None Likely to Follow Nicaragua Special to The New York Times.
FASHINGTON, July 22. The repudiation by the President of Costa Rica of the principle embodied in the projected treaty creating an American protectorate over Nicaragua causes no surprise in Washington, although the opinion had prevailed here that if any other Central American country Joined with Nicaragua in accepting American protection it would be Costa Rica. Nicaragua action in agreeing to accept the protection of the United States has produced great excitement throughout Central America and is condemned as something akin to treachery.
According to what is said by Central Americans in Washington, the objection to the Nicaraguan treaty is that it will serve to prevent the formation of the proposed federation of the Isthmian republics that has been the dream of leading politicians in that part of the world for many years. Since the fact became known in Central America that Nicaragua was negotiating a treaty with the United States that, among other things, would give to this Government the right to establish a naval base in Nicaragua on the Bay of Fonseca, adjacent to the territory of Salvador and Honduras, the cry has gone up that the American invasion has begun.
It was believed that this cry would have a tendency to frighten Nicaragua into abandoning her arrangement with the American Government. But Nicaragua, instead of becoming alarmed, proceeded to negotiate a new treaty along lines even more radical. This is the Bryanized revision of the original treaty negotiated by Secretary Knox, and contains the additional provision for the extension of the protection of the United States over Nicaragua.
It is supposed that Salvador, Guatemala, and Hondutas will follow, the example of the President of Costo Rica by declaring that they tufti not consent to negotiate treaties with the United States similar to that made by Nicaragua.
Officials of the Administration say that no effort will be made to induce them to enter into such compacts. If they desire to enter into similar treaty arrangements they must take the initiative in the matter. There is a Deief in WashIngton, however, that if the treaty with Nicaragua is put in force the beneficent result will soon be so great that the other Central American republics will seek to conclude agreements of the same character.