Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-14
WOULD AUTHORIZE TAFT
TO CAUSE HIS ARREST
Resolution Offered BY Maryiander
contempIates Apprehension Of Cen
trial American Executive as Common
Criminal, and Comments on Floor
Indicate Favorable Report.
fBy Associated Press.D

W ASHiNG lON, IL. u, lee ID 10
Crously denOuncing President Zelaya
for having murdered" Cannon anu
Groce, officers of the revolutionary
army. Senator Rayner, CT Maryland
today. advocated the passage OF
his resol ton authorizing the
President of the United States to APP
lrehend and try the President OF
Nicaragua for his crime against these
two American citizens.
The private life of Zelaya. almost
unspeakable in its enOrmity.' said Mr.
kaynes, should be maze pubic by the
state department in Order that the
peop.e OF the United States might
KNOW he kind OF man Ze-aya is. Mr.
Rayner insisted that tnere was ampl7
authority in international law fer the
course he advocated TO bring Zelaya
TO the bar OF justice.
In moving that the resolution be
referred to the committee on for
elgn relations. Senator Ledge said he
was glad to know that the senator
from Maryland SO thoroughly app ov-
ed the course taken b. the admin
istration as ne himself heartily APP
proved 1t.
Favorable Report Expected.
Senator Cullen. chairman OF the
committee on foreign relations, added
that he would have something TO say
about the resolution when 1t was re-
ported by his committee to the
senate, a remark which was inter
pretsd as mt aiming that he expected
II 10 he fay-rablv repCrted
At las o'clock the senate ad-
iourned until next Thursday.
Senator Rayners speech, stirring
and denunciatory in tone and charac-
terized by dramatic fervor, was an
unsparing arraignment of President
Zelaya, whom he designated as one OF
the criminals CT the age. He said,
iii part;
Wants DepeSrado Captured.
What l am O-loerntI in now.
sad Senator Rlyner. is MT the qGeS-
ton Of the bell gerent rights OF the
reyClutionists. or in case CT their sue
cess their recognition e.thsr as the
de fac;c CT ths de jure governmeh
but in the speedy apprehension an
pun. am Mt OF Zelays. This despera-
do is everything that the secretary OF
stats says about him, and a great
deal more. If the country knew what
is known in official circles in refer
ence to his general GepIavity. it would
regard the secrs tary's COMMUNICATION
as exceedingly temperate, as it shows
gpCn its, face the restraint under
which ho was lator.ng in dealing
with such a character.
L have watched for years. the rev.
Clutionary history Of Central America.
and am familiar with the career of a
great many of the importers ana
usrs pers and the grotesque and motley
Leaders that have sprung from their
chaotic Institutions, but zeiaya 5
probably the most despicable. figure
that has ever risen in their Mast
II he WAS simply a tyTant who o2-
rreseed the people for the purpose OF
robbing them. We might par;icularize
him: If h was a usurper who was
only holding on TO power so long as
there was any money in the treasury
to steal. Ct any further territory that
he could sack for private plumber. We
could assign him a proper place IN
the ranks Ct some OF his pred ceseors.
and If he was purely an assassin VINO
regarded murder as legitimate FRO
fassi-E through which be could de-
SPOIL his victim q their possessious
until tn time came for HIN TO fec
from the hands Of rc;sibutive justice.
Il would b. an easy task also for any
enc acquainted with the rrltioai ms
tory = N.csrsgra TO classy him.
zelsys All Of These Things.
He Is. however. all Of tbl Sc things
combined. IN the scbcol Of corrup-
Q. n. disncuCr. pcrady and crime n
STANDS without = pee. and EXHIBITS
In one glow Of acscc ated harmony fhe
pride Of every mgdcl and the per's,-
ticn Ct every master. have ben In
termed uDcn the most reliable author
iiy thai the vices q HE private ME
ard mere infamous IN he indescrib-
able ds;aiis than The iniqui;ils u ais