The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-07-24
PRESIDENT WANTS
NICARAGUA UNDER
PROTECTING WING

Washington, D. c.. July 22.-
CanyasseS of the foreign relations
committee show the Wilson-Bryan
Nicaraguan treaty will be favor
ratified by the Senate. Most re-
publicans are for it and many
democrats. Senator Hitchcock has
declared for 1t. Senator Lodge is
a strong advocate. {
Washington, July 22.-Strong sup
port has developed In the Senate for
President Wilson's policy of protection
and 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 n 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
Would4DG SlSciI tilGF IlSiiG%lO NS.ilC
with troops at any time to insure Mic
aragua independence or to protect life
and property. Nicaragua would agree
to make no foreign treaties that would
threaten her independence and the
United States would pay Nicaragua
S $1,000, 600 for an exclusive right to build
a canal route and for a naval base in
the Bay of Fonseca.
Nicaragua Favors It.
81. ~. - 80 ~,,- 80 49, -
eminent is willing to enter into the
proposed treaty because of the stability
it would give to the present Dia2 gov
eminent and to the proposed reergan-
ization of the fiscal affairs of the re-
public.
.aThe proposed control of the United
| States over the financial operations of
| Nicaragua is virtually an enforcement
of the Monroe doctrine in advance
said n member of the Senate foreign
relations committee today.
Senators Hitchcock, Sutherland,
Mark Smith, O'Gorman and Stone ex-
pressed approval of the general prin-
ciples of the proposal.
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
lINois ~
tons"
The proposed treaty will be attacked
in some quarters or the ground that
it 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 responsible for them.
Whatever the actual result may be,
the underlying purpose of the admin
i~stration in framing the agreement
with Nicaragua was to secure the
concession for a canal route n the
extension of the Platt 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.
In the administrations view, the
scope of the plan vas not intended TO
be laid down as a general policy Tor
all Central America, but the affairs OF
the little republics are to be dealt with
separately, as they may requlre at
tention.
The attitude of the administration,
it was said, is one of extreme friend
illness and there is no disposition to
force on them any sue plan unless II
is thoroughly acceptable. The admin
~istration knows nothing Of the attl
tudes of the governments of Costa
RIGA and Salvador, as no representa-
tons have yet been made.
This is not dollar diplomacy; it is
good sense said Senator Lodge II
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 flag al
the way to the Panama canal" he de
clared. 1T is the beginning Of tina
po1icy uvhoca irrefutable logic is com.
plete dominance and control n own
ership by the United States from herr
to the Panama canal 1t Is not exact
ly in accord with either the concep'
tons of those who formed the repub
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