Evening star., 1915-04-09
NICARAGUA FACING
GRAVE REVOLUTION
Conditions There Said to Be
More Serious Than Here
tofore Announced.
PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC
is UNDER SURVEILLANCE
Probable Trouble for q. S. Govern.
ment-Loan of 100000 by
N. Y. Bankers Discussed.

Cablegrams and kilograms are being
show that the revolution in Nicaragua
is more serious than was at first sup
posed, and that reports brought here
by Clifford d. Hamm, collector of Gus
toms for that country. that the revo-
lutionary movement is merely brigand-
age, can apply only to what Mr.. Hamm
learned before he left Nicaragua.
But little information is available on
the subject at the State Department.
where Mr.. Hamm reported" on his ar
rival in Washington a few days ago,
but cablegrams and kilograms received
at other sources in Washington declare
that the revolutionary movement in
various parts of the republic has now
spread to the gates of the capital, and
that it is being led by Salvador Cas-
trillo. former Nicaraguan minister to
the United States, who, with his fam
lily, was for several years resident at
Stoneleigh Court.
This information may serve to eX-
plain why the L. S. S. Chattanooga was
ordered to Nicaragua a few days ago.
where. it is said, the situation is now
such that the president of the republic,
Adolfo Diaz, is not allowed to have a
private interview with any one except
in the presence of member of either
the Cuadra or Chamorro family, which
two families dominate the so-called
government of Nicaragua
Was a Leader of Revolution.
Mr.. Castrillo was one of the leaders
of the revolution four or five years ago
against Zelaya, who. in the stormy
petrer class of Castro in Venezuela,
caused Philander c. Knox and Hunting
ton Wilson so much trouble when they
were at the head of the State Depart
ment in the last administration. He
is communicating with Washington.
Persons in Washington familiar with
Nicaraguan affairs today predicted that
they are about to cause the Wilson ad-
ministra ton more trouble than they
ever caused the Taft administration. In
this belief. there is inability to under
stand why the United States govern
ment consented. il it did actually con-
sent, to a recent loan made by Nicara
qua of $3,0O0,000 with the New York
banking firms of J. and W. Seligman
q Co and Brown Brothers d Co. 1t
is now said that none Of this money
went to Nicaragua and that it was all
absorbed by the conservative group in
charge of the so-called government in
the payment of claims which are said
to have been incurred in Zelaya's days
Mr. Hamm recently reported" 20 the
State Department that Nicaragua ls
bankrupt. although it is not understood
why he is reporting to the State De
pa partment, as he is not an employe OF
the United States government IN re-
altty, he is an employe Of the Nfcara-
guam government. although ne IL an
American, former employe or the m
sular government in the Philippines.
Notwithstanding the fact that Nicara-
qua is bankrupt. Mr.. Hamm. 1t is said,
ia being paid a salary larger than the
collector Of the port OF New YORK.
Sends Mr.. Straus to Conference.
Tn connection with Nicaragua's
finances. attention was called today to
the fact that one Of the two members
OF the commission which Nicaragua
ia to send here for the financial con-
ference of pan-Americans which Secre-
tary McAdoo is arranging for May "a
is Frederick Srraus. Mr.. Straus is
member of the firm of ]. and w. Selig-
man Co of New York, the bankers
who arranged the loan of $3.000.000 the
renayment Of which Mr.. Hamm has
been supervising in Nicaragua. The
other member of the commission is
rafael Cuadro, a member of one of the
two families which dominate Mica
ra guam government affairs at this time,
q Nomination which the liberals under
Mr.. Castrillo are trying to overthrow
The situation, for want of money, is
now said to be SO bad in Nicaragua
that not only are the liberals of that
country protesting, but it is declared
that all Central America, except the
cientificos under the Chamorra and
Cuadro families. are doing the same.
For that reason, 1t is said, that the
revolution under Castrillo will prob
ably have the support of the liberal
element Of the Ave Central American
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