Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-15
OF Nicaraguan Inquiry to Give
Senate Committee Clear Un-
derstanding of Affairs.
cREEps VISIT DISCUSSED.
Opinion Expressed He Should bc Re.
ccivcd ms Diaz's Ambassador to :
Present His Views.

Washington, Dec. 15.-Secy. Knox To-
day requested the senate committee OF
foreign relations to postpone the sug.
gested investigation OF the Nicaragua
situation until he was ablc to give the
committee clear understanding OF
Central American affairs.
The committee was called together to.
day by Chairman Cullom with the ides
of having secy. Knox make som.
statement, but agreed to the postpone
ment.
Because of this request the resolu
tion introduced by Senator Rayncr In
connection with tho execution by orde,
OF President Zelaya of the two Ameri.
cnns, Cannon and Groce. was not ,aker
up.
There was some discussion OF I'll.
visit to this country OF Mexico's specis.
ambassador. Senior Enrique CreeI Pub
hshed interviews with Senior Creei have
represented him as coming with a View
to acting as a sort Of mediator in any
trouble between the United States am
Nicaragua over the execution of the
TWO Americans. Tho opinion was cx-
pressed that Senior Creel should be re-
ceivcd by this government as the am
bessador of President Diaz to present
any views Mexico may have In rezar5
to tho future of Nicaragua or other
Central American states, or that he
could not be received In the capacity
OF mediator between Nicaragua and
the United States.
DEMONSTRATION IN MANAGUA-
Yesterdays dispatches containing an
account of the anti-Zelayan demonstra-
tion In Managua. were confirmed by a
telegram received at the state depart
ment from Viz" Consul Caldera.
was1Rc0oW Nv iphuor. Oels.. cmfwyp
From this dispatch. dated yesterday
1t appears that some OF the demon
strents were arrested by government
authorities but who the prisoners were
was not indicated. The dispatch says
Zelaya has published a statement
promising to resign the presidency OF
Nicaragua in favor of DR.. Madriz, who.
as Zelaya's candidate Is not the choice
of the people here
Mr.. Caldera. in speaking of the de-
monstration the night before. says
| large crowds surrounded the American
| legation cheering the government and
| people OF the United states.
| In the absence of any specific Infor
nation the state department officials
|
| ago OF any important engagements be-
| tween the government and revolution
ary forces at Rama In which the
revolutionary army Is said to have been
defeated.
The fact that the government has
received no information on the subject
Is regarded as almost proof positive
that no engagement has taken place at
Rama -ftt..
LITTLE TO HOPE FOR.
Should Zelaya carry out his purpose
OF resigning and installing Madriz as
president there Is reason to believe
that the Estrada faction would con-
tinue their activities with even great
| er vigor than they have against Zelaya.
The people, II is said. cannot look
| for better conditions under MadI1xs
| administration than under Zelaya's. as
he IS known TO be a strong partisan
| of the former. although he has HIM
| self been a number OF times In prison
by Zelaya's direct orders 1t Is also
known that Madriz's selection would
NOT be satisfactory to the United States
| and therefore his installation would
rather tend to complicato than to SIM
plify the situation.
GUNBoAT PRINCETON.
The gunboat Princeton Is approach
| ing Nicaraguau territory and Is re-
ported at the navy department as be-
| ing at Acapulco. Mexico, yesterday.
She is bound for Corinto, and her ar
rival there Will make four warships at
that port OF Nicaragua
On her way from Seattle.she achieved
the undesirable record OF being the
| first OF the American vessels scurrying
| of toward Nicaragua. to run aground.
The cruiser Prairie. by attempting to
take short cut to Panama across
Pea Patch island in the Delaware river
| now shares honors with the Princeton.
1t was officially denied at tho navy
department that the battlcship Mis-
souri, was making ready to go to Nj
caragua, as had been reported