Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-07-21
new TREATY is
SURE TO Be
RATIFIED
MEANS MUCH TO BOTH UNITED
STATES AND NICARAGUA WILL
ESTABLISH A PROTECTORA1E AND
GIVE C0ALING STATION ON The
BAY OF FONSECA.
may mean BUILDING
OF A new CANAL

| Washington, D. c.. luly 21.--Strong
support has developed in the senate
for President Wilson's policy Of pro-
lection and supervision Of Nicaragua
An informal poll of the committee on
foreign relations today indicated that
the treaty proposed Saturday by Sec
retary 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 of the
outstanding debts of Nicaragua. The
rehabilitation of the Republics tinanc-
es 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 resourc-
es, 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 no
foreign treaties which would threaten
her independence and the United
States would pay Nicaragua s3,0O0,oOO
for an exclusive right to build canal
route and for naval base in the bay
of Fonseca.
"The proposed control by the Uni
ted States over the financial opera
tions of Nicaragua is virtually an en-
forcement of the Monroe doctrine IN
advance" said one member of the SEN
ate foreign relations committee to-
day
Senators Hitchcock, Sutherland, NJ,
Smith, OGorman and Stone expressed
approval of the general principles OF
the proposal.
Chairman Bacon of the foreign re-
lations committee. who was strongly
opposde to the original Nicaraguan
treaty, said he believed the new pro-
posal by Secretary Bryan greatly
changed the situation and entitled the
treaty "to the most careful considerS-
ton"
The proposed treaty will be attack
ed in some quarters on the ground
that it put moral obligation on the
United States to see that Nicaragua
refunds and repays her old debts,
even though the treaty does not make
this country directly responsible for
them.
Whatever the actual results may be,
the underlying purpose of the admin
in framing the agreement
with Nicaragua was to secure the con
cession for canal route and the eX-
tension of the Platt amendment was
merely an accident in the minds of
the negotiators. This was developed
in the course of a conversation be-
tween the president and the white
house correspondents today.
In the administration view, the scope
of the plan was not intended to be
laid down as a general policy for all
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the little republic are to be dealt with
separately as they may require atten-
ton.
The attitude of the administration.
it was said is one of extreme friend
Iiness and there is no disposition to
force on them any such plan, unless
it is thoroughly acceptable. The ad-
knows nothing of the at
titudes of the governments of Costa
Rica and Salvador as no representa-
lions have yet been made.
"This is not dollar diplomacy; it is
good sense" said Senator Lodge. in
general support of the plan.
Senator Borah, also a member of
he foreign relations committee, at
lacked the policy of the plan.
"This means the going up of the Am
erican flag all the way to the Panama
Canal" he declared in statement.
ut is the beginning of that policy
whose irrefutable logic is complete !
1ominance and control and ownership |
~ the United States from here to
he Panama Canal It is not exactly |
n accord with either the contemplat. |
cns of those who formed the republic |
W our own present professions of |
what it ought to be-"