Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-25
OFFICE SEEKS ONLY JUSTICE MADR|z TALKS BACK
z Field Judge Charlton Wants Son Insists That United States
esigns. Tried If Not Insane. Has Violated Neutrality
PRACTICE HAS EMPLOYED ALENIsTs ANSWER TO KNOX NOTE
or Ext a
ASKED TO SEIZE
Holding o ing Armed Launches
for His Crime
Insists That United States
Has Violated Neutrality.
ANSWER TO KNOX NOTE
Blames American Marines for His
Defeat at Bluefelds.
ASKED TO SEIZE A VESSEL
Estrada Adherents Say It Is Carry
ing Armed Launches to
Madriz's Army.

Provisional President Madriz has made
a brief but pointed rejoinder to Secretary
knoxs reply to his published protest to
the world against further interference by
the United States with military opera
tons for the suppression Of the revolu-
tion in Nicaragua. In his telegram Sec
retary Knox said that the policy Of the
United States toward Nicaragua had
been fair proper and legal and that the
Madriz faction violated the laws of neu-
trality i'm securing the clearance of the
steamer Venus from New Orleans by
deceit
Gen. Madriz has replied to Secretary
Krox through United States Consul Oil
wares at Managua as follows:
According to international law no neu-
trail government may impede or disturb
in time of war legitimate military opera
tions of bei1igercnts. Foreigners. equally
with nationals, are subject to the con-
quently. l capnot consider as legal the
act Of the American marines in stopping
the operations of our army against Blue
fields.
Defends Course of the Venus.
Regarding the departure of the Venus
from New Orleans l am convinced there
has been no violation Of the United States
laws: Furthermore. the paper handed her
at said port only Obliged the ship to OBJ
serve neutrality during the voyage and
to the conclusion of the voyage for which
the papers were given. and the entrance
of the vessel to a foreign port. where
her flag was changed. according to
Nfcaraguan laws. The United States au-
thorities had nothing to do with the
Interior destination of the ship, which
possessed and still possesses the right to
execute all warlike operations, including
the blockade.
Il omit for the present referring to
other points In Mr. Knoxs note. but de-
sire to make it known that but for the in
tervention of American naval authorities
detailed in my cable to President Taft.
Blue1elds would have been taken, the
revolution defeated and Nicaragua paci-
fed
The Washington agents OF Gen. Estrada
have asked the State Department to in
tercept the steamship Columbia, reported
to have sailed from New Orleans last
Thursday with a large quantity of arms
and ammunition and three swift gasoline
launches, consigned to Gen. Irias. COM
manding the Madriz forces at Pearl La
goon, on the east coast. near Bluefelds.
protest has been addressed to the
State Department by Estrada's represent
atives, who say that commercial interests
on the east coast will join in it.
The department Is asked to send a naval
vessel after the Columbia, or to have one
Of those at Bluefields seize 1t before il
can discharge its cargo at Pearl Lagoon
Law Officers Confer.
Assistant Secretary of State Wilson
had a conference with law officers of the
department to ascertain the authority of
the United States under the existing
status to prevent the vessel from landing
in Nicaragua.
The question is regarded as complicated
by the fact that the steamer had aboard
guns. The law officers will consider IL
the United States would be responsible
for the launching of these "battleships"
from the Steamer after arriving of the
shore of Nicaragua.