Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-10
RECOGNIZE NICARAGT,
President Informs the Senate Of ;.
Policy Of the State De- vie
partn1ent.

w "eiiliSt oh' ~ ", JAN o.-The Pro-.
dent today sent TO the Senate abont t esl
pages of correspondence relative "a p, D0o
fields, summarized in the FOLLOWING 49,, lug
TO the President: The secretary - 's .;
to whom was referred 4 resolution Ili Srate,
By the Senate on the tth ult re0npsiiopted
President, "if not incomD.t ibe VIII ny Tie
interest, to send to the Senate anr M puzzle
OF correspondence relating to affairs n PPISts
fields in the Mosquito territory ma at Blue.
inform the Senate whether any 'l Sr also 10
citizens have been arrested or the riS icaa
any American citizens at Bupijalis 'iis Vt
been lnterfered with during the past nave AVE
years by the government of Nicarasrt~rSS t !, Two
the honor to submit the correspondent ~ IEas
Tor, That the same may be transmitted tt"tel
Senate should the president deem i 70 od lAe
patible with the public interest to do - :, COM
Although the resolution covers atTn GV,
Blueneds during the past two yearS at
events to which it relates occurred Ii ~. l4e
the last twelve months "ltnll
IL, December, 1898, war broke ont ho+,.
Nicaragua and Honduras. In Jan1or,' Meen
tachment of HoIdurian troops seized a a ue
Gracias A. dos in Nicaragua, about S sI,r
sarge was ordered to Bluetields to proaa Near
interests of American citizcns. mr. tO' H Tue
WRECKED On the way on Roncador reef EMS mS
III February the government OF Nicor"nN
sent q military force to the Strip IN r%s uS
the threatened invasion. On Fcnrnorr eppeI
the Nicara suans occupied the blum and i u. B
a ahe ahey '1oa RoiSes M Of Bue
ton. Against this action Clarence tSe Va Vi
called MOSQUITO chief, protested 'D' NJ
War vessels of Great Britain and later q,
the United States We're sent to Blupfai6s VI
protect the respective foreign intprnStSs
that locality. The Nicaragua comm Communists 10
er to the reservation attempted, with thI
concurrence OF the British naval and c ,M
sular representatives. TO organize a pr yU4
sonal government for the STRIP in wbis
Nicaraguans and foreigners were 70 t"Ea
part, but the endeavor proved abort raAe
wit I,nII
the scheme as inimical to the sOverpipntr W
Nicaragua, and American interests NJ it'll E3h VI
fields refrnined from participating in the pro
temporarily landed to protect life and r mvIe
erty in view Of threatened disturbances ' NY.
they were Withdrawn when the necessity fps
their presence no longer existed. and thero
after an American vessel suficed for "' N
needs Of foreign protection. I'LL
In July last a movement against the Mo
arasnan authority was temporarily success
a time restored, the bluff captured with oV,
Of life on the part of Nicaragua and tSs
NicaraGuan garrison of Bluetields expelled
A few citizens of the United States Wbn
were believed to have taken part in this in
Surrection, left the country Two Americans
hampton and Wiltbank, accepted munirM'
office under the short-lived regime and tbry
and ten or twelve others, mostly English and
Jamaicans, were arbitrarily arrested and
banishcd. The urgent remOnstrance of 1hii
government and its demand that the tWS
Americans be allowed a hearing and in any
event an opportunity to arrange their al
fairs before expulsion, resulted in permissou
being given them to return to Blueiields un
der pledge of good behavior
With these exceptions, and perhaps that a
one Ausburn, whose return was for a Shor
time refused but afterwards allowed tn
undersigned is not advised that America,
citizens in Bluefeds have been arrested
Sundry complaints growing out of nterrN
tons Of trade and use Of American vessel
by the Nicaraguan authorities have M
proper attention and will doubtless yield
the usual method of treatment.
During the period covered BY the events
question, the Nicaraguan government with
drew the eXequatur of Mr. Rraida, the Unite
States consul at San Juan del Norte, on TIL
ground Of his alleged unfriendiy acts BID
it was subsequently, restored. An unfortun
ate incident threatened for q time to strait
the good relations between this goyernmN
American Citizen having been murdered
Rama by Arguello, the temporary goyernO
of the town, a denland for the trial and pun
ishment Of the criminal aud his accOmpic
was made. ArguelO was arrested at Rama
but escaped with the evident connivaIp
the local authorities and his le-arre$t am
detention at Bluetieids We're followed BY
second escape. under CIRCUMSTANCES nii@
ing gross negligence, to Sa! the least, on tn
part of those responsible for his safe @
tody He is said to have fed the couatT
thus battling the efforts Of the proper
thOrities TO do. justice III the case.
Nicaraguan government, however teSit
it's nbhOrrence Of the atrOCl0uS crime by Oil
missing Torres from the Office Of govern
OF Rama and by sending commissioner
the reservation III place Of Lacayo VINO
in command at Bluetielus at the time OF
second escape.
The facts above stated ard incidental re
erences to the treatment OF the question
the interoceanic canal by the government
Nicaragu appear in the correspondence
1t will be observed that from the begnlH
Of the conflicts, which at times were selo
this government has steadily recognized
paramount sovereignty of Nicaragua over
s snI E1e ta 5q M
no time during the last forty or "'ly YEA
has the so-called native Indian goyeIllmy
in the strip been real. On the contiat
has been an alien municipal government
ministered according to alien meth?! a.r
though Americans and American Ilefg
have some time dominated i'll the strip,
government while intervening IN PlvY
cases for their protection, has c0nStanittH
avOWed any right OF its own or ol !S
zens to govern the reservation or pa[niGJF
in the political affairs hatei ioIo5 I's md
self-gOvernment the Indians enJoyeu p u
the treaty concluded between :Teai{ p t5@
and Nicaragua was to be exercised Oy ri m
selves and not by aliens in Their name n,rron
treaty contemplated the eventual SIlier
by The Indians Of their strip, ana Iner
corporation into the republic OF Nra,ff;;
on the same footing as other cl'izei' 4"
republic" ,,do1
November 20 last is herewith conlll1 lTnn G.
by which it is declared that the MGsr OF
Indians, while retaining especial prlo onJ nre
in accordance with their ''cuStonlS , %n h
cial disposition have agreed WE'VE G.
submit TO the laws and authorizes tsrt Fl CIT
arag1la for the purpose of forming parJ IN
political and notwithstanding or gan has 4
Great Britain, it is proper to say d n"s
this government the most positive as,aT Ex
that she asserts no right Of so yeIts an to
protection over the territory D uars an bill
contrary respects the full ana 2S T. NE
sovereignty Of the government OF N'"' cn.
Respectfully submitted, y cprsrN dr. dr.