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Show they arc only one-twenty-flrst part ofj the assfinOly. i i REPUBLICS AGAINST THE U. S. PuLICY WASHINGTON, July 0. That at least three and perhaps more of the Central and South American republics repub-lics will niako n coucerted protest of some kind at the coming international internation-al conference of American states ut Buenoe Ayres against thu Central American policy of the United States, is the possibility being discussed In diplomatic circles here. Rumors to this effect have been persistent and some responsible American-Latin republics admitted tholr approximate truth, though none would permit himself to bo quoted. The rumors have led to lively exchange ex-change of information among the Central and South American diplomats diplo-mats here. Officials of the state department de-partment aro watching the situation closely. Some of the more radical of the Spanish-Americans are said to favor a Latin-American alliance agalnft the United Stntc9 It is generally conceded, con-ceded, however, that formal action of this nature Is unlikely. The most that can be regarded as probable is that the republics interested will give the United Slates to understand diplomatically dip-lomatically that the principles represented rep-resented In tho attitude of this government gov-ernment on the east coast of Nicaragua Nicara-gua will not be accepted willingly as a part of the International law of the Americas. It is hardly likely that this protest, If made, will become a part of the official proceedings of tho conference, Venezuela Wilt Lead Protestants. Notwithstanding a recent statement state-ment by the Venezuelan government on the subject It has been reported here that the Venezuelan delegates will be the leaden In the protesting against the aUitude of the United States and that at least two other governm' its will share the responsibility responsi-bility of the movement. Doubt exists In Washington as to Just what steps of the Amerlcau government gov-ernment have been distasteful to the sister republics. The only concrete point mentioned in thii connection was first phrased by Madiiz, president presi-dent of the government at Mangun, when he protested against the action of American marines In preventing the attack bv the Madriz forces upon the city of Blueflehls. This was done on the ground that the American Interests In-terests are active there and followed the precedent of the British government govern-ment prohibiting flghllnp in Grey-town. Grey-town. Later the Venus was prohlblt- I ed by the American officials from I firing on Rluofields. j "According to International law.' I said Madriz, In a note to the American Ameri-can consul at Managua, "no neutral government may Impede or disturb i In time of war legitimate military j operations of belligerents." Madrlx' note not only meant this I to be communicated to the American I government, but ban protested I to vory Central and South American government against tho attitude at-titude of the United States. Delegates to Conference. On the diplomacy of the American delegates to the conference may depend de-pend largely the outcome of tho matter. mat-ter. In this delegation aro such ex-perlenced ex-perlenced diplomats as Henry White, ambassador to lta.lv, and later to Franco: Dr. John B&sselt Moore, a recognised authority on International law; Enoch Herbert Crowder, of Missouri; Mis-souri; 1owU Nixon, of New York: Bernard Moses, of California; Lamar Charles ulntero. of Ixmtslana: Paul Samuel Rfinsche, of Wlnconsln, and David Klnley. of Ullnoi. It wan woll understood that the American diplomats will not attempt ti Influence greatly the disposition of general matters coming before the conference, thus lesicnlr.g the possibility possi-bility of Increasing the uglUtlon. They probably will assume tho attitude atti-tude that the conference Is "not their hnw" and will hr In mlr;d that |