The San Francisco call., 1910-06-20
UNCLE SAM GIVES
MADRIz HARD RAP
Sharp Reply Made to Protest
That United States Has
Prolonged War
Nicaraguan Files Objections
With All South and Central
American Republics

WASHINGTON, June 19-Madriz has
reply to the protests he made to the
president, claiming that the United
States has prolonged the war in Mica
ragua because it refuses to allow the
bomba rdment of Bluefields or to allow
the Venus to maintain blockade there
Consul Olivares of Managua has been
furnished with a statement to hand to
Madriz. 1t 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-
gram are construed by the state de-
partment as an effort to place in a false
light the policy of the United States in
regard to Nicaragua. Some govern
ments that received his protest have
asked for information from Washing
ton upon which to base their replies.
There has been an exchange of tele-
grams between President Diaz of Mexi-
CO and President Taft
RELATIONS CORDIAL
President DiaZ, it is explained, mere
ly asked for information, and President
Taft, replying in a cordial manner sent
to the government at Mexico City the
same statement which Consul Olivares
has been directed to hand to Madriz.
Secretary Knox decided that the Ma
driz 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 official
statement issued today says. because
the United States would hesitate to
allow to pass unchallenged a state
ment from any source that might tend,
in however slight a degree, to place
its policy in false light"
GOVERNMENT STATEMENT
The statement that Consul Olivares
had been instructed to hand to Madriz
and which, in accordance with Secre-
tary Knox's policy of keeping both
factions informed of this government S
attitude, has also been sent to the Es-
trada faction. 1t follows:
The policy of the United States
remains as set forth iii. the secre-
tary of states letter Of December
1, 1909, to Mr. Rodriguez, then
charge daffaires, whereby rela-
tions with the Zelaya government
were broken off. That letter and
statement of the consistent appii-
cations of the same policy to cor
ditions as they arose were duly
published
AS to the statements made in the
kilograms of Doctor Madriz to the
president, the government of the
United States took only the Gus
tomary step of prohibiting bonn
bardment or fighting by either
faction within the unfortified and
ungarrisoned commercial city Of
Bluefelds, thus protecting the pre-
ponderating American and other
foreign interests, just as the Brit
ish commander had done a Grey
town. where there are large Brit
iSh interests
The government of the United
States has acknowledged the right
of each faction to maintain block
AIDES, but refused to permit vessels
illegally and clandestinely fitted
out in American waters to inter-
fere with American commerce.
The government of the United
States simply insists that each
faction shall collect duties in ter
ritories under its de facto control
and refused to permit the collec-
tion of double duties.
If any violation of neutrality
has occurred it was in connection
with the sailing of the Venus from
New Orleans as an expedition of
the Madriz faction.