The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-22
WILL INSIST
UPON APOLOGY
Knox Prepares to Deal With
zelaya.
C0NFERS WITH PRESIDENT

beIcVcu Inat secretary oI state
VIII Also Demand Money lndem.
nifty For Relatives Of Cannon and
Groce--caidera Reports They Were
Sentenced For Attempt to Blow Up
Troops Ships, Which Is Not Con.
trary to Code Of Civilized Warfare.
Washington, Nov. 22.-The details
OF the plan mapped out by Secretary
OF State Knox for furnishing Presi.
dent Zelaya of Nicaragua 'or the
summary execution of two Ameri.
cans. Leonard Groce and Leroy Can
non, were laid before President Taft
at conference at the White House.
Secretary Knox was accompanied to
the White House by Henry NJ. Hoyt,
counsellor of the state department
and Mr.. Knox's right-hand man in
handling diplomatic questions. They
spent several hours discussing with
Mr.. Taft the details of the political
situation in Nicaragua leading up to
the present revolution and the execu.
tion OF the two Americans and Mr..
Knox's plan Of action.
After the conference at tho White
House Secretary Knox still refused
To give any OF the details OF his plans
Of possible chastisement. lie said,
however. that the department is pre-.
pairing To act in case OF certain facts
being found TO be true. Through his
secretary MIR Knox made the follow.
ing statement:
I'm case certain representations OF
fact which have been made to the
department concerning the Groce and
Cannon case are verified through In
quiries the department has made
this government will at once prepare
a demand on the Nlcaraguan govern.
ment for reparation of the death Of
the two men,"
II Is believed that President Taft
will approve the program decided on
by his secretary of state for dealing
with President Zelaya. The meas
ures contemplated by Secretary Knox
are said to be of drastic nature
Orders were sent By the navy depart
ment to the transport Buffalo which
Is now at PinchilinQue bay, Mexico
directing that the vessel proceed az
rapidly as possible to Panama whcrc
nhe will await further orders. The
Buffalo was ordered to Panama orig
inally TO be available for use In
Transporting marines from the canal
zone to Nicaragua.
D No additional dispatches on the
subject were received from Henry
Caldera, the American vice consul at
Managua. The preliminary report
from Mr.. Caldera received Saturday
Is regarded by officers Of the depart
ment as a full and comprehensive
statement OF the facts of the incl
dent, and Secretary Knox has used
this report as the basis of his action.
MIR. Knox believes that subsequent
Investigation will not develop any i'm
portant facts regarding the summary
execution of the two Americans.
According TO the report submitted
by Vice Consul Caldera, President
Zelaya is held personally responsible
for the execution of Cannon and
Groce, the charge against the two
Americans being that they had ut.
tempted to destroy Nicaraguan troop
ships with dynamite. Officials here
declare that the mining of river or
harbor In times of war against an
enemy is in accord with the rules of
civilized warfare, and, therefore, the
execution OF the Americans was not
justified
The Nicaraguan crisis probably
will be the principal topic of discus.
sion at the regular cabinet meeting
tomorrow There IL no necessity for
haste in handling the situation, OIL.
cials said. and 1t may be several days
before Secretary Knox announces his
plans for furnishing President Zelaya.
While the details of Secretary
Knox's plan of action in dealing with
Nicaragua are not known. 1t Is re.
garded as probable by well informed
people here that an apology and sub
stantial indemnity for the families of
the executed Americans will be de.
manded from Zelaya. Mr.. Knox may
also send passports to Senor Rodrl.
guez, the Nicaraguan charge daft
falres here This action would be
complete severance of diplomatic re-
lations between the two countries.
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