El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-08
PROTEST AT KNOX
AND HIS POLICY
Central Americans Say Dollar DfpIO-
macy Is Holding Unpopular Ruler in
Nicaragua Against Peoples Wishes.

Nicaragua Against Peoples Wishes.
Bearing documents to prove that dol
lar diplomacy is responsible for the
present nuddle in Nicaragua, DR.. Angel
Ugarte and Juan Leets arrived from
New Orleans Tuesday morning to ap-
pear before the senate investigation
committee and give the inside history
Of the Central American trouble.
DR.. Ugarte was minister to Washing
ton from Honduras four years ago and
is representing the Central American
Liberal party at the present time. Leets
represents the present Liberal party,
which is opposing the conservative
government by force of arms. He was
second in command of the. government
forces ander DR.. Jose Madriz and was
chief of police Of all Nicaragua and
also in charge Of the custom houses In
that country during the Madriz admin
istration.
They telegraphed to senator A B.
Fall for permission to come before the
senate committee and reveal the true
condition of affairs in Central America
and its relation to the dollar diplomacy
of the state department, which has sent
marines and b1uejackets into Nicara-
qua, who are now fighting to maintain
the de factO government of Adolpho
Diaz. They claim to have a number Of
important state documents showing
that the American state department
aided the present government force
when it was fighting as a revolutionary
force and is now assisting the con-
sentative party to maintain itself by
sending marines and bluejackets
against the revolutionary forces
No Property Destroyed.
mo American property has been
destroyed. no American interests have
been injured and pacific Americans
have not been molested," Dr. Ugarte
says THE reason for the interference
Of the United States in the uprising of
the whole people of Nicaragua against
the unpopular conservative govern
ment is to maintain that government
in order that Wall street may reap the
benefits from the rich mining, agricul-
turaI and railroad concessions. These
same Wall street interests wish to
rule the country in order to control
these same concessions as was done in
Santo Domingo. The American govern
ment viii find It necessary to Keep
troops in the country all the time for
the cause of the revolution is just
and popular one and the only way 1t
can be defeated is by the oYerpowering
force of American arms and elements
against the weak revolutionary forces.
I'VE have documents to prove that
the Intervention of the United States
has been, from the beginning, to sup
port the de facto government even
when it was fighting as a revolutionary
force. The fight is that of the whole
country of Nicaragua against Adolpho
Diaz and the conservative party he rep
resents. The use of force by the United
the Nicaraguan people against their
government may be effective sooner or
later as it is sure that these same PEG
pie, weak and badly armed, could not
oppose for long the powerful elements
in the army and navy that the state
department is rushing against them
But it is without glory to the Ameri-
can flag when the weakness Of these
people is considered On the contrary,
it is creating in Central America and
in all Latin-America- an unfriendly
sentiment against the United States.
What Should Be Done.
Instead of using the force of arms,
if the American government through
diplomatic channels would guarantee
the people of Nicaragua the blessings
of liberty, fair elections, free press.
necessary to maintain these forms Of
free government. order, peace and con-
fidence would be restored.
ct has. been reported that secretary
Knox, of the state department is di-
rectly interested in the Pittsburg COM
pany which controls extensive mining
interests on the Atlantic coast of Mic
aragua- I DO not know whether or not
this IS true. I do know that Adolpho
DiaZ, the present ruled of the de factO
government, was employed by this
company prior to the revolution and
that he is close in friendship to sec
rotary Knox"
Leets holds the rank of general in
the former Nicaraguan army. He is
of German descent but has lived in
Nicaragua all his life. He resembles a
German merchant while DR.. Ugarte is
the typical Central American diplomat.
He is tall speaks English with an ac-
cent of the Latin-American, and has all
his demonstrative gestures. He is &C
companied by his wife. Although Dr.
Ugarte has no direct connection with
the NicaraSuan affairs, as leader of
the Liberal party in Central America
he is interested in seeing the platform
of this party-free ballot, free speech
and free press-carried out
The two Central Americans appeared
before the senate committee Tuesday.