The San Francisco call., 1897-07-30

using the same lake. A difficulty we now
encounter is this Republlca Mayor de
Centro America, composed OF Nicaragua,
Salvador and Honduras. 1t is deal
made to keep each of the parties in power,
and is avoided by Guatemala and Costa
Rica, possibly a short-lived nationality,
to be ended by another revolution. one
of my Managua correspondents writes that
the people are very much dlssatlshed with
the Government and the authorizes nave
| to be constantly on the alert TO avoid
active hostilities. In Honduras also
revolutions are imminent. But in the
canal matter l suppose We must now deal
with this new Government, although
Nicaragua has made treaties which she
must regard"
Upon the publication of the foregoing
letter Captain Merry wrote an ample apoI-
ogy to Minister Rodriguez, who repre-
sented the Greater Republic in Washing
ton, declaring he meant no disrespect TO
him in making the statements contained
in the communication. The Minister
courteously acknowledged the receipt of
Captain Merry's apology, and declared it
was satisfactory. Mr.. Rodriguez, how
ment, and when it was announced that
Captain Merry had been selected as Min
lister to the Central American States
named, the Diet protested. President
Zelaya OF Nicaragua, however, sent a
cablegram 10 the President, declaring that
Captain Merry's appointment would be
satisfactory TO his Government. There
upon the President sent Captain Merry's
nomination to the Senate. 1t was sug-
gested to- day that another reason for the
Diets protest might be the fact that Cap
tain Merry's service as Ncaraguan Con-
sul-General at San Francisco had been
unsatisfactory to Nicaragua, and he had
been removed by order OF Minister Rod
rigdez. Captain Merry said tonight:
There is nothing in this. Consul
General Wright, who represented Hon
duras, and myself were Americans, and it
was the policy of the Diet OF the new con-
federation of Central America to appoint
only natives as Consuls. This they did in
each case"
The State Department is now engaged
in trying to unravel the curious tangle re-
sulting from the chaotic conditions in
Central America. When Rodriguez pre-
sented his credentials to the President as
Minister to The United States from the
Greater Republic" composed OF Mica
ragua, Salvador and Honduras, the latter
responded in a speech welcoming Minister
Rodriguez TO the United States, but at the
same time intimated that while he was
received as the representative of the three
republics named he would not be recog-
nized as the representative of the Greater
Republic of Central America" This was
done to avoid offending Guatemala and
Costa Rics, who had refused to recognize
their sister states as the Greater Re-
public"
The diplom attic and consular appropria-
tion bill also studiously avoided any
recognition of the Greater Republic"
One salary of $4,000 was appropriated for
minister to Nicaragua, Costa Rica and
Salvador" and the other for "Guatemala
and Honduras" 1t is possible that this
is considered to be another affront to the
dignity of the Greater Repub bic"
solution of the whole difficulty may
be accomplished through the fact that the
five republics on June Is signed new
treaty which combines all in a federation
TO be known as 1.-THE Republic of Central
America" 1t is expected 10 be ratified on
Septem Der Is. If it is not ratified the
United will have two Ministers in Central
America as now. On the other hand, If it
is confirme the question Will arise which
one OF the two United States Ministers viii
be Withdrawn? All of these questions are
calculated TO make Captain Merry little
bit anxious as to his future. He had
IoDc-+afi- with Sanator Moroan nj +ba For.
eign Relations Committee tonight