Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-14
Unrestrained Demonstrators Are
Shouting Long Live Liberty
And United States
ESTRADA is PROCLAIMED.
Insurgents Hope 10 Get American
Assistance In Their Effort TO
Overthrow Zclaya.


en- out at the capital. The streets to-
day were filed with unrestralned dcn,-
onstrators. Shouts of Long live lib
erty, the United States and Estrada
filled the air. 1t Is said President Ze-
laya has promised to make public today
the announcement of his resignation.
For the first time in Is years a street
meeting of malcontents has been per-
mitted without police interference The
demonstration began last night and
continued for hours.
EARLY today comparative quiet had
been restored. but the scene of the
events of the past few hours admitted
OF but one Interpretation. The anti
Zelaya feeling was so strong that the
government did not dare to attempt
its suppression.
the climax was reached last night
when the government attempted to put
through congress a bill concedIng to
certain exploiters mining rights cover
ing vast underlined areas Irrespective of
the present ownership OF the surface of
the property.
Congressman Enrique Corda opposed
the measure IN a speech that aroused
the widest enthusiasm. The govern
ment seeing that the motion was in
danger of being lost, precipitately ad-
journed the session.
1t wa3 too late. however. to head off
the burst of Indignation that had swept
over the legislative body, supposed to
havo been friendly to Zelaya. When
Corda left the building he was given
an ovation.
From the meeting place the congress
man who dared publicly to voice the
protest against the government was
followed to his hotel by a mob wnich
alternately cheered Corda and cried
Long live liberty Down with oppres-
sioni"
News of what had transpired in Con-
Srcss spread rapidly and the crowd OF
n1anifestants grew to the strength or
an army The rioters gathered Ia
front OF the Mexican legation and call
ed upon the Mexican minister to Mic
aragua for a speech. The diplomat
asked to he excused
Ramon RaStron attempted a conoill-
atory speech and was hooted for his
pains Occasionally there was a cry
of Give US MadrIz," In fiery speech
Delegate Castillon predicted q new
era of liberty and his auditors shouted
approval
Al IAClN On ZELAYA.
Responding to lnsistent calls Corda
made a speech which was a bitter
attack on Zelaya. The speaker said he
had intended to interpollate the gov
ernment on the subject of its prepara-
lions for war in the face of its pro-
testations of peaceful Intentions but
he had desisted on the ASSURANCE that
Zelaya would resign in the morning.
Tho police made no show OF inter
ference during all the disorder.
Later DR.. MadriZ arrived and his adj
vent was the signal for n demonstra-
tion that made the earlier outbreak ap-
Gear temperate In comparison
The crowd had become emboldened
because OF the police attitude and ylo-
lent denunciations of the present regime
were voiced. In the confusion of shouts
one could make out "Vive Mexico,"
Long live the United States," "rhe
handwriting Is on the WALL"
Corda was released but recently from
the penitentiary.
Following demonstrations at Corda's
hotel the crowd moved TO the horne
OF Henry Caldera, the United States
vice consul. Here they cried Long live
Estrada. Long live the revolution,"
Long live the United States"
Still the police did not interfere and
the tramping and shouting went on
until the manifestants had tired them
selves out.
II was rumored today that Gen. Es-
trada was captured during a battle at
Rama, but no confirmation OF the atory
Is possible here, where the authorities
say they have received no dispatches
since last Friday.