Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-07
Nicaragua and Costa Rica Willing
to Grant it.
Is FOR THE CANAL ROUTE.
Pate Of Hay-Pauncefote Treaty AnN-
iously Awaited In England would
Regret lis Rejection,

Chicago. Dec. IA special to the
Record from washington says;
Nicaragua and Costa Rica have an
nounced their willingness TO grant
lease 70 the United states for a period
OF zoo years Of the territory necessary
for the construction Of the projected
Nicaragua canal The terms are re-
garded as moderate. II is understood
that Nicaragua and Costa Rica Will ac-
cept bonds, the value Of those TO be
accepted by the former government "
be not less than SGOO0,OOO and by the
latter TO bee not less than Ni5u1OVO.
HAY-PAUNCEFOTE TREATY
New York. Dec. IA dispatch to the
Tribune from London says:
The fate of the y-Pauncetote
treaty Is awaited here with more IN
terest than anxiety. It's rejection or
even an amendment IN a spirit hos
tile 90 the SueZ regulations viii Zoe re-
garded as a sign that the American
Senate Is bent upon ending rather than
mendng the Clayton BulWer conven-
ton and upon doing this, moreover, IN
an offensive way. The British gov
eminent did not take the Initiative IN
opening negotiations for a revision Oh
the convention Of 1850 IL merely re-
spOnded In a most friendly spirit 10 a
suggestiOn from the state department
that the time had come for adapting an
anuquated treaty 20 altered conditions
In a spirit of mutual accommodation
and good will IL conceded everything
that was asked and merely stipulated
that the SueZ principles should be APP
piled 10 any canal under American con-
troll The rejection Of the convention
will be considered as an indication
that the American government does not
know its own mind and that II does
not value the concessions made In re-
Spouse TO It's own solicitations. The
adoption OF a fortiiications amendment
win be the signal for strong press
agitation here against a departure
from Suez practice and the foreign
office will have the public support II
II declines TO accept the treaty in a
new form Il is understood In diplo-
matte circles here that Lord Salisbury
al the outset of the negotiations eN-
pressed a willingness TO settle the
canal question n he could receive an
assurance that the treaty would have
the support Of the Senate, and that the
various senators OF the foreign rela-
lions committee were consulted In ad-
vance whether they had committed
themselves or not 20 the treaty II Is
considered singular by diplomausts
here that the question OF terrifying the
ends OF the canal should be raised. No
European power which Is without coal
Ing stations and q naval base close at
hand can ever menace American con-
troll OF a canal and England Is the only
one which is adequately supplied In the
West Indies with these indispensable
accessories for naval warfare. II
Americans insist upon fortifylng the
canal II must be because they have
their eyes on Port Royal and Santa
Lucia and dread British interference
with the waterway Although Lord
Salisbury has renowned In the new
treaty the principle OF dual agreement,
England, having acted IN good faith.
would prefer that the Americans accept
the treaty in its original form.