New-York tribune., 1910-07-12
IfEaIcA MAY INTERVENE
rnwinq PRESSURE to Stop the
War in Nicaragua.
,ecTEsTs OF FOREIGNERS
nf Pittman Discussed II
Washington - Mexico's
Explanation.
-r-om The Tribune surnsa ]

7 1Tlnlne SLTcsI q
--rtrrton. July fI.-Intervention by the
= c+s-es IN Nicaragua is expected by
- ir-ao-tant officials al the State De
This course has not been de-
r,lr it Is thought TO be the one
'-e 1aF- opeu by which this government
-.;r+sir It's prestige in Central Amer
o01 Al the same tiIne protect the prop
% .-+e-estz OF its citizens.
-, unozlcisl sources the State Depart
hss learned that Great Britain
-,--7a-v would he greatly relieved II
---a-as states iutervened and brought
--.i-r 70 e close. Unofficial pepresen-
have come to the department that
..-rs-er-1v endless and spiritless strug-
,as-;uE foreign commercial interests
s--7s OF r-7one- and that the British
.1-7ar governments are being i'm
80 bv their subjects ia Nicaragua 10
tre ouestion Of intervention before
s.--s-s-v Knox
- 81. II Is understood. no official rep
.--a+inns have been made bsTt State De
--,s-- officials are in constant comnuni-
- On the subject with Mr. Knox st
- Farre. and II is understood that he
- -ske the matter up with President
- = Beverly within the next TWO weeks.
? TIE general feeling at the State De
-,---,eut that the protractsd warfare in
--,7-srzs viii have q had effect on the
sola of Central America and that inter
-,,tior would be welcomed by all except
As -sw heLigerents who hope to make
s-f-s1 our Of the revolution
several cousuItations We're held at the
-, IL
.-+or NJ the United States in connection
-Hh -be removal OF William Pittman. the
american engineer. from Bluedeids Bluff
y MsnsguE-
Huntington WILSON, Acting Secretary Of
s.s,s. has called in International law ed-
rss-s 70 assist him in reaching q decision
2 -be matter L is generally believed that
,-s denartment viii be content with in
s-ua7ing United States Consul Olivares.
s. Esnagas- 10 insist again en fair treat
-srt for PitrTnan and 20 watch the pro
sure a. Nanagua.
representatives. here Of Madriz say that
1 ~ MRnaEua government was under no
4 sEzgtions 10 keep PiCtman at the Bluffs.
/ -sv point Jut that as early as March this
/ rr-nent was informed that Madriz had
es7e6 his subordiaa5es not to act sum
a-ily with Americans captured, but TO
nd them forthwith TO Managua- This step
rzs taken Il was explained, in order to
-szrs the safekeeping Of the prisoners.
Nal reports which have reached the de-
-z--1en- reli ef the efforts OF Nadriz TO
7is money. Forced loans. il is said, are
s.ag exaS5ed. particularly from these sus-
5s-1s5 u being hostile 70 the MzdriZ gov
s-aHsz-. The most frequent procedure is
za,-es 70 ne 70 make a demand for a
q. sue-hslf 70 5e paid within twenty
wr hours. and the remainder IN three
Tvs w7rh an increase OF - per cent il pay
-src IS not forthcoming Police or soldiers
zrounc TIE house OF the victim and shut
T al means Of obtaining food If the money
r ngr pai5. In che instance. il is said, the
#n demanded amounted 10 $4,000.
Ire Mexican Ambassador was II COM
--ricarion during tie day with AT. Wilson
b regard % press reports that the depart
-srt vas surprised al the publication o.
-,e -c-respondence between President DlaZ
sss PRESIDENT Taft IN regard 70 the NlcaT-
arlz- situation. The ambassador assured
~ Wilson that Secretary Knox had made
--l=a- 70 him that after the substance o.
u letters had been published II the United
sv-es there would be no objection TO the
.,rffrariar7 Of the letters. which according y
ss-z given 70 tbs press Of Mexico City.