Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09

In the revolutionary party in Nicaragua,
Of which General Juan Estrada is the
lighting head, the opinion prevails that
DR.. MadriS, the new president Of the ie-
public, is a henchman Of the late executive,
zelaya. This idea IL based upon the fact
that about five years ago DR.. Madriz. who
up TO that time had been one OF Zelaya's
most caustic critics, accepted office at
the latter's hands and since then has kept
discreetly silent regarding the policies Of
his benefactor. But among those who are
In q position to understand all OF the in
tricaeies Of Nicaraguan p~olitlcs-and intri-
cate they are, indeed-this opinion Is not
entirely accepted. They point out that
Madrlz has been a determined opponent Of
zelaya; that 1t was far more to zelaya's
interest than to Madriz's advantage to Sc
cure the neutrality Of the latter, and that
the Carriage court is supposed to be an in
dependent organization, Of which Madrlz
might become a member without finding
himself submissive to Zelaya except where
1t was manifestly for the benefit Of The
country.
DIR. MadriS gets his title from the fact
that he studied law in Guatemala and re-
csived from It's ancient university the
highest scholastic title in it's gift. He is
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height and with regular, attractive fea-
lures As an orator he is admired through
out Central America, where every man pos
sesses the gift OF tongues in a more or
less conspicuous degree. AS a awyer he
ranks' with Gerouimo Zelaya. Alberto
Membrane and Policarpo Bonilla, admit
tedly the ablest members OF the Centrnl
American bar. Madriz has extensive M
terests in coffee and Is quite wealthy, UNI
Less his political activities have ~dissipated
his fortune. He began his political career
as a journalist and author.
At that time Zelaya's activity in grant.
ing monopolistic franchises was already
beginning to excite opposition. Madriz ex-
pressed himself unfavorably to the presi-
dents dangerous policy and eventually
took still more advanced ground when
zelsya began to arrest and imprison his
political enemies. Other Nicaraguan jour
nalists joined him, acting independently
and contributing TO papers other than
those for which Madriz wrote. When at
length MGoris was arrested Sllvlo Selva,
Adolfo Vivas and other well known Mica
raguan writers we're likewise taken into
custody. vivas and selva were conserva-
tives. After undergoing a term of impris-
onment Vlvas made his peace with zelay1,
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States. After residing In New Orleans FOL
two or ,hree years he linked his destiny
with the Estradistas and recently came &c
Washington in their behalf.
Salva's punishment was much more Sc
we're. His extensive properties were con
fiscated. His father and brothers were ar
rested, savagely whipped and then expelled
from the country. The Selvas were bru
tally treated. no doubt, but not mucl
more so han the rest of the 1900 exile
whose property was confiscated by Zelayi
when they were banished. 1t is said tina
the total number of Nicaraguans exile'
during Zelsya's sixteen years of powe
was 1900, most Of whom found refuge II
Costa Rics-
Madrix, exiled from the country, lived a
different times In Salvador, Guatemala an
Costa RIGA. In all these places be prac
ticed his profession and continued his agi
tation against Zelaya, publishing some o
the b~itterest ~philippics ever directed agains
the dictator's head, II can be readily un
derstood what CONSERVATION his detection