The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-13
NtCara qua.


To any one having knowledge Of
conditions IN Nicaragua and the reia-
tons of the United States thereto for
the last i've years the reported attl.
tude of certain Senators is mysterious
and pulling. That senator WILLIAM
ALDEN SMITH might md pleasure and
possibly political capital in crack at
a treaty prepared 10y the present Ad.
ministraion is plain enough, but The
main force Of his attack Is directed
agaiuSt an experience that dates well
back into the Taft Administration.
The whole matter is Of historical
record, open 10 any one who will read
II. Early in 1909 II was evident that
Josf SANTOS ZELhYA. then President
Of Nicaragua, must mend his ways or
he pushed ont. On March ~ Of that
year 4 Washington news despatch To
THE Sun announced that THE patience
Of the Governments Of the United
States and Mexico with the attitude Of
President XEfAYA of Nicaragua is al
most exhausted. Unless XELANA, who
ds rapidly becoming the Castro Of Cen
tral America cools down IT is certain
that the two Governments will take
drastic action"
4 few months later revolution broke
out IN Bluehelds. and i'm the course Of
the activities two Americans were shot
by the Federal forces On December
tho 70 Dapa 81 man, hrnI., tho Ia,
Tomato relations between the United
States and Nicaragua by sending pass
ports and long explanatory letter 10
the Nicaraguan Charge d AffaireS. On
December Is ZEIAYA resigned his Office
and left the country. after appointing
JosE MADRIz az his successor. Although
he was appointed in conformity with
constitutional provisions the United
States refused TO recognize Dr. MApRlz
az the constitutional President. Months
OF devastating warfare followed. The
revolutlonists. with the moral II not
with the actual physic support of the
United States, finally triumphed and
occupied ManaRua. the capital city.
Dr. MADRrz fed 10 Mexico, whore he
aftervard died j, Is said, Of broken
heart. The leaders Of the successful
party quarreiled among themselves,
The affairs Of the country were in
almost hopeless disorder: the public
treasury was bankrupt and utterly de-.
moraliled the productive industries Of
the country were N a standstll and
suffering was widespread. The situa
ton was deporable in the extreme aud
quite hopeless of solution through any
domestic agencies The State Depart.
ment sent n Managua the late THOMAS
g, DAWSON, a man of wide experience
In Latin America aud Of unquestion
able fitness for the work given him.
The early result of his mission was
the appointment Of u mixed commits
of the war, an arrangement for the es-
tsblishment Of the finances of the coun-
try on gold basis, and steps prelim-
inary 10 y complete adjustment Of the
national finances through a loan This
matter Of the loan now seems to be the
ba SIS Of charges Of improper purposes
and acts on the part of bankers and
others whose conduct, as shown by all
the records Of the case has been en-
tirely open and thoroughly honorable
Only ignorance of the facts IN the ca 81
or some mental alteration can see the
experience in any other light. Mr.
ERNST II NANDs, whose name ap.
pears IN the recent Invest atoms
was employed by the Nicaraguan GOV.
Grnment, on The recommendation Of the
state Department, to arrange the loan
a thorough Investigation by the claims
commission and others made II clear
that the sum Of Sla0OO,OOO would be
required for the refundug Of the out
standing bonds, for the payment Of
claims and floating debt and for the
genera financial rehabilitation Of The
country. That sum also provided for
various needed internal improvements
ncn as the reconstruction Of the raj
way 10 the Pacific coast and for The
construction of a greatly needed rail
way 70 a harbor ON the Curlbbea
shore.
statement II the financial and
economic conditions in Nicaragua was
\ prepared and submitted to possible bid