New-York tribune., 1907-08-12
ZELAYA DENOUNCED.
SatUadoran Holds HIM Responsible
for Disorder an Central america.

confirmed with firsthand knowledge the cable ad-
vices from Salvador and other Central American
republics that the person primarily responsive lor
the constant fear of revolution was President ze-
laya Nicaragua. who aspires TO the dictatorship
of all Central America Senor Ayala also told OF
some of General Zeaya's recent acts OF hosuhty
to his neighbors.
During the first days of June of the present
year the Salvadoran people began to breathe some
what more TRANQUILITY" he said, IN the hopeIuI
expectation that the threats of war had come TO
end well founded hope, because with the
support of the United States and Mexico hnai
and peaceful settlement of all the pending ques1
tons between San Salvador and Nicaragua hau
been reached The most important OF these ques-
tions the to which referred the first ar
ticle of the treaty, namely. the alteration OF the
good relations between the signatory powers. san
Salvador having found itself Obliged TO take part
in the recent conflict by of its alliance with
the government presided by Don Manuel Boniiia
now defeated and fugitive.
That is 10 say, that General Zelaya was look
ing for new acts of vengeance; and not satisfied
with having depcsed the President and the gov
errment of republic he wanted TO do the
thing with allied Honduras-to invade this
turateIy this was prevented at Amapale oN those
that could and knew how TO prevent it.
The Savadorans were rejoicing at the sight OF
the termination of the long period of international
strifes which had exhausted all the Central Amer
ioaE republics. and which for more than one
year. had kept San Salvador in state of inces-
SAINT anxiety. compelling that country 20 play the
role Of the aggressor toward Guatemala, to give
aid TO its allies, the Hondurans, and lastly 70 re-
had provoked on the part of the government at
Managua.
in the newly signed treaty the Salvadorans saw
their future tranquility assured. Peace and har-
ncny reigned supreme in San Salvador. But the
citizens of that country had reckoned with the
PRESIDENT OF Nicaragua. In spite or the lessons
they had learned and the deceptions they had suf-
fered, and in spite of what had occurred in Hon
dur2s. they had not yet come to know General
Zelaya-
Great the animation that prevailed during
thos" first days of June in the Nicaraguan harbor
ammunition to the docks. the presence OF nun
dreds of soldiers. well the OF groups
of adventurers of that and other countries-sranse
types of men that whiled the time away oy IN
dulging I'm discussions and in pranks-kept in
state OF merrment some of the inhabitants OF that
port so quiet in normal times, while another part
OF the population visbly disturbed. because it
dld NOT see anything reassuring IN the conveyance
of ammunition on board the sadly famous Mono
tonbo well in the presence of those foreign
ers and those bullies with mschievous counte-
nanCes
Finally the day arrived when the Nicaraguan
gunboat lifted her anchor and. sailing the
waters OF the Pacific. started northward- What
her mission? What the purposes of that
vessel and that gang of armed men in times
of peace? II did not take long for the saliva
dorans to find IT out, as Il did not take long for
the cable 10 astound the peoples and the press OF
America and Europe. That expedition might have
been nominally ordered by Salvador Toledo. Man
Rivas. Isidro Ealdes and Prudencio Alfaro. but
its Instigator. the person that had conceived and
realized the diabOlical idea. none other than
or Central America In order that there
might ne doubt to the identity OF the person
that making the coup. the hhousters MADE
the voyage on the Momotom0o. Zelayas war yes
sci
THE seabug of the Pacific put full speed and
,nexnectedlv made its appearance in the Saliva
doran port Julia early the morning of June
II. What happened there? Did the vessel carrying
the NicaraEian flag salute the fortress of friendly
nation whose government had signed only a few
weeks previously treaty OF peace with Mica
ragua? Or IN view OF the fact that one has to
deal with Momotombo OF black history. would
II not he more spropos ask what tniquities W.T.
messed those and the streets OF the sloveny
town? The answer was given by the cable, which
raported n freacherous attack and terrific fight.
that repeated itself at SansOnate. And this answer
Is completed by the letters and the newspapers
which we read with horror with terror bordering
on incredulity.
The niibustering exTtdtion Of Corinto fell upon
the savadoran land like a plague. The small gar
rison the only possible defence OF the terrified in
hahitants soon saw itself reduced to impOtency-
some Of its members having died and the rest hav-
ing been made prisoners or having fed. Thereupon
proceeded the invaders TO formulate ther pohticai
r,rogra nrne-to pilfPr the custom house and loot
the Bank OF San Salvador. which they did with all
the enthusiasm and the thoroughnesS when so
good q cause deserved. and with the CELEBRITY winch
the circumstances demanded
After the booty put aboard the vessel
which IN, the vyev Zelava uses not only to carry
contraband OF and marauders. but also gold
and silver belonging 10 the banks ana custom
houses Of other countries-the Nicaraguans sur
rriged Sansonate where they thought they could
degenerate other financial establishments But
salvadoran general. Ceballos. having been obliged
to leave the town 10 the mercy Of the sackers,
intrenched himself with some troops in cemetery
near by and in that position resisted the ATTACKS
Of tho Momotombos until the subsequent morning.
when reinforcements from the capital hurriedly
reached the scene The redeemers Of banknotes
ran without stopping at all, until they reached
Acatuta where the fourteen odd generals and
field rnarshals. together with many soldiers as
could possibly initiate them. embarked on the two
gun cruiser of Zelaya. leaving behind a multitude
of penniless advcnturers. who either perished or
took refuge in the mountains
The number of Central American victims on both
sides was more than three hundred-more than
three hundred men. who either lost their lives or
smiled their blood TO satisfy the spirit of ven
geance of ambitious man and TO replenish the
pockets of some adventurers-
There are no words strong enough to qualify
such a crime nor there expressions sufficiently
forcible censure it adequately. Having only
briefly reviewed the facts must leave them 10
;he Judgment of the contemporaries and to the de-
cree of history. This Will contain pages that VIII
make future generations Of Central America treni-
BILE with Indignation for they will surely be unable
TO explain themselves the height OF some men ana
.srbe aggression waged on San Salvador has
81 savage and so mOustrous so bass-Have been
the motives so patent the insult that that repub-
uc Durnoses as communicated by the latest dis
matches to exact from the Central American dis
turber complete reparation- Ihus imposes duty % on
tho government OF President Figueroa- thus dig
uttv and honor impose on the Salvadoran people.
a demand IN which also the other Central Amer-
can countries are interested. for which there can
NOT exist peace long Zelaya commands
..The United States and Mexico have finally un~
derstood the situation. and they now Know "hat
a, 10 all about Since Zelsya cannot cause these
nations any material damage. much the less can
no appear on his Momotombo in San Francisco or
Acapulco and indulge in piifering ne is lausmhs
"A The backs of both governments. together with
his comrades
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