New-York tribune., 1909-12-16
7ELAYA TO RESIGN
HE PROPOSES MADRIZ.
Offer Not AcceptabIe-KnoS
Asks Delay.
IRON Ths Tribune Bureau.

x..hineton. Dec l5.--Nice-ConsuI Cal
-. Al NsnsguS. confirms the press -
IS Of the snti-Zelsya demonstration in
=, roxn In a cable dispatch 20 the
-, Dspartment. dated yesterday. ne says
- some OF those taking part in the dem
~-,,r.fian ~ere srrested By the authori-
-. He SAYS that large crowds OF natives
-.,-rouud~d the American Legation. cheer
- The United States government and
--.-.tarv Knox. The dispatch also saws
=. President Zelsya has issued a state
ri promising 10 resign the Presidency
: tsv0r OF Jose Msdriz. The latter is
-, 4 popular choice. however. ana his
-.-ession 20 the Presidency would not
.s.nre the disturbed conditions. II is
.s,.sht al the State Department that II
800 Is made President by the ressg-
- of ZeIaya the Estrada forces viii
-. their activities. Mr. Caldera sends
:. Information as 20 the reported engage
=, Al Rama. and State Department
s~-sls are inclined 10 discredit the re-
port
Il vas learned az the department that
=. administration OF the Nicaraguan gov
..-,ent by MaGriz would be no more
-,.sSiuc 70 the United States than the
.-verrrnent OF Zelsya- He is a strong
..-isan OF Zelaya and believes implicitly
: ~. tyrauuicaI and nercenary methods
-s.s by the present incumbent. The fact
- Zelaya announces that he viii re
= = taken 10 mean that he feels the
- ~ hts term as President Is al hand.
- rhst ne o~ers Ma6riz as a com
----riss N order that he may sim con-
80. 10 be the power behind the throne.
:, cue a. the State Department believes
-. such a compromise viii be accepted
- me Nicaraguan people, and II II ex-
- nat the revolution viii continue
-....sked uufn one side or the other has
- a decisive victory.
-. Prairie with seven hundred marines
=, hosrd. VII sail from Philadelphia to-
-,--cw for Colon. The Dixie, which made
=, -rip last week with the same mum oer
: rsrines. has been ordered home. and
- 10 held in readiness 20 transport ss
-s.v more troops ss may be considered
sscssssry.
uENOCRATs SEEKING CAPITAL.
several Democratic Senator'S. who be-
s,re they see in the Nicsraguan situa-
| -.s an opportunity 10 make political cap
nj have been looking for precedents 10
.-,eort q contention that Secretary Knox
- exceeded his authority and acted vita
--spe haste Most OF the Democrats are
.rosed 10 the Ravner resolution giving the
PRESIDENT authority 10 take AL necessary
| .,.,s 10 apprehend Zelsya ana bring him
| !, iustice for the murder OF GrOce snd
cannon.
In their examination of prece6ents the
senator's have given special attention 10
NJ arbuthenot and Ambrister case. which
ssru-red IN 1877. some OF them think this
us i strfkingiy analogous 10 the Groce
r-s Cannon incident, and that a strict sp-
,sostion q its principles would prevent
MS government from Intervention IN Nc
lTsgua,
When General Andrew Jackson went 20
Horida 20 protect the American frontier
rsnst rhe attacks OF the Greek Indians
!. found thar two Englishmen were the
uancspai instigators OF these attacks.
H.nda was then Spanish territory. Rob
ss G. Ambrister and A. Arbuthenot. Brit
n subjects. were IN Florida. ostensibly as
rs8srg General Jackson became con-
rnosd that they were not deVoting them
siEes % trading. but were stirring up the
or.sk Indians 70 warfare against the
uriled States. supplying them with means
var and acting as spies. and he caused
\ 1tT arrest
y On April %, 1878. q court was convened
4 try them. They entered plea OF not
n Elry and demanded counsel. This was
rsntsd ana the trial proceeded Both
ng we're found guilty. ArbuthenOt being
lzngsd and Ambrister shot
h letter written al Fort Gadsden on
Nay s. ISIS 20 John c. Calhoun. Secretary
War a fun history OF the ArbuthenOt
I'd Ambrister case was given by General
scEs0n. He said.
Tasse individuals were tried under my