The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-05


part of Great Britain may have a dele
terious reaction. For instance, the de-
duction that the proposed treaty in any
way reaffirms or extends the scope Of
the Monroe doctrine meets with direct
denial by the foreign office. For these
| and other reasons Lord Pauncefote is
not likely to affix his signature to the
document until a majority of the SEN
ate shall have had full opportunity for
| studying Great Britain's proposal.
In the meanwhile, there exists here
species of indifference and a feeling
| that, after all, the new treaty may be
pigeon-holed on account of some unex-
pected senatorial objection, though
| this development would create the
| keenest disappointment, despite it's
present stoical anticipation.
| SUEZ CANAL COMPANY WORKING
IN OPPOSITION.
From a diplomatic sorce there has
| lately emanated a private rumor that
the Suez Canal Company is using finan-
| cial and other influence to prevent any
agreement being reached in regard to
| the Nicaraguan canal. 1t has been fur
| ther reported that this powerful cor
| poration has joined hands with several
| leading American interests alleged to
| be opposed to the construction of this
| latter waterway. The Associated Press
learns, however, that Investigations car
ried on here and elsewhere, in which
| Washington is not an entirely disinter-
ested party, reveal that there is no evil
dence of such Vaccinations by the Suez
Canal Company, though the head OF
one Of the British state departments ad-
mitted that the Nicaraguan canal would
probably rob the Suez canal of all it's
| far eastern trade. The British govern
| ment is the largest stockholder in the
Suez canal, but it does not appear that
this financial interest ever entered into
the discussions of the Nicaraguan ca
nal, the considerations involved there
in being regarded as so paramount to
any possible loss of future dividends
| from the Suez Canal Company as to be
unworthy of being coupled with the
subject.
The actual business of the Suez Canal
Company is all transacted in Paris.
where the secretary general of the COM
pany said to a representative of the
Associated Press: For US, the Pana-
ma and Nicaraguan projects do not eX-
ist. We pay absolutely no attention to
them. We have never exercised any
influence to prevent either of these
schemes from being carried out, and we
baI do IpOly fnryya rS
to the eventual opening of either canal
with perfect equanimity, as we do
not anticipate any appreciable loss of
income from their competition. We
may even benefit by the general devel-
opment of the traffic that the opening
of a canal across the American iSthmus
may cause"
The Panama Canal Company is also
ignorant of any action having been
taken by the Suez Canal Company
against the proposed Nicaraguan canal.
1t is interesting to note that the sew
eral English authorities interviewed by
representatives Of the Associated Press
ell declared that English trade with the
far east, whereto, within a few years,
the largest tonnage would be speeding,
must be bound to take the isthmian
route not only to expedite cargoes, but
to avoid the palpable danger of the
Suez route, which now compels them to
skirt the shores of three nations,
France, Spain and Italy, who, ''by the
fall of the handkerchief" might be-
come hostile. These authorities all as
without any reservation that
war between Great Britain and the
United States is an impossibility.
NICARAGUA TERMINATES THE
CANAL TREATY.
Washington, November 2.-The gov
ernment of Nicaragua has terminated
the treaty under which the United
States was empowered to construct an
inter-oceanic canal across the territory
of Nicaragua. This action has been
notified to the state department by the
Nicaraguan minister for foreign affairs.
The officer declares that the denuncia-
tion in no wise affects the friendly re-
lations between the two countries and
the Nicaraguan government desires
conclusion of new treaties.
beSloe the treaty OF 1rlenoSnlp, COM
merce, and navigation Of 1867 thus de-
nounced. the same note conveys the
denunciation Of the treaty of 1870
between the United States and
Nicaragua. Under the terms of
the denunciation the first nam
ed treaty covering the right to
construct and guarantee a canal, the
convention will expire October oath,
1902. which is one year from the date
the notice was received at the state de-
partment. The extradition treaty is