The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-31
QUIETLY
WAITING
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United States is Watching De-
yelopmentS in Nicaragua
WITH INTEREST, HOWEVER
Madriz the Storm center--GOvernor
Creel Says That His Work in
This Country Is Com
pleted.

Washington, Dec. 81. Much specula-
ton is current to-day in official and diplo.
tic circles here, concerning the prob
able action o. Central American repub-
lies in the recognition OF the Madria
government at Managua.
Up 70 yesterday morning, the state
department had received no official IN.
formation Of such recognition BY any
I.atn-American country,
II Is an open secret that the American
state department would be intensely
surprised to learn that Mexico had recog.
nized President Madriz without previ.
ously consulting TIE United States
zelaya's influence in Honduras has
been such that the recognition Of the
Madriz government BY that country
would seem quite natural in the view
Of diplomats here The intense desire
Of Costa RIGA for peace At any price,
il Is said, might lead that nation 10 lend
its influence in giving stability to the
Madriz government BY recognizing its
authority should such movement be
started BY any Of the other Central
American republics
Official information that General To-
ledo, who Is supposed 70 be IN possession
Of arms distributed by zeleya, is at
Managaa directing military operations in
the capacity of minister of war, was re-.
ceiyed at the state department yester-
day.
Governor Enrique creel Of chihuahua,
special envoy from Mexico to the United
States in the Nicaraguan affair, yester.
day gave to the Associated Press an
authoritative statement regarding his
present mission to this country.
Governor creel declared that he had
accomplished his task with gratifying
results.
The resignation Of Zelaya and succea-
sion Of President Madriz had ended many
difficulties and prevented anarchy, he de-
ciared. and peace and patriotism were
now finding their way on both sides In
Nicaragua
The granting Of an asylum to ZeIaya
BY Mexico, said Governor creel, was in
mo seDss an act Of unfriendliness ID the
ffyt4o3 GA Ill
Governor creei said in part.-
II have completed the work Of my
mission with gratifying and satisfac-
tory results The asylum granted by
Mexico to President Zelaya was in full
accord with the law Of nations and under
no consideration unfriendly to the Unit
ed States.
eThe election b. the national congress
of DR. Jose Madriz as provisional pres
ident Of Nicaragua was 4 happy event.
because it prevented anarchy, second
revolution and further complications
With the United states.
80 far as Mexico is concerned, the
policy 81 my government, always very
friendly To the United states. has been
well understood and appreciated BY
President Taft and Secretary Knox
They have both been kind enough to con,
graduate me
HThe United States and Mexico viii
continue acting and cooperating in fun
accord to consolidate peace III Nicaragua
to give solid insistence to the Washing
ton conventions Of 1907 and to develop
feeling Of high respect for the interna.
tional court Of Carriage"
Governor Creei will leave for home
Immediately after January | He had no
further diplomatic duties to perform
here, he said, but he remained day or
two longer than he intended in order to
accept breakfast invitation from Sec,
rotary Knox.