Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-03
NICARAGUA.
X-THE FOREIGN ELEMENT.
By Frederic J.Haskin.

Nicaragua. This plantation contains over
a hundred thousand acres of land The
Solomon concern sided with the Madriz
cause in the late revolution. and since
then has been somewhat prosecuted by
the victorious opposition. down to the
abolition of its concession This new
policy of the government will probably
result in a great blow to the Central
American Commercial Company. and in
it's retirement from Nicaragua as soon
as it can dispose Of its holdings.
Perhaps the largest American inter
est in Nicaragua is that of the Deitrick
concession. mining enterprise for the
development of the mineral resources
of the larger portion of Nicaragua.
This concession is nominaliy owned by
a Pittsburg corporation, but it is said
to have the backing of former Senator
William A. Clark of Montana. 1t is
generally believed that this was one of
the richest concessions ever given in
Central America. and the present gov
eminent intends 10 abolish it COM
pletely.
Another large interest in Nicaragua
is that Of the Bluefields Steamship
Company. This enterprise is aged
in the tropical fruit trade on the east
coast OF Nicaragua. and operates a
fleet Of uit-carrying steamships. 1t
the Lelaya regime, one OF these being
the exclusive riGht to navigate the Es-
Condido river. This mas given it a vir-
tual monopoly of the fruit business on
the east coast. 1t interfered seriously
with the plans of the United Fruit
Company. and that company is said TO
have acquired controlling interest in
the Bluefelds Steamship Company.
Upon a showing that the master Of
one OF the Bluefields Steamship Com
pany's vessels
Master Had Orders had been or
to Ground His Ship. his ship
aground so as to make it a total loss,
a federal court in Louisiana placed the
Bluef1elds Steamship Company under
a receivership. the receiver being Col.
Elmer Z. Wood Of New Orleans. The
receiver has been aiming to protect
the interests of the company. but he
finds that the Nicaraguan government
has abolished it's concession.
The attitude OF the government to-
ward concessions granted by the Eel
ava administration will probably result
in many international disputes. The
Nicaraguan government, In conjunction
with the State Department in Wash
ington, has created a mixed commits
sion, made up of one representative Of
Nicaragua, one representative of the
United States and one outsider. This
commission will hear the claims of
foreigners and make the necessary
awards. 1t is predicted that this COM
mission has majority entirely hostile
to American interests. and 1t is assert
ed by the American interests which
are invited to come before it that sub
stantial justice will not he done to
them, and that appeals to the Congress
of the United States for reparation de-
MED by the mixed commission may be
made.
The mining interests of the republic
are largely in the hands of American
and British capitalists, although the
French and Germans have some holdings
The expansion of the mining industry in
prospect is disclosed by the fact that
during stay of less than a month in
Nicaragua recently salesman of the
great manufacturing house of Decauville
Paris, secured orders in Nicaragua for
more than 100000 worth of mining ma
chinery.
settlement Of American farmers has
been established in the upland region
known as the
Shipwrecked German Mara galpa
Has Amassed Wealth ais n',n,hsr .,
years this little colony did well. and its
members were leading happy and pros