New-York tribune., 1918-06-21

That he should guard and protect the
freedom and purity of elections; that
he himself should not be candidate
for the Presidency; that he wou d. see
to it that the Pacific Railroad, the
property Of the government, should not
be disposed Of or encumbered by any
Indebtedness
"The then President Jimenez, how
ever, insisted upon still another con-
dition, namely: That Gonzalez should
appoint Federico Tinoco AS Secretary
of War as sponsor to enforce the
faithful performance by Gonzalez of
his covenants; in other words. Jimenez
was not satisfied that without some
such check Gonzalez would be able to
withstand the influence Of the German
Bishop, which he had encountered and
overcome in his own campaign for the
Presidency.
''This agreement was reached April
%, 1914, and Tinoco was Immediately
put in command of the army and the
barracks by Jimencz; and on May 8.
1914, the Inauguration day for the
Gonzalez as acting President of the
republic.
Violated His Pledges
Mr.. Popham continues that Gonzalez
violated his pledges by Shielding the
bankruptcy of the Commercial Bank
and by creating q government bank
of paper issue, without a gold reserve
to support it, and by appointing the
his governments: and "by the un-
lawful use of the funds of the gov
ernment" establishing "a newspaper,
'El Imparcial,' devoted exclusively 20
the promotion Of the German propa-
ganda."
Mr.. Popham names as the "well
known leaders of this propaganda"
the German minister of the Bernstorf
type; the German Bishop and his con-
clave; the German, Kumpel, his fin
ancial adviser, and Manuel Castro
republic at Washington"
Incidentally, just before the sew
erance of diplomatic relations with
Germany by Costa Rica. three or four
German agents were arrested on the
charge Of conspiring' to overthrow
4 Tinoco and restore Gonzalez. The
\ German agents, as one Senator put it
in, discussing the situation, were con-
spring to do just what the State De-
partment is making every effort to
bring about.
Friends of Tinoco charge that the
one insurrection which has occurred
y since Tinoco assumed spower was
planned in the house of the American
Charge, Johnson, who had presented
to Tinoco statement that the Ameri-
can government would never recog-
nize Tinoco.
AS showing the feeling this caused,
the Costa Rican Congress on May g.,
1918, adopted the following resolutions:
HTho Snro+o ho of
Deputies, assembled in Congress, have
adopted on this date, May The 7th, by
n vote of 28 to 3, a motion made by
; Representative Astua Aguilar, and re-
solved to make the following state
ment:
"The Constitutional Congress of the
Republic of Costa Rica has been pain
fully impressed by the note coming
from the State Department of Wash
ington, and published recently in the
official journal "La Gaceta." bearing on
of North America. This note conveys
statement confirming the attitude as
Wilson with respect to the government
instituted last year by the people of
Costa Rica, in exercise of its autonomy
and by virtue Of it's free suffrage; it is
declared therein that he will never
IScCSiAHe our PreselfV government, nOC-
} withstanding the very respectful as
we'll as frank and incontestable argu-
ments contained in the precise and dig
nified final note addressed by Senor
, Don Ricardo Fernandez Guafdia, our
diplomatic agent to the Sta,e Depart
ment, on the 4th Of July, 1917, argu-
, ments which are the condensation Of
the mind and the sentiments of the
Costa Rican people, and in which note
/ If ic oliIort1,, ch %hn% ofo Il
statement breaks at the same time the
, most praiseworthy traditions of the
American people, the clear and indis-
putable principles of international law
and the intention to respect the life
of all democracies and the inde-
pendence, equality and self-regime
of all nations, large or small, whatever
their size or efficiency may be, pro-
claimed as one Of the detectives of the
present worldwide conflict. :,
Questions United States Stand
"On what sense of right, on what
culture and morality, not gajnsaying
axioms of international concord, can
the most powerful of the American re-
pCblics stand to deny the honor and
, the benefit of its relations to the gov
! srnment Of an American nation, though
weak but orderly and cultured in
| every respect, to government consti-
tuted by the will Of the nation? In
What form can it Justify such attitude
which implies the adoption of an ex-
"eEtional and unjust criterion to ap-
i'reciate the phenomena of our inter
cal political affairs? Surely Costa
R.ca is classed among the less power
tul nations of the earth; but this same
fact recommends it to more complete
justice in the eyes of the American re-
publics that have no other thing but
justice on their side and their Writ
ues to make themselves felt; but the
great American nation has proclaimed.
together with England, France and
Italy. that the present war is q war
Of redemption; that it is of equality
Of the weak people with the powerful
'eople in the eyes Of the law; and that
their fundamental purpose or end in
view will be the conscription Of
those principles in the concert of ma
tions. '-s
"On these refections-which are the
reflections of the people Of Costa RIGA
the Constitutional Congress- ex-
presses its surprise and takes notice
.hat the attitude of the State Depart
, !, inent of Washington is in open con
tradiction with the luminous tradition
Of the American people as a friend and
model OF democracies and as the chan