The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-24
New Ruler of Nicaragua Will Be
Held Responsible for Safety
OF Americans.
OUR GOVERNMENT EXTENDS
AID TO REV0LUTIONISTS
Red CrCss Funds and Supplies
From Our Ships Will Be
Furnished.

preinonitoly warning To President Mad
rih that the United States will hold him
personally responsible for the safety OF
Americans in the western part Of Mic
araSUa, the state department tonight eY-
tended more than moral encouragement
TO the revolutionists. Under orders from
Secretary Knox American Red Cross
funds are 10 be expended in caring FOR
i the sick and wounded of both armies
more than 1000 Of whom are incapaci-
tItcd In Blucfeids.
rms move on the part of the United
states Is expected 10 be more efricacious
Than strong force.
Bread. Instead of Bullets.
'Brcad instead OF bullets" is the watch
word OF the state department, and it Is
generally believed that tho prospects Of
Iood and medical attention Will win
over moro men from the government
ranks than any other plan that could be
According 10 latest reports the medical
corps OF the war vessels now at Blue
fields have installed hospitals. where
scores are being cared for. The pro-
cession OF sick and wounded mon through
The town is said to bc pitful and. al
though Estrada is doing everything in
ms power TO relieve the suffering, his
situation Secretary Knox tonight con
suited with the American Red Cross and
immediately aftcrward dispatched the
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United states consul a Dlucflelds
Money and Supplies.
The American National Red Cross
will telegraph you tomorrow. the 2ith.
$1,000 and will send another $4,000 II
needed Navy department Inns Instructed
Captain Shlplcy TO land whatever sur
plus supplies can be furnished from our
ships now at Bluefields and orders will
be given the Prairie. now at Colon. 10
transport Immediately 10 Rucfields from
the stores Intended for the marines. or
from the Panama canal commIssary de-
pnrtment, such supplies as you may ask
YOU tomorrow. You will cooperate with
Shiplcy in the distribution OF supplies.
payment for all OF which. both those
handed from ships at Biuefields and those
sent from Colon, will be recouped from
Red Cross funds"
The dispatch of this telegram followed
close on receipt OF report from Consul
Moffatt depicting the stale OF affairs
in Bluefields. His story OF the suffer-
Ing OF the defeated Deayan soldiers was
brief, but graphic. INCIDENTALLY; he re-
ported that more than 9Ou were killed on
both sides in the recent battle OF Rama.
The dispatch follows:
Thousands Starving.
1.-TWO thousand starved. eRaciatcd
prisoners have been brought here from
Zelaya's surrendered nrny. The sight
the streets is horrible. Half are mere
boys. The emergency hospital established
BY the Dcs Moines aud Tacoma contains
ninety wounded, the city hospital sixty.
Few OF the SURRENDERED army had shoes
or blankets Scores were almost naked: :
all arc in a pitiable condition. Estrada
is furnishing them with blankets, cloth
ing. shoes and food as best he can.
Flour: beans. rice, sugar, coffee and
condensed milk arc needed instantly 10
feed the starving Zelayan soldiers. Dis
ease and death threatens unless they
are given promptly the best Of food and
care,
Resources Exhausted.
'"rhe great and sudden demand FOR
problem for the provisional government,
whose resources are exhausted. Their
own men. numbering 1000. are well fed
and clothed, but they cannot find means
whereby 10 care for their increased bur-
den
Il have discussed the seriousness of
the situation fully with Captain Shlpley
OF the Dcs Moincs and believe. and suS-
gcst that Il ship should be sent immc-
diately to Colon 10 bring here sufficient
quantities of provisions enumerated 10
feed 1000 men for thirty days. Present
ease II is estimated now that more than
800 were killed on both sides.
Orders were issued tonight to the
Prairie 10 DC in readiness 60 sail at once
from Colon With supplies. Late tonight
no plans had been made ior landing ma
small guard may be utilized 20 mount
watch over the American hospitals. This
VIII not be done. however. unless The
American naval commanders on the scene
believe il necessary 10 preserve disCl-
plinc near The hospitals and TO SAFE
guard the distribution Of food and sup
plies when they come.