The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24
STRONG PROTEST is
MADE BY NICARAGUA
Action of United States in Port
Matter Resented
NORWAY TURNED DOWN
Recognition of Madriz Government BY
King Haakon of Norway Is the
Claim of the Nicaraguan
Counsel

Washington, July 23-Protest against
the action of the state department of
the United States in refusing to recog-
nize as binding under international law
the order of DR.. Madriz provisional
president OF Nicaragua, declaring Blue
fields closed port, and in refusing fur
Their to take seriously the recognition
of the order by Norway, was made to-
day by Cory NJ. Stadden, counsel here
for the titular government in Near
aqua.
Mr.. Stadden received advices from
Madriz of the routing at Cotalopa after
nine hours of fighting of 500 insur-
gents and of the capture of many pris-
oners.
Mr.. stadden issued statement today
and 1t concludes with the observation,
that If the state department will dill
gently observe international obliga-
tions due to friendly state, the In
surrection soon will be suppressed with
due care for the preservation of Amer
lean lives and property
In part the statement further says:
King Haakon having recognized
President Madriz as the head of the
de jure as we'll as de facto govern
ment of Nicaragua, as we'll as other
powers, with the exception of the Unit
ed States, having diplomatic relations
with Nicaragua, it was eminently prop
er for him to recognize the decree clos
ing the port of Bluehelds This frag-
mentary action was based upon a
formal protest that vessels flying the
Norwegian flag had committed hostile
acts toward a friendly government
thereby mourning liability to seizure.
at should be beneath the dignity of
the state department to bubble over
the character of the gunboat Venus,
which was publicly purchased in the
United States. If she is operating I'M
lawfully she may be seized as a pirate.
She has not been seized and 1t must
be assumed that she is operating with
In the law, and should not have been
driven away from Bluefelds by the
American commander
"All of the official acts of President
Madriz since he assumed office in Deem
Der have stamped the lie upon the evil
reports issuing from insurgent sources
that he Is not in sympathy with the
United States ana American interests in
Nicaragua.
President Madriz has neither sympa-
thy nor affilation with former President
Zelaya Until he was elected president
by the Nicaragua congress last Decem-
Der he has been absent from that repub-
lie for nearly 15 years because of an I'M
successful instruction which he and
Bach had waged to overthrow Zelaya.
He was not in sympathy with Zelaya for
his choice of president.
"All of the prominent men of the lib
eral party, including General Estrada and
| his brothers have been identified with
| Zelaya, and 1t would be almost an impos-
| sibility to find cabinet material even in
| the insurgent ranks which at one time
| or another since 1894 has been used by the
different dictators. In this matter Ze-
laya was eIninently successful. Not more
than l per cent of the population Is in
sympathy with the attitude of the United
tSates, anG If the state department will
modify its front everything will be all
right soon and due care for the preserva-
ton of American life and value of prop
erty given.
Protest against murders of Chicow,
Chinese merchant at San Pedro del Norte
and others assassinated, has been made
by the Chinese residents of Nicaragua to
their representative here. Hong Sing
who was the business partner of the
merchant announces the murder was not
committed by any of his countrymen in
a tong war, but was committed by cap
tain of the revolutionists, and says all of
his stores at San Pedro del Norte were
confiscated.