New-York tribune., 1910-05-09
N|CARAGUANS APPEAL
TO UNITED STATES
Mr.. Barrett Urged to Transmit
Request for Intervention to
Government.
CIVIL STRIFE RulMOUs
Want America to Re. establish
Republic by Holding "A
Free and Fair
Election

Republic by Holding "A
Free and Fair
Election.
| There was sent Yesterday to John Bar
| rett. director of the International Bureau
! of American Republics an appeal received
here from Nicaragu for transmission to
Washington. wherein the United States is
asked to intervene at once in the affairs Of
the republic
| The document, which uas drawn up by
q prominent Nicaraguan lawyer in behalf
of his Countrymen, sets forth as the rea-
sons for the asked for intervention the
prospective absolute commercial ruin of
the country If the internecine strife con-
| tinues and the dictatorsi rule of President
Madriz, against whom the accusation Is
made that he is following the same policy
of lawlessness and oppression that was
practised by his predecessor, Zelaya. who
placed him in power. The appeal says that
only the United States can restore Nicar-
agua's political equilibrium. and the sug-
sestion is made that it be done by the
landing of troops and the supervision of
! honest elections, as was done in Cuba and
| Panama. These plans, says the appeal
which Mr.. Barrett is asked to lay before
the United States government, meet with
the Endorsement Of 90 per cent of the
country S landholders. The statement says:
Now. then, shall not go into any de
! tails as to what passed in this country
/ prior to December q of last year. as it is
! Zelaya misrule was. aided and applauded
/ by the so-called Liberal party. But
through lelaya that same party is to-day
in power: the same crowd and the same
! spirit rule its councils. For years the COM
monwealth has been modelled to Morocco.
! and to-day. as in Zelayas darkest days.
republicansm has ceased to exist except in
name public opinion and the press have
! been throttled and Imprisonment and
/ who have refused to do the governments $
bidding. Wholesale arrests have been
made upon the most ridiculous charges, or
upon none at all.
Woman Killed in Street.
Manuel a. Coronel was lashed merci-
| leSsly with tamarnd sticks by the soldiers.
and died within few days after, presum-
ably from the injuries received therefrom.
Inc same fate appears to have befallen the
| French consular agent at Nanda ime. Mr..
! Gavinet. Laura Canales a young woman.
was met in the streets of Granada by
Colonel Caceres, who attempted TO kiss her,
and upon her making remonstranceS was
! shot stone dead in broad daylight Over
! three hundred gentlemen from Granada
and Managua have been thrown into the
dens of the now famous. penitentiary. and
| no reason asked or given. BY way of illus
tratfng the prejudiCed spirit of these,
will merely mention the fact that the COM
manding officer at-the -penitentiary was to-
! day dismissed from service for the reason
| taS given out at headquarterS) that he had
| dlned the day before with some conSerNa-
tive friends. which was true enough. Tor
res tthis being his namel had moreover.
| gentlemen under his charge. though called
! to do so over and over again. and at pres
ent legal process is being Instituted
| The American Consul leads the life of a
! leper. Stunned by ALL and no wonder
! II s eyerybodys s secret that the legation is
watched day and night by plainclothes men.
! who take note of everybody going in and
coming out. Even in the streets people are
9livares and Caldera any little civility.
| With very few exceptions there Is a
marked hostility on the part of government
officials to any and every thing that savors
American. A system of unequal taxation
has fallen like a hailstorm upon the al
Teady impoyeris:Fed eastern section: like q
/ ha bitants Within two months forced loans
| +agsregat ting more than s6.5oo.e09 have been
notwithstanding the fact that the printing
press is being worked at its full capacity
engraving notes. the country. and proba bly,
! the treasury officials also, ignoring the
numbers of millions issued.
Call Situation Hopeless
Thoush, past endurance. we're this condii-
! tion Of things merely transient the people
would submit patiently. and, would say,
even hopefully but we are made to feel
that it has been erected into a permanent
authorities are either unwilling or unable
! to protect the people they have to fall back
| upon revolution as q last recourse. Ex-
perience has taught that no change for
! the better can be expected from an cleo
ton upon the close of q Presidential term.
as elections are and have been ShamS for
| the last twenty years.
Some would wonder how great minor
fion OInlh her hut need ONLY
reflect how fifty thousand we'll disciplined
| soldiers will rule with despottc sway ten
| millions fifteen millions of subjects, or
| 3 bodysuard of five thousand or ten thou
! sa nd well armed men will strike terror into
the most numerous but unarmed population
| scattered over q. large district This.
| coupled with the fact that Chamorro's s
marches were rapid and swift. explains the
| apparent unWillingness shown by the peo-
lJie to flock TO his standard
| To make a long story short. ] vii simply
| say that were I 10 relate to You all the in
dienities rerretrated toward ladies' and
| gentlemen. both at Granada and at this
town. as well as all acts against decency
! this report would surely merge into q
pamphlet. and the fact that they are a
| matter Of common knowledge restrains me
Being a s we are accustomed to all these
! things they do not come as surprise TO
US but IT naturally makes one dumfounded
when he comes to realize how uncalled for.
| on the one hanG and ieopa rdiznS. on the
| other such conduct has been to the cause
/ of MadrlZ. There Is no queSuon mat 1ns
| conditions of the country under Zelaya' 9
strong oppression were such that an i'm
! mediate change was anXiously looked for
end ready TO be welcomed Madrz came
and he was cheerfully hailed by Zelaya' S
| ,artv and by the friends of the pro
Fisional government family. but yet vel
soned.
The appeal then says President Madriz
made two blunders. Disregarding the fact
that more than half the country was at
tie back of Estrada. he forthwith proposed
such terms of peace that were tantamount
| to 2 capituls ton. it is stated. Like true
| Central American diplomat it is declared
he tried TO hoodwink Estrada with "a free
and fair election with no other security
or bond but his word. The statement goes
on:
Now. in the light of subsequent events.
no one can deny that Estrada's estimate
Of Madriz's political honesty was correct.
The latter took upon himself the task of
giving the lie to his fair promises of decent
government and there he made his other
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