The Washington times., 1909-03-13
MARINES AWAIT
ORDER TO SAIL
United States and Mexico
Ready to Stop Central
American War.
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the active participation of Mexico and
/ the United States in the conflict now
| going on.
The Mexican and American govern
mehIs are considering steps TO put an
/ end To Zelaya's military activity. Am
oaSSador De la Barra, of Mexico, cabled
MS government today and at the State
anu Navy Departments the Central
american situation was the subject of
prolonged conference. More energatic
measures are being framed to restrict
the Nicaraguan lion within even mar
rover limits i'm case the present disturb
snceS do not abate
On the other hand, if ZeIaya retains
ms ms eIi Dehlicose attitude it is expected that
ne VIII sever diplomatic relations with
| lister Espjnoza. -'i'''
Warships Ordered On.
The Dubuque is on her way from
Guantanamo to BIuefleld: the Tacoma
is under orders to proceed to Puerto
Cortez. and the Yorktown to AnapaIa
| on the Pacific side An additional war
snip Will be sent to Corinto. Dispatches
are expected from the Mexican gov
eminent concerning a course OF action
1 TO be followed conformity with the
United States.
The State Department has received
no dispatches confirming the report Of
naval engagement between the gun
boats Presidente of Salvador and the
Momotombo OF Nicaragua If IL did oc-
cur. II could not have Deen more than
a pop-gun battle. as both vessels have
only four small guns between them.
The Presidente is the old Empire,
wooden craft sailing out of Portland
years ago in the lumber trade.
| clustering expedition from San Fran
cisco. manned by Americans and car
| tured by an American warship. Since
that event which occurred long since
she has gone through various vicissi-
tudes Of fortune in Central American
waters. 1t is said that she Is manned
by an American crew.
MOmotOm %. the Nicara gI1S a navy
is steel vessel with two sn. al KrlIpp
guns AS she has no watert.ght com
fartments, shot below the waterline
would sink her like tin kettle. The
chances favor the Presidente. because
she is built of wood.
Zelaya the Disturber.
President Zelaya. of Nicaragua. is re-
garded as the disturber Of the peace in
Central America. and there Is a disposi-
ton TO hold him responsible for the
present outbreak with Salvador
The United States and Mexico, as the
result Of recent negotiations, will act
In accord in endeayorng TO restore
peace and in bringing pressure to bear
upon Zelaya 20 compel him 10 recog-
nize the binding nature of the peace
treaty which was entered into by him
seE and all Of the other Central Amer
lean States In 1907.
Intervention by the armed forces Of
the two governments is no. improbable
IL Zelaya refuses to be impressed BY
he presence or American war vessels
n Nicaraguan waters.
In withdra wing Mr. Gregory, the
American charge d d'affaires at Managua,
the United States has practically bro
ken off diplomatic relations with the
Nicaraguan government. Some nlonths4
ago Mr.. Coolidge. who was lie Ameri-
can minister there, insisted upon re-
signing because OF the apparent use
Iessness of continuing negotiations with
Zelaya for the settlement OF the
Emery claim.
Coolidge's Withdrawal.
Zelaya tried TO make il appear that
Coolidge was withdrawn because ne
was no longer persona greta but this
was untrue, and COoIidge's actions have
been fully endorsed by the State De-
partment The Department now pro-
poses TO take other measures TO COM
pei action in the Emery case.
1t regards this as presenting as clear
case of injustice as ever occurred IN
any South or Central American coua-
Try, not even excepting any OF those
for which Castro of Venezuela made
himself notorious.
Ia 1898 George d. Emery, Of Boston,
secured a concession from the Nicara-
guam government 20 develop the ma
hogany OF that country. He paid
100000 In cash. and agree 70 build
railroad, which was ultimately to be-
come the property Of Nicaragua, be-
sides entering upon other extensive
works After Emery had developed the
property so that IT was beginning 70
pay profits, charges were tTumped up
against him in the courts. He was as
sessed a fine Of $500,O0o because he failed
20 complete in 1907 a railroad which.
under the express terms OF the con-
tract, was not 10 be finished until 1914
Ielaya seized the entire property, and
IS now running It himself
Nicaragua Backs Down.
Two years ago the State Department
secured an agreement with Nicaragua
FOR the arbitration OF the case. but at
the last moment Nicaragua withdrew.
and the United States has been unable
20 get any action on it since Mean
time Emery died, his death being un-
doubtedly FASTENED by wOrry, over his
chse.
II is officially admitted that Mexico |
and the United States are exchanging
views as 10 the steps they are TO take
r the present situation deV elOps fur
ther. Because the peace conferences
between the Central American repub-
lies were brought about by these two
governments, whose geographical and !
political interests compel them TO be |
Vitally interested in the peace of that |
section Of the world, both Of them be /
lieve that a moral right and Obligation
IS imposed upon them to help Ia restor-
ing harmonious conditions.