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Senator Makes Statement
Practically Approving
the Proposal.
ITS SUCCESS EXPECTED
Republican Support Is Looked
For in Senator's Root
and Lodge. !

WARRINGTON. July 20.--The Adninis-
what amounts to an American protec-
torate over Nicaragua was generally ac-
cepted to-day as the most farreaching
step In the foreign policy Of tho United
States since the Spanish American war.
As President Wilson'S first piece Of
OF foreign affairs the proposal laid be-
fore the Senate Foreign Relations Conn
mittee by Secretary Bryan excited great
interest and much approval
What was only suspected when the
first news Of the proposed arrangement
became public was verified to-day. The
prospective treaty with Nicaragua has a
much wider and more important aspect
than the mere rehabilitation Of the
finances Of that country.
1t involves the possibility of the exten-
sion Of this protectorate policy to and e1-
ercise Of a more direct control by the
United States over other Central Ameri-
can countries. This became apparent to-
night when Senator Bacon of Georgia.
chairman Of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee. made a statement
Eject OF Dacon's Approval.
He intimated that ne probably will
favor the proposal submitted by Sec
retary Bryan. possibly with some minor
notifications. Mr.. Bacon was the Sem
ator who opposed most vigorously the
Taft policy toward Nicaragua and his
support. It is believed. will insure the
acceptance OF the treaty by the Senate.
The arrangements proposed by Mr..
Bryan are in full accord with Republican
policy and the support OF the Repub-
licans on the Foreign Relations Commit
tee. including Senators Lodge and Root,
is assured.
Here IL the statement made by the
chairman OF the Foreign Relations Com
mittee:
II should not favor such treaty as
that negotiated In the former adminlstra-
ton for the reason that 1t practically
turned the financial affairs OF Nicaragua
over to a lot Of private bankers and put
the army and navy of the United States
behind them to enforce their contract and
the pa yment Of their debts. When the pro-
visions OF the Platt amendment. perhaps
In modified form. are applied TO Nicaragua
as they have been applied principally in
Cuba. II puts nm altogether different COM
plexion on the matter and is entitled to
the most careful consideration.
II would prefer not to have anything to
do with the internal affairs OF Nicaragua
or any other country. but II the conditions
require that We should take part in them
then, in my opinion. We should have some
such control or supervision as is furnished
by the provisions found In the llatt
Amendment. 1t may be necessary and
probably IL will be necessary to modify
these provisions to make them more di-
rectly applicable to conditions In Mica
ragua.
More Far Reaching Policy.
THE serious feature about the PROPOSE
tion Is that i: adopted in the case OF
Nicaragua 1t will be the inauguration %
a more far reaching policy which will not
be limited to Nicaragua but which in time
as necessity arises will doubtless be eX-
tended to other Central American States
III conditions require us to interfere In
Nicaragua II is much better that we do 50
pursuant to law and In obedience to law
made by treaty or otherwise rather than
that We should proceed lawlessly and in
violation of law. as was done when the
marines were sent to the capital of
Nicaragua In the last administration and
took actual part in their civil strife
Senator bacon expressed the opinion
that In the event the United States does
enter upon the new policy II will not per-
nit It's power to be used TO validate lot
OF obligations OF Nicaragua that were
issued without proper consideration.
Debts Of the Republic.
He apparently referred to obligations
which Nicaragua incurred 10 American
bankers In negotiations under the Tart
Administration. He said that very careful
should be given the charac-
ter OF the debts Of the Central American
rcpublic before the United states puts
itself in a position where enhanced value
may be given to the outstanding obliEa-
tions.
While diplomatic and official circles
were Interested greatly In the immediate
effect of the Bryan proposal upon Nicar-
aqua, their attention Is directed chiefly
to the larger aspect OF proposed treaty
relations with this southern republic,
Merely an Evolutionary step.
The impression was general that Mr..
Bryan's proposal In merely step in
the evolution OF a policy which newt
ably will provide more substantial and
general control OF the United States over
Central America.
1t has been the contention Of European
governments for years that the United
states finally would be obliged to assume
, n,orc direct control over the weak "a
publics Of Central America and the
caribbean and the developments Of the
Last ten or fifteen years certainly have
tended toward the fulhlment of this
prophecy,