The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-02
Secretary of State Knox Hands Pass
ports to Charge d'Affaires Rodriguez,
Accompanying Them With Scath-
ing and Blunt Letter.
PRESIDENT ZtLAYA is VIRTUALLY
DENOUNCED AS COMMON MALEFACTOR
Sympathy of Administration With Revolutionists
Plainly Stated Ruler Regarded as
Tyrant and Despot.

OF civilized nations. have been killed
! by direct order of President Zelaya.
/ Their execution Is said 10 have been
| preceded by barbarous crueltics
! The consulate at Mapagua is now
| officially reported 10 have been men
aced. There Is thus a sinister culmina-
! tlon of an administration also charac
terlIcd by cruelty to its own eli
! lzens which has, until the recent out.
rage. found vent. In the case of this
country, in succession of petty annoy
ances and indiGnjties which many
months ago made it impossible TO ask
! an American minister longer to reside
at Mauagua. From every point of view
il has evidently become difficult for
the. United States further TO delay more
active response to the appeals so long
made to its duty 10 It's citizens. 10 its
! dignity. 10 Central America and to civ
! ilizatlon.
Stands With Revolutionists
The government of the United
! States is convinced that the revolution
! represents the ideals aud the will OF
a majority of the Nicaraguap people
more faithfully than does the govern
ment of President Zelaya and that its
/ possible control is well-pigh extensive
| rs that hitherto so sternlv attempted
1 by the government Mt Mauagua
I There IS now pdded the fact. rs
officially reported from more than one
quarter. that there arc already iudica-
, tions Of a rising in tho western prov.
| inccs IN favor of presidential candi-
date intimately associated with the old
| regime, In this it is easy 70 see new
elements tending toward condition of
anarchy which leaves. at 4 given time,
10 responsible source TO which the gov.
crument OF the United States could look
for repara'ion for the killing of Messrs.
| Cannon and GToce. or indeed for the
protection which must be assured Amer
! lean citizens and American interests in
Nicaragua.
! Severing of Relations.
q In these circumstances the P7esl-
dent no longer feels for tho govern
mcnt OF President Zelaya that respect
| chat confidence which would make it
Inappropriate hereafter 70 maintain with
! il regular diplomatic relations. imply
ing the viii and ability 10 respect and
assure what is due from one state 10
another.
"Tbc government of Nicaragua.
which YOU have hitherto represented is
hereby notified. As will be also the
! leaders Of the revolution. that the GOV
erument Of the United States viii hold
strictly accountable FOR The protection
Of American life and property the fac
tiOus dc facto IN control of the western
I
Question of Reparation.
Gas for the rcparation found due.
after careful consideration. for the
killing of Nessrs. Groce and Cannon,
the government Of the United States
would be loath 10 impose upon the in
nocent people Of Nicaragua a TOO heavy
burden of cXpating the acts of Il
regime forced upon them. or TO exact
from Il succeeding government, IT 1T
have quite different policies. the impo
sitou of such burden. Into the
question of ultimate reparatlon there
must enter the question Of the exist
cncc al Managua OF a government capa-
bic Of Responding TO demands. There
must enter also the question how far
ii is possible TO reach those actually re-
sponSiblc and those who perpctrated tho
torturcs reported 10 have preceded tho
execution. If these he verified; and the
question whether the government be
one entirely dissssociated from the
present intclerable conditions and
worthy 20 bc trusted 20 make impos.
sible q recurrence of such acts, in which
the President, rs = friend of Your
country, rs he s also of other republics
of Central America. might he disposed
to have indemnity confined TO what WIS
reasonably due the relatives Of the de-
ceased and punitive only in 50 far as
the punishment might fall where really
due
VIII Withhold Demand,
"In pursuance of This policy, thc
government of the United States viii
temporarily withhold its demand for
rcparation. IN thc meanwhile taking
such steps as It deems wise aud proper
to protect American Interests.
''To insure tho future protection OF
Legitimate American interests, in con
sidcraIinu of the interests OF the ma
ioriiv Of INC Central American rcpub-
lies, and in The hope Of making more
effective The friendly offices cSertcd I'm
der the Washington conventions, the
government of The United states re
serves for further consideration at The
proper time the question of stipuiot'ng
also that the constitutional government
of Nicaragua obliaatc itself By conren
zion. for the benefit of all the gov
crnments concerned, as a guarantee fol
its future LOYAL support of the Wash
ington conventions aud their peaceful
and progressive aims.
Handed Passports.
"Trom the foregoing il will be appa
rent 10 YOU that your office OF charge
d 'affaires is at nm end. ! have In.
honor to iucloSc your passport, for use