Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-02
THE DRAFT OF 4 NEW TREATY.
Lord Pauncefote Has One in His
 Inside Pocket.

Day-Great Britain Agrees to Ac-
 oniesce in Construction of Canal to
 Be Under the Control of the United
 States.
 London. Nov 2-The first official l statement of any kind made for month in relation to the Nicaragua ca nal has been obtained by the Assocl- ated Press 1t confirms the fact InaL Lord Pauncefote, when he lanus II New York to-day, will have with hlm the draft of new treaty, abroSallns the Clayton Bulwer treaty, which Is III every particular satisfactory to Loru Salisbury's cabinet.
 Since a representative of the Assocl- ated Press interviewed Lord Paunce- fote in London not a word ofnclally authorizd has been given out here With reference to the canal. The editorial comments which have appeared III England have been based entirely upon dispatches from the United StaIes. This is explained by the rather aston ishing announcement that all negotla- tions up to the present day have been entirely unofficial from strictly olplo- matic point of view, and that on pour parlers only depend the hopes. gener- l ally shared, for a successful ofldglnS over of the diplomatic difhculty. lhese noprnarlers. however, have been par ticularly searching.
 Tba state department does not re- ouira to see a copy of the important l document Lord Pauncefote carries III A., fla1sr ially. negotiations will only commence when the ambassador reaches WISH ington. Until that time the eAs'cl conditions of the new convention are withheld.
 Though it is admitted that Great Britain has agreed to put the Clayton- Bulwer treaty to one side, and to ac- ouiesce in the construction of the canal by and under the control of the Onlteu States. this concession from Loru Iansdowne's original contention has not been granted without some real or fancied advantage to Great Britain. It would not be fair to say that qulu pro quo constituted the main feature of the protracted pourparlers, but that it will directly or indirectly result in firmly established ill the minds Of the l cabinet
 One of the most responsible offic- ials connected with these and earlier negotiations said:
 We 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. It was in that spirit that Lord Lansdowne couched his reply to the senate's re iection of the last -Pauncefote treaty. It was not what you wanted to do, but the nasty way you said it, that was the chief reason for our oppo- sition. Since then we have been ap- preached in rational, polite manner, and We have again endeavored to sub- stitute the Clayton -Bulwer treaty with treaty that will enable America to carry out a decision. which in a broad sense. will doubtless benefit the whole world.
 The modification of the foreign of fee has doubtless done more than anything else to secure the assent of the British government to new treaty. But almost i'll the same breath must be mentioned the state depart ment's willingness to agree to reel. procal arrangements regarding Wle British West Indies and other British possessions. This, while in line with the views latterly attributed by special cable dispatches to President Mex IT. ley and President Roosevelt was so al variance with the British government experience of the American attitude that they now regard it ill the light Of a quid pro quo for what they be lieyed to be concession over the Mic araguan proposal
 The allegation contained in some o1 the British papers that Lord Lans downe has tamely given up inherent rights without any return is strenu ously denied on the foregoing grounds What is, perhaps, more interestins even than the reasons which prompted Great Britain to send over Lor(
 Pauncefote with his draft of treaty is the fact that the inner circles of tn, cabinet are not nearly so sure Of th,
 acceptance of the convention as ar,
 some of the leading papers on botl
 sides of the water. When the full
 terms are announced, it Is feared thu
 some members of the senate may stil find objections and that the forecast
 so Idr puDllSHeu, dIIflDuI1ng IO 1. sweeping concession on the part o
 Great Britain. may have deleteriou
 reaction. For instance, the dedue ton that the proposed treaty in an,
 way reaffirms or extends the scope O , the Monroe doctrine meets with a di , rect denial by the foreign office. Fo these and other reasons Lord Paunce
 fote is not likely to affix his signatur to the document until a majority of tn
 senate shall have had full opportunit
 for studying Great Britain's proposa
 In the meanwhile there exists her . stoical and rather amusing feelin : that, after all, new treaty may be pis eoDholed on account of some une1 z pected senatorial objection, thoug T this development would create th i. keenest disappointment. despite ii
 present stoical anticipation
 From a diplomatic source there ha
 lately emanated a private rumor ths . the Suez Canal Co is using financi; : and other influence to prevent a < agreement being reached in regard
 the Nicaraguan canal. It has bee
 further reported that this powerfl
 corporation has joined hands with se'