Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-13
N|CARAGUANS
MUST ANSWER
T0UNCLE SAM
WILL BE FORCED TO LIVE
UP TO TREATY OBLIGATIONS
United States Envoy 10 Central
American State Is Ordered
Home and 6unbOatS Sent to
Scene of Turmoil,

| Washington. March t2.-Owng to
| the continued disturbed conditions in
Nicaragua and President Iclaya's fail
ure to make serious efforts looking tu
| the settlement of the Emery claim
| the state department today by with
drawing Mr. Gregory, the American
charge at Managua, and ordering the
| legation placed in the hands of TN,
consul who will have no diplomatic
Icapacity, practically broke off diplo-
matte relations with that country.
| Affairs in Central America have
been closely watched by the Amcri-
can and Mexican governments. both
| of which have now come TO an un-
| derstanding that the time has arrived
whom 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 con-
| ference with Assistant Secretary VIII
| son and the determination was reach
| ed that if the American warships now
| in Niearaguan waters and to be sent
| there are not sufficient to impress
| President Helaya that the treaty of
peace entered into between the Cen
| tral American republics is not to be
| lived up to moral steps viii be taken
| to accomplish that result The inn
preston was given that II need be,
| Intervention would he resorted TO.
| The governments OF the United states
and Mexico, it was said, are IN full
accord as 20 the policy to be assumed
toward Nicaragua aud are now antici-
pating ZelaNa's further moves.
So far as could be learned no OFF,
cial news has been received here Of
n reported naval battle between Me
aragua and Salvador The following
statement WAS obtained from official
sources.
"Under Geographic orders issued by
the navy department an armorcd
cruiser will remain upon the west
| coast Of Nicaragua pending the ar
rival or thr Yorktown, to take sh1
stand indefinitely ana the Dubuque
aud Tacoma are proceeding to cruise
the Atlantic coast or Nicaragua ana
in the neighborhoOd Of Honduras,
"From inquiries made In official
quarters il is inferred that those or
ders are related TO dlsquieting offl-
cial reports upon the political situa-
tion in Nicaragua as affecting neigh
boring republics.
Various reports give rise to the
apprehension of Warlikc activities on
the part of Nicaragua, ynriously sur
mlScu 10 De ulfctItu aBdiuSl 1psld
Rica and Salvador.
Under the conventions signed at the
Central American conference at Wash
ington in 1907 the neutrality of Hon
duras Is guaranteed ana each rcpub-
lie is pledged not to Interfere with
the government and the solidarity Of
the others This conference and these
conventions having been brought
about by the United States and Mex
tff ND
political interests compel them TO be
vitality Interested In the peace of Cen
tral America, impose upon those two
governments q moral right aud obli-
cation which makes IL impossible for
them to escape grave concern in a
situation like that reported. 1t Is un
derstood that the two governments
are exchanging Views as to the steps
they would be compelled to take If
the pending disappointing ana high
ly unsatisfactory situation should nm
fortunately develop. und 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
celebrated Emery case.
II 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 rcsigning, owing
To tho futilty of further negotiations.
In fact the situation at Managua IS
becoming such that the department
has now ordered MI Gregory. the
charge de affairrs TO return homo
upon leave OF absence. 10 make "A re-
port to the department, upon the sit
uation. the legation remaining ia
charge of the consul. who viii have
no diplomatic capacity Mr.. Esplnosa.
the minister of Nicaragua at Wash
mgton. viii thus hc the official diplo-
matte channel between those two gov
crnments for the present. Mr.. Greg
pry. whose conduct under trying cir
cumstanc"s has mot with the approval
of the department, viii. il Is under
stood. be shortly promoted to another
post.
No news of any Kind beyond tho
press dispatches has reached the state
department of the rumored opening
Of hostiiitios between Nicaragua and
Salvador. Tho department. however.
is exhibiting ihc kconost interest in
the reports u AN rngagemint has
taken place between gunboats Of the
two countries. il WAS pointed out az
tho navy department that as the
Momotobo is superior 90 the Prcsi-
donte and manned entirely by Ameri-
cans the probabilities are that the
Nicarauttaus were victorious