The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-04
MAN HE HELPED NOW
HELPS SALVATIONIST
Major Winchcll. Barred by
Germans from Belgium,
Finds Old PrOtcgc.
EDITOR NAY LIFT BAN

salvation Army Industrial Home In
Jersey CITY. extended "a helping hand
10 pr Maxine Asenjo. exilcd Governor
NJ the province OF Leon. Nicaragua. in
1911. while the latter was dow and
nil, I'm this city. Is likely to he the
agency through which the German Gov
eminent may permit Major Winchen to
enter Belgium for the purpose OF taking
command Of the salvation Army relief
work In that stricken country.
BY a strange prank OF fate the Major |
rscently met Dr. AsenJo in Hamburg.
where the exilcd Nicaraguan is editor
o., the Hcrdido. the Spanish edition OF
the Hamburger Ndchrtchtcn and stands
bgn in the favor of the German off,
Gals Dr. Asenjo introduced the Major
10 a number of dignitartes and outlined
10 them the work accomplished by the
salvation Army officer. among the un-
fortunate IN this country. lie further
explained to them the plans the Major
has In view FOR relief work In Belgium.
and the Germans were so much i'm
pressed that the question OF permitting
him TO go into Belgium was again
,aken up.
As , result OF the interest which DR..
Asenjo took in the man who helped him
when help counted most. II Is believed
that orders will be issued permitting
Major Winchell to proceed on his mis-
SION in behalf OF the suffering Belgians.
D.u.t Sal> atiOntsts' Neutrality.
When Major wincheil was selected to
direct the relief work In Belgium, Gen.
Bramwell Booth. head OF the Salvation
Army, said he wanted a man for the
work who was a native born American
and an American through and through.
Although he carried personal letters
from President Wilson. the Secretary of
state and others vouching for him. Major
Winchell was held up at Rotterdam. 1t
was understood at the time that what
ever feeling the German Government
officials had in the matter was due 10
the fact that Winchell arrived in Rot
ierdam not directly from America but
from London. where he went to get in
s,ructions concerning his work from the
International salvation Army heldquar-
ter
With the aid OF Or. Her.y van Dyke.
IL" American Minister at The Hague,
Major Ninchell got a passport To Ger
mann. vhere he found his old friend and
adnirer Dr. Asenjo, and through him
vas abe 20 acquaint the German Of
fc.als with the aims and purposes OF his
mission.
As Major W,nchcil was leaving SAL
walton Army headquarters in West Four
teenth street. this city, one day IN 1871
he saw d man who apparently was in
great trouble and spoke to him. He was
greatly impressed by the mans story
the unhappy person was DIR. Asenjo-
and took him to the Salvation Army In
dustria! Home in Je sey City. where he
cared for him until he was able to look
out for himself. Dr. Asenjo eventually
got In touch with some Nicaraguan
friends In this city who were able to
assist him.. and later he went to Ger
many.
In an article written for THE Sun
Major Winchell says that Or. Asenjo.
through his paper. the Herdido. is not
only carrying German sentiment through
Spain but to the republics In South and
Central America. where for many Yeas
he was associated with the d~iplonatists
Of the Latin countries.
= Asenjo. writes Major W!nchell,
comes from one of the oldest AID most
influential families in Nic'ragua. HIS
father sent him t. Germany Tor MS edu-
cation. lie was graduated from the
Munich AS well as the Heidelberg TINT
yersity. He also took "a course in the
University Of Paris.
DipIomntist mn1 Revoluti"nist.
or his return to his native country
he vas appointed by President Zelaya
VINO recognized his Intellectual ate in
neut, and European training, as the
N!caraguan Minister 20 Chile.
"On his return from Chile DR.. Asenjc
was elected Governor o: Leon, the larg'
est province In Nicaragua. Some d!f'
ferences arose between him and the
President. with an army OF 1000
AsenJo marched against the capital, but
was defeated and driven bi X into sal
vsdore where he was arrested anC
placed in prison. Here he was held fol
several months. one night Asenjo un'
G.r,oUk his escape. He made a rope on
~ hta hellinp aud lnuaInl IL from IN,
window Of the prison. but when descend
Ing from a distance OF nearly twenty
tive feet from the ground the rope broke
and he fell, breaking a lee.
"a. nsenjo was requested by TIL
authorities TO leave Salvador and h,
dared not returned to his own countr,
because of his enemies. Therefore h.
was compelled TO leave his family. hi
wife and two young sons behind an,
mahe his way To America.
one day the doctor with his room
pad for for only three days and not ;,
cents in his pocket wandered alon.
Fourteenth street. New York city. hun
gry and in despair. lie was really a
tne end Of his rope.
, AS The doctor describes II I'm his owl
way. As | shufled aionc weak fror
prtvat!on | could see no hope Everybod
seemed To he In a hurry and cared moth
ing for Il poor foreigner. As ! stoo,
o. the broad pavement Of Fourteenth
street ] saw a man in a military gar
" q Salvationist. ! knew nothing o
III" organization. as they are not es,ab
lshed In my country. But what espe
'tIy attracted my attention was tn
Kindly face and manner Of this soldier
" officer, and ! made known to hir
ny troubles, lie listened kindly an
extending his hand to mine and h!ttin
me on the back with the other. sale
tod bless you, friend, come with m
and you will And an opening
The Salvatlonlst took him to the Sa
Walton Army home for men in Jerse
City, where so many have found tn
beacon of hope.
Enemies Tried tn Disa BILE Him.
VII the meantime. through the sugge,
ton Of the major, an effort was mad
10 get the doctor appointed by Presider
Wilson 10 the bureau Of Latin republic
cal enemies from Nicaragua, who can
70 New York processing to forget II
past, They invited the doctor to Dime
lie uO'iced In his wine a peculiar tas
and was convinced II was poison, whi6
Indeed II proved to be, although not
deadly poison The doctor declares thi
his enemies were determined not to a
low hin to get into "A position "he
N" secrets Of Central American politi
would he made known in Washingt'
ord took this method. not TO XIII but p
H.