Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-31
TO HOLD THE HORNET
Will Not Be Allowed to Violate
Neutrality Laws.
GOVERNMENT GIVES ORDERS
Investigation Will Precede Issuance
Of Clearance Papers.
MADRIZ FACTION PROTESTS
Claims That Yacht Has Been Made
Warship to Aid Estrada, and
Cites the Alabama Case.
MADR1Z FACTION PROTESTS

Counselors for the Madriz government
In Nicaragua, acting under cabled instruc-
tons from Managua, yesterday filed for
NAL protests with this government
against the sailing of the yacht Hornet,
commonly reported to have been bought
for the Estrada revolutionists at Nor
folk recently. and demanded an examina-
ton of the vessel, which is now on its
way to New Orleans.
The Department Of Justice, it is under
stood. has instructed District Attorney
Beattie at New Orleans 20 take what
ever steps may appear to be necessary
for the protection of the neutrality laws
before clearance papers are issued to the
Hornet. The Department of Commerce
and Labor. in the same protest, has been
asked not to clear the ship, and the
State Department has been reminded of
the case of the Alabama of civil war
fame.
The Madriz counselors maintain that
the ship has been specially adapted to
warlike use within the jurisdiction Of
the United States and has forfeited her
character of a merchant vessel and can
not sail from any port in the United
laws.
Rejoinder of Estrada Men
When the Estrada men heard of the
protest they pointed to the fact that the
Navy Department removed the guns from
the Hornet before she was sold, and by
that action they claim the Hornet re-
turned to her character of yacht, peace
able and harmless.
One section Of the protest charges that
the Hornet is carrying munitions of
wa to the forces. The neutrality laws
allow any vessel to carry arms and am
munition as cargo; in fact. that was the
provision under which the Venus, now
doing service for the Madriz government
on the east coast of Nicaragua, sailed
from New Orleans and mounted her guns
later at Pearl Lagoon.
Another part of the protest rather tart
ly remarks that Madriz has been main
tanning an effectual blockade at Blue
fields. except as against the superior
force of the United States"
After citing the neutrality laws and re-
ferring to the case of the Alabama, the
protest closes with a demand that an
inquiry be started with view of libeing
the Hornet. Applications for her clear
anoe have already been made to the COL
lector of the port at New Orleans.
Madriz Sharply Rebuked.
When the Venus got away, it was
after the Estrada consul had forced an
investigation which officially developed
no evidence on which this government
could hold the ship. Later, when she
changed her character to a gunboat.
the State Department sent a sharp note
to Madriz telling him in effect that
his scheme to hoodwink this govern
ment had not passed unnoticed.
The Madriz protest got to the State
Department too late in the day to
bring out a comment on the diplomatic
turn OF the situation.
German View Outlined.
BERLIN, July 3O.-Baron Won Kiderlen
Waechter, the newly appointed secretary
Of state for foreign affairs. is quoted here
today in a conversation upon Nicaraguan
affairs in which he is credited with the
following remark:
THE antique Prussian habit of not rec
ognizing a change in the government of
foreign states without an anxious exam
ination of the legitimacy of the new gov
eminent is little to my taste.
II care just as little, however. for the
practice Of recognition by return post. fol-
lowed since Prince Won Buelow took Of
flee and the saluting a good and great
brother of every one attaining a presi-
dency perhaps only for fortnight"
The conversation grew out of a letter of
Emperor William to President Madriz, re-
Gently published. in which the emperor
addressed DR.. Madriz as great and good
friend" and the controversy as to wheth-
err any stand in opposition to the policy
of the United States in Central America