The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-30
zE[AYA MAN|FESTS
DEFIANT SPIRIT
Declares KNOX Is Not His Judge:
Answers Only to His
Government.
SAYS AMERICAN MARINES
ARE WITH REY0LUTlONISTS
Declares His Troops Picked Up
Bodies of Many Americans
From Battlefield.

MGNlcO CITY. Dec. .g-"Mr koov
!" not my Judge. l ann answcral,le nn,.
To my government"
Jose santos Zelnya, who arrived. thjS
morning from SalIna Cruz tbus ro-li,.,t
10 a question tonight as to ,vh., 81,
'i'uue no would assume sho,,,d Soo,.o
NnoN seek TO cXtraditc him from
'"'S country Ie!aya refused to discnss
eG0l, probability, but strongly jntl,n,;-
ba ,4dt INC secretary Of state wou,d moi
In In. 'Ie Llsht To request his presence
inr s,,In; ni',a CO., States; Il have no feel
~ ~ "TdHSt Inc American people nj ynr,-,.
nor INC government" he said $50 :,i =
,IA rh'ioA mas been systcma iicsllv nieir
Stnins' ii ahu pubic opinion i'm The i-nitcd
2tulcS- nas been prepared uu.int, ~,
nut inc real facts must become I.,I.,, ny,
i ~ uiIle ana IL is 10 time / trust for m,.
Fears More Trouble.
MY relIlfons with tbc ,,r,.,.,,i,...
,,.;1n,n,h r,IEah government We're ,YcertIina.i5.
il3rhuiy- The situation contains ,nn,. I,,,5,,,
unfortunate conditions Secrrta,.,. i...lS I.S
i,as tilc complete confidence OF CENT
i I'm fh'netiea TIC, hn6 his policies were dIs wjnrs
- - peopIc closer together. politically ami
NJ snerc,y. ny. am afraid the attItud,
~ S'eretaIy Knox is undoius. Iii t%c,
"2rG IcI,}'. }nronfihoHt Latin America 80 ''''''
|clhEa said American marines .,,.,,,,,
III several recent battles in Njcs1.,t-,,'
said: "eEt Kliicd. lie
,mL|.io.y,,o. 10 you know thut there were Ioo
~ :hfhIiicins :, lighting with The ii,siIrcoiIS
az llama? Do you know ,t thr j"i,i+
ol Colorado Junction. ON ToTnr,,l l,'.i. ,t'
,.',., poJlyS ''iI "l twenty American marines
were picked up by oIn' forces nil ,lcId
ana 3ll from American guubn,iS an.
.'it ,tu ~ I'D tnc rlNer la protect NuroricIr,
,ii, ,meercSls The official explanation .,i,an
''' Voc 'ual th"Se mcp Were doscrt..l-S'
Expects Confederation.
al i|T1aga la believes The confederation nf
au oSnt!hI American republics will mn
nlltc!E h" brought about IS hc sov.. ih,..
great masses OF the people are lInic,,i'is
hIH ,iI Lhe principal obstacle mp 10 ihi.
llmc has been the selfish uttif,,d, nr 80.
SONS IN power animated by pri,aic IN
lcrcstS. lie rayors a central rsnycrnr,rnt
lH[S l...S ,he new republic. rather thtn -
.nAt under Ssntral government Inc VA
rions states would preserve thcir ;,i.I,.
NY haNius Officers IL transact such Gen
S oS'i business as might concern the whoIo
OF central America and leaving. such ~
INC present republics moro or less indc-
pcnd"nt ana handliHg It's interior ..lJairs
ILeSid@nt Z"l1S5 declared that On b.
Crihbcr ~. 1907. hc had wired washing
ton his willingness 10 retire from IT,.
~ Z, 'rSiuelcE and iron, politics altogether
u = coni"dcration OF iiv" Central .\mclj-
gan states could be brought about.
Roast for Estrada.
The Immediate outloal, ip ,-.ut,.l
-Nn1"rc1 said Zclaya. is difficult To-
prnphcsN. The struggle brtwc,r ,I,
~ ~ I.pLt SoHcihm"nt and hc forces ur
Esliada VIII probably reach climax
IN " snort t!m". but 50 many fartors en-
tor INTO tho result That il would he I,
N"rE Wise man iDdccd who could diycnuu,
IN" lutnrc. Estrada Cabrera is the cviI
genius OF our pCoplc--foT We are all
central Americans at heart without sec
tional lines Cabrera has poisoned The
minds At Washington. fTc has furnished
money. supplies ana men 10 the insur-
Ern'S IN the recent lighting. II" will do
lhis again against the actual government
OF Honduras. but h" will never he ac-
ceptod by our people and bis machina-
tious must be exposed in time 50 ho ViIll
be known Tor what he is
Greeted With Cheers
The former dictator reached here short
ly after o'clocl; this afternoon and was
met by a delegation OF Central Ameri-
cans, AS he stcppcd from ~ Pullman
several persons ia the crowd shomtcd
Viva Hclaya. Viva McNico.' y Mcxi-
can tin'dy cried. Down with the Yam
KEGS, and WAS hiSscd
ZclaNd was met fifty miles from Tho
capital ny Francisco Castro. Nioarawugu
10 Mexico. and close friend
OF the dictator. From n" railway, sta
Palace hotel, whcr" FIVE rooms had been
engaged for himself and party. As vet
no arrangements have boon made tor 10
lava Ia meet President l)aZ in confer
rncc though it is believes ne Will cali
upon the chief executive Of Mexico dur
Ing the next few days TO thank him
Tor his Kindness in permitting him l."
.omc 10 Mexico on the gunboat General
Guerrero.
Zclaya said he would not make any at
cn1pt To regain power in his country.
but might return II be were asked To
by his government when peace IS re
stored.
AS TO Executions.
Zelaya claims hc never signed an order
- Ion Of 4
II made thiS assertion tonight but
Iddcd that IL was true he refused Ia
Interfere with carrying out the sentence
" the court martial.
In regard Ia ii be said:
These men were contracted for IN
Guatemala 90 assist the r"NolUtiouisiE
'lnnon only recently had hccn set At
made before the secretary OF tho Amcri-
an legation in T"glcicalpa auG the
\mcrcan consul 10 leave Central Amer
"a forever. Both officials acted as his
punSors.
The men were engaged at the time
4 their capture in chorting the country
nd laying mines In the rivers for the
cStruction Of the troopshipS of the gov
lnmcnt. They also acted rs spies. They
'crc tried by court martial. according
o law and found guilty. I approved The
ndiuGs absolutely in the interests OF
Military discipline,
The stories of torture are absurd. The
ZEN were rot even held lncnmmunicJdo.
: is customary, but We're allowed To use
-lephOn" and telegraph lines TO commu-
icate with their friends. | have in
~ possession statcmcntS from hoth mon
} which they not only admitted their
uiIt completely. but asked for pardons
nd offered TO take commissions with
lc government forces.
DOUBTS THAT