The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
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%By Leased Wire to The Tribune.
81 WASHINGTON, Dec. ll--Events
lerc today indicate that diplomatic
:risis has been reached between
be United States and Nicaragua
following a conference on Cen,
ral American affairs in the navy
orders were issued 10
he United States transport Prairie,
yhich was floated today in the
)elawage river, to take on board 700
narincs at the Philadelphia navy yard
nd proceed at full speed TO Colon. The
racoma, with ful! complement Of
lue jackets on board, has been directed
D steam forthwith to Blueficlds, to
pin the Des Mojnas there.
Fat the conference today were Secre-
ary Never of the Davy, Assistant Sec
etary Winthrop Beckman. Assistant
q ecretsry of Stl,e Wilson and Rear Adj
I|piral Wainwright.
" Aceordipg TO IL statement coming from
be navy department, the Dixie, with
Ter quota Of 700 marines, viii 90 TO
'aDama from Colon. At Panama. the
WIincs will be- transferred TO the Buf
Kimball in Command.
Rear Admiral Himball is on tue Dixie
nd viii command the f!otilla. En-
lquo Creel, governor Of chihuahua,
lex, former Mexican ambassador to
= Washington, viii arrive here tomor
VPw TO talk Nlih representatives of the
. nntral American Republics, with an
dea of wipine out boundary lines and
uniting tho six lsthmIan republics
nder one president and under the Joint
HFotectofate of Mexico and the United
Hates.
Rspreseutatiyo William Sulzcr Of
tHew York, who introduced the rcso-
4 ntion IN the house empowering PreSi
cnt TAFT to have President Iclaya APP
tenehepded and tried for murder, today
:" aid:
q " Governor Crcel will propose 10 The
late department that the republics of
'anama, Costa Rica. Nicaragua, Saliva.
1pr, Honduras and Guatemala he COM
med into one country, as they were
~rglnaly when controlled by the Span
Ssh.
- His argument VIII be that such
iombiDation will bc for the best in.
lrrests Of Central Amrrica, as it VIII
J 'psure peace, and likewise for the best
gIuterests Of Mexico, the United States
nd all foreign nations, lt Will give
onfidenco and increase The flow of
preign capital into Central America
or development.
4" Tho plan. too. has for It's object
|phe stopping Of frequent revolutions
these Latn-Amcrican states. [ am
or the project and J think ii viii come
? pass very soor
Ready for Emergencies.
While the destination of the Prairie
gwen as Colon, tho fact that she
/. equipped with wireless apparatus
II ouid make II very easy for her desti-
IupIion 20 be changed at a." moment
he news that Ielaya probably would
feld an engagement at Rama, and.
takng detour, would strike Bluc-
eics' the headquarters Of the rcyolu.
onary army and provisional govern
'ent, was received hcrc with some ap-
rehenslon and almost Immediately
2nferenee was held IN tho Office of
sc secretary OF the navy. at which
gre present Secretary Never. Assist
III Secretarr Winthrop, Admiral
apwrigtt and Assistant Secretary
state Wilson, a prompt decision was
tacned 10 hurry. additional fighting ma
Elal TO tho danger point IN Blue
NIL Thus FAR there has been uo intima.
pntemplation.
az viii Protect Americans.
pa IS Il lair assumption, however.
M should American lives be put ia
pliop2rdy. or American business inter
lt's lnterfered with. prompt and de
eve action would bc taken.
Man officials today. while admitting
Hat the marines, which are expected
land IRON the Dixie at Colon to.
!, ~. would be hurried across the 18th
1Iius and put on board tho Buffalo.
ts.ed the vessel had received no or
pslFls TO SaO TO Corinto. However. 10 j.
~IEen out that the taking aboard Of
n ~ marines almost certainly means an
pms1iate sailing, as otherwise the ma-
Il l:nes would have been kept on shore
ptniil needed.
The Zelaya Interview
'sucstioned today as 10 the truth of
'nI'e several statements made by Prcsi
vvfnl Leiaya N an interview TODAY. GOV
pnlent officials said tbe interview was
w OF erTors. Two conspicuous exam.
n 'es were pointed ont One was that
III pi1ya discl2imed the execution Of
fnn9n and Grocc was by his order,
n WHICH the state department has a(,.
Apie truth 10 the contrary. Another
opposed false statement was that He-
CYIh llad sent communication to the
/ni'en states government cXprcssinp q
Willingness 10 allow the United
tntes 70 rapic commission TO invrs-
yuto ny oi the matters IN conncc.
s1Ipn witl tho recent disturbances 10
H,u.ch this government took exception
s@,nd he would abide by the results of
j. ire'r investigations. No such conmu,