The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-25
Negotiations Will Lapse Over Into
Another Century,
REACH THERE BY THE NEW YEAR,
British Government Has Given No In
dicution ofIts Purpose III Regard to
Amended Trcaty-Nicarngua
Minister VIII Not Discuss 1t,
but Points Out Unlikely
Points Of Opposition.
(Ey AsSociatcd Press J

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2i.-rhc State
Department has decided TO send the
amendments 10 the Hay-Paunccfote
two channels. one copy being transmitted
to Lord Pa,Inccfote, the British amhassa-
dor, and the other through Ambassad dor
ChUate, at London, who will present it 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 70 speak for themselves, and
the acton OF the Department in notify
ing them 10 the British Government will
De purely formal. As the papers leave
New York on to-morrow's mail steamer
theN should reach London about New
Year $ Day, so that the negotiations
certainly will lapse over into the next
century at the very earliest
NO ACTION TAKEN
ne Brlush Government has not ND to
TINS time given the slightest inyiica tion as
70 its purpose on the amended Hay
fiauncefote treaty and it is understood
that the subject will not be taken up bv
the British Cabinet until the draft of the
anended instrument and the advices of the
British Ambassador at Washington are
received
The general results have been briefly
summarized in cableSranls to the London
authorities, but in a, matter OF this mag
nftude they would not act until they were
in possession of ali the data by mail
The Nicaraguan Minister, Mr.. Corea.
was asked to-day as to the report that
he had protested in behalf of tNicsreeI
against the amended form of the treaty.
He said he did not care to discuss the
matter in its present stage. But he
pointed out the unlfkelihOod that Mica
ragua and Bosta Rica would, protest while
the matter was one of domestic policy.
TIME ENOUGH TO CONSIDER.
L.a-er cn, if it assumed the concrete
form of q proposition to be submitted to
Nicaragua and Costa Rica, it wotsd be
for them to say whether at was acceptable
or not, but in the meantime it was hardly
likely that there would be any protest or
other action concerning a subject in its
creative stages in this country and in
Great Britain, and not yet before Mica
ragua and Costa tsica.
1t also can be stated. not on Mr.. COrea'S
authority but as Il fact, that the Mica
rasuan Government mas not, up 10 this
time defined its attitude on the amended
document
Ort4 E1R / Ne rERlcS.rS.
Mr. >Corel forwarded it with fun ad-
vices but as the Senate acted only q few
days ago there has not yet been time for
the paper 10 so before President Ieiaya :
Cabinet and even then as Mr.. coret
has pointed out il is doubtful whether
Nicaragua will assert her position in adj
vance of receiving overtures as 10 the
canal.
1t appears to Zoe the accepted view. how
ever in Central American quarters, that
the Senate confined its amendments TO the
interests of the United States, and the
other maritime countries must take INTO
consideration the vital interests of those
countries having a water way through
their territory.