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Position Of The Administration

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Day
30
Month
April
Year
1895
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Public Domain
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From the best Information obtainable it seems almost certaia that the adniinistration wiü not attempt any interference with the dispute as long as Grep.t Britain confines itaelf to the collection of the indemnity. The Uoited Scates, have maintaiued in the pnst that European powers could, in their international dealings with South and Central American countries, conduct their disputes in their own way as long as they did not seek to overthrow cxisting governments, sef up monarchies or proteotorates, or acquiro territory. If the occupaucy of Gorinto iails in its object and Great Britaiu should declare war on Nicaragua, it is said that tho administración would still decline to interfere so long as the war was carried on not for the aggrandizement of Great Britain or the acquisltlon of territory, but for the sole purpose of 'collecting the indemnity. It ia pointed out that for the United States to interposo to prevent Kngland f rom carrying out the present method of collecting the debt would be equivalent to declarmg a virtual proteo torate over Nicaragua, and would keep us involvcd in endless broils with European powers. It would give these states the privilege of resisting just claims of other countries and rakiag retuge buhind the skirta of the Uuited States. In other words, all diplomatic correspondonce relativo to these scates would practically be carried on through Washington. Besides, it would great ly embarrase this goverument in the enforcement of lts own claims against these countries. It is confidently beiiaved that rather than suffer the suizuro of other ports or bombardment, Nicaragua will comply and pay the indeinnity. There is some difference of opinión here as to whether the declaration of Nicaragua that Corinto is closed as a port of entry will be recognized. It is plainly within the power of any country to close a port in time of peace, but this country has always maintained (and in this we have been sustained by international custoni) that in order to close a port an ef[ective blockade must be sustained, and Bngland has not "blockaded" Corinto. The president of Nicaragua has cabled to the Associated Press as follows: "Nicaragua protescs before all nations against She outrage which Great Britain inflicta upon her by the military occupation of the port of Corinto, in order to sieze from her by forcé a sum of money which is not owed, in absolute disregard of international laws, and of the dictates of rigiit, ustice and equity."

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