The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-24
MADR|z W0ULDBE
FORC|BLY 0USTED
He Wants the United
States to Dethrone
Him.
is PATTERNING
AFTER ZELAYA
State Department Hesitates to
Act Because of Effect 1t Might
Have on People of Latin
Republics-Meanwhile In
demnity Claims Are
Piling Up.
Especial 10 The rImes.pisna,cb !,

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
u Washington. d. c.. July 23.-The
4 United States government has specific
reasons for not intervening in Nicara-
qua to greater extent than 1t has
i done. The State Department knows
that Madriz is anxious that the United
States sent armed forces to Nicaragua
and put him off his throne.
The department. by It's agents in
| Nicaragua, knew that former Presi-
dent Zelaya played for forcible re-
was the information conveyed to the
Cabinet of President Taft. The United
states did not respond
! Zc!aya was not thrust out of his
chair By American bayonets because 1t
| was thought that such an act might
have aroused the sentiment of the
mobs of the other Latin republics for
the under dog.
Diaz, who is Zelayan, is playing
the same game, but with the knowl-
edge of the President and State De-
partment.
1t is not controverted by the state
] Department or even by Latin diplo-
mats here that Madriz ought to be
immersed at once. 1t is the unknown
| quantity of consequences as affecting
! the friendly relations of the United
States with the ignorant people of
Central and South America that
causes the department. to pause.
Limited in Operations.
But the fact is undeniable that the
Nlcaraguan government is now limited
IN Its operations TO the wishes of the
United States. 1t cannot declare
blockade. 1t cannot execute an Amer
lean citizen who Is caught with the
| fngnrRanY nry,1,-
appeal officially to the United States.
1t cannot levy taxes and enforce them
In the whole of the western part OF
Nicaragua
What the United States in its
policy is permitting Madriz to do
can be summed up this way:
It is allowing him to pile up the
claims for idemnity which the United
| states must some day demand and
obtain forcibly II necessary out OF
the customs receipts of Nicarag qua. It
is allowing the contending factions
to exterminate each other after the
American-Latin fashion, which has
| seldom been prohibited It Is allowing
| the Nicarasuans to be taught that no
| ruler will be allowed to communicate
with the United States who does not
| subscribe to free ballot and fair
| count.
/ With the exception OF camping its
| forces to execute Its DEGREES, the
| United States has not interviewed in
Nicaragua, but It's armed forces are as
yet only on the seashore.
1t Is estimated here that the debt
which Madriz and Zelaya have piled
up Is already more than $1,000, ooo
| This is due to the United States alone
| Additional Indemnity.
News comes to-day that ona Of the
great English sugar plantations has
| gone out of business and England will
have this as an additional Indemnity
| against Nicaragua. Germany, France
and the other nations have not been
! heard from specifically yet. But the
4 sum total will be enormous, and the
United States, following its rule In the
| San Domingo case. will be collector
and administrator of Ncaraguan Gus
| toms to pay these debts. The United
will not allow any other nation to
| Intervene by force.
| The expectation of the United States
at thu moment is that N1adriz will be
| obliged to vacato In possibly less than
ten days. Then a popular election will
| be insisted upon by the United States
and no government will be allowed to
| be installed which does not give over
| to the United States the right to COL
| lect the revenues. That means "in-
| tervention and occupation"
| Alleged plenipotentlaries of Madriz
are said to be on the way to Wash
| ington to make overtures to the State
Department. 1T is stated that no over
| ture will be accepted which does not
have as condition the disposition Of
| President Madriz by the people Of
| Nicaragua
Protest is Filed.
Washington, July 80. Protest
against the action of the State De-
partment of the United States in re-
fusing to recognize as binding under
international law the order of DR.. Ma
driz, provisional president of Nicara-
qua. declaring Bluef1elds closed
seriously Norway's recognition of
this order. was made to-day by Cory
M Stadd, consul here for the titular
government in Nicaragua.
| Reports were received by Mr., Stadd
| from Madriz of the routing at Cotal-
opa after nine hours Of lighting. OF
| 500 insurgents, and of the capture Of
many prisoners. Mr.. Stadd's state
ment. issued to-day, concludes with
the observation that IF the State De-
partment will diligently observe In
ternational obligations due to
friendly state, the Instruction soon
will be suppressed with due, care for.
the preservation OF American lives
and property" The statement In part
says
king Haakon having recognized
President Madriz as the dejure az
we'll as de facto government OF Mica
ragua, as all other powers with the
execution of the United States. hav-
ing Diplomatic relations with Nicara-
qua. have done. 1t was eminently
proper for him to recognize the de.
cree closing the port OF BlueAelds.
This action was based upon a formal
protest that vessels flying tho Nor
wegian flag had committed hostile
acts toward a friendly government,
thereby mourning liability to seizure
TT should be beneath the dignity
of the State Department to quibble
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