File No. 817.00/1586.
The American Minister to
the Secretary of State.
[Extract]
American Legation,
Managua, April 25,
1911.
No. 38.]
Sir: I have the honor to report that conditions
here continue quiet throughout the country.
On Sunday, April 16, the first day of the elections, Gen. Emiliano
Chamorro left Corinto for San Salvador. He called at the legation [Page 660] before he left and told me he
was very sorry that I had not seen it to be my duty to support him in
demanding that President Estrada accept the constitution as prepared by
the former assembly and that he felt sure that in time I would discover
that I had made a serious mistake, but that he, Chamorro, felt no
resentment, being satisfied that I thought I was pursuing the proper
course.
By the time this dispatch reaches the Department the new assembly will
have convened and this Government will be in the best condition in which
it ever will be to close all matters, and I would most respectfully but
most earnestly urge that there be as little delay as possible in
arranging all pending questions.
I have, etc.,
[Extract]
American Legation,
Managua, May 5,
1911.
No. 41.]
Sir: I have the honor to report that the
newly elected Assembly convened here on Monday last arid organized
by electing Dr. Ignacio Suarez president of that body * * *. The
president has asked of the assembly the authority to proceed with
negotiations for a loan through or by the aid of the Government of
the United States; his object is to get the Assembly committed to
the policy of the loan so that there will be no question of its
approval afterward by the same body * * *. The financial condition
of the public is deplorable and unless relief is given from some
source will become critical in a very short time. Legitimate demands
on the Government, growing out of the revolution and coming from
other sources, are becoming very pressing. The Nicaraguan member of
the Cartago court has not been paid for about a year. I am, however,
more than ever convinced that the natural riches of the country is
such that with the proper assistance financially, and the proper
government, a comparative short period of peace will show a progress
that will be little short of miraculous.
I have, etc.,
