817.041/4: Telegram
The Minister in Nicaragua (Eberhardt) to the Secretary of State
[Received 7:48 p.m.]
203. The restored Supreme Court has decided to legalize all acts of the Chamorro court by refusing to reopen any cases, but in line with what it considers its constitutional duty, in which I concur, it has restored the appellate magistrates in Leon and Bluefields who were expelled by the Chamorro Congress. This has created a conflict with the Executive whose advisers, apparently still dominated by Chamorro, deny the right of court to interfere with the acts of even a packed Chamorro Congress. Both sides seem disposed to abide by any clear and conclusive statement of the Department’s views in the case. Urgently request reply.