El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-01
TWO TREATIES
THAT NAY FAIL
Colombia and Nicaragua
Have Slim Chance Of Get
ting American Money.

Washington, D c., Dec. Three
important treaties are to come before
the senate during the coming session
of congress for ratification. They are
the treaties with Colombia Nicaragua
and Haiti. The prospects for ratifica
ton Of the first two are not bright,
according to the predictions Of leaders.
Concerning the Haitian treaty so little
study has been made by senator's that
they have not yet been able TO make
I'D their minds about 1t
The first objection TO the ratification
Of the Colombian and Nlcara s JIan
treaties will be the sentiment against
extravaganza with the enormous ap-
prOpriations for military preparedness
before the country. along with the
prospect Of a big deficit in the ma
tional revenues
Senate leaders say they will be con-
tent if public sentiment supports the
preparedness expenditures and they
fear TO court further popular dlssen-
tion by voting to spend the S2S,OOO,OOO
which the Colombian and NicaraSuan
The Colombian and Nicaraguan
treaties have been before the senate
committee on freight affairs for a
long time. The Haitian treaty Is some
thing new to the senate. 1t has been
ratified by the Haitian senate and nov
awaits the approval Of the United
States to be put into effect.
To Boss Haiti.
The Haitian treaty provides fo- a
financial protectorate over Haiti by
the United States. The United states,
under the provisions Of the treaty, VIII
designate officers TO take charge OF
the finances of Haiti and pay off the
coUntry's legitimate financial oDliga-
tons The chief beneficiary OF this
plan. il is stated. will be France, whose
subjects have large interests IN the
island republic. American interests
also have some capital at stake
Asks "OnIy Three Million"
The Niearaguan treaty PROVIDES Ior
the payment of 5000. 600 to Nicaragua
in return fro exclusive canal rights
through that country, the object BENG
to protect the Panama canal from pos
sible competition In addition to the
canal rights. the United States will also
get naval concessions In FOnsIa bay
which is controlled jointly BY Near
aqua, Costa Rica. Honduras and sal
VadOr. Since the treaty, OF course, pro
vides no payment 10 Costa Rica sal
vador and Honduras, those nations
have put forth a protest
Easy Oney for Somebody
This is only one feature OF the op-
is charged that the canal rights across
Nicaragua would be OF no value to the
United States; that there is no posi-
bility Of any nation attempting 70
build a competitive canal TO the Pana-
ma canal; and that the whole treaty
is simply the embodiment OF a Scneme
on the part Of interests in the United
States, who control the administration
Of Nicaragua, 10 obtain sufficient
money to maintain the present bank
rupI government IN power Tor announcer
two years
The Colombian Treaty.
The Colombian treaty vi De 1ougnt
by Democrats and Republicans alike.
the former because, while they may
agree TO the principle Of il. viii OPP
pose the expenditure. and the latter
because it discredits methods by which
one Of the greatest achievements OF
former Republican administration
the building of the Panama canal
was begun. The treaty provides the
payment of So. zoe, 900 in the form OF
'-taffy'' 10 Colombia 10 sOoth her feel
ings for losing the isthmus during tne
Roosevelt administration