Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-17
NEWS GIVES SATISFACTION
IN WASHINGTON

Washington, Dec. 16.-Ncws of the
resignation of President Zelaya Of
Nicaragua was received with evident
satisfaction at the state department
and elsewhere here tonight. but no COM
ment could be elected from any re-
sponsible office of the administration.
1t can be said with confidence that
Zelaya's resignation, welcome as 1t Is.
has by no means removed him from the
attention of this government Secy
Knox's recent letter of dismissal to
Senator Rodriguez, Nicaraguan charge
d'afraires plainly indicated the inten-
ton of the United States to hold Zelaya
and his circle of advisers personally re-
sponsible for the killing of Groce and
Cannon. and nobody here tonight be-
lieves that Zelaya's retirement mater1-
ally mItlgatos his personal peril as
defendant before the bar at which Mr..
Knox has arraigned him. substantially
on the charge of murder in the first de-
gree.
1t is well understood that this gov
crnment will look with diSfavor upon
the installation In Zelaya's place of any
OF the Zelaya following. 1t Is not too
much to say that anybody that would
be acceptable to Zelaya and his ad-
herents Will be Viewed with suspicion
by Washington
STATE DEPARTMENT SYN1PA-
THlDS.
From the beginning of the present
rcylutlon In Nicaragua the sympothfes
of the state department officials have
been with Estrada, revolutionary lead
er: and, while no government Official
would openly say such a thing II 10
understood here that all hope the out
come win find Estrada In the presidency
of Nicaragua
No orders resulting from the resigna-
tion have been issued by the navy de-
partment to American vessels OF war
in Nicaraguan waters.
II will remain for a conference Dc
tween tho president and Secy. Knox
probably tomorrow. to determine
whether the now aspect of the situation
calls for any alteration OF the navai
plans. ,,,,.
II developed tonight that the Keys
OF tho Nlcaraguan legation. wnicn nns
Saon closed since Sccy. Kno1's ulti-
mot,,m was delivered. have been turned
eyer. with archives and furniture OF
the legation. TO Balbino Davalos. charge
d'affaires of the Mexican embassy.
This action is accepted among diplo-
roots as proving the friendship of
Mexico for ZeIaya. for, they argue, sucn
custody would not have been conferred
had not the Nlcurikuhil bVNSA SA''''Si,e
bcen assured OF the entire good VIII
OF Mexico.
Late tonight the minister from Sal
yador, Senior Mejia. gave out cable
gram from President Figueroa denying
n statement originating In Menagua
and published In several newspapers
this morning that he had given his ap-
| proval OF the circular recently Issued
| by President Zclaya to Central Amer
| lean governments. criticizing Secy.
Knox and the policy OF the United
states in respect to Nicaragua.
CAREER OF ESTRADA.
Gen. Juan ]. Estrada, central figure
In the Washington forecast OF the
new era IN Nicaragua, has had
stormy and busy career He Is 81 years
old. and has taken part In nearly every
war In which his country has engaged
since he was old enough to bear arms
He was a colonel in the war OF 1896, and
two years later was appointed governor
of the province OF Cap Graeio al Do
In the war OF 1893 he WAS seriousl,
wounded and was forced to visit New
York for surgical treatment Follow