Show PROCEEDINGS IN INTHE INTHE INTHE THE ALBERS CASE American in Nicaragua Said to Have i Defied the Law HOISTED AMERICAN FLAG I NOW HES TRYING G TO T GET OUT OF PRISON WashIngton Soot Sent S wt M The minister of Nicaragua Senor Sanor Corea Cores has received r copies copl of ot the tho th proceedings In Jn the case of William W S Alters Albers who ho was arrested in March of this year and whose trial began before the court in Octal Nic Kic Nicaragua aragua on op April 7 Ho He said Nicaragua has h s had for many years quite a large American and du during during during ring the government of President Zela a who has line held his position for the last twelve years ears there thoro was no trouble to speak of ot between Nicaragua and tile the United States Albers Albera has resided in Nic Nicaragua Nicaragua aragua for some timau and has been en engaged engaged gagel in irs raising tobacco The TUP tobacco industry In Nicaragua Is in the hands of a syndicate which pays ever CY evry l year yeara a certain sum to the government and has the right to ask that alt all tho the private private vate growers shall shaU pay pa a certain tax In return for the tue privilege of ot keeping their tobacco in their storehouses and selling it as they may wish In case any anyone one refuses to pay this tills tax his isis tobacco Is sold publicly the tax ta Is kept out of ot that amount and the rest of 01 tile the money mone is returned to the tho owner Defied the Law The minister states that Albers defied the law threatening any anyone one who would attempt to enforce Jt tt arming isis Ills labor laborers ers em and hoisting the American flag to emphasize his stand He was accord placed under arrest and given giyen a hearing It was then that Mr Donaldson ad I dressed a letter directly to the president of Nicaragua instead of ot through the usual channel in such a case the Amer American American Amerlean ican lean minister No action was taken for tor forthe forthe the reason above stated The request was repeated repented with a like result r sult Finally a third letter was written by Mr Don Donaldson Donaldson stating that if it Albers was not released In t hours the writer could not be held hela responsible for the re results results I suIts According to the Ilia minister when ques questioned questioned questioned Mr Donaldson stood sponsor for fr this letter Jetter and anti at the same time ex cx exor I or pressed a desire to leave the country whereupon the government partly complying with Isis his wishes can canceled canceled canceled his Case Still Pending All AU the letters were written the min mist minister minIster ister says while wIllie the this hearing of Albers was stUll pending P He added that the case is still pending in the Nicaraguan comIc Minister Cork called caned this afternoon on Acting Secretary of ot State Loomis Looms and informed him concerning the papers he received on QU the Albers case ease from his government The Tue consul whose was can canceled Chester E B Donaldson has suffering from typhoid fever but Is con convalescent convalescent and is on his ins way to this country |