The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-21

As a result of the ratification of the
amended Hay-Pauncefote Treaty by the
Senate yesterday, the friends of the Mica
ragua Canal, it is said, today discovered
a new complication in the way OF the
istbnan waterway and the performance OF
Secretary Hay has placed the Administ
ton in another predieament, from Which
i win require months Of work and liberal
concessions Il, extricate itself.
Costa Rica and Nicaragua, it is said
have now come to the fore in support OF
Great Britain and the smooth words
which preceded the adoption of the con-
xenft,r. have developed within the day
into open threats.
II was stated today by prominent mem
her of the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations that the new phase of the canal
sitpatiop is extremely embarrassing. This
Senator last night and tbis morning was
appealed 30 by SECRETARY Hay to aid IN
strengthening cut the tsngle and annonne-
ed that when the Senate resumes its ses-
sions on January 8. the matter win be Civ
en- earnest consideration by his commit
tee.
From what has developed. it is known
this Senator states. that Minister CaiVo.
representing Costa Rica. and Minister Co
rea- representing Nicaragua have entered
q formal protest on behalf of their Govern
nents against the use Of the terms con-
tanned in the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty by
the United States as far as the eonstrue-
ton of a nal through their territory goes
The tvs ministers, It is said, have
been prompted by Lord Pauncefote, and
it was stated this morning that the latter
VIII, in the near future. enter formal
protest against the wording Of the com
pact as changed.
1t is further stated that Secretary Hay
last night attempted to secure the sigma
lures of Messrs Calvo and Corea TO a
new protocol, SO worded as to declare the
acceptance by Nicaragua and Costa Rica
of the terms Of the amended Hay-Paunee-
fote Treaty This the ministers abso-
luteiy refused to do.
Furthermore. it is said, they pointed OK
TO Mr.- hay tkssat-5Ies mad IN his possession
a protocol not worth the paper upon ghish
it is written.
The terms Of the protocol. which was
signed by the Ministers representing Mica
ragua and Costa Rica, are as follows:
1T is agreed between the two
Governments that when the
President of the United States
is authorized by law 10
acquire control of such portion Of the
territory now belonging 10 Costa Rica
as nay be desirable and necessary on
which to construct and protect ca
nal of depth and capacity suTncient
for the passage OF vessels of the
greatest tonnage and draft now in use
from a point near San Juan del Norte,
on the Caribbean Sea, via Lake MICA
ragua 10 Bfito on the Pacific Ocean,
they mutually engage to enter into
negotiations with each other to settle
the plan and the agreements, IN de-
tail. found necessary TO accomplish
the construction and TO provide for
the ownership and control of the pro-
posed canal
..As preliminary TO such future ne
sotiations il is forthwith agreed
that the course o. said canal and the
terminals thereof shall be the same
that were stated in 4 treaty signed by
the pfeni9otentiaries OF the United
States and Great Britain on February
3, 1900, and now pending IN the Senate
OF the United States for confirmation,
and that the provisions of the same
shall be adhered to by the United
States and Costa Rica-
AS can be seen, the final clause states
that '-the provisions of the same (the
original treaty exhibited to the Govern
ments Of Costa Riea and Nicaragua for
ngreelsent) shall be adhered by by the
United States.
The governments of both Republics
have now protested that the treaty sign
ed by the plenipotentiaries of the United
States and Great Britain on February 5,
1868 = Is not the compact confirmed by the
United States Senate, but a document with
an entirely opposite meaning. Therefore.
both Costa Rica and Nicaragua today de-
Glazed the protocol signed by them to be
null and void because Of the action of
this Government in breaking the agree
ment
It is reported that both ministers stated
that the document presented to them con-
tanned elaase providing that the United
States could not erect Notifications of any
kind. The compact ratified by the Senate
yesterday permits the United States to
erect fortifcations Of any kind, according
as this Government may desire TO inter-
pref the Davis amendment
The Senator fro.n whom the informa-
lion was obtained explained that the min
isters were right in their protest and that
The protocol was null and void He fur
ther showed that this Government could
not erect f0rtifcations on the territory
of Costa Rica or Nicaragua without ac-
tuaIly assuming sovereignty over the Re-
publies
In summing up, Costa Rica and Nicara-
qua have refused TO accept the terms OF
the treaty, even though Great Britain nay
do so. The Republics refuse 10 permit
this Government to erect foTtiicati0ns
upon their territory and are backed u
By Great Britain
They decline to consider any further
D1eposs5s Ter the construction of q canal
unSi zn agreement favorable to both
GostfameHts can be had. How this NAV
BE accomplished IS not yet known. and
tae friends Of the canal find themselves
IN 3 mUddls.
Secretary Hay Efforts have only made
nsaSsers worse and Il Is probable that the
Seal sill have 3 bigger task on its
hsss e With Costa -NieaTsguan-
American treaty than with the Hay
PaGncefete arrangement
Several prominent Senators stated this
morning that the matter viii certainly so
delay action on the Canal measure as 70
teTes the bill over until next session. The
general belief Is that Great Britain viii
ratify the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty and
this. 1t is said. VIII only serve to make