The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-18
HARD BLOW FOR BLUEFIELDS
NORW AVS RECOGNITION or MA
DRIZ NAI STOP TRADE.
supplies TO Rebel NIcaraguah Port Car
ried I.arEen nder Her Piag--i. =.
MAJ Ne Nskrd 10 Protect ships Rnn.
ming nlSck ade Against the Nenus.

NEW on HANS. July 1.-THE Near
aRlIan. or rather the Bluefelds. situation
has been rendered. more complicated nv
/ the order of the Government Of Norway
Just communicated to the Norwegian
Consul- here and throughout the United
States recognizing the Madriz blockade
Of bluefelds and warning all vessels that
the Government has Withdrawn its pro-
1 lection from vessels entering Bluefielis
and they will do 80 at their own risk
BY this decree the MadrZ converted man
o'-war tho Venus NAV seize any Nor
wegian vessel trying to enter Bluehslds
haTbor in definAce OF tho Madriz decree
and Norway will make no objection.
This action IL rendered all the more
ssri )us by the fact that all tho vessela
running from New Orleans and Mobile
to Bluehelds Nv tine Norwegian flag The
steamship lmpleate-. loaded with pro-
visions for that port. is now being detained
hare until this problem can be solved and
kilograms have been sent to the Nor
wegian Minister in Washington trying to
arrange matters satisfactorily. The que~-
ton IL an important ono. a. Bluefelds and
the Estrada coast % Nicaragua beinG cut
N from the interior by the Madriz armies
are entirely dependent on this country for
food. and the many Americans there
~ we'll as the revolutionary army will
soon he starving II cut m from New Or
leans
Therefore in consequence n the atti-
tude ~ the United States two American
sailors have been taken on every vessel
going To- Rluenelda. their presence pre-
venting the Madril for~ea on the Hun from
firing On tho vessels unless willing To run
the risk ~ breaking with Uncle sam
The action ~ Norway il probably due
10 the danger II Sae~ ~ becoming involved
IN the Central American troubles Some
time ago the revolutionary forces s~'zed
a Norwegian vessel. the Marietta or Geor-
gis, and used her ~ q transport for two
wNakA Norway heing unwilling IN h~
drawn into this controversy has ordered
all her vessels from this dangerous com
plicstion Several ~ the Norwegian CAP
,alns however have announced their
willingness 10 run tho blockade to Blue
fields
wAsBISoToS July ~ -- Several firms
in New Orleans doing business on the
eastern coast ~ Central America have
Protested 20 ia. state Department against
the recent action - the Norwegian Gov
srnm~nt in recognizing the blockade
NJ the port ~ Bluefields established by
the MAdrlz gunboat Venus The Nor
w~eian Consul AZ New Orleans mas notified
the masters ~ Norwegian vessels thar his
Government has recognized the proc
lamation issued nv the Madriz faction
closing portion Of Bluefields and wants
Il obeyed ny Norwegian vessels
Al. r-l-
men the enforcement ~ the Norwegian
Government order will result in sus-
pension ~ trade between New Orleans
and Bluefislds and will cause great loss
and suffering The commercial com
panies IN New Orleans appeal Ia the State
Department to induce the Norw egiAn Gov
eminent Ia withdraw it, order recognizing
the blockade
Tha UnitSd States Government has
declined 10 recognize the right 81 the
Nadriz faction to block ade HhIefields
and has also declined To permit the Venus
to interfere with American vessels.
pos-lble solution Of tn. present difficulty
IN for the State Department TO protect
foreign vessels from interference by the
Venus II ~ believed here that the Nor
vegIan Government will he willing to
revoke it, order IN case the United States
promises To protect Norwegian vessels
which clear for Bluetelds
Thomas y MofAt. American Consul
at Bluehelds. reported To the State De- |
partment to-day that there vas consider |
able sickness among he 'HadriZ troops |
at the Blum near the city. No yellow fever |
hac Developed however. The sanitary
conditions. he added we're 80 imparfect |
that h. requested Sehor Estrada. Presi- |
dep' Of the revolutionary government |
10 take precautions regarding communi- |
cation between the BhIf and the city.
kumorz have again reached the Depart |
m.nt that a revolution IN Honduras against |
President Davila will be begun shortly. |
The revolutionary NOV ment IL said 20 |
be- IN behalf OF Manuel Bonilla. former
President of Honduras. who was driven
ont three years ago through the inter |
ference OF former PTrnIdent Z..lANI OF |