Evening star., 1927-10-07
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Gen. Emiliano Chamorro, President
| of Nicaragua from January to No
| vember, 1925, has arrived in Wash
| ington to confer with the United
States Government regarding his po-
litical future. He aspires to be the
next President of Nicaragua, but, as
his administration last year was re-
fused recognition by the United States,
| Gen. Chamorro wants to assure him
| self in advance as to what will be
our attitude should he be restored to
power. The Nicaraguan soldier
statesman has seen Secretary kellogg
and Senator Borah. His conferences
at the State Department so far have
been purely informal and not intended
to evoke any definite indication of
the Governments view of the
Chamorro cause. Senator Boran is
outspoken In the belief that it is none
of the United States business whom
Nicaragua elects as its chief magis-
trate as long as the election is
free and fair one. Gen. Chamorro,
in an interview with this observer.
insists he seeks nothing but field
without favor, but naturally shrinks
from venturing upon a crusade which,
even though he were successful, would
prove abortive If the United States
approval Of the result were withheld.
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Chamorro was denied Uncle Sans
o. K. because Of the State Depart
ment's contention that he became
President through a coup d'etat. The
United States is tacit partner in
Central American agreement not to
recognize governments spawned by
reyolutions--despite the well-founded
suspicion that we ourselves were born
that way. Washington's reported dis
inclination to approve Gen. Chamor-
ro's 1928 candidacy is based on other
grounds. It is held that the Mica
raguan constitution debars the re-
election of a President at an election
Immediately following the conclusion
of his term or any part OF term.
Chamorro's supporters find it 'illog-
ical" that the United States should
have refused to recognize him as
President in 1926, and in 1927 disqual-
ify him for having been President at
that time. What the general will do,
il he leaves without Washington's
blessing, will be for him and his party
friends to determine later. Chamorro
holds, incidentally, that President Cool
idge and Secretary Kellogg were !oo
with anti-Amcrican intrigues in Mica
| ragua last year.
Though Gen. Chamorro halls from
| q land in which revolution and pollti-
| cal strife are almost chronic, he him.
! self is a s,1aye and distinguished man
| of the world, commanding the Engiish
| language with fluency ana cuttlhs
every inch the figure OF a master OIL
statecraft. Chamorro served on TWO
different occasions, for a totai Oh
| seven years, as Nicaraguan MINISTER
| to the United States. 1t was curing
| his first mission that he concludeo
| with Secretary Bryan the treaty by
| which this country obtained the trans
| Nicaragua canal route and naval base
rights on both oceans, the protectlon
| of which Is the primary cause or our
| Intervention in Nicaraguan affalrs.
| Chamorro Is satisfied that the peace
| established by Henry l.. Stlmson'
President Coolidge's special commis.
| sioner to Nicaragua, was the pest
possible solution of battling problems.
He thinks Nicaragua is at last on the
| high road to peace and tranqullllty
and that plans for the 1928 presldentlal
| election, under American supervision,
| are destined TO Work out u tne behci~
Of all concerned. Gen. Chamorro
expects to remain in Washington
| month.
| n r.
Herbert Hoover says that the Inter
national Radiotelegraph Conference
now In session at Washington Is
unique in world history because no
fewer than 78 different nationalities
are represented. There are only so
or IS accredited national delegations,
but several Of these-like the British,
the French, the Italians. the Japanese
and our own-are acting for other
| nationalities without sovereign status
| of their own. English and French are
the official languages Of the confer
ence. There was an attempt to make
it in order for any delegate to address
| the chair in his own tongue. But 1t
was decided that inextricable chaos