Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-20
UNCLE SAM MAKES
A HOT REPLY TO
MADR|Z' CHARGES
This Government Vigorously De-
MES That 1t Has Prolonged
War in Nicaragua
DICTATOR CAUSING TROUBLE
Central America Executive Puts
United States in False Light
with Other Nations
Associated Press1

WASHINGTON. June 19.-Madriz has
drawn from this government a sharp
reply to the protests he made to the
president, claiming the United States
has prolonged the war in Nicaragua
because it refuses to allow the bonn
bardment of Bluefields, or to allow the
Venus 40 maintain a 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 South and Cen
trail American republics. The state
ments iii his telegram are construed
by the state department as an effort
TO place in a false light the policy of
the United States in regard to Nicara-
qua. Some governments that received
his protest have asked for information
from Washington upon which to base
their replies, and there has been an
exchange of kilograms between Presi-
dent Diaz of Mexico and President
Taft
President Diaz il is explained, merely
asked for information, and President
Taft, replying in 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
Madriz protest required the special no
tiee of this government because the al
legations made evidently were founded
on error as to the actual facts and
applicable principles of International
law.
POLICY OF UNITED STATES
"A reply was demanded" an official
statement issued today says, because
the United States would hesitate to al
low to pass unchallenged a statement
from any source that may tend, in
however a slight degree, to place its
policy in a false light
The statement that Consul Olivares is
instructed to hand to Madriz, and
which. in accordance with Secretary
Knox's policy of keeping both factions
informed of this governments attitude,
also has been sent to the Estrada fac
ton, follows:
"The policy of the United States re-
mains as set forth in the secretary of
states letter of December 1, 1909, to
Mr. Rodriguez, then charge d'affaires,
whereby relations with the Zelaya gov
ernment were broken off. That letter
and statement of the consistent appli-
cations of the same policy to conditions
as they arose were duly published
kilograms of Dr. Madriz to the presi-
dent, the United States government
took only the customary step of pro-
hibiting bombardment or fighting by
either faction within the unfortified
and ungarrisoned commercial city of
Bluef1elds, thus protecting the prepon-
derating American and other foreign
interests. just as the British com
mander had done at Greytown. where
there are large British interests.
1.-The United States had acknowl-
edged the right of each faction to
maintain blockades, but refused to
permit vessels Illegally and clandes-
timely fitted out in American waters to
interfere with American commerce.
The United States simply insists that
each faction shall collect duties in ter
ritories under its de facto control. and
refuses to permit the collection of
double duties.
'If any violation of neutrality has
occurred it was in connection with
the sailing of the Venus from New Or
leans as an expedition of the Madriz
faction