| Show The Colombia Costa Rica Boundary Questions New York 15Heralds Washing ton Although an appropriation of 200000 for the establishment of naval stations and coal depots on the Isthmus of Panama was nude available immediately immedi-ately the secretary of the navy has done nothing yet toward expending a dollar of the amount Until the dispute between Colombia and Costa Rica as to what is the boundary of tbe latter is settled it is doubtful whether the navy department will take any tteps to establish stations or coal depots on Cbiriqui soil The right to defend them and protect them would have to be included in the purchase of sites a privilege which neither Colombia or Costa Rica governments it is said ara willing to concede The only interests the United States had in the question was whether the claim of Costa Kica included so much of the Isthmus as would in the event of tha decision being be-ing favorable to their country bring the proposed canal within the limits of Costa Rica The state department ascertained that under no possible contingency could the territorial rights of Costal Rica be extended beyond the province of ChIna qui i The Chin-a row rfi adjoiD ss that i 1A L WbAW ABfrMIAVI strip adjoining V4 U country on the south between Cuiriqui and the Isthmus Pftnama proper over which we have agreed to exercise neutrality neu-trality under the treaty with New Granada Gra-nada is a distance of several hundred mile The United States not only would not object to the proposed arbitration which has been referred to the king of Spain but congrptulates these republics on the acceptance of such honorable and peaceful means as will hereafter here-after remove the cause for quarrel and ill foaling so long existing between Colombia and Costa RiCa and it h i probable that private interests have urged the question to settlement by arbitration for until it ia definitely decided whether Chirigui belongs to Colombia or Costa Rica no process could be made by private companies in improving their grants The hope perhaps that arbitration arbitra-tion Will decide that the disputed territory should be held by Colombia would explain ex-plain the reasons for DeLesseps urging the matter to final settlement In that event the company would gain advantages advan-tages within the jurisdiction of Colombia antagonistic to his enterprise Worlds Washington special says Careful inquiry to dy into the report yesterday sent to the World touching the alleged treaty between Costa Rica and Colombia under which the question of boundary between those states is to be submitted to arbitration by European sovereigns developes the fact that the two combatting states have agreed to submit the question in the first instance to the King of the Belgians should he decline to the King of Spain and ehould he decline to the President of the Argentine Republic Notwithstanding Notwith-standing the fact that tbe settlement of the boundary between Costa Rica and Colombia must directly affect the interests inter-ests of the United States which has guaranteed the sovereignty independence indepen-dence and integrity of the territory of the I United States of Colombia it is not believed be-lieved here that the government of the United States will permit this treaty to 1 r be submitted either to the King of the i Belgians the King of Spain or the President Pre-sident of the Argentine Republic without with-out entering a distinct and unmistakable I declaration to the effect that the government f govern-ment of the United States will not be bound nor allow its existing rights to be I effected by any result of tho arbitration Well informed diplomats here do not believe be-lieve that either the King of the Belgians or the King of Spain will accept the responsibility re-sponsibility sought to be put by this treaty in what can only be cllep ajsale put surreptitiously upon one or the other of these potentates |
