New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-06
j. s. FORCE LANDED
ON N|CARAGUAN COAST
One Hundred BIuejaCkets and
Marines Sent to Managua to
Protect Americans.
ORDER RESTORED BY ACT
Moral Support of State Depart.
ment Given to General Diaz
Pending the Regular
Elections.
From The Tribune Bureau.

Washington, Aug. 5.-Bluejackets are
now protecting American lives and prop
erty at Managua and in the vicinity, az
a result OF an agreement between the
Nicaraguan Foreign ONCE and George y.
Weitzel American Minister to Nicaragua,
following the conflscation and destruction
OF property by lawless bands, acting under
the direction of General Mena, the head
OF the revolutionists.
In dispatch to the Department OF
State to-day Minister Weltzel says that
the American company owning and oper-
ating the railroad line from Corinto to
Granada, and the steamships on the in
land waters OF Nicaragua made a Wig
orous protest to the legation against the
acts OF violence committed BY the rebels.
Some of the vessels on the great lakes
were used for bombardlng the unfortifed
town Of San Jorge.
Minister Weitzel sought protection for
American property at the Nicaraguan
Foreign Office, but was Informed that all
the government forces were needed TO put
down the armed disorders and that II
would be impossible 20 comply with his
request for the present. II was sug-
gested, however, that the United States
use its own forces to protect American
citizens, and as a result 100 blueJackets
and marines were landed at Corinto from
the gunboat Annapolis and sent 10
Managua yesterday.
As a consequence of the landing Of the
small American force quiet has been
restored In tho capital city, according TO
Minister Wetzel. He adds that the move
is all that prevented complete anarchy
and the spread OF disorder throughout the
republic.
The Annapolis IS small gunboat. her
complement being only about l7b men, SO
that Captain Terhune employed a much
larger proportion Of his force in this In
stance than usually IS drawn from a
ships company FOR a landing party 10
operate as far from the vessel AZ is
Managua from COrinto. The American
collier, Justin. however. has probably al
ready arrived at Corinto from SaE Juan
Del sur, making quite an effective sup
port for a gunboat.
The State Department is aversc TO in
terventiou In the fractional quarrels OF
the Central American republics but II
Is understood that its position in this case
~ that the constitutional guarantees
must be repespected and that whoever
seeks 10 administer the government OF
Nicaragua must base his title not upon
force Of arms alone but upon the ma
tority Of the ballots OF the people. cast
without duress. This policy would seem TO
indicate a purpose to give AZ least moral
support To the D!aZ government until
regular elections are held.
other reports from Nicaragua are that
the centres Of uprising appear to oe Leon
and Chinandega. large number OF po-
litical prisoners were liberated at Leon'
and Il IL expected that the Nicaraguan
government will declare state or siege.
The government troops were defeated at
Tipitapa. but President Diaz still IL con-
WINGED OF his ability TO handle the situa-
ton.
San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua, Aug. B.
Adyices from Masaya. which has been In
tho hands II the adEerents of General
Mena, say tEat Port San Carlos has no"
been occupied by the government FORCES.