Evening star., 1900-12-24
THE EAMENDED TREATY
Copies Will Go to London by Two
Channels.
No NTIMATIONS FROM ENGLAND
No Exchanges With Central Ameri-
can Governments.
WHAT MINISTER COREA SAYS

The State Department has decided to send
the amendments to the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty to the British government through
two channels, one copy being transmitted
10 Lord Pauncefote, the British ambassa-
dor. and the other through Ambassador
Choare at London, who will present 1t to
the foreign office. 1t Is the understanding
that the State Department will make no
representations whatever as to the changes
made in the treaty; the Senate amendments
will be allowed to speak for themselves,
and the action of the department in notify
ing them to the British government will be
purely formal. AS the papers leave New
York on tomorrow's mail steamer, they
should reach London about New Year day,
so that the negotiations will certainly lapse
over into the next century at the very ealli-
est.
II can be authoritatively stated that there
has been no exchange whatever, either in
the shape of written notes, or oral commu-
nications. between the Department of State
and the government of Nicaragua and Cos
Ia Rica that has developed a threat on the
part of those governments to refuse assent
to the construction of a canal. in view IF
the action of the United States Senate upon
the Hay-PauncefOte treaty. All that Is Of
fcialy known of the attitude of the two
governments mentioned is that their repre-
sentatives here, Senors Corea and Calvo,
thoroughly approved of the Iay-Paunce-
fote treaty the basis for the canal con-
struction. Whether or not the changes
made in that convention will affect their
attitude. Is unknown. The impression pre-
walls that, not being called upon to come to
a decision on this point until the British
government shall have passed upon the
Senate amendments. the governments of
Nicaragua and Costa Rica will not antici-
pate that action by any declaration at this
stage.
No IntimatiOn From England.
q hoe
time given the slightest indication as to its
purpose the amended Hay-Pauncefote
treaty. and 1t is understood that the SUBJ
ject VIII not be taken up by the British
cabinet until the draft of the amended In
strument and the advices of the British
ambassador at Washington are received
The general results have been briefly sum
married In cables to the London authori-
ties. but In matter of this magnitude
they would not act until they were in pos
session of all the data by mail. Under
these circums stances it is evident that to-
day 81 utterances of the London press to
the effect that Great Britain will stand
nrmly on the Clayton -BulWer treaty, while
indicating the popular and to some extent
the official trend of opinion, do not an
nounce a policy which has assumed any
definite sanction the part of the British
government thus far.
No Protest From Nicaragua.
asked1oday as to the report that he had
protested in behalf Of Nicaragua against
the amended form of the treaty. He said
he did not care to discuss the matter in it's
present stage. But he pointed out the un-
likelihood that Nicarag qua or Costa Rica
would protest while the matter was one of
domestic policy. Later on, If 1t assumed
the concrete form of proposition to be
submitted TO Nicaragua and Costa Rica 1t
would be for them to say whether 1t was
acceptable not, but In the meantime 1t
was hardly likely that there would be any
protest or other action concerning 2 SUBJ
pct still in Its creative stages in this coun-
try and in Great Britain, and not yet be-
Tore Nicaragua and Costa Rica
AS Illustrating this view, the minister re-
marked that distinguished United States
senator good naturedly stated recently that
II two gentlemen were comforting as to the
purchase of his house IT would be unite
natural for him to wait until they had de-
termined what they would do before he
woUlG> Ionsider what his course should be
II can be stated. also. not on Mr. Corea's
authority, but as a fact. that the Ncar-
asuan government has not up to this time
defined its attitude on the amended docu-
ment. Mr.. Corea forwarded it with full
advices. but as the Senate acted only
f"w days ago, there has not vet been time
for the papers to get before President Ze-
layas cabinet And even then as Mr..
Corea<has pointed out, it is doubtful wheth
e. Nicaragua will assert her position In
advance OF receiving overtures as to the
canal 1t appears 10 be the accepted view
however, in Central American diplomatic
Clarters that the Senate confined its on
slieration to the interests of the United
States and other maritime powers and fail
eG to take into much account the interests
Of those countries most yitally concerned
by having the waterway through their ter
r.tory.