The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-07-22
involves Virtual Control of A.
fairs of That Republic Hy
the United States
PROPOSAL A SURPRISE
May Mean General Policy On
Part of Administration 10
Extend American Control
Over Countries Surrounding
Panama Canal.
by The Associated pr~

b. The Associated pre~
Washington, q. C. july ia 49,
policy toward Nicaragua. in.or,n~
the virtual control Of The affairs -
that republic by the United St.+..
through q prOtectorate similar "a rba,
now exercised over Cuba. was mr.
ilned today by Secretary BRYAN -
private conference with memhAr
the Senate Foreign Relations ,ou.
nlittea
Mr. bryan's proposal, coming As
compete surprise to mos. Of tn.
mefn Ders OF the committee hos hae,
taken by many senators as the 6r.,
announcement Of e general policy
On the part Of the administrator :.
extend American control over n.
countries surrounding he panam.
lanai ana TO assure the stability 81
1entraI American republics and tn.
nomination by the United States ~
enelf relations with other great n.U-
ers.
secretary Bryan went before m.
commlttee with a revised draf1 Of m.
pose N~icaraguan treaty. neeotjat-
Gu hrst IN the Taft administrator
oS winch the United states wouIo
secCle exclusive canal rights across
nicaragua and a new naval has. IN
chang for a So, 900. 600 gold paw
ment. ~
AS a new feature Of the trea,x
however. the Secretary thai
language similar if not identical with
the so-called Plat re-
a.eas 10 CUBA be injected into the
treaty, giving the United States sweep
ns cohtroi OF Nlcaraguan affairs. and
the power TO regulate her foreign re-
iations and her finances.
N~1caragua's Agreements.
onoer the proposed plan, Nicarasua
"ouid agree in substance:
Ihdt war should not be declared
~i.nout the consent of the United
States
ma no treaties would be mad.
~ foreign governments that would
.snu % destroy her independence. or
mat would give those governments .
iooIhold in the republic.
nay no puDllc debt would be- con-
80 peyond the ordinary
~ as indicated bx the
urinary
nat the United States should hav.
nresas = intervene at any time t.
preserve Nicaraguan ~independepc. ar
10 prote t life or property
nat n United States should bav,
go sAetsl'e right to build a canal
90 Nicaragua. and should have q
~ ease 10 a naval base in the
GGaas . Fonseca, and to the Great
g. 60 n Little Corn islands in the
caribbean, with the privileoe If 70
heWlng the lease.
United States in return would
q I,caragua $4,000, 600 to be u...
- footc works n education.
7. nicaragua Willing.
1 understood the N~icaraeuan
H. n,lehe Is willing TO enter into
e.. R.opose0 treaty. because Of the
government and to the nronosad re-
,haHiAaUOn Of the fiscal affairs az
ne epublc 1t also is nnderStoo, =
hhuhnoihs OF the Nicaragua debt for
SJnh aoout $4,000, 900 is required
nseo ny form a specific part Of the
Seneta LAID today before the
senate committee.
secretary Bryan and mamr ~
10y m refused to discuss tbe
"die or the conference further than
~ say tnat 1t took in the whole coy.
Nicaraguan affairs The strtkin.
So So suggested by the Secretary Of
49, became the subject of informal
among members OF the
- 1ittee during the afternoon ard
Il Is believed the viii recesse
mucn support from both Democr.,.
and Republican, -
80. hoers or h Senate tonight pro-
rs1u TO believe that, should rhe
Yep pc taken In Nicaragua. extend,n-
81 .lcan influence over its affairs 70
ioSad sn suggested, it would be fol-
trsa' " EFFORTS to negotiate similar
ueatfes with all Of the r~nuhl,c. !.
central America