New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-18
State Department Makes Pub
lie Letter Of instructions TO
Minister in Managua.
REVOLT WAS lNEXCUSABLE
United States Will Discounte-
nance Any Revival OF the
Abhorrent and Intolerable
Zelaya Regime"
LIZ cahle 10 The Trlhnne. :

lev of this government I'm justifying
naval intervention in Nicaragua The
text Of the note Of the Acting Secre-
tary OF state Huntington Wilson to
George Weitzel. the American Minister
in Managua, relative 70 the Mona rev
olution was made public by The De-
partment Of state to-day.
The rebellion IS characterized as the
most inexcusable I'm the annals Of Cen
trail America" It is asserted that
General Mena's attempt to overthrow
the Diaz government was FOR purely
selfish purposes and without even the
pretence Of contending for principle.
The methods employed by General
RIena and the revival Of 'the abhor-
rent and intolerable Zelaya regime
are condemned in unqualified terms
Attention is called to the coct that
President Diaz pleaded his inability to
protect American lives and property,
and the following appeal is quoted from
the Nicaraguan Minister Of Foreign
Affairs 70 American Minister Weitzel
when the latter called upcu 20 gov
ernment of Nicaragua to rr mer-
lean interests:
In consequence my government desires
that the government IF the United states
guarantee with it's force security, prop
erty of American citizens In Nicaragua
and they extend this protection 10 all
the inhabitants Of the republic
The text of the instructions to Minis
ter Weitzel on August 90 over the sig
nature of Acting Secretary Wilson and
embodied in a note TO the Nicaraguan
government on September Il is as fol-
lows:
You may teXtually communicate 70
the government 10 which you are accTed-
tied and unoficialy to the re0eI leader ;
as well as make public. the following az
an authorized declaration OF the poiiC!
of tie United states IN the present us
turbanceS. 49,.
"The policy Of the government Of the
United States I'm the present Nicaraguah
disturbances Is 10 take the necessary
measures for an adequate legation guaIu
at Manaeua, 10 keep open communlca /,
tons and 10 protect American lie ana
property. -.
regime Of barbarity and corruption was
ended by the Nicaraguan nation AFTER a
bloody war, the government OF the Onlted
states opposed not only the individual Dut
the system and this government could
not COuntenancC any movement 10 restore
the same destructive regime Inc gov
eminent cf the United states will there
fore diSCCUntenance any reFlNl oi
Zelayaism end will ienG its strong moral
support to the cause Of legally constituted
good government for the benefit Of the
people Of Nicaragua. whom 1t mas long
sought 10 aid in their Just aspiration
toward peace and prosperity under COLI
stitutiOnal and orderly government.
~ group Of some l25 American plant
ers residing in one region in Nicaragua
has applied for protection. Some two
dozen American firms doing business in
that country have applied for protection.
The American bankers who have made
investments in relation 70 railroads ana
steamships IN Nicaragua IN connection
with plan for the relief Of the financial
distress OF that country have applied for
protection The American citizens now
in the service Of the government OF Me
aragua and the legation Itself have been
placed IN actual jeopardy under fire.
Two wounded American citizens are
reported 10 have been ruthlessly slaugh-
tered. Besides the Emery claim due 10
American citizens and the indemnity for
The killing Of GrOce and Cannon and the
Zcava war, there are various American
claims and concessiOnary interests. Tn
der the Washington conventions the
United states has moral mandate 10
exert its influence FOR the preservation
of the general peace OF Central America.
which Is seriously menaced by the pres
clt uprising. and TO this end in the strict
enforcement OF the Washington cOnYcu-
lions and loyal support of their aims and
purposes a the Central American repub-
lies viii find means Of valuable co-Op6ra-
ton. These are among the important
moral, political and material interests 10
be protected.
When the American Minister called
upon the government Of Nicaragua TO
protect American life and property the
Minister for Foreign Affairs replied that
the government troops must be used to
put down the revolution. adding: In
consequence. my government desires that
the government Of the United States
guarantee with its forces security for the
property of American citizens in Mica
ragua and that they extend this prOtec-
ton 10 all the inhabitants Of the re-
public
government of the United States will
be 10 protect the life and property OF
its citizens in the manner indicated,
and meanwhile TO contribute its influence
ia all appropriate ways 10 the TestOra ton
OF lawful and orderly government IN
order that Nicaragua may resume its
programme OF reforms unhampercd by
the vicious clements who would restore
the methods OF Zelaya.
THE revolt OF General Mena In fla
grant violation Of his solemn promises
90 his own government and TO the Ameri-
can Minister ana OF the DdNeoN dBIte-
ment ICY which he was solemnly bound.
ana his attempt 20 Overturn the govern
ncnt OF his country for purely selfish
purposes and without even the prctence
Of cOntendng for q principle, make the
present rebellion lu origin the most mex
cusable in the annals Of Central America.
The nature and methods OF the present
disturbances, indeed, place them IN the
category Of anarchy rather than ordinary
revolution.
The reported capture Of those who
promptly Joined Mena, together with his
urcivilized and savage action IN breaking
armistices, maltreating messengers, Vio-
lating his word OF honor, tOrturing peace
able citizens TO exact contributions, ana,
above all. in the ruthless bombardment
OF the city Of Managua, with the delib-
crate destruction of innocent life and
property and the killing Of women and
the cruel and barbarous slaughter Of
hundreds reported at Leon, give 10 the
AIcna revolt the attributes Of the abhor-
rent and intolerable Zelaya regime.
HUNTINGTON WILSON"
Blucfclds, Sept 17-Order has been re-
stored in Bluefelds following Sunday
nights threatened clash between Ameri-
can marines and Nicaraguans An on
cial investigation by the American author
flies here served 10 clear up in q manner
"cminenuy satisfactory" 10 them the at
tack upon sailors from the Tacoma, re-
ported TO have been the work OF Mica
laguans Of anti-Amcrican feelings.
There remains however. an undercur-
rent Of antpathy 20 Americans. Marines