The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-12
ENGLAND BLOCKS
ISTHMIAN CANAL
Refuses to Accept Amended
Hay-PauncefOte Treaty.
MATTER IS UP TO
UNITED STATES NOW
Nothing Will Be Done in the
Immediate Future.

Washington, March 1.-THE long ex-
pected answer from the British gov
eminent to the state departments
communication reciting the action of
the senate upon the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty was returned at noon today.
Lord Pauncefote, the British ambassa-
dor, had already acquainted Secretary
Hay with the fact that he had re-
ceived a communication from his gov
eminent on the subject and it had been
in his possession for several days. Sec
rotary Hay had acquired a general
knowledge of the character Of the Brit
ish response.
Lord Pauncefote came TO the state
department at noon by appointment.
He brought the answer with him and
read it to Secretary Hay. 1t was in the
form of an instruction from Lord Lans-
downe, the British minister of foreign
affairs, to Lord PauncefOte and of these
instructions he left a copy with Secre-
tary Hay. The secretary and the am
baSSadOr were clOSeted for half an hour.
At the conclusion of the conference. it
was stated that the instruction to Lord
PauncefOte was to notify the govern
ment of the United States that the
British governments did not see it's
way clear to accept of the senate
amendments.
The amendments were treated in de-
tail at some length, in argumentatiVe
fashion, the purpose of the British gov
eminent being to show that il had
sound reason for declining to accept
them. After dispoSing of the details,
the note concludes with an expression
Of regret that such a course was forced
upon the British government.
No Proposition Made
There was nothing in the nature of
a counter proposition nor was any
opening left for further action by the
British government. 1t was stated that
if there is to be a further attempt to
amend the Clayton Bulwer treaty so
as to authorize the United States to
construct a waterway across the 18TH
mus, then it is for the United States
to make the overture. The British
government simply drops the mater at
this point
Secretary Hay carried the commune
cation to the White House to talk with
the president as to future action of the
department. The impression prevails
that there will be no immediate action
looking toward the negotiations of
treaty.
No opportunity was offered this after
noon for the conference between the
president and Secretary Hay respecting
be stated what action, if any, will be
taken by our government. 1t is stated
that there is no hurry, even in the event
that it shall be decided to invite Great
Britain to join in fresh negotiations
as to he isthmian canal, congress not
being in session to consider a treaty if
one should be framed.
The belief seems to be warranted that
there will be no further negotiations
on the subject in the immediate future
rrsa1
the officials causes a radical change in
the situation.
For the present the text of the British
answer will be withheld from Dublica-
ton, this side of the water. at any rate
although it is said that after the presi-
dent has thoroughly considered the
matter, some general statement may be
made as to the points developed
Answer is a Long One.
The British answer is long. as such
documents go, and would make about
two newspaper columns. The tone of