The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-18
NOTICE SERVED ON
LITTLE REPUBLICS
State Department Tells Them
to Behave or They Will
Get Spanked.
(National News Association

(National News Association
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.-The text
bf a note, made public by Acting Sec
rotary of State Huntington Wilson, de-
fines the policy of the United States
in it's relations with the numerous,
revolution-torn neighbors in Central
America and the West Indies. The
note is in the form Of an instruction
presented Minister Weitzel to the Mic
araguan Government
The communication is expected to
createa profound sensation in Latin
America, for while it was addressed
10 Nicaragua, it will be recognized as
a general warning.
Americas purpose, the instruction
declares, is to foster true constitution
al government and free elections, and
TO this end strong moral support Will
be given to established Governments
against revolutions based upon the
selfish designs of would-be deposits.
Force viii Be Used.
Force will be used if necessary in
maintaining free communications with
and to protect American Ministries and
Legations. This policy already has
been adopted in San Domingo, Pana-
ina and Honduras.
Minister Weitzel was directed to
present his instructions officially to
the Nicaraguan Government, and un-
officially to the revolutionists in that
country and to make it public as an
authorized declaration of policy.
The instruction in part follows:
The policy of the Government OF
the United States in the present Mica
raguan disturbances is to take the
necessary measures for an adequate
Eopen communications and to protect
american life and property.
In discountenancing Zelaya, whose
regime of barbarity and corruption
twas ended by the Nicaraguan nation
latter a bloody war, the Government
of the United States opposed not only
the individual but the system, and this
Eovernment could not countenance
ANY movement to restore the same de
tstructive regime.
viii Support Governments.
The Government of the United
States, will, therefore, discountenance
any revival of Zelayaism and will lenC
Its strong moral support to the cause
of legally constituted good government
for the benefit of the people of Mica
ragua, whom it has long sought tc
aid in their just aspiration toward
peace and prosperity under constitu
tional and orderly government.
Under the Washington conventions
the United States has a moral man
date to exert it's influence for the pre-
servation of the general peace Of Cen
trail America, which is seriously men
laced by the present uprising, and tt
this end, in the strict. enforcement
of the Washington conventions ano
loyal support of their aims and pur
poses, all the Central American re
,publics will find means of valuable
cooperation.
Protection Was Sought.
when the American Minister call
ed upon the Government of Nicara
qua to protect American life and pro
perty the Minister for Foreign AT
}IdlTS TepllSu tudI IuS NoNtl Allch
troops must be used to put down thu
rebellion, adding: en- consequence, m.
Government desires that the Govern
sment of the United States guaran
ltee with it's forces security for thu
tproperty of American citizens in Mica
Fragua, and that they extend this pro
Aection to all the inhabitants of thu
republic
I'm this situation the policy of tn
Movement of the United States will
be to protect the lives and propert.
tof it's citizens in the manner indicated
band, meanwhile, to contribute it's in
Efluences in all appropriate ways to tn
Restoration of lawful and orderly gov
sernment in order that Nicaragua ma,
Presume it's program of reforms un
Ehampered by the vicious elements
ewho would restore the methods o
Nelaya."
The communication closed with
Accommodation of General Mena, leade
tof the present instruction, whose re
kwolt is declared to have been in flag
erant violation of promises, withou
Eeven the pretense Of contending for
tprinciple, and N origin one of tn
most inexcusable in the annals of Ger
ltral" America.