, 1900-02-16

along remained unconquered by Spain
but they had neither the judgment mol
the inclination to set themselves up a:
an independent nation among the Cen.
trial American states. Early in the
century British settlers came into
friendly relations with these indians
and induced them to establish an
hereditary monarchy" as it vas dub,
bed, under the protection of British
settlers, but not formally recognized
as a protectorate by Great Britain. AT,
ter that followed a procession of Sam,
DO kings under the title OF Frederick
George Frederick, and various high
sounding titles. All We're crowned with
great pomp. wearing the uniform of a
British major n surrounded by !;
court of noble lords, chief among them
being Patrick Walker, a British set
tier.
Central American states began to
look with disfavor upon the evident in
~tention of England to encroach upon
their territory from Belize, British
ondur II through Mosquito. MIC
aragua made the claim. as she mad
tacitIy insisted all along. that her ter
ritory extended from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, and so included Mosquito
England denied TINS clalm' formally
announced that was one OF
her OWE n sent the
flgate tweed TO compel Il recognition
or Mosquito as E"nsiands friend ana
ally. rms Nicaragua refused 10 49, n
was supported ny ailithe central Amer
lean states, VINO feit nat any OF thelr
NUMBER mad a better right TO Mosqui-
ia thah a treat BRITAIN.
central america lald the matter pe-
fore the authorlties at washington
Il the united states was 700 ousy at
the time extending her boundaries on
the south west 10 "atch the Eneiish
In Centrai America NO steps were
takeh' and BRUSH fohouFas at ieas.
became nrmiy estaplished' Acting I'M
der instructions from LORD Time
ston IN 1871 ana 1910 the Ahsio-Mos-
cuitia government iald eiaim 10 the
east coast OF nicaragua as lar souin as
n san Juan river anu TINS without
III 10 the rights OF tne KING Oh
south OF the oah Juan ri'-
er. Inc reason lot THIS move was
obvious n ~-feach commodore
Vanderoiit ana otner american capt.
tahsts nad come forward with the nrst
"eii-dehheo Nicarasua Canal PROJECT
rms canal was TO oegin at dreyto"h'
at the NOUN OF the san Juan river
ana emo tine Day OF Fohseca' oet~eeh
mi nicaragua.
by asserting her Grams 10 Hrey-
town. through the alleged osquitla
protectorate treat nfleain possessed
nerseif OF the territory AZ one emu OF
the proposed can
al. Nicaragua bravery prepared 10
~ IN oefehse OF her CLAIMS on the
coast ana the san Juan rlV-
er. England dfspatcned three "arsnips
10 areyto"h' droVe Niearaguah omclais
from the port, ana heid IL ostenslpiy
TOT tue indiahs' Out really
1of Great britain.
Eneiahos next move was 10 seize
IfsFe lsiahd IN fonseca pay at the
western end OF the proposed canal.
RMS SEIZURE was maze on the GROUND
OF an aiieeed que from Hon
daras' put not yet PAID 10 england.
In general Inc american people ana
the various Administrations at wash
ington a renamed gnofant OF Eng
iish encroachments IN central Amer
lea. but no soone had the New YORK
promoters or the Nicaragua canal route
obtained concessions from the Mica
rasnan government than they discoV-
cred the claims which england had
gradually set up, both on the east coast
and the west coast. They immediate
ly spread the news of the capture of
san Juan (Greytown) and Tiger ISL
and, and a storm or Indignation arose
IN united states. Ihe Monroe doc
trine became the taik or the nay, n
the POLK ADMINISTRATOR at Washing
ton was forced to take action. Elijah
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