The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-03-13
UNITED STATES SEWERS DlPLO-
MATiC RELATIONS WITH
NICARAGUA.
SITUATION THREATENING
Both Uncle Sam and Mexico Are,
Closely Watching Southern Country
and Are Determined to Take Radical
Steps If Necessary to Enforce OBJ
servance of the Peace Treaty.

Washington, March flowing to
the continued disturbed conditions in
Nicaragua and President Zelayas' fail
ure to make strenuous efforts looking
to the settlement of the Emery claim,
the state department today, by with
drawing Mr.. Gregory. the American
charge d'affaires at Managua, and or
dering the legation placed in the
hands of the consul, who will have no
diplomatic capacity broke off diplo-
matte relations with that country.
Affairs in Central America have
been closely watched by the Ameri-
can and Mexican governments, both
of which have now come to an un-
derstanding that the time has arrived
when drastic measures should be en-
forced to insure peace in the Central
American republics. Ambassador La
barra Of Mexico spent some time at
the state department today in confer
ence with Assistant Secretary Wilson
and the determination was reached
that if the American warships now in
NlCdTdRudH
there, are not sufficient to impress
President Zelayas that if the treaty of
peace entered into between these
countries is not lived up to, more radi-
cal steps will be taken to accomplish
that result. The impression was given
that if need be, Intervention would be
resorted to- The governments of the
United States and Mexico, it was stat
ed, are in full accord as to the policy
to be pursued toward Nicaragua and
are now anticipating Zelayas' further
moves.
No Confirmation.
So far as could be learned no off,
cial information has been received
here of a reported naval engagement
between gunboats of Nicaragua and
Salvador AS bearing on affairs in Mic
aragua the following statement was
obtained from official sources:
Under telegraphic orders issued by
the navy department an armored
cruiser will remain upon the west
coast of Nicaragua pending the arriv-
al of the Yorktown, to take that stand
indefinitely and the Dubuque and Ia
coma are proceeding to cruise the
Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and in the
neighborhood Of Honduras.
From inquiries made in official
quarters, it is inferred that these or
ders are related to disquieting official
reports upon the present situation in
Nicaragua as affecting neighboring re-
publics.
Various reports give rise to the ap-
prehension of Warlike activity on the
part of Nicaragua, variously surmised
to be directed against Costa Rica and
San Salvador.
Under the conventions signed at the
Central American peace conference
held in Washington in 1907 the neu-
trality Of Honduras is guaranteed and
each republic is pledged not to inter-
fere with the government and the
soliditary of the Others This confer
ence and these conventions having
been brought about by the United
States and Mexico. whose geographi-
cal proximity and political interests
compel them to be vitally interested in
the peace of Central America, imposes
upon those two governments a moral
right and obligation, which makes it
impossible for them to escape grave
concern in a situation like that re-
ported.
Exchange Views.
'It is understood that the two gov
ernments are exchanging views as to
the steps which they would be COM
PEELED to take if the present disap-
pointing and highly unsatisfactory sit
uation should unfortunately develop,
and meanwhile are observing events
with great care.
"The reported turbulence at Man
aqua accounts for the fact that the
government of Nicaragua has thus far
failed to make serious efforts to carry
out an agreement made with the
United States more than two years
ago for the settlement of the celebrat-
ed Emery case.
1T will be recalled that some
months ago Mr.. Coolidge, minister to
Nicaragua, whose action had been
fully approved by the department of
state, insisted upon resigning, owing
to the futility of further negotiations.
In fact, the situation at Managua is
becoming such that the department
has now ordered Mr.. Gregory the
charge daffaires, to return home on
leave of abserce, to make a report to
the department upon the situation, the
legation remaining in charge of the
consul, who will have no diplomatic
capacity. Mr.. Espinoz, the minister Of
Nicaragua at Washington, will thus be
the official diplomatic channel between
the two governments for the present.
Mr.. Gregory, whose conduct under
trying conditions has met with the ap-
proval Of the department, WILL it Is
understood, be shortly proploted to an
other post