Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-07-24
DECLARES NlCARAGUAN
PRESIDENT Is FRIENDLY
Consul staedf issues Statement criti-
elsing Action Of American Govern
men. Relative to Closing Port at
sluenelds and "oulbbIins" Over the
Gunboat Venus. .
Cpy Associated Prcss)

WASHINGTON, ID. c., july 81
Protest against the action Of the state
department of the United States In re-
fusing to recognize, as binding under
international law. the order OF Dr.
Madfiz. provisional president OF Mica
ragua. declaring Bluefields closed
pert and In refusing further 10 take
seriously Norways recognition OF this
order, was made today by CORY M
Stadds. consul here for the tituiar gov
eminent In Nicaragua.
Reports were received by Mr.. St1ddf
from MadIiz OF the routing at Cola
lopa. after niue hours of fighting. cf
GOO insurgents and of the capture or
many prisoners.
MIR. Staddrs statement, issued to-
day, concludes at the observation tnat
IF the state department will diiigent-
ly observe the international obiiga-
lions due to a friendly state. the insur-
rection soon would be suppressed.
with due regard for the preservation
OF American lives and property
The statement In part says:
His Statement.
King Haagon having recognized
President Madriz as the di jure as
well as de facto government of Mica
rsgua. as all other powers, with the
exception OF the United States, hay-
Ting diplomatic relations with Mica
ragua. have done. it worid eminentiy
be proper for him to recognize the de-
cree closing the port of Bluefieids-
This action was based upon a formal
protest that vessels flying ehe Nor
wcgian flag had committed hostile
acts toward friendly government,
thereby mourning liability to seizure.
1T should be beneath the dignity
of the state department to bubble
over the character of the gunhoat
Venus which was publicly purchased
In the United States fc- the tituiar
government of Nicaragua. II she Is
operating unlawfuily she may be seiz-
ed as a pirate As she has not been
seized it must be presumed that she
is operating strictly within the law
aud she shorId not have been driven
away from B.uefeics By the American
commander.
Brands Them False.
"AH OF the Official acts of President
Madrix. since he assumed office Ia De-
cember. have stamped the lie upon the
evil reports issuing from insursent
sources that he is net sympathetic to-
wards the United States and Ameri-
=.
President Madriz has neither sym
patty for. nc- sGilistion with. former
President Zelaya- The Instruction
was begin to ouSt Zelaya. la this Il
has been eminentiy successful II has
now dw:ndIed TO little more than one
per cent Of the population and II the
state department will diligently OBJ
serve International obligations due 10
friendly state. It will soon be sup
pressed. .sith due rsre fos the pre-
servation Of American lives and prop
erty.-
Chinese Protest
Protests against the murder ny the
rcvcietiorists OF Chichow, Chinese
merchant. at san Pedro. Del Norse.
Las been made ry the Chinese resi-
dents Of Nicaragua, to the representa-
tive here Of their government cnans
sing. Who vas Chichow's business
partner. announced the murder IA
letter 10 a frIned In this country zaf
has a,cd al individual protest ne
SAYS the murder vas committed By
Aeabisc Gonzales. 9 captain G. the
rcvclufsouists. and tae the latter
clsins ali his stores e; san Pedro Del
Norte.