The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-02

dignity, to Central America. and to civ
.e-TGe government Of the United States
is convinced that the revolution represents
the ideals and the viii OF a maJ09Liils ~, ~
the NicaragUan people more Ldltnl 4 ~
than does the government or FfeslleLt -
lava ana that its possible control IS Wen
nigh extensive as that hitherto so steiH-
Nv ATTEMPTED By the government at Man
aqua. -. a. os-
fciaIIv reported from more than one
quarter, that there are already lndlcd-
tiOns of rising in the western prov
iuces in favor Of a presldentlaI Cdhul-
date intimately associated WIN ttle OLu
regime. In this it is easy TO see new
elements tending toward condltoa OF
anarchy which leaves, at a given time
no responsible source to Whlcn tne gov
ernment of the United states coulo
look for reparation for the killing OF
Nessrs- Cannon and Groce, or indeed,
for the protection which must De as
sured American citizens and American
interests in Nicaragua
On these circumstances the president
no longer feels for the government OF
President Zelaya that respect, thaI con-
fdeuce which would make IT apprOprl-
ate hereafter to maintain with IL reg
uIar diplomatic relations, implying the
will and ability to respect and assure
what is due from one state 20 announcer
Responsibility VIII Be Placed.
"The government Of Nicaragua, which
YOU have hitherto represented Is mere
by notified, as viii be also the leaders
of the revolution, that the goVefninen III
of the United States viii hold strictly
accountable for the protection or Amer
lean life and property the factions de
factO in control Of the western pOI-
lions Of the republic of Nicaragua.
"As for the repaTatiOn found due,
after careful consideration, LOT the
killing of MessTs. GrOce and cannon,
the government of tine United states
would be Ioath TO impose upon the in
uocent people of Nicaragua a too heavy
burden of expiating the acts of reg
ime forced upon them, or TO exact from
a succeeding government, if 1t have
0uite different policies. the imposition
! of such a burden. Into the question
J of ultimate reparatiOn there must en-
/ ter the question Of the existence az
Managua of a government capdple OF
/ responding to demands. There must
enter also the question how far IT is
possible to reach those actually respon-
sibfe and those who perpetrated the
/ fortunes reported to have preceded the
/ execution # these be verified; and the
question whether the government be
one entirely disassociated from the
| nreseut intOlerable conditions and
/ worthy to be trusted to make impossi-
/ bic a recurrence of such acts, In which
| fhe president. as a friend Of your cOun-
/ trv. as he is also of other republics of
| central America, might be disposed to
! have indemnity confined to what was
] reasonably due the relatives of the de-
! ceased and punitive only in so far as
/ the punishment might fall where real
Demands Withheld.
In pursuance of this policy, the gov
| eminent of the United States will tenn
/ Dorarfly withhold its demand for rep
/ aratfOn, in the meanwhile taking such
/ stems as it deems wise and proper tc
/ Drofect American interests.
! "TO secure the future protection OF le-
Z climate American interests, I'm cCnsidera-
/ fion Of the interests Of the majority OF
the Central American republics, and III
/ the hope Of making more effective che
l friendly offices eXerted under the Wash
/ ingt0n conventions, the government % the
/ United States reserves for further con
sideratfon at the proper time the Ques-
/ f1fionaI government Of Nicaragua obi
gate itself by convention, for the benefit
| of all the governments concerned, as z
| guarantee for its future loyal support o.
the Washington conventions and thei1
peaceful and progressive aims.
'From the foregoing it viii be apparen
to YOU that your office Of charge DAT
flares is at an end. I have the honor {,
enclose your passport, For use in case yOl
desire to leave this country. I viii ad,
at the same time that, although your dip
Iomatic quality is terminated. 7 shall b.
happy to receive YOU, as 7 shall be happ,
luton, each as the unofficial channel O.
communication between the government
OF the United States and the de faCtt