The Washington times., 1909-11-29
State Department to Make
Short Shrift of
Zelaya.
NEWS IS RECEIVED
OF SECOND REVOLT
Problem Now Faces Uncle Sam
Which Revolutionists to
Support

TeIegTaphic dispatches p0aFed in
to the State Department from Mic
aragua today, telling of the ever
growing opposition to Zelaya, and
from Commander Halstead, of the
Vicksburg, now in Connto harbor,
came confirmation of the rumor
that a second revolution has been
started in two of the departments"
of Nicaragua.
SHOTGUN" POLICY.
The State Department. so far
from resenting published reports
that it means to make short work
Of Zelaya, acknowledges today that
these reports are correctly repre-
senting its attitude.
The shotgun" policy is to be
strictly TO the front in this coun-
try's further dealings with Mica
ragua-
Another Problem.
Now. however, comes another prob
lem With two revolutions against ze-
laya, with which VIII this country
side One is led and has been led for
some time by Estrada, the provisional
president, and now comes the news
that the second is in favor Of Minister
General Irias.
It has been an open secret for the
past ten days that this country has
been doing more OF less business viii.
the Estrada party, and that this party.
having the tacit sympathy Of the United
States. has made great gains IN its
fight against the Zelaya forces.
Action Demanded
The fomentfnE or another outbreak,
with the additional news from Com
mander Halstead- that heavy recruiting
is in progress. makes it apparent that
this country must act dec.sively within
the next few days in order to accom-
pIlsh some sort Of order in Nicaragua
Every outlook is that the Estrada
government is the one which viii have
the friendship OF this country.
/ In spite Of r71mors that President Dia1s
~ Mexico. has taken a hand IN the
Nicaraguan situation in favor OF zelayas
the State Department refuses TO be
worried In this regard, and clings to
ITS original determination 10 see the
! Nicaraguan crisis through In a way that
viii afford this Government ample IN
demnity for the outrage contained in
/ the execution Of Groce and Cannon The
! story started yesterday with the report
| that Diaz was interfering through DR..
/ Luis Anderson, Of Costa Rica- This IS
not credited by the State Department.
Also Discfeaited.
/ In a similar manner. the story that
this Government is using Senor Luis
| r. Corea, former minister from Nicara-
qua, as its agent in the present mix-uD
| is thoroughly discredited-
/ At the state Department today II was
made very clear that this Government
has embarked on the project OF setting
things TO rights in Nicaragua, and that
/ II will carry the thing through Marines
are being massed along the Nicaraguan
shores. Every day further confrma-
ton of the outrageous circumstances
attending the deaths Of Groce ard Can
non is coming through official channels
/ In one dispatch, made public today IS
/ the information that the consul at
/ Managua has been subjected to threats
/ OF the worst kind. affront which can
not go unpunished.
! BY diplomatic Washington it is con
sidered that the only thing left TO de-
eide is when the United States VIII
strike and make it's final stand IN the
I matter public
/ Department Firm.
/ While Il is generally considered that
/ the proposed commission to investigate
/ matters in Central America generally
and in Nicaragua particularly. is a gOOd
thing fl IS universally admitted thai
/ this country will have to act before the
/ commission can do its investigating The
/ State Department itself IS not averse
! a. letting il be understood that 1t means
10 act i'm the near future and that It's
plans are rapidly drawing 20 a head
In making public information con-
/ tanned in dispatches received in Wash
/ i-nton from Central America today, the
I state Department gave out the follow
ing as coming from the consul at Man
aqua: o-,
] Groce November lit VIII be remember
| ed they We're executed November i,
and no news reached the department
until November II.
/ Members Of the Red Cross arriving
I from Castillo state that Groce and Can
non were captured after battle, while
Z lost on the banks of the San Juan river,
. that the ships captain called them,
promising not 70 harm them. These
. allegations we're i'm part conhrmea by
. the NicaragUan press which stated that
. the execution was for an attempt 70
. blow up steamers. The execution caused
. general indignation. even on the part
/ of the COmnander-in-chief.
THE Minister General Irias claimed
J Continued on Third PaEe)