The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-11-19
NICARAGUAN DEVELOPMENTS

By the terms of the convention Of i>6s with NicaraEua the tr'aty is Co cNpirc twelve months from Che time when notice of intention Go abrogatr is served by either of thc contracting parties upon the other AS President Zcitya's dcuun- citation. issued "Wednesday. names Octo- ber next as the date of cNpiry. We must Suppos, that uotIcr has been givru our state Department some time ago. al- though faint inkungs of che action are an that have escaped Co public notice. This treaty is the only one We have with Me aragua concerning thc Isthmian canal; so far as Nicaragua is concerned. there fore. our treaty rights in the canal enter prise will perish next October, unless some forward undertaking Is meanwhile negotiated.
 The treaty iu question was signed at Managua June %. iNs'. by IT. B. pickin- son. resident Minister. of thc United States. and Thomas Avon Secretary Of State. for Nicaragua The chief. if not the sole purpose of thc convention was concerned with thc canal lt contains a large amount of pcrfunctory agrccments concerning amity. commerce most fa- vorcd nations. discriminating duties. privileges of travel ConsuiS. etc. but In articles NGV and MN inclusive thc canal subject is directly attacked and fully cov- cred Article MN grants us the right ot transit. and equal privileges of using means of trluSit hv land or water. nat ural or artificial saving only 90 rrs'rvI- tlon on Niclraguls part of Che rights of sovereignty Article NV binds Che United States to guarantee and maintain the canals neutrality. and binds Nicnr1- gua Co m1intcuuucc uf one free port at each end of thr canal We can let con- tracts for malls across Che isthmus. hut tolls shall bc equal for Americans and Nicaraguaus
 The corc of this treaty. as with thc treaties with New Granada and Colom- bil concerning thc Panama l~thmus. has Co do with thc rIghts of the ruitcd States for protection anal interference Dcference is observed both tp Che dig nity of NiclugrJ and Che potential needs of the Untci states Ordinarily the employment hy us of armed forces for protection ot che canal and maintcn- ance of orler must be prrce,lej by rr- quest from Nicaragua. but "in the vN- crptional case. however. of unforeseen or imminent danger Go ths lives or prop erty of citizens of th- United states. We arv authorizod 20 act for thcir protection without such consent having been previously obtained" on Che other hand Congress nust first enact laws for this specific purpose. and Jn ohligl- tion Go withdraw our troops will ryst upon us as soon as Nicaragua Judges their preseuce uo longer necessary. We may. however. withdraw our guarantee and protection whenever Nv think thc acts of the canal company are unfair and no longer yntiticd to protection. on six months notice. under article XVII. wc should he ust.led Iu leaving Che lsthmus Co Che mercy of offended Europe
 Why this treaty has bcru denounced nobody seems to know Nicaragua sends no explanation. and Minister Merry is silent Onr reason may hs that Che Niytugulu government wishes Co hurry up negotiations for ;he canal Quite as likely. however the real cause win bc found in some sinister proceedings of thr ctn1I's enemies either in Europe or in tho councils of American railroads Thcr- arc morc ways Co skin th. trans-isthmian canal th1u merely c" buv n few mprctnarv Senators.