Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26
Mexican Officials Tell
Position as to ZeIaya

MEXICO CITY, December 25.-Jose
Santos Zelaya. private citizen. asked
and was granted an asylum aboard the
Mexican gunboat General Guerrero, ac-
cording TO the officials Of the department
of foreign relations here tonight. Knowl-
edge of his ultimate destination or Of his
plans for the immediate future was de-
MED
Both Minister Ignacio Mariscal and
Subsecretary Federico Gamboa declared
that they anticipated no conflict with the
State Department at Washington as q
result of having permitted Zelaya to go
aboard the Mexican warship. No off,
c,al opposition to such proceeding. they
asserted, had been made to this govern
ment, and in the absence of any objection
the acI was such as any nation would
have performed under like circumstances.
Asked for Protection.
.Zelaya took advantage Of the pres
ence of the Guerrero in Nicaraguan
waters. asked this government through
our minister at Managua, Bartolome
Carbajal. for asylum aboard the Guer-
zero and we granted IT," said Senior
Mariscal.
since he has resigned the presidency of
Nicaragua. and as such has a perfect
right to make the request. Al what
port he expects to land or where his
intends to go we have not been in
United States vessels which were there
and could have opposed his embarka-
tion made no effort to do SO.
al fa<a Tt
is prudent government, cannot object
to our course, and we do not expect
that it will.
Mr. Mariscal reiterated his previous
disclaimer Of intention TO take Zelay a
aboard when the Guerrero went to
Corinto and said that 1t was "oniy
within a day or two that he had asked
10 be allowed to board the vessel"
Received by Mexican Guard.
MANAGUA. December 25.-Jose Santos
Zelaya, the ex-President of Nicaragua
has taken himself out of the country and
is now aboard the Mexican gunboat Gen
sral Guerrero. bound for Salina Cruz
Under the cover of darkness Thursday
morning Zelaya. accompanied by heav
ly armed guard. proceeded to COrinto, in
which port the Mexican warship had beer
lying for several days. close to the United
States protected cruiser Albany. Othel
American WarShipS swung at anchor II
the harbor. with marines aboard, lazily
awaiting instructions.
Zelaya's coming was unheralded but
guard from the Guerrero received hin
and soon he was safe under the protec
tion of the Mexican flag. At o'clocl
in the afternoon the warship weighed
ancf or and pointed out to sea. salute
of thirteen guns was fired from the shors
and hundreds of soldiers and citizen.
waved the former dictator a farewell
from the beach. Zelaya stood alone ant
waved back in answer. He uncovered
when abreast of the Albany. but tn,
American cruiser made no response
Then he turned again toward the shore
gazing until out OF sight.
Shortly before the arrival o. Zelaya q
Corinto. the United States gunboa,
Princeton got up steam and proceeded for
San Juan del Sur. The rumor spread
that the Princeton intended &C watch thu
movements of dge Mexican gunb at, but
she proceeded directly down The coast
and her arrival at her destination wal
later reported. greatly relieving the anx
iety of the Zelayan adherents.
Honored by Aexicans.
Zelaya was entertained at luncheon a
Corinto by the commandant OF the port
whose guests included the Mexican min
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