Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-28
Declares All Fair-Minded Peo-
pie Must Disapprove Action
Of Secretary Knox, Whose
Judgment is Warped,
HOSTILITY OF AMERICAN
CONSUL CAUSE OF GRIEF
Fugitive Nioaraguan President
Explains Execution Of Can
non and Groce as Clearly
Within the Bounds of Law,

tBy Morning Journal Special Leased WireI
Saliua cruz. Mexico, Dee 27.--De-
claring that the attitude OF secretary
Knox toward him could not fail to he
disapproved by all fair-mlnded people,
and that he believed the secretary's
judgment was warped by false reports
from the American vice consul at
Managua former President Jose san
tos Zelaya endeavored in an interview
today. to Justify his treatment OF the
Americans. Cannon and Groce. as an
act that any one in his position would
have committed,
Zelaya debarked from the Mexican
gunb6at Guerrero this afternoon and
lett tonight for Mexico City in pri-
Vate car attached Ia the regular pas
senger train due there Wednesday
morning.
Il am going TO Mexico City To re-
main six months he said. III the
climate agrees with me / will send OF
go for my family. II 1t does not agree
with me | win go 20 some place In
Europe ! ann going to Mexico City
to thank President Diaz and the Mex
team officials for lheil- kindness to
me-"
The Guerrero, with Zelaya and
party on board, arrived last night out
side the harbor. where the boat lay
until this morning \ little after s
o'clock it steamed 10 the dock and
ZclnNa appeared on deck to wave
greetings to a crowd of townspeoplc
-. Il
on his trip by Luis A. Cousin, his for
mor secretary Of war. Robert G.
Bowe. his friend and former iefe po-
litico, and by several friends,
ON board the gunhoat zelaya dis
cussed the killing of Cannon and
Grocc ana The note Of Secretary Knox.
Cannon and Groce' Zelaya declared
were engaged by the conservative
party and were brought from Guatc-
mala by that party which was work
ing hand in hand with Cabrera. As
they never had any ground for accus-
ing me of any infringement OF the
treaty adopted by the Central Amer
lean republics. they attempted to cre-
ate a cause and began trying TO insti-
gate mutiny and an armed rebellion
to force the United states government
to Intervene.
"As regards Cannon and Groce. no
one else in my position would have
acted other than | did. Neither of
these men had amy property in Nicar-
aqua. Americans ana other foreign
ers holding property in Nicaragua en-
Juycd protection at my hands, the
same as native born citizens, and they
had the advantage of not having to
pay direct taxes.
n think Mr. Knox took harsh ac-
tion against me believe his object
WAS that resign. That is what
have done. / am only private citi-
zen now and such shall remain. 1t is
my intention not to enter politics
again. The report that had taken
command OF the government forces
was absolutely false. have not and
never intended to 60 SO"
Zclaya attributed much of his woe
TO Harry Caldero, American vice con
sui az ManaSua Following this he
said.
"Tho United states government was
grossly misinformed through this man
about conditions I'm my country. The
vice consul Is member OF the con-
servatiVc party and an ardent defend-
or Of that party's views. With the
object of overthrowing my govern
ment he made false reports to WASH
ington which ] firmly believe had
much to do with the note of Secretary
Knox.
II have no doubt that those reports
led him To adopt the attitude he did
toward me. That attitude. l believe.
cannot be- but disapproved by all fair
minded people"
In the afternoon Zelaya was called
upon by several Mexican officials.
among them Juan Broising, collector
Ut the port. who received the former
president with the words, Il receive
you iitc g. brother"
Zolayu said he had good voyage
but that he was feeling badly and had
d slight fever He did not appear III
Al ease or excited and in the afternoon
set Tor q photographer on the deck.
lie left Managua accompanied by
Minister Carbajalo of Mexico. who
escorted him aboard the Guerrero at
'orinto
Il was at perfect liberty az all times
and was not interrupted" he said. "I
boarded the Guerrero In broad day
ieht on the afternoon OF the cath.
The English minister at Managua Of
fcred me conveyance on the sloop
shearwater, then at anchor at corin-