New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-09
BUY ARMS FOR NICARAGUA
Envovs Here on peace" Mission
Work Secretly for Madriz.
BOTH OFF FOR WASHINGTON
Willing for Madriz TO Step Down
il the United States VIII
End the War.

After waiting In New York for two weeks
10 acouaif;t themselves IN an unofficial way
with the sentiment OF the State Depart
ment at Washington regarding the Nicaf-
sGaan situation, DIR. Modesto BarrioS ana
DR.. Sebastian Salinas, whom Presldehe
Madriz sent here to re-establ friendly
relations between the United States ana
Nicaragua and TO obtain some expression
from this country as 10 the iGea OF Tue
American government for the restoration
OF internal peace. left this city yesterday
for Washington on their mission.
Simultaneous with the departure Of the
2eace envovs it was learned that they had
not been idle in New York while awaiting
a slInposed favorable time to approach the
State Department. The secret instructions
seen, 10 have been 10 obtain peace by
v,eacefrl means il possible. and IL that
were not possible, to sid the peace cause
in Nicaragua by supplying the Madriz
army with the means TO carry out the pro-
fessed desire of the Madriz government
II accordance with these instructions. the
peace emissaries have placed with the NJ.
Hartley Company, of No. c9s Broadway, an
order for large quantity of arms and
ammunition, with which Madriz hopes to
check the advance Of the Estrada revolu-
tionists to Nanagua, the capital
DR.. Salinas is a colonel in the Nicara qua n
army and was formerly military COM
mander OF Corinto, and more recently Gov
er-noT Of Granada. He is acquainted with
arms. and has attended TO this end Of the
mission The order that he has placed calls
for several thousand rounds of aBlmuni-
ton for the governments Hotchkiss and
krupp field guns and two thousand i'm
proved Remington rifles.
There seems to be some question. how
ever. as 10 whether Madriz ever viii re-
csive the material Of war ordered. The
Madirz government is not particularly pros
porous these days. and so did not supply
the ENJOYS with the necessary funds TO
make sure that the much needed succor
would ever reach Corinto. its contemplated
destination And that is where the SER
vices of Dr. BarrioS came in. He Is the
Diplomatic member of the commission, and
a part of his mission IL is learned, was %
Try 10 induce some enterprising American
individual OF corporation to advance the
necessary money 10 pay for the arms and
ammunition.
A few DAYS ago the ENJOYS held con-
ference for this purpose with q merchant
who heretofore has been chiefly interested
in Honduras, nut so far as could be learned
The result was not encouraging, the di-
plomacy of DR. BarTios failing 10 induce
The American merchant 10 advance the
money necessary 10 move the arms
The inside advices that DR.. Barrios and
DIT. Salinas have received from Washing
ton also have been discouraSins TO the
peace seekers. AS was published IN me
Tribune about week ago, the State De
nartment was disinclined 10 negotiate with
The enyoys unless they could assure inns
government that Nadriz would first resign
the Presidency That was one of the DIS
concerning conditions that they knew they
had 10 meet. and the Madriz represent
stives quickly communicated the unpleasant
news 10 their government, meanwhile ue-
LAYING their "Trip 10 Washington
When the ENJOYS left this city for The
capital yesterday they had the necessary
authorization 20 promise the American
government that MaGriZ would step out II
that move was necessary TO obtain the Soou
offices of this country in the effort TO re-
eSta blisla peace. The ENJOYS, IT is undeI,
stood will present the name OF General
ortiz as the successor of MadriZ- 0eIeI al
ortiz mas been one of the MadrIz sup
porters 1T the field.