Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-02
PASSPORTS ENCLOSED.

1T is equally matter of common.
knowledge that under the regime OF
president Zelaya republican institutions
have ceased in Nicaragua to ex1st eX-
cent In name; that public opinion anu
the nress have been throttled, and that
nrison has been the reward OF any
tendency to real patriotism. My con-
siderati for you personally impeis me
TO abstain from unnecessary discussion
~ tho nainfuI details of a regime which
nnfortunately has been a blot upon the
history OF Nicaragua and discourage
ment 10 a group of republics whose
aspirations need only the opportunity
of free and honest government,
"In view of interests of the Unlteu
states and OF its relation TO the WASH
inyton conventions. appeal against this
situation has long since peen Inaac ~
thia government by majority OIL the
Central American republics There ls
now added the appeal, through the
revolution, of a great body OIL the
NIcaraguan people.
,,Two Americans, who this govern
ment is now convinced, were oiticefs
connected with the revolutionary forces
and therefore entitled to be dealt WIN
according to the enlightened practise
M civilized nations, have been killed
by direct order OF President Zelaya
Thoir execution is said to have been
preceded by barbarous cruelticS
..Thc consulate at Managua is new
officially reported to have been men
aced There is thus sinister culmina-
ton of an administration also charac-
tc,-Ized by a cruelty to it's own clti-
asns which has. until the recent out
rapc found vent, In the case OF this
co,:nt,v. in a succession OF petty annoy
anccs and indignitics which many
months ago made IL impossible To ASK
m American minister longer to reside
| al Managua From every point OF view
| II has evidently become dinlcuIt lot
| tho United states further to delay more
| act,vo resnonsc to the appeals so long
| made to its duty to its citizens TO us
| diynity Ia Central America and 20
| civilization.
| REVOLUTION POPULAR.
.yrhe government OF the United
| States Is convinced that the revolution
| rcpresents the ideals and the VIII Ci
a majority OF tne .Niusia ssis as ,ha he" oayern.
more faithfully than does the govern
ment OF President Zelaya, and that It's
nossIbIe control is well-nigh as extern
| live AZ that hitherto so sternly at
tempted by the government at M"h-
aqua. -, -, 80
SThere Is now added the fact a.
officially reported from more tnah one
quarter, tnat tnele 'i - -,
lions of a rising in the western prov
inoes In favor OF a presidential candi-
date intimately associated with the old
regime. In this 1t is easy to see new
elements tending toward condition OF
anarchy which leaves, at a. given time
no responsible source to which the gov
ernment OF the United Slates could iooh o
for renaration for the killing OF Messrs
Cannon and Groce, OF indeed, for the
protection which must be assuret
American citizens and American Inter
ests In Nicaragua
From the foregoing it viii be appa
rent to you that your Office OF charg'
d affaires is at an end. l nave I'M
in case YOU desire to leave this coun
try. i viii add at the same time that
although your diplomatic quality IT ter
minated 1 shall be happy to receive
the representatives OF the revolution