The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-23
NICARAGUA MUST
NOT GET TOO GAY
Actions Of the Little Republic Will Be
Investigated.
CABLE MESSAGES CENSORED
So It Is Impossible to Communicate With
Our Agents.
DETROIT ORDERED TO GREYTOWN
To Find Out Why the Representatives
of the United States Are Being In
terfered With by the Central
American Republics.
DETROIT ORDERED TO GREYTOWN

New York, February PA dispatch from
Washington says: Nicaragua has again
offended the United States, and Is to be
called to account for her impolite action.
Apparently at the instance of the Mica
raguan government such a strict CENSOR
ship has been applied to all cable and tele-
graph lines controlled by President Zelaya
that it has been absolutely impossible for
either the state or navy departments to
communicate with their agents. Protests
made to Senior Corea. the Nicaraguan min
lister here, are of no avail Protests to the
cable companies have produced no result.
The administration has finally determined
to take the matter in its own hands. and
has ordered a naval investigation prepara-
tory to such action as may seem proper.
Cruiser w Ii Investigate
1.-THE cruiser Detroit will make the in
yestigation. Her commanding officer,
Commander ]. H. Dayton. has been order
ed to proceed with his vessel from New
Orleans to Bluefelds, Nicaragua, where he
will consult with Commander Symonds,
commanding the Marietta. now there, and
deliver to him instruction the navy de-
partment has been vainly trying to send
by cable.
'Ijne Detroit will then proceed to Grey
town, where Commander Dayton will mako
an investigation into Nicaraguas peculiar
action. He will be assisted in his inquiry
by Commander Symonds, who will remain
at Bluefields, the center of the revolution,
to provide protection for American citi-
zens and their interests.
what is especially peculiar In connec-
ton with Nicaragua's refusal to permit
messages to or from the American agents
within its boundaries is that she allows
o&ble communication between the British
ship and British agents in Nicaragua
kritish officers outside that country
What Is the Purpose
ne circles there is a belief that
the Nicaragua government is endeavoring
to curry favor with Great Britain: just
for what purpose, however, is not apparent
in view Of the willingness of the London
government to abrogate the Clayton-Bul-
wer treaty, so as to give the United States
a free hand in the construction of the Mic
aragua canal. Dispatches sent to the Mari
eta have been addressed Marietta, Grey
town. but they went no further than tho
lines controlled by foreign corporations.
'Nicaraguas action is very annoying
and as soon as the authorities were con-
WINGED that cablegrams sent to American
agents were deliberately held up Senior
Corea was summoned. and through him a
protest was made to President Zelaya A
satisfactory explanation has not been made,
nor have the authorities been able to get
any message through within the last few
days.
Zeiaya Has No Excuse
ut is said there Is absolutely no excuse
for the refusal to receive the message, as
Greytown is in the possession of President
Zelaya, and the government and opera
lions of the insurgents are confined to Blue
fields and its vicinity. Moreover the Amer
lean man-of-war at Bluefields Is there sim-
ply to provide protection of American in
terests, and it is said that President Zelaya
ought fully to understand so.
ut may be, however, that he does not
desire the true condition in Eastern Near
aqua to become known, and this may be
the reason for the censorship. Should the
abuse continue, the authorities may go
so far as to direct the Detroit to take tenn
porary possession of the cable station at
Greytown in order to get a message
through"