817.041/8: Telegram
The Minister in Nicaragua (Eberhardt) to the Secretary of State
[Received 8:15 p.m.]
213. The Department’s 128, August 22, 5 p.m.11 Stimson message delivered to Moncada as requested. The latter showed me copy of his message to Stimson which he intended as a protest against the restoration of the appellate magistrates along the lines followed in the restoration of the Supreme Court judges. He insists that the appellate judges be restored by the judge of the Supreme Court. In endeavoring to comply with the suggestion contained in last sentence of the Department’s 129, August 22, 5 p.m., Diaz has already called for resignation of de facto judges. Since Congress must act upon these and it is impracticable to call a special Congress for the purpose, these resignations must be held awaiting next regular session. Diaz states that he will give me a written statement guaranteeing to present these resignations to Congress and to effect their acceptance by Congress in the same manner as the resignation of the de facto Supreme Court judges were accepted and the deposed judges reinstated. The Liberals are objecting to such procedure.
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