tentlon that that country owns Doth
banks of the San Juan river, calling at
tention to the fact that Costa Rica has
fdual rights, since the arbitration OF
President Cleveland, as the owner of
pne bank or the stream. Attention Is
Failed to the fact mat IN making the
roncession OF right OF way granted by
Nicaragua no mention was made OF
Eicaragua's claim, rendering 1t lncum-
bent upon Nicaragua to put the canal
company In possession OF the channel
Of the river. Here the committee
lay, was a breach or the agreement
Tor which the canal company had paid
bl50,O00 that entitled the company tn"
return OF the money and TO other dam
ages. 1t also imposed on the United
States the duty or compelling the re-
dress due them, II redress had been
bought
The report concludes: by conduct
equivalent to main force nicaragua
prevented progress In the work on the
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