Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-25

would be pleased to extend to British
subjects such protection as may be
possible and proper under the circum'
stances"
Grew Delivers Reply.
Acting Secretary Grew. in absence
of Secretary Kellogg, who is Ill with
cold handed this reply to Sir Esme
when the latter called at the depart
ment to notify the Washington
Government formally that the Colom'
DO was being sent to Corinto because
it might have a moral effect ana
that 1t would be base of refuge
for British subjects
London news dispatches say that
British officials and press regard the
dispatch of the vessel as OF little
consequence, with officials anticipating
no such incident as occurred in 1898
over the British-Venezuelan clash in
connection with the British Guieno
boundary. At that time President
Cleveland objected strenuously, to the
British action and Anglo-American
relations were strained until arbitra-
ton was agreed upon.
Mai. A, W. Bloor, American military
attache. is reported from Managua as
having arrived at the American lega-
ton for indefinite duty and to study
the Nicaraguan situation. Maj Bloor,
who was last stationed at Fort sam
Houston. Tex, has already visited
President Diaz and his minister OF
wal.
Text Of British Note.
The communication regarding MICA
ragua handed to Undersecfetary Grew
at the state Department yesterday oy
no BRIT l.
ba ssador follows:
81 have the honor to inform you,
on instructions from his majesty
principal secretary Of state for foreign
affairs. that his majesty's government
has reluctantly decided to send a
man.of-War to the west coast OF
Nicaragua. and the Fl. NJ. S. Colombo
il being dispatched to Corinto. she
should arrive at Colon on February
"a. or at Corinto on February 70:
ellis ma jesty's government feels at
the nreSent a war vessel may have a
moral effect and would be base OF
refuge for British subjects.
ut is, Of course, not intended 10
land forces, and the commanding
officer will be instructed accordlngiy.
I'm informing you of the above
am instructed to express once more
thanks of his ma jesty's government
for their assistance, and to say that
his maiestys government will con-
tinue to rely on it"
L. s. Promises to Act.
At the time of the AMBASSADORS call
Mr.. Grew had before him for sigma
ture a note to the Ambassador in
reply to previous embassy com
munication dated February 19. The
note which was handed to the Am
bassador read
1.-THE Secretary of State presents his
compliments to his excellency, the
British Amba ssador. and In reply 10
the latter's note, No. 100, OF FEBRUARY
10. 1922, concerning the protection OF
British lives and property in Nicara-
qua. has the honor to inform the
British Ambassador that the Ameri'
can armed forces which have been
landed in Nicaragua for the protec-
ton of American and foreign lives and
property will be pleased to extend 10
British subjects such protection as
NAV be possible and proper under the
circumstances
The Ambassadors note of February
10, to which reply was made, follows:
n
His Brittanic majesty's Ambassa-
dor presents his compliments TO the
Secretary of State and has the honor
to state that he has been instructed
nv his ma iesty's principal secretary of
state for foreign affairs to draw the at
tention of the United states Govern
uent to the menace to British lives
and property arising from the pres
emit disturbances in Nicaragua. In
particular, his ma jesty's government
have been advised by his majesty S
charge daffaires at Managua that the
hostilities between the rebels and gov
eminent troops have now resulted In a
situation which threatens the safety or
British lives and property in Corinto,
Leon. Managua, Granada and Mata-
galpa.
I'm view, therefore. of the grave
risks TO which British residents IN
Nicaragua are now exposed. his
ma iesty's ambassador has been in
structed to remind the United States
Government that his majesty's gov
eminent looked to them to extend TO
British subjects& and especially 10
those in the places above mentioned,
the same. measure of protection as
they afford to United States citizens
in the districts now Threatened by
revolutionary disturbances" .-- s.:
Kellogg Letter to Borah 80.
Secretary Kellogg's letter, dated
Thursday, to Senator Borah, Repub-
lican. Idaho, regarding his proposal
that the foreign relations committee
visit Mexico and. Central America.
follows:
II have received and carefully con-
sidered the resolution introduced by
YOU on the subject of a proposed in
curry into the conditions and policies
bearing upon the relationship between
the Central American countries, Mex
leo and the United States.
II suggest that before acting upon
this resolution the committee may,
with advantage, avail itself Of the
which the Department OF
state will be glad to supply. /, N.Y.
self am at the moment confined to
nav house by the Doctors orders, but
| shall be pleased to instruct some
of my assistants to appear before the
at tomorrow's meeting and
furnish documentary and other evi.
dence.
when the committee has thus eX-
hausted the international resources
of the department. it will, l am sure.
be In better position to decide
whether it Is proper for the Senate
to send an independent committee of
investigation into. foreign countries
with which the executive is conduct.
ing difficult and delicate negotiations"
L. S.-BRITISH PILOT" SEEN.