Ignores Nicaragua Treaty.

New York Times 100 years ago today, March 18, 1913:
Does Not Require British Action, Says Member of Government.
    LONDON, March 17.— The as yet unratified treaty between the United States and Nicaragua, by which Nicaragua gives to the United States in perpetuity the exclusive right of way for an interoceanic canal across Nicaraguan territory, was discussed in thu House of Commons today.
    In reply to a question by Sir John R. Rees on the subject, the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Francis Dyke Acland, on behalf of Sir Edward Grey, the foreign Secretary, stated that the British Government had not been consulted in regard to the treaty, the reconsideration of which, he was informed, had been postponed indefinitely. He concluded:
    "It does not seem to require any action on the part of the British Government."
    The question as put by Sir John Rees suggested that the potential prospective interests of British trade in Nicaragua would be sacrificed if the treaty between that country and the United States, were concluded.