The Washington times., 1909-11-28
Government at Last EStab-
fishes Direct Communica-
ton With Vice Consul.
LANDING OF TROOPS
RUMOR DISCREDITED
Authorities Here Doubt That Ma
rines Have Been Sent
Ashore.

Vice Consul Caidera7 sLalloIleu dt ho-i'
aqua, is at last in direct communication
with the State Department and the
details Of the trouble in Nicaragua have
been received by Secretary Knox.
The Navy Department today denied
emphatically that any or6er putting
United states soldiers or marines on
Nicaraguan soil had been issued and in
sisted no report of a landing had been
made by any Of the officers now with
the warships in South American waters.
DR.. salvador Castrilo. the Washing
ton representative Of the Nicaraguan
revolutionists, today declared that his
advices were strong enough to permit
the claim that Zelaya will be willing to
give up the fight within the next ten
days.
Direct Communication.
These we're the developments OF today
IN the Nicaraguan trouble.
The sudden change in the depart
ment's policy was brought about this
morning by the establishment Of direct
communication with Vice Consul Calders
at Managua. The opening Of the direct
line TO the Nicaraguan capital obviateC
the necessity for hasty action, and as Z
result the United States will play 4
waiting game in dealing with the Cen
tral American situation.
As a result OF the determinations t
make a careful investigation before act
ing. the department became even NOR
secretive regarding the situation today
than It has been heretofore.
Incidentally the department seems Z
place more confidence in the 5udgmen
OF Vice Consul CaIdera than they gener
ally place in consul, and upon his re
ports. which are now being received
the line Of action in NicaIagua's cas-
seems 10 hinge.
An Early Answer.
L is practically assured Zelaya ha
only until ID o'clock tonight TO decid
whether ne will explain or resign Tn
state Department officials Will not ad
init that an ultimatum was laid dow
for him. Neither will they deny IL.
is also likely they have d clearer ide
OF what ZeIaya IS going to 10 since the
have heard from CaIdera-
Though the contents Of the vice con
slTs communications are being kept i
freezing storage it was intimated toda
they shed a different light on the situa
tion than that entertained when TN
Nicaragaan capital was cut off fror
communication.
II seems this interruption TO CON
munication was first taken 70 mea
that the insUrgent wave had sprea
over the interior. That the uprisin
has 10 do only with the capital and tina
the outlying districts are comparativel
Undisturbed IS said TO be the inferenC
now drawn from Caldera's dispatches.
Question Of Landing.
The question shrouded in the deepe,
mystery is whether any America
troops have landed on the isthmus. Til
Navy Department denies that any Of
ders 10 that effect have been issued an
declares fl IS at a loss % know no
such a rumor gained currency.
The State Department knows nothin
OF the report about troops, denies
has called in TIE assistance Of the navy
and rather intimated today It hope
the rumor Of troops landing was untru,
as that was calculated to spoil the wall
ing game.
The commission Of Inquiry Is anothC
healthy rumor that grew into a sen
biauce Of credence over night, but cOul
not be confirmed this morning. OffiCia
were surprised when told about i
They refused 20 deny g. evidently SUI
pecting some one higher up had give
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