Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-20
THEY MUST BEHAVE
United States Promises to Preserve
Order in Central America.

Order in Central America.
The policy OF the United States in It's
reiauuns win revoluuon-torn little
ne.guuOrS Ill central America ana the
west Inuies, is clearly denned IN an
INSTRUCTION from the STATE department
euluuuieu III note presented by Mill
ister Weilzel 20 the Nlcaraguan gov
ernlnenl, lne text OF which was made
puDlc last Wednesday. Inc commune
cation Is expected 10 create profound
sensation IN LaLln-America, 1or Wnlie
It was addressed TO Nicaragua, 1t Will
ue recognized as general warning.
america purpose, the instruction
declares, Is 70 roster true constitution
al government and free elections and
20 lnIs END strong moral support Will
De given to establish governments
against revolutions based upon the
seIlisn designs OF would-be despots
and not upon any principle or popu-
lar demand. Force will be used II
necessary in maintaining free COM
municalion with and protect Amer
lcan. ministers and legations. This
poncy alreauy has been adopted IN
Sanlu domingo, Panama and Hondu-
ras.
Minister Weitzel was directed to
present his instructions officially to
the Nicaraguan government and unof-
ncially to the revolutionists In that
country and TO make it public as an
authorized declaration Of policy. The
instruction in part follows:
1.-The policy Of the government OF
the United States in the present Mic
araguan disturbances is to take the
necessary measures for an adequate
legation guard at Managua, to keep
open communications and to protect
American lite and property.
In dlscountenancing Zelaya, whose
regime of barbarity and corruption
was ended by the Nicaraguan nation
after a bloody war, the government
of the United STATES opposed not only
the individual but the system and this
government could not countenance any
movement to restore the same destruc-
tive regime. The government Of the
United States, will therefore, dis
countenance any revival of Zelayism,
and will lend its strong moral support
to the cause of legally constituted gov
ernment tor the benefit Of the people
of Nicaragua, whom it has long sought
to aid in their just aspiration to-
ward peace and prosperity under con-
stitutionai and orderly government.
The United States has a moral man.
date to exert it's influence for the
preservation Of the general peace OF
Central America, which is seriously
menaced by the present uprising, and
to this end in the strict enforcement
of the Washington conventions and
the loyal support of their aims and
purposes all the Central American
republics will find means Of valuable
cooperation.
when the American minister
called upon the government Of Mic
aragua to protect American life and
properly, the minister for foreign af-
fairs replied that the government
troops must be used to put down the
rebellion, adding: In consequence, my
government desires that the govern
ment Of the United States guarantee
with its forces security for the prop
erty Of American citizens in Nicaragua
and they extend this protection to all
the inhabitants of the republic
I'm this situation the policy Of the
government Of the United States will
be to protect the life and property OF
its citizens in the manner indicated
and, meanwhile, to contribute it's in
fluence in all appropriate ways to
restoration of lawful and orderly gov
ernment in order that Nicaragua may
resume its programme of reform un-
hampered by the vicious elements
who would restore the methods of
Zelaya."
The communication closed with a
denunciation of Gen. Mena, leader of
the present insurrection, whose revolt
is declared to have been in fragrant
violation of promises without even
the pretense Of contending for prin-
ciple and "in origin one of the most
inexcusable in the annals of Central
America"