Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28
Appeal of Nicaraguan
President for European
Interference Denied.
UNCLE SAM SUPREML
Stand of Foreign Power Shows
Concurrence in Spirit of
Monroe Doctrine.

Berlin, July 2S.-Germany has de-
clined to entertain a request of Presi-
dent Madriz that this government use
it's friendly Offices to stop what is
termed interference of the United
States in the affairs of Nicaragua A
Nicaraguan circular note to the powers
in which a protest against the attitude
of Washington toward the rebellion
was coupled with a plea for foreign
Intervention was received by the for
eign Office June 1 by cable direct from
Managua.
AS Nicaragua has no diplomatic rep
resentation at Berlin the reply was
made through Herr De Buch, German
minister to Central America and resi-
dent at Guatemala City The latter
was informed of the receipt by the
foreign Office of the communication
from Madriz and directed to answer
that the German government could do
nothing in the matter.
Americans Reported Safe.
Washington, July 2S.-American
lives and property in northeastern
Nicaragua were asserted TO be in no
danger, according to the state depart
ment's version of a dispatch from Com
mander Hines of the gunboat Dubuque.
The dispatch was sent after the re-
turn to Bluefields of the gunboat Ta-
coma from trip along the coast north
OF that port, where danger was report
ed to be imminent to Americans. The
Tacoma was reported to be at Colon,
Panama, where IL went for supplies
The Venus, the armed ship, manned
by the Madriz followers was reported
by Commander Hines to have gone
south of Bluefields, accompanied by
the San Jacinto. another Madriz yes
sci. The latter returned to Bluefelds
Monday, but nothing had been heard
from the Venus.
The state department claims TO be
entirely ignorant officially of the pres
ence in New York of DR.. Modesto Bar
rios and DR.. Sebastian Salinas. COM
missioners from A1adriz, to restore
friendly relations with the United
States. They may be received unofi-
cially by representatives of the state
department.
Washington, July 2S.-The state de-
partment announced today that Amer
lean Consul Moffat at Bluefields RE
ports the Estrada faction is now in con-
troll of all points on the east coast Of
Nicaragua, with the exception Of San
Juan Del Norte, Bluefeld Bluff, and
Cape Gracias."
Mndriz ENJOYS I'm New York.
New York, July 2S.-With instruc-
tons to ask the United States govern
ment for suggestions as TO the best
methods of restoring peace in their
country, DR.. Modesto Barrios and DIR.
Sebastian Salinas of Nicaragua are in
New York enroute to Washington.
They are a commission appointed by
President Madriz and as part of their
work they aim to restore friendly re-
lations between the countries. The
commissioners will do some prelimin-
ary work in Washington before trying
to see President Taft.
Both are vehement In denunciaticn
Of stories circulated in this country
to the effect that Americans are being
treated harshly In their country, and
that Americans who are prisoners of
war have been subjected to indignities.
They also deny that Zelaya, although
far from his native land. really is still
st the head of the Nicaraguan govern
ment, with DR.. Madriz and others car
rying out his orders. They declare
that A1adriz is not friendly to zelaya
and will take no orders from him as
to the manner OF conducting the gov.
ernment.
General Zelaya," said DR.. Barrios,
rs no favorite with the people OF the
country and has no standing with the
government"
Regarding anti-American sentiment
in Nicaragua, DIR. Barrios said there
was none. but the revolutionists, he
thought, had tried to stir up demon
strations of this kind with the idea of
getting the Madriz government in bad
favor with the government of the
United States.