The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-04
OPPOSITION TO MERRY
RENDERS RODRIGUEZ PERSONA
NON GRATA
The Ex-Minister for the Greater Re-
public Must Find Work to
Do at Home

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-Senor Jose de
Rodriguez, Minister Of the Greater Re-
public of Central America to the United
States, will not again represent his gov
eminent in this country. says Wash
ington dispatch to the Herald.
limitations that he will not be ac-
ceptable to the administration. it is
said, have had the effect of causing the
Diet to determine not to again appoint
him.
The Diet has been given to understand
that should Senior Rodriguez return he
would be persona non grata and
his recall would be requested. Senator
Morgan has announced that he would
ask the President to declare Senior Rod
riguez persona non grata and If the Pres
ident declined he would agitate the mat
ter in the Senate. The objection of the
President to Senior Rodriguez is based
on his alleged action in urging the Diet
not permit Nicaragua and Salvador
to receive VIM. L. Merry asa diplomatic
representative of the United States on
the ground that he should be accredited
to the Diet.
The Diet was furnished by Senior Rod
riguez with copy of a letter from Mr.
Merry, which Senator Morgan read in
the Senate, in which the writer declared
that he thought British influence was
constantly at work against the United
States in Nicaragua, and Senior Rodri-
guez was not sincere in the steps he took
in the Nicaraguan Canal matter. Sen
ator Morgan's objection to Senior Rodri-
guez is that he interfered with legisla-
ton in writing a letter to Secretary Of
State Olney for transmission to the Sem
ate in which he criticized the Nicara-
qua Canal bill.
Senior Rodriguez left Washington last
spring for Nicaragua.
1t has not been decided who will be
his successor. There has been some talk
that the Greater Republic will retaliate
by withdrawing it's legation at Washing
ton in order to show that 1t upholds
Senior Rodriguez answer to emphasize
its disapproval of the United States
action in refusing to accredit repre-
sentative to the Diet. Since Senior Rod
riguez' departure, Senior Luis F. Corea
of Nicaragua has been acting as charge
d affaires.
The officials are not showing any
anxiety over the Diets acts. They say
that upon the success or failure of the
revolution officially reported to be i'm
pending in Salvador depends the con-
tinuance of the Greater Republic of Cen
trail America. 1t is understood here that
the Greater Republic will require the
troops of Honduras and Nicaragua to
proceed to the aid of General Gutierrez,
President of Salvador, should there be
revolution.
It has been repeatedly charged that
the Greater Republic was formed at
British instigation for the purpose of en-
abling Nicaragua to wriggle out of treaty
concessions to the United States. Even
now, negotiations are in progress be-
tween the State Department and the le-
cation of the Greater Republic in regard
to this project, and the Greater Republic
has made no secret of the desire of the
Nicaraguan government to annul the
maritime canal company's concession.
IT do not believe there is any danger
of a revolution in Salvador" said Senior
Corea. ct place the reports on the same
plane as reports of prospective war be-
tween Costa Rica and Nicaragua. The
Greater Republic would aid President
Gutierrez in preserving his government
A revolution against Gutierrez admins
tration is a revolution against the Great
err Republic. My reason for doubling
the report of an impending rebellion in
Salvador is based on my knowledge OF
the way in which Gutierrez governs"
EVERYTHING LOVELY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The COM
plete consolidation of Nicaragua, Sal
vador and Honduras into a sovereign
republic is progressing steadily accord
ing to advices received by Senior Cor
rea, charge daffaires of the Greater Re-
public of Central America. Mr.. Cor
rea is advised that the diet has COM
pleted a constitution for the Greater
Republic with full legislative powers.
The next step will be to convene con-
stitutional assembly with twenty dele
gates from each of three countries to
pass upon the constitution. The as
sembly is expected to be held during the
coming spring.
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