The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-20
UNCLE SAM SENDS
REPLY TO MADRIz

W WASHINGTON. June l9.-MnuIlH
has drawn from this government a
sharp reply TO the protests he made
TO the president, claiming that the
United States has prolonged the war
In Nicaragua because il refused to
allow the bombardment of Blueficlds
or to allow tho Venus to maintain a
blockade there
Counsul Olivares of Manasua has
been furnished with statement to
Madriz. II tersely observes that if
any violation OF neutrality has oc-
Cured. 1t was when the Venus sailed
from New Orleans as an expression
OF the Mardiz faction.
Madiz protested not to the United
States alone, but TO all the South
American and Central American re-
rublics. The statement in his tele
gram are so construed by the state
department as an effort to place in u
false light the policy OF the United
States In regard to Nicaragua. Some
governments that received his pro-
test have asked for information from
Washington upon which TO base their
replies and there has been an ex-
change of kilograms between Presl-
dent Dia2 of Mexico and President
Taft
President Diaz. it is said explained
meredly asked for Information and
President Taft replied in a cordial
manner sent TO the government al
Mexico City the same statement
which consul Olivares has been d.
rected TO hand to President Madrlz
Secretary Knox declared that the
Madriz protest required the especial
notice OF this government. because
the allegations made evidently were
founded on error as to the actual
facts and the applicable principales
OF international law A reply was de-
manded and Official statement isseud
today, he says. because the United
States would hesitate to allow pass
unchallenged a statement from any
source that might tend in however
slight a degree 10 plant It's policy In
false light"
The statement that consul Olivares
had been instructed TO hand to Madrlz
and which in accordance with Secre-
tary KnoX's policy OF keeping both
factions informed of this govern
meats attitude has also been sent to
the Estrada faction. follows:
The policy OF the United States
remains as set forth in the Secretary
OF States letter of December L, 1909.
to Mr. Rodriguez. then charge DAT
fairs, whereby relations with the
Zelaya government were broken off
That letter and statement OF consist
ent applications of the same policy to
conditions as they arose was duly
published
"As TO the statement made in the
kilograms OF Dr. Madriz TO the presI-
dent, the government of the United
States took only the customary step
OF prohibiting bombardment or fight
! ing by either faction within the un-
/ fortified and unarrisoned commercial
cit yof BlueIields, thus protecting the
prepondering American and ether
; foreign interests just as the British
commander had done at Grcytown
where are large British interests.
The government OF the United
! States has acknowledged the right ot
each faction to maintain blockades
hut 1t refuses to permit vessels illeg
ally and claudestlnely fitted out in
. American waters 10 interfere with
American commerce
The government OF the United
States simply insists that each fac
ton shall collect duties under Its
defacto control and refused 10 permit
the collection Of double duties.
III any violation of neutrality has
occurred II WAS In connection Will
the sailing OF the Venus from New
: orlans as an expression of the MadrIl
faction.