Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-19
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AGAINST ZELAYA
United States Looks With Disfa-
vor on Latter's Influence in Cen
trail America-State Department
Issues a Formal Statement.

WASHING ION. Oct. lS.-The progress
Of the revolutionary movement in Nicara-
qua is being watched with keenest inter-
est by this government.
II is we'll understood here that this gov
eminent is in full sympathy with tine
Estrada movement against the Zelaya
government
Those familiar with the government rec
ords regarding Central American affairs
with the mopoolies by which, it is al
legged President Zelaya has for years
crippled the commerce of his country;
with the intrigues which have kept all
Central America in a terment and practi-
cally stifled republican institutions in Nj
caragua, and with Zelaya's many evil
dences of light regard for the Washing
ton conventions, could not but assume
that both foreign governments and for
eign public opinion would welcome any
change in Nicaragua.
This would be especially true, it was
said today by persons familiar with con-
tions. If a movement for the change were
headed by a man like Juan j. Astrada,
who has reputation here for justice ana
character.
The following statement was issued to-
day by the state department.:
STATEMENT is ISSUED.
THE leader of the revolutionary move
ment in Nicaragua, Juan J. Astrada, mas
addressed the secretary of state announce
Ing that he is holding the Atlantic coast
from Greytown to Cape Gradias a Dios
and has assumed the provisional prcsi-
dency of the republic and asking recog-
milton. He has also announced his ap-
pointment of DR.. Salvatore Castrillo, Jr.,
as agent to the government of the Unit
ed States and requested that this gov
ernment I'm turn accredit diplomatic rep
resentative.
1T is understood that the usage of the
United States government for many years
has been to withhold communication with
the revolutionary parties in foreign
countries unless they be in practical con-
troll of the machinery of government OF
the state, administering it's laws in or
DERBY fashion with the acquiescence of the
people, and in a position to fulfill respon-
sibly all obligations of treaty and inter-
national law toward foreign powers
When that condition exists, de facto, re-
cognition is usually accomplished by
acrediting a diplomatic agent to the new
government and receiving its envoy.
A NEUTRAL SPECTATOR.
Unless and until the event calls for
the adoption of such a course, the atti-
tude of the United States government is
necessarily that of a neutral spectator
except when interests of American citi-
zeRs are menaced, in which case the rest
dent agents of the United States in that
country, or in case of need the naval
commanders merely demand protection or
redress for the local de facto power,
whether the particular locality be cor
trolled by the titular government Of the
state or by it's revolutionary opponents
In the latter case such a demand does
y~oroo~pftfnu IF the lpp1litW of
the authority to which the demand is adj
dressed.
These considerations make sufficiently
clear what must be the attitude of the
government of the United States in the
present posture Of affairs, in accordance
with the technicalities Of international
law and practice"