Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-24
To Express Appreciation OF His
Fight Against Tax on
Bananas.
EXPECTED TO FACILITATE
INTERCOURSE OF FUTURE
Central American Republics Growing
Suspicious of U. S. Motives,
It Is Said.


ington are preparing 10 express privately
10 President Wilson their appreciation
OF his recent personal interest in pre-
venting the placing of an import duty
on bananas. one of the largest items of
export from Central American countries
10 the United States.
Latin Americans in Washington who
could not permit themselves to be quoted
today said that the Presidents recent
personal interest In the subject and his
attitude toward il had greatly strength
ned the good feeling of Central Amer
leans toward him, and that in their
countries he is now being regarded as
having a sympathetic knowledge of trade
conditions there, and a desire to be OF
service 10 Central America, which is
bound TO b. of useful effect in diplomatic
questions concerning those republics
which may come UP this winter
Growth of Distrust.
In this connection it was stated today
that Central American distrnst of the
United States has been growing for some
time, and that it would have been near
10 being openly expressed in connection
with the treaty which 1t was proposed to
negotiate with Nicaragua a few months
ago had that treaty not been withdrawn
from the Senate foreign relations COM
nittee. largely owing to the opposition
If members of that committee to it.
1t is stated today that one Of the
principal compelling conditions for the
withdrawal Of the treaty was statement
10 the Senate foreign relations committee
that the ultra-conservative party now in
control In Nicaragua does not actually
represent the people of that country, OF
whom, IL Is declared. three-fourths are
liberals. 1t Is said that the ultra-con-
servatives In control of the Nicarag guam
government who desired to negotiate the
treaty with the United States which
would have given Nicaragua 100000
in exchange for an exclusive right for
Il canal route through Nicaragua are
only being kept in power by the presence
in Nicaragua Of United States marines,
and that their withdrawal will at once
be the signal for another revolution.
Termed Diplomatic immortality"
These facts having been brought to
the attention Of the Senate foreign re-
Iations committee. 1t is said, certain SEN
ators Of that committee, notably the
progressive senators, deemed that the
negotiation Of the proposed treaty would
be what is called "a diplomatic immoral
ity," inasnuch as such a treaty would
force on the people Of Nicaragua some
thing that majority OF Nicaraguans do
not want.
1t is declared that while majority
OF Nicaraguans are perfectly willing to
give the United States all the exclusive
right which may be needed for the con-
struction of n canal through Nicaragua,
SO that no other foreign power may ever
construct rival to the Panama canal.
these Ntcaraguans are unwilling to do
so under what they call the 'humiliating
terms of the proposed protectorate pro-
vided by the treaty that was withdrawn.
Everyth ng that has been done by the
United States in connection with Cen
trail American affairs recently, Latin
Americans here say, has resulted in
harm to the people, with the exception
Of President Wilson's personal participa-
ton In the just-closed ''no-banana-tax"
arguments. Many of the acts of the
United States IL Is declared, have been
in ignorance Of the true situation as to
that tho United States is constantly
''butting in" and has demanded things
IF Central America which the United
states would not tolerate for q second
on the part of any other country as to
the United States.
Interference in Salvador.
This interference. it is said, has ex-
tended recently even to an unwarranted
interest in the local banking affairs of
salvador the richest of Central Ameri-
can countries, whose bonds are above
par. and have been for n long time, al
though diplomats who are acquainted
with the details Of this subject alluded
to by them refuse to discuss them.
II Is said by Central Americans here
that the United States has not under
stood that the revolution in Nicaragua
against Zelaya was that of 4 people ex
asperated against him. They threw him
out of power as they threw out his sue
cessor. Madriz, but 1t is said that il so
happened that certain leaders of those
revolutions were uitra-conservatiyes.
who got themselves into power on the
wave of change and have maintained
themselves there ever since, notwith
standing the fact that three-fourths of
the people of Nicaragua are liberals.
These ultra-conservatives 1t is declared.
otherwise eventually triumph. have been
trying TO arrange the proposed treaty
with the United States, in order to get
the S3.G0,Ovo IL was proposed to pay,
and thus perpetuate themselves in the
administration.
Ii is said to be undoubted in Washing
ton among Latin Americans that the
minute the United States takes its hands
of in Nicaragua and withdrawS the
marines now there. there will be another
revolution on the part of the liberals
The latter claim that the United tSates
~ unjust In keeping or sending marines
there and preventing majority oil
Nicaragans from establishing the partic-
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