The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-24

~~J ~ wan oOdOl pO
ratified by the Senate. Most re-
publicans are for II and many
democrats. Senator Hitchcock has
declared for 1t. Senator Lodge is
a strong advocate.
port has developed in the Senate for
President Wilson's policy Of protection
n supervision over Nicaragua. An
informal poll of the committee on for
eign relations today indicated the
treaty proposition by Secretary Bryan
will be Endorsed. with a safe margin
OF votes and come into the Senate with
the backing Of influential members Of
both political parties.
1t became known definitely today
that the proposal does not bind the
United States to any obligation for
the outstanding debts of Nicaragua.
The rehabilitation of the republics
finances is expected to come about
through the stability that would be
given to future operations through the
control to be exercised by the United
States. Nicaragua would agree to make
no debts In excess Of her current re-
sources, however, and the United States
would be given the right to intervene
with troops at any time to insure Mic
aragua Independence or to protect life
and property. Nicaragua would agree
to make M foreign treaties that would
threaten her independence and the
United States would pay Nicaragua
SO, 900 900 for an exclusive right to build
a canal route and for a naval base in
the Bay of Fonseca.
z Nicaragua Favors It.
It is understood the Nicaraguan gov
eminent is willing to enter into the
proposed treaty because OF the stability
IT would give to the present Diaz gov
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iZation of the fiscal affairs Of the re-
public,
The proposed control Of the United
States over the financial operations of
Nicaragua, Ia, virtually AN enforcement
of the Monroe doctrine in advance"
said one memberiof the Senate foreign
relations committee today.
Senators Hitchcock, Sutherland,
Mark Smith, O'Gorman and Stone eX-
pressed approval of The general prin-
ciRles of the proposal. .
Chairman Bacon, of :the foreign re-
lations. committee, who was strongly
opposed to the original Nlcaraguan
treaty, said he believed, the new pro-
posal by Secretary Bryan greatly
changed the situation and entitled the
treaty ito the most careful considera-
tions." .
The1proposed treaty will be attacked
in some quarters on the ground that
ii would put a: moral obligation on the
United States to see that Nicaragua
refunds and pays her old debts. even
though the treaty does not make this
country directly r1spohsible for them.
Whatever the, a. tual. result may be.
the underlying purpose Of the admin
is+ alton lin; framing the agreement
With Nicaragua was to secure the
-uncession for a canal route and the
extension of the Plat amendment was
merely an incident in the minds of the
negotiators. This was developed in
the course of a conversation between
the president and the White House
correspondents. today.
Not General Policy. Z,
In the administrations view, the
scope Of the plan was not intended TO
be laid down as a general policy Tor
all Central America. but the affairs or
the little republics are to be dealt with
separately, as they may require at
tention.
The attitude of the administration,
1t was said, is one of extreme friend
illness and there Is no disposition to
force on them any such plan unless 1t
Is thoroughly acceptable. The admin
tudes Of he governments OF Costa
Rica and Salvador, as no representa-
tons have yet been made.
This Is not dollar diplomacy; 1t is
good sense said Senator Lodge in
general support Of the plan.
Senator: Borah, also a member of the
foreign relations committee attacked
the policy Of the plan. This means
the going up of the American a all
the way to the Panama canal" he de-
clared, 1T is the beginning OF that
policy whose irrefutable logic is COM
plete dominance and control and own
ership by the United States from here
to the. Panama canal. 1t Is 10 exact.
ly in accord with either the concep-