The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-14
Maryland Statesman Insists
That the Nicaraguan Tyrant
Be Brought to Bar Of JUS
tice by the United States,
PLENTY OF AUTHORITY
IN INTERNATIONAL LAW
Torture and Then Murder of
GrOCe and Cannon, Two
American Citizens, an Insult
to the Honor of This Republic
UNSPARlNG ARRANGEMENT

Washington, Dec. 13.-Vigorously
denOuncing President Zelaya for
having murdered" Cannon and
Gr0ce, officers Of the revolutionary
army, Senator Rayner Of Maryland
today advocated the passage Of his
resolution authorizing the President
Of the United States to apprehend
and try the president of Nicaragua
for his crime against these two Amer
lean citizens.
The private life Of Zslaya. almost un-
spaakable in it's enormity." said Mr.
hayner, should be made public by the
state department i'm order that the peo-
pie OF the United States might know the
kind Of man Ielaya is" Mr.. Rayner
said there was ample authority fn inter
national law Tor the course he advocated
to bring Ielaya to the bar Of justice
In moving that the resolution be rec
ferred to the committee on foreign refa-
tons Senator Lodge said he was glad 10
know the senator from Maryland so
thoroughly approved the course taken
by the administration, as he himself
/ heartily approved III.
Senator Cullom of the committee ON
foreign relations said me would have
I something 90 say about the resolution
when IT was reported by his committee
back 10 the senate, a remark which was
( interpreted as meaning that he expected
it 10 De favorahly reported.
Dramatic Arraignment.
Senator Rayner's speech, stirring and
denunciatory in tone and characterized
by dramatic fervOr was am uuspariug ar
raignmenr of Zelaya. whom he desfg-
mated as one Of the criminals OF the age.
What I am concerned iu now" said
. rn f-rra eHf ion o.
. the beiligerent rights of the revolution
lists, OF. i'm case of their success. their
recognition either as the de fact0 or the
de Jure government but in the speedy
apprehension and punishment Of Zalava.
This desperate is everything the Sec
rotary or state says about him and
great deal more If the country knew
what is known I'm official circles fin ref
erence TO his general depravity IT would
regard the secretaTy's communication as
exceedingly temperate.
Il have watched for years the ravo-
lutiOnary history of Central America and
am familiar with the career Of great
many of the lmpOstors and usurpers and
the grOtesque and motley leaders that
have sprung from their chaotic institu-
tons. but Helaya is probably the most
despcable figure that has ever been FIN
their midst.
Worst Type Of Criminal
III he were simply a highwayman. we
might identify him; if he were simply a
tyTant who oppressed the people for the
purpose of rObbIng them, we might par-
ticularize him; if he were an usUrper
who was only holding on to power SD
long as there was any money i'm the
treasury to steal, or any further terri
tory that he could sack for private plum
der, we could assign him q proper place
I'm the ranks of some Of his predecessors.
and if he were purely an assassin. who
regarded murder as a legitimate Dr0-
tession through which be could desp0l
his victims of their possessions until the
time came for him to- flee from the
hands of reu.butive justice. ft would be-
easy also for anyone acquainted with
classify him
"He is. however. all Of these things.
combined. I'm the school Of corruption,
dish0nOr perfidy and crime he stands
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