The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-20
MADRIz GETS HIS.
Secretary Knox Tells Him just Where
He Stands.

Washington. June Madriz has
drawn from this government sharp
reply to the protest he made to Presi-
dent Taft claiming that the United
States has prolonged the war in Mica
ragua because II refuses to allow the
bombardment of Bluef1elds or to allow
the Venus to maintain a blockade
there.
Consul Olivares of Managua has
been furnished with a statement to
hand to Madriz. It tersely observes
that if any violation of neutrality has
occurred, it was when the Venus sailed
from New Orleans as an expedition of
the Madriz faction.
Madriz protested not to the United
States alone but to all the South
American and Central American re-
publics. The statements in his tele-
grams are construed by the state de-
false light the policy of the United
States in regard 10 Nicaragua.
Some governments that received his
protest have asked for information
from Washington upon which TO base
their replies, and there has been an
exchange of kilograms between DiaZ
of Mexico and President Taft.
President Diaz, it is explained
merely asked for information, and
President Taft, replying in a cordial
manner sent to the government at
Mexico the same statement which Con-
to Madriz.
Secretary Knox decided that the
Madriz protest required the special no
tice of this government because the
allegations made evidently were found
ed on error as to the actual facts and
the applicable principles OF interna-
tional law.
"a reply was demanded" an Off
cial statement says, because the
United states would hesitate to allow
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any source that might tend in however
slight a degree to place its policy in
a false light
The statement that Consul O1ivares
had been instructed to hand to Madriz
and which. in accordance with Secre-
tary Knoxs policy of keeping both
factions informed of this governments
attitude, has also been sent to the Es
trada faction follows:
"The policy of the United States
remains as set forth in the secretary
of states letter of December 1. 1909,
to Mr.. Rodriguez. then charge daft
flares, whereby relations with the Ze
layan government were broken off.
THAT letter and statement of the
consistent applications of the same
policy TO conditions as theI arose were
duly published.
"As to the statements made in the
telegram of DR.. Madriz to the presi-
dent, the government of the United
prohibiting bombardment or fighting
by other factions within the unforti-
fed and ungarrisoned commercial city
of Bluefelds, thus protecting the pre-
ponderating American and other for
eign interests just as the British COM
mander had done at Grev1own, where
there are large British interests. The
government of the United States has
acknowledged the right of each faction
to maintain blockades but has refused
to permit vessels illegally and clandes-
timely fitted out in American waters to
interfere with American commerce.
1.-The government of the United
States simply insists that each faction
shall collect duties only for territory
under its defacto control and refuses
to permit the collection of double du-
ties.
eff any violation of neutrality has
occurred, it was in connection with the
sailing of the Venus from New. Orleans
sas an expedition of the Madriz fac