The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-02
IN HIS POCKET.
Lord PauncefOte Has the Draft
of the New Treaty
Which is to Make Smooth Sail
ing For Isthmian Canal.
SHE NEVER OBJECTED.
England Has Been Willing All
the Time to Do
Whatever United States Desired
in the Nicaragua Matter.
SHE NEVER OBJECTED.

London, Nov 2-The first official
statement of any kind made for month
| in relation to the Nicaragua canal has
been obtained by the Associated Press.
1t confirms the fact that Lord Paunce-
fote, the British ambassador to to:
United States, when he lands in New!
York today will have with him the
draft of new treaty abrogating the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty, which is in ev-
cry particular satisfactory to Lord Sal
isburys cabinet. Since representative
OF the AsSocia tedPress interviewed Lord
Pauncefote in London, not one word
officially authorized has been given out
here with reference to the canal. the
editorials which have appeared in Eng
land have been based entirely upon dis
patches from the United States. This is
explained by the rather astonishing an
nouncement that all negotiations up to
the present day have been entirely un-
official from strictly diplomatic point
of view, and that on pourparlers only
depend the hopes generally shared for
successful bridging over the dipio-
matte difficulty. These pourparlers
however have been particularly search
ing.
The state department. does not require
to see a coy of the important docu-
ment Lord Pauncefote carries in order
to learn its terms though officially ne
gotiations viii only commence when the
ambass sdor reaches Washington Until
that time the exact conditions of the
new convention are withheld Though it
is admitted that Great Britain has
agreed to put the Clayton Rulwer
treaty to one side and to acquIesce il
the construction of the canal by and
under control of the United States. this
concession from Lord Lansdowne's Or
iginal contention has not been granted
without some real or fancied advantage
to Great Brian. 1t would not be fair
to say that a quid pro quo constituted
the main feature of the protracted pour
parlers. but hat it will directly o. in
directly result is firmly esta blished
in the minds of the members of the cab
met.
One of the most responsible officials
connected with these and earlier negO-
tiations said:
I'VE never really objected to the con-
struction of the canal, but we did and
do object to a cavalier abrogation of
the ClaytOn-Bulwer treaty. 1t was in
couched his reply to the United States
senate's rejection of the last Hay
PauncefOte treaty. 1t was not what
you wanted to do, but the nasty way
you said it, that was the chief reason
for opposition. Since then we have
been approached in a rational and po-
lite manner, and we have again en-
deavered to substitute for the Clayton
Bulwer treaty a treaty that will enable
America to carry out a design, which
in a broad sense, will doubtless benefit
the whole world The notification of
the foreign office has doubtless done
more than anything else to secure the
assent of the British government to a
new treaty. But almost in the same
breath must be mentioned the state de-
partments willingness to agree to
reciprocal arrangement regarding the
British West Indies and other British
possessions. This while in line with
the views 1atterly attributed by special
cable dispatches to President Mckinley
and President Roosevelt, was so at va
rance with the British governments
experience of the American attitude
that they now regard it in the light of
a quid pro quo for what they believe
to be a concession over the Nicaraguan
proposal
The allegation contained in some of
the British papers that Lord Lansdowne
has tamely given up inherent rights
without any return, is strenuously de-
MED on the foregoing grounds
What is perhaps more interesting
even than the reasons prompting Great
Britain to send over Lord Pauncefote
with his draft of a treaty is the fact
that inner circles of the ca binet are not
nearly so sure of acceptance of the con-
vention as some of the leading papers
on both sides of the water When the
full terms are announced it is feared
that some members of the senate may
still find objections and that forecasts
so far published, alleging too sweeping
concessions" on the part of Great
britain, may have deleterious action.
For instance, the deduction that the
proposed treaty in any way reaffirmS
or extends the scope of the Monroe doc
trine meets with direct denial by the
foreign office For these and other rea-
sons Lord Pauncefote is not likely to
affix his signature to the document I'M
less majority of the senate shall have
full opportunity for studying Great
Britain's proposal.
In the meanwhile there exists species
of indifference and feeling that, after
ALL the new treaty may be pigeon-holed
on account of some unexpected sena-
torial objection, though this develop
ment would create the keenest disap-
pointment despite its present stoical
anticipation.
From a diplomatic source there has
lately emanated private rumor that the
Suez canal company is using financial
and other influence to prevent an agree
ment being reached in regard to the
Nicara guam canal. 1t has been further
reported that this powerful corporation
has Joined hands with several leading
American interests alleged to be OPP
posed, to the construction of this latter
waterway. The Associated Press learns,
however that investigations carried on
here and elsewhere in which Washing
ton is not an entirely disintereSted
party reveal that there is no evidence
of such machinat tons by the Suez Canal
company though the head of one of the
British state departments admitted that
the Nicaraguan canal would probably