A TURBULENT STATE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 855, 29 June 1910, Page 5

A TURBULENT STATE.

NICARAGUA'S REVOLUTION. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright, Managua, June, 27. General Estrada, who is leading Ihe Nicaraguan revolution which began last year, has captured tho towns of La Libertad and Frigalpa, and is now only a day's march distant from the capital. THE PRICE OF PEACE. In March last General Estrada, or his army, npparontly became tired of fighting,' niul offered to accept half of NicaraiiUii us the price of pence troni Sonor Alndriz, President do facto of tho Republic. This did not, for the moment at any rate, contribute materially to tho solution of the Niraraguan question. The prospect of nix Centr.U American Republics instead of five was not so attractive as to encourage tho United Statos Government tn back General Estrada's demand, though he had at one I nun tlieir moral support. Tho policy of Washington appears to bo to lot the rival patriots continue to try to seltlo their dilfi. iMiltios aiming tli»menlveii and thtli, when somebody is elected President in something like constitutional manner. Io ask . him for satisfaction. Only if bntli pnr- , t.ii« ref|iiivstexl mraliatinn would .Mr. Knox, America's Secretary of Stato, be likely to grant it. In the meantime official sympathies at Washington appear to be veering towards President Madriz. This (says the "Times" correspondent) is probably wise. There ' doe? not appear to be much to choose ] between the two leaders, and those who lire versed in the history of Nicaragua assert that for reasons of phy.-ieul geoltidliv none of its numerous revolutions ninllucteri from Hio onst, like that of General Estrada, has cvor euccecdcd. ,