Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-02
new MICARACUAN
CANAL TREATY.
Pauncefote Brings Draft of It-Abrogates
Bulwer-Clayton Compact English OBJ
jections Senate May Not Ratify.

London, Nov, 2,-The first official
statement Of any kind made for a
month In relation to the Nicaragua
canal has been obtained by the Asso-
ciated Press II confirms the fact that
Lord Pauncefote, the British ambassa-
dor to the United States, when he lands
In New York today will have with him
the draft Of a new treaty. abrogatlng
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. which is in
every particular satisfactory to Lord
salisbury's cabinet. Since a repre-
sentative Of the Associated Press in
teryiewed 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 England have been based
entirely upon dispatches from the
United States. This is explained by
the rather astonishing announcement
That ali negotiations up to the present
day have been entirely unofficial from a
strictly diplomatic point OF view, and
that on pour parlers only depend the
hopes generally shared for a successful
bridging over of the diplomatic diff
Guilty. These pour parlers, however,
have been particularly searching.
The state department does not re.
9uIre TO see copy of the important
document Lord Pauncefote carries in
order TO learn Its terms, though. Off
cially negotiations will only commence
when the ambassador reaches Washing
ton. Until that time the exact condi-
lions Of the new convention are with
held.
THE QUID PRO QUO.
Though 1t is admitted that Great
Britain has agreed to put the Clayton
Bulwer treaty TO one side and to ac-
quiesce In the construction OF the canal
by and under the control OF the United
States. this concession from Lord Lans-
downe's original contention has not
been granted without some real OF
fancied advantage to Great Britain. IL
would not be fair TO say that a quid
pro quo constituted the main feature
Of the protracted pour parlers, but that
II will directly or indirectly result, is
firmly established in the minds of the
members OF the cabinet
ENGLAND's OBJECTIONS.
One of the most responsible officials
| connected with these and earlier nego-
| tia;ions said; I'VE never really OBJ
| jected to the construction Of the canal
but we did and do object to cavalier
abrogation OF .he Clayton Bulwer
treaty. II was In that spirit that Lord
Lansdowne couched his reply to the
United States Senate's rejection Of the
last Hay -Pauncefote treaty II was not
what you wanterd to do. but the nasty
way you said II, that was the chief
reason for our opposition. Since then
we have been approached in a rational,
polite manner, and we have again en-
deavored to substitute for the Clayton
Buwer treaty treaty that will en-
able 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 assure the assent Of the Brit
ish government TO new treaty, But
almost in the same breath must be
mentioned the state departments will
ingness to agree TO a reciprocal ar
rangement regarding the British West
Indies and other British possessions.
This. while in Pine with the views lat
terly attributed by cable dispatches TO
President Mckinley and President
Roosevelt was so at variance with the
British governments experience OF the
American attitude that they now regard
1t In the light OF quid pro quo for
what they believe to be a concession
over the Nicaragua proposal
TIE allegation contained In some Of the
British papers saying Lord Lansdowne
has tamely given up inherent rights