Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19
NOT SUFFICIENT REVENUES
10 FAY IT'S EMPLOYEES

Nicaragua aGSw cred that :; haG paid
no claims OF Foreigners. that Il N.d not
even have Sufficient revenues 10 pay
the current salaries Or its employees.
ANA pied 70" further ;!rue
On February :. laiA The cnarsc
o'afa!rcS o. tae German legation IN
central Amcr:va. iic;uriCh Won Fran,-
.lU> wrote - Nicaragua. calling at
tvnio" - claim OF $4,000 against Ihe
government by a swiss under German
protection. one SohsDhlus,. an: ;hat
because ~ the failure to be raid Ne
mad had 70 borrow money whose II, :
ierss; wsS Erowius FOR which I
should hc very sorry 10 have 20 hold
You" government Responsible later"
on FEBRUARY t Won Frautzieus wrote
as3:2 demanding payment OF sSo.S6o.
S-'H 20 he owed 10 = German engineer.
ErHcS; M0.,ieg. FOR scme railroad sur
vcyi.c ~ Monsey Point and Corclu0-
ing. 81 do no; wish 20 o;nft cinphasiz-
.n- once more ;hat ihe question 81
interest OIL Ihe drafts mentioned re-
'lcht - treat hereafter respecting the
e2s' o. Tho attorney OF Mr.. Mueller. 90
in other words Nicaragua was - lc
Heii loV only :ov ;hc fact ct the claim
an. interest, hu, Tor the claimants at
iorrey fees
No' satisfied WIN writing notes.
Charge ToH Frant1ius came D.rsorall,.
from his legation in Gutemaia 70 Nica-
laCua 10 press the claims OF The Ger
'DaU residents, amounting altocether
20 $2To,o0o one o. these claims was
8 rscGlia" case. The government OF
N.caras-a owed = considerable amount.
owe: $S0.0oo 70 Francisco Brockmanu *
Coz German merchants and coffee
growers. Of Nicaragua II October.
i>iS. that firm? refused 20 pay customs
duties owed. -epud!atiuC accepted
drafts. alleging that they should be
oifse; against the sum owed by The
government The American collector
rerora. OF customs ,appointed as a
trustee or receiver and representing
ths government OF Nicaragua the
American ""d English bonGholders>.
promptly refused % recognize such
claim. seized .mpor;at!ous 70 Brock
mama y Co. ana ate. due .irle II
january. 1914, gave the firm ten days
notice ~ which - pay tn. duties and
accrued HusS, or the seized goods
would b. sold - auction. all in &C
CorCancc with tha NicaraC-ian customs
laws Ai-. Won F-artz:rs demanded Of,
The NicaraCuau government shat the
German claims hc paid. that the Gus
toms fines To- RENTED, ana 10 customs
Nncs for delayed payments he There
, after imposed. The N.caraguan gov
eminent refused. sustaining the co!lec-
tor general OF customs. B.ockrnann
laid, the case was then taken up with
Secretary OF State Bryan by the Ger
man ambassador a. Washington, the
! United States being requested 10 use
its good Offices" hat Nicaragua
would pay the German claims esDe-
c!ally those customs fnes. The mat.
! ter was referred through diplomatic
channels back 20 Nicara qua WHO an
swcrcd that It could nor accede. be-
cause If II did there would be hundreds
OF other similar claims presented by
foreigners and natives and that such
10 d. n
through n" customs would no. only
deprive I; o: its living income. but
would give preference 10 floating debts
over Its bonded debt. for which the
customs revenues We're In part pledged
Whether :, had any connection with
was = coincidence that Won Frautzius
was shortly after recalled home by his
government.
NICARAGUA DEMANDS RECALL
or GERMAN vICE-CoNsUL
TIE blue book gives The co-respon-
d"rcc relating 70 the demand Mica
fasua made on Geruanv - the same
period. Beginning November % 1913,
ior the recall! ct th- German vice-cor-
sEl II Nanagua, Karl uebe.sezig Tn-
German minister deHurred. claiming
l@o+rse2iE was PERSONA non gra.a
Germany thsIeUoor acceded raining
another cpnsGl, ThO w'as accepted. on.
u the charges against Lcke!sczig was
tina, g har fOtneCted The illegal trans
- o' claim for damages by s. Mica
Ea@uaa citizen. named C-rda. 20 he
German vic=-cousu!, Kiss. =. car Jose.
Costa E:ca, ana chat Consul rebe. asi =
z- was pressing the claim against
%'ei,-a e'ia as that ~ Il German sub
sect Tho claim originated in = con-
a@Hs!cn for railroad rom the great
-tE" 20 san Juan del Sur given by Zc-