New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-15
DEFENDS NICARAGUA.
Statement from Minister Corea on
the Case of AIbers.

Washington. Sept 14-Ths Nicaraguan Minister.
Senior Corea has received copies of the proceedings
in the Of William S. Albers, who was arrested
in March OF this year. and whose trial began be-
fore the District Court in Ocotal, Nicaragua on
April 4 He also has received full information re-
garding the withdrawal OF the exequatur of Mr..
Donaldson. the American Consul 1T Managua which
occurred on August II, after the consul had been
charged with writing far from hattering letter to
President Zelaya. In discussing the to-day
Senior Corea said:
Nicaragua has had for many years quite large
American colony and during the government of
last twelve years, there has been trouble 10
speak OF between Nicaragua and the United States,
has been engaged IN trade and among other things,
N me raising OF 3oacco Inc TOBACCO lndusry II;
pays every year certain the government
and mas the right to ask that all the private grow
ers of tobacco s. al pay certain tax in return for
The privilege of keeping their tobacco in their
houses and selling IL they may wish. IN case
any refuses pay this tax his tobacco is sold
the rest OF the money Is returned to the owner.
The copy Of the legal documents that Albers
pay the tax and comply With the law
For this reason. about the beginning of March
uland. the tobacco from Albers, .whereupon AIbers
a d f his any yo 0e d2 dc 80 20 at R 1h r
Albers began 10 arm his laborers. at the same
time raising the American flag on his house and
threatening the authorities with trouble II any
thing should be done TO him The authorities of
Albers was given preliminary hearing before the
tribunal April T. The tribunal appointed
official defender and allowed him TO choose his
lawyer. AS has been stated before in dispatches
0 the State Department, his prison life not
very hard and he allowed to spend part Of
his time in his horne. The hearing stlll
going when. August II. the American Consul
at Managua. Mr.. Donaldson, addressed directly TO
the President. who personal friend, a letter
asking for the liberty of Albers. Albers has
several occasions given trouble. The rational way
To act for him would have been 10 communicate
with Mr. Merr.. the American Minister President
Zeaya answered stating that the in
the hands OF the tribunal, and had not yet been
settled, II would be impossible for him to inter
at that moment
Shortly afte1ward Mr.. Donaldson repeated his
and then finally sent TO the President q letter
writer in the third person, in which he made s.
kind of ultmatuu and stated that in case Albers
was not released within twenty-four hours ne
could nor be held responsible for tbs results The
Secretary o. State sent his firsr assistant to Mr.
ceived but that IL written in the third
person an6 addressed to the President directly he
could not believe thai II written by the
sui representing 3 friendly nation. Mr.. Donaldson.
however stated that he not only the sender Of
the document. but als1 that he did retract q
the country as he could find another ap-
por trnent, whereupon the Ntcaraguan government,
partly complying with his own wishes. cancelled
his eXeQuatur. 80
That is as far as the has UP to this
moment The hearing Of the case has yet
not vet returned TO this country Our only late
inrorrna ton has been far the dispatches be-
tween Mr. Merry American Minister to Costa Rica
ana Nicaragua, who lives In San Jose. Costa Rica
and the State Department and anonymous let
Ter which published yesterday