The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-20
BRYAN FAVORS
.PRO7ECTORATE
IN NICARAGUA
New Policy Toward Central
American Republic Outlined
by Secretary to Senate
Committee.
EXCLUSIVE CANAL
RIGHTS DESIRED
Turbulent Little Country Is
Ready to Submit to u. S.
Supervision Upon Pay
ment of $3,OOO,OOO.

WASHINGTON, July ia new pol
tual control Of the affairs OF that re-
public by United States protectorate,
] similar to that now exercised over Cuba,
was outlined today by Secretary Bryan
4 at a conference with members Of the
senate foreign relations committee.
Mr.. Bryan's proposal, coming as a
surprise to most of the members Of the
!. committee, has been taken by many of
4 the senators as the first pronouncement
! of general policy On the part OF the
Y administration TO extend American con-
4 troll over the countries surroun ding the
3 Panama canal, and to assure the stabil
4 ity Of Central American republics, and
Y the domination by the United States Of
Z their relations with other great powers.
II Secretary Bryan went before the
committee with revised draft Of the
7 proposed Nicaraguan treaty, negotiated
$ first in the Taft administration, by
Il which the United States would secure
exclusive canal rights across Nicaragua
and new naval base in exchange for
" q SS,ooo,0oo gold payment.
!, New Feature.
= Az q new feature Of tie treaty, how
y ever, the secretary Of state proposed
that language aimilar If not identical
with the so-called "Platt amendment"
= relating to Cuba, be injected In the
\ ltreaty, giving the United States sweep
asI ing control Of Nicaraguan affairs and
ID the power to regulate her foreign rela-
fEhons and her finances. Under the pro-
,s.Iposed plan, Nicaragua would agree In
hIsubstancei
rs That war should not be declared with
ls tout the consent Of the United States.
In That treaties would not be made with
Foreign governments that would tend
% destroy her independence or would
J, give those governments foothold In
'Jpthe republic.
No public debt win be contracted be-
@yond the ordinary resources Of the gov.
;, ~ ssernment, as indicated by the ordinary
Gsfevenues,
yssRight to Intervene.
H. That the United States should have
e =, sthe hight to intervene at any time to
:hs preserve Nicaraguan independence or to
10 ~ protect Life or property.
ID g. That the United States should have
Of sslhe exclusive right to build canal
~ dlcross Nicaragua and should have q
prs'pinety- y-nineyear lease to a naval base
: the bay of Fonseca and to the Great
PTlforn and Little Corn islands In the Car
-Ntpbean, with the privilege Of renewing
0'he lease. The United States in re-
-,uJJ urn would pay Nicaragua 100000,
:. Gso be used in public works and educa-
yessiion-
he 1t Is understood the Nicaraguan gov
tns a. jFnment is willing to enter into the
SurihF opposed treaty, because Of the stabil-
" 1t would give to the present Diaz
r. y . overnment, and to the proposed reor-
organization of the fiscal affairs Of the
stSp spublic, II is understood a refunding
outn + the Nicaraguan debts, for which
bout $15,000,00O is required, does not
nm. Em specific part Of the negotiations
IL FIibd today before the senate committee,
SlvOmmittee Favorable.
!, ssecretary Bryan and members Of the
or sers tpnmittee refused to discuss tho na,
q IL re Of the conference further than 10
~ that it took in the whole scope of
odey, Hearaguan affairs. The striking plan
unTs,f W III ggested by the secretary Of state be,
ssSsoryttne coy the subject OF informal discussion
70 70 paong. members Of the committee during
es+irave afternoon and it is believed the
md iepposal will receive support from both
nsse pnoerats and Republicans,
actnp~ members Of the senate tonight pro-
Sed to believe that should the step
taken in Nicaragua extending Amer.
leo influence over its affairs to the ex-
,ged VI suggested, it would be followed nv
from prts to negotiate similar treaties with
win foa 4ef the republics in Central America
~ 7 1acy Tany OF the senators strongly favor
ttaiE Wn course, claiming It is NECESSARY
in ~ EIe permanent safety and control Of
lis original form The Nicaraauan
pt. Ety involved only the exclusive
n nkrupgpt of canal rights and the orant of
aistrlse paval base to the United Statee -.
arshaF svu vun oers OF the foreign relations cSr,,'
Mr, r nd 80 were not prepared for the fur.
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