Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-12

| IN Germany. France and other nations
| that were enjoyed by Great Britain. II
| was rather In the character OF trustee
| for the maritime nations that the
| amended treaty was considered,
| Furthermore, an important considera-
| tlon was 70 the effect OF the new
instrument In completely wiping out
| the Clayton-B ulwer treaty and the
| rights which Great Britain claimed un-
der that document. Some of the Brit
| ism statesmen held that there should
| be n "qud pro quo" II British claims
under the Clayton Bulwer treaty were
| surrendered II was also held that
Great Britain had certain vested rights
| in Central America which had given
| place to the Clayton Bulwer treaty so
| that II the treaty was 70 be succeeded
bv something less substantial then the
old vested rights of Great Britain were
abrogated without any adequate re-
turn.
At the same time the understanding
here Is that the sentiment 81 British
officials was to avoid a breach or Issue
with the United States, and If possible
to arrange a common basis Of agree
ment. In some British quarters II was
held that too much friction already had
been caused by the canal issue, and
that since the United States was VIII
ing to invest the hundreds Of millions
Of dollars required for the canars con-
struction, and then admit to II the
commerce Of Great Britain ana the
world at large, II was but just to give
the American government something,
particularly when It's political necessl-
ties required such authority. In this
spirit and with these conflicting consid-
erations the matter has been pendlng
before the British cabinet as result OF
the formal answer communicated by
Lord Pauncefote today.
The effect Of the British answer can
not be to restore the life Of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty, so far as now APP
pears. That document had a distinct
limitation within which 1t could be
ratified and no doubt seemed to exist
among officials that the period expired
when the Senate adjourned
The answer Is chiefly important,
therefore. as making clear the attitude
OF the British government alongside the
attitude OF the American government
With the two positions thus clearly de-
fined. Il remains TO be seen whether the
IInlttu CldltS WIZ Nhlll
on further negotiations as may recon
ellie differences and bring about com
mon ground Of action.
SENATOR MORGAN TALKS.
New York, March Ex-senator John
T. Morgan, chairman of the committee
on international canals In an interview
with the Washington correspondent of
tbo IouruaI nd AdVarficar gaNQs
"Iffit is true, as | hope II is. that
our canal rights In Nicaragua and Cos
Ia Rica acquired last December by a
compact between the United States and
those republics, will not become the
subject of negotiations, on the initia-
ton of England we shall proceed quiet
ly to construct, own and use the canal.
and Great Britain will be left to make
her objections in such form as she may
choose.
Those agreements were made delib-
erately and with fun knowledge that
they were in diametric opposition TO the
Clayton Bulwer treaty, They were
based on the principles of and adopted
almost literally the regulations pre-
scrlbed for the Suez canal by the treaty
of Constantinople of 1888
2 "The President recognized the right
of Costa Rlca and Nicaragua to quail
fly their agreement with the United
States according to the plans and prin-
ciples of the treaty Of COnstantinople. !
Great Britain and the United States
had agreed TO the same declarations IN
the Hay Pauncefote treaty and In con-
formity Herewith had agreed to silence
any objection that might arise out OF
the Clayton Bulwer treaty to the eX-
elusive ownership and control of the
Nlcaraguan canal by the United States,
Great Britain did not urge any |
objections, but referred TO them as be- |
ing possible only. and consented to
remove them. Her honorable course
at that time may not continue to ami
mate her conduct under the reign OF |
King Edward, but she must be aware |
that covert threat Of dlspleasure at |
our executing our agreements with |
Nicaragua will lose its moral force and |
its power to alarm the United States in |
to another fit Of paralysis.
"Those agreements upon which the |
whole question Of the canal now hinges |
will be carried out III harmony and |
with the undivided sentiment Of the |
American people.
IF the conclusion that Great Britain |
~ aiieBtu 10 nave fedcneu ndu peeu |
given to the Senate ten days ago the |
Hepburn bill would now be the law OF |
the land. All delay now Is 10 the adj
vantage Of Great Britain and to our
terrible disadvantage, but she has
gained another year on US hors II
viii be the last We contempla, no
breach Of the peace or Of good feeling |
because we shall do. under our agree
ments with Costa Rica and Nicaragua
what we have agreed to DO as those
agreements are in line with the treaty
of Constantlnople, to which all Europe