The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-22
STRONG SUPPORT
FOR WILSON'S PLAN
Proposed Treaty With Nicaragua
Will Be Endorsed by
Committee.
BOTH PARTIES APPROVE
Certain That Proposal Will
Have Assistance From
Republicans.

Washington. July 21.-Strong sup
port has developed in the Senate for
President Wilson's new policy of pro-
lection and supervision over Nicara-
qua. An informal poll of tho Commit
tee on Foreign Relations to-day indI-
Gated that the treaty proposed Satur-
day by Secretary Bryan will receive
Endorsement with n safo margin OF
votes and come into tho Senate with
the backing of several members OF
both political parties.
1t became known definitely to-day
that the proposal does not bind tho
United States to any obligation for the
outstanding debts of Nicaragua. Tho
rehabilitation OF the republics finances
is expected to como about through tho
stability that would be given to flu
turc 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 M given the right to intervene
with troops at any time to insure Mica
raEuan Independence or to protect life
and property. Nicaragua would agree
20 make no foreign treaties that would
threaten her Independence. The United
States would pay Nicaragua 100000
for.an exclusive right to build n canal
route and for a naval base on the Bay
of Fonsccn.
The proposed control blythe United
States over tho financial operations Of
Nicaragua is virtually an enforcement
OF the Monroe Doctrine said one OF
the members OF the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee to-day.
Chairman Bacon, of the Foreign Re-
lations Committee, who was strongly
opposed to the original Nicaraguan
treaty. said he believed the new pro-
posal by Secretary Bryan greatly
changed the situation and entitled the
f,,1
ton"
The proposed treaty will be attacked
IN some quarters on the ground that II
would put moral obligation on the
United States to see that Nicaragua
refunds and repays her old debts even
II the treaty does not make this coun-
try directly responsible for them.
Whatever the actual result may be.
the underlying purpose OF the admin
istration In framing the agreement
with Nicaragua was TO secure the con-
Ccssion for n canal route and the cx-
tension OF tho Plat amendment was
merely an incident in the minds of the
ncgotiators This was developed In the
course OF the conference between tho
President and the White House CORE
Spondcnts to day.
In the administration. the scope OF
the plan was not intended TO be laid
down az Il general policy for all Cen
trail America, but the affairs OF the
little republics are TO be dealt with
separately as they may require atten-
ton.
The attitude of the Administrations
ness, and there is no disposition TO
force upon them any such plan unless
IL is thoroughly acceptable.
Senators Lodge, Root, Hitchcock,
O'Gorman. stone, Smith. of Arizona:
Sutherland. Burton ard other NJ, mbers
OF the Foreign Relations Committee.
expressed III varying degrees their APP
prevail of the general principle advo-
Gated by the administration. Many or
I these Senator'S insisted. however. that
the plan would have 10 b. worked out
with great care, to insure the full in
dependence and freedom OF action OF
Nicaragua.
y sharp distinction was drawn to-,
day between the character OF the hnan-
cial support proposed for Honduras
and Nicaragua, under the Taft admin
istration, and the guarantee of inan-
cal stability that would be given un-
der the Bryan plan. Senator Hitch
cock. one OF the strong opponents OF
the former Nicaraguan and Honduran
treaties. said they had sought to bind
the United Stated to enforce the col
lection CT loans that were cXorbitcni,
and that would have bankrupted the
country while under the Bryan plan.
the United states would have the
power to say at the outset whether
the financial contracts OF Nicaragua
are fair and just
In a statement expressing approval
Of the Bryan Wilson policy, Senator
Lodgc said it would be an effective
method OF satisfying the world that
the United States intended TO enforce
the Monroe Doctrine