Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-04

| elected representatives of the people
| have not constitutionally reorganized
the country. And even in such a case
they obngate themselves not to ac-
cord the recognition If any of the
persons elevated as President, Vice
President or chief of state designate
should fall under any of the follow
ing heads:
I'D If he should be the leader or
one of the leaders of a coup d'etat or
revolution, or through blood rela.
tionship or marriage be an ascendant
or descendant or brother of such
leaders.
"(2) If he should have been a sec
rotary of state or should have held
high military command during the
accomplishment of the coup d'etat or
revolution, or while the election was
being carried on, or if he should have
held this office or command within
six months preceding the coup d'etat,
revolution or election.
"(3) Furthermore, in no case shall
recognition be accorded to a govern
ment which arises from election 10
power Of a citizen expressly dis
qualified by the constitution of his
country as eligible to election as
President or Vice President or chief
of state designate"
That treaty, covering all Central
American republics is in force until
January 1, 1884. and under it neither
Chamorro nor Sacasa could gain rec
ognition for their coup d'etat govern
ment. Gen. Chamorro. who was in
command of the army, foTcibly ouSted
President Adolfo Diaz and took Dos
session of the fort which commanded
the capital, when he proclaimed him.
self President. That was the same
Diaz who has recently been reelected
President by the Senate, according to
constitutional methods. The same
Senate declared SacaSa ineligible be
cause of his completely in the Cha
MORO coup d'etat, whereupon he came
to the United States and resided in
Washington from 1924 to 1926.
From 1912 to 1925 American ma
rineS preserved peace in Nicaragua,
by request of it's government and In
protection of American property and
lives. President Diaz. who has again
requested American intervention
points to many laudable presidents"
where a strong nation has interviewed
to protect a weak one against outside
interference-in which he alludes to
Great Brftain's defense of Belgium
and to Mexicos support of Sacasa and
his Liberal party. 1t was against the
our late Intervention.
* X X
When the conferences of the FIVE
republics were held i'm 1907 and 1922
in Washington. at the invitation OF
both the United States and Mexico.
one of the chief projects discussed
was union of the five republics ia
one United States of Central Amer
lea" Nicaragua led in supporting the
union, but while all supported an ulti-
mate union, lin principle" the imme-
date accomplishment was defeated
largely by the opposition of Nicaragua.
led by Delegate Chamorro, later Presi-
dent.
A commission to consist OF three
delegates from each republic was au-
in 1922 to work out the de-
tails of such a union, and submit the
plan to the legislative assemblies of
each government. Nothing has come
from that resolution, however.
While the union could not cancel
our perpetual treaty rights to build
and maintain the Nicaraguan canal,
1t might revive the Central American
tribunal, which had decided against
our naval base in Fonseca Bay, but
as the tribunal would no longer be in
after it's five republics be
came unit, it would have a status
no more effective than our own ST.
preme Court to pass on treaties. The
question might then go to The Hague
Or be maintained by our Navy, as u
fait accomph, prior to the union.
Although the proposal of the orig
lnal tribunal was made by the United
States and Mexico, in the protocol on
which the 1907 conference was based,
Guatemala reserved the right to sub
NIT any differences to the friendly
advice of the President of the United
States or of Mexico. or both, and
shortly after announced that its
dispute with Honduras had
been submitted to the United States
President for arbitration.
Senior Chamorro, now deposed and
an exile, in his opening speech at the
1922 conference. referred to the Unit
ed States and declared, I'VE, for our
part, feel that the friendship of this
great republic is the best safeguard
of our sovereignty
(CopyriEht. 1927. by Paul ". CoIIins.l