The record-union., 1899-04-30
Nicaragua's President Stirring Up
a Feeling Of Bitterness
Among His People Against the American
Government and Its People.
Articles Rejecting His Private
guam Journal Encouraging the
Filipinos to Continue Resist
ance to the Soldiers of the Unit
ed States by Every Process.
Especial correspondence of the Associated
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/ SA Se@NSS ~ @@HS~J A0NSSSs
| Especial correspondence of the Associated
/ PreSs.)
| MANAGUA (Nicara gua), April A.
! Strong efforts have recently been made
by persons high in official confidence ill
| Nicaragua to prejudice and embitter the
! people of this State against the people
| and Government of the United States.
/ Their efforts appear as editorials in Eel
| Concrete" In the articles of March 9th
| and 10Th the leaders OF the revolution
against the authority of the United
! States in the Philippines are praised in
strong terms, the conduct of the rebels
| is approved, and they are encouraged
/ to continue resistance to the soldiers of
the United States by every process. The
| articles declare that the troubles and
the fighting were provoked and started
/ by the American authorities.
| The people of Nicaragua generally
recognize the fact that the articles We're
written by AN intimate friend of Presi-
dent Zelaya and probably reflect the
Presidents private feelings.
| Such criticisms of the Government of
the United States as are offered in the
editorials referred to are the more re-
markable in view of the fact that the
! Government of Nicaragua, at the COM
mencement of the recent revolution
against it at Bluefields, begged that
! United States warships be sent there.
! There are discussions in intelligent
circles in Nicaraguan centers and other
| Central American States in expectation
| that Mexico will probably soon move
southwark and annex these States.
AS these people appear to be unable
to govern themselves peacefully, and
there being similarity at least in the
history, traditions, laws and languages
of the Mexican and Central American
States, and no Clayton-Bulwer treaty
to interfere with the construction of a
canal by Mexico across the peninsula
Of Nicaragua, the suggestion has some
elements of plausibility.
Many of THE natives, who were in
good financial circumstances until three
years ago, appear Indifferent to such 4
l'change, because at present they are
loaded down with debts, accumulated
I by compromising high rates of interest
on loans of money made to them be-
! tween 1892 and 1896 by Europeans.
Some of this class hope that the trans
lation of government would enable
them, by an advance in the selling price
III iCal SGtdtt, " pay l1ItlI AEbtS anu
thereafter to comfortably support their
families properly educate their children
and to live in peace without fear Of
damage because of revolution.
A large number of the natives appear
! to favor the idea of being annexed by
! Mexico, as if it were a hope set before
them of peace and prosperity in the
near future, declaring themselves tired
of the many revolutions and their disas-
| trous social, moral and financial re-
suits that have originated during the
last few years by splits and petty jeal-
| ousies among the high officials Of the
party in power. Some of the native poll
| iticians also appear inclined to the Mex
! lean annexation idea.
The foreign Generals and "Colo-
nels," numerous in the employ of Gem
trail American dictators, are usually adj
venturers from other Central or South
American States. They look and act
gloomy and disconsolape when the
| Mexican annexation idea is discussed in
their hearing. evidently recognizing the
fact that they will be in danger of los
ing their lives if they lead an armed OPP
position against Mexico.
NICARAGUA MUST GIVE WAY
NEW YORK, April pa special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Secretary Hay has cabled instrac-
tions to Minister Merry at Bluefelds,
| informing him that the United States
will not permit the double assessment
of American merchants at BIuefields on
goods imported into that port.
Minister Merry, who has been at
Bluefields making an investigation of
the complaints of the American mer-
chants ON this point, is expected, un-
der the instructions sent him. to de-
mand the refunding of such duties as
were paid under protest and that Gen.
! eral Torres the Nicaraguan official in
! charge of the department, shall be de-
| tered from his attempt to enforce the
payments of these duties
1t is the purpose to Show that the
American importers paid to the insur-
rectionist government the duties on
goods brought into Bluefie1ds during
the period from February Sd to Febru-
airy 25th and that the Nicaraguan Gov
! eminent, after it regained control had
| no right to endeavor to assess them
again for the amount of such duties
1t is contended by the Nicaraguan
| Government that the Americans really
| paid the money to the insurgents to
dlu THEM III lHeIT TtNOII, anu IndI, 10
| prevent taxes from being Illegally as
/ sessed, decree was issued by Presi-
dent Zelaya Immediately after the port
was occupied by the insurrectionisfs
announcing that no duties would be
collected there
The officials do not recognize the po-
sition of the Nicaraguan Government,
however ON the ground that in the
/ ,r Nat witt ~icJ,a n
freight on board and bound for Blue
fields, her agents would be compelled
! to pay the duty demanded by the de
facto government which at that time
was the insurrectionist government. in
order to save the cargo,
AS the Detroit is at Bluefields ready
to enforce Mr.. Merry's demand. no
! doubt is felt that the incident will be
! closed without much trouble.
! The Detroit. immediately afterward.
will be brought to Washington to par
! ticipate in the Peace Jubilee ceremon-
; les to be held here next month.