The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-09
CONGO RNING zELAYA.

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| Nicaragua under the rule OF Zelaya.
lat Is OF interest to know something
concerning the character and policies
OF that Central American dictator, ln>
teresting Information on the suolect IS
furnished by Mr. Frederick Palmer
war correspondent and traveller. Mf,
Palmer visited Nicaragua last sprins.
before there were any surface mani'
/ festations between zelaya's govern
ment and the United states, ana
wrote for the Chicago Tribune his I'M
| pressions of the man and an account
or his methods, He described LelaSa
AS the blue ribbon styranss MISCHIEF
maker and public rohber. beside whom
Castro and Cabrera shone rs candle
CLEANS to an arc lamp IN
speaking Of his personal character
Asr. Palmer said,
His immortality has become the
pattern for generation Of youth, He
acknowledges the paternity OF forty
1--WE children when he travels
Through the country, il he chooses ne
lcrders any pretty gsrl he sees % os
sent to him. In vsiu the parents
might beat their heads against the
gates OF his architectural TonstroSisy
lof 4 palace. with his monogram IN
bright blue and white on the gate.
where his soldiers guard him, Ana
There are stiM mothers and fathers II
Nicaragua who do mind ssseh things
though not many after fourteen years
os Zelaya, they say
ssI.et the father protest too much,
and he is sent 10 isM or 70 convics
labor. The perQuissses which Estays
takes from Nicaragua as $ Whole, the
brutal. sensual class Of commentaries
each takes for his own in his haali-
wick. No woman who IS q Nscsrsgusn
! citizen is safe. Worse morally. verse
commercials than swent~ years ago
ia the verdict al sill old residents.
. Sucking his coantryss strength IN
! sensual enjoyment. Zelays promotes
the gangrene of giegenerscs. ITS
parallel is ROT To he found 10 s Chris
ttan or so-ealled Christian country.
zelaya governs with sense of ssr-
donie hamor He has been ncminally
: president hut in reality absolute mon
: arch OF Nicaragua for fourteen years
: Once. for the run of 1t. he insisted
} upon running two opponents for the
, presidency against himself. They were
t Senior, which is Spanish for mister
: Senior Jose and Senior Santos, All
three candidates, Senior lose and San,
tos and Zelaya. we're elec That IS
tie dictator's fun name @ when ne
! FAD outraged the rights Of a Peruvian.
/ ordering him from the. country. the
: Peruvian said he would have to appeal
| 20 his country. Appeal said Zelaya,
: Appeal. By all means, When ridi
{ crle the United States. laugh at Ger.
) many. and spit on England, what do
( yoa suppose | care for your heggarly
i little Peru
/. He opens private mail. and dispatch
es of the state departments at his
pleasure He owns the varioas NO
nonolies. II not absolutely, all that hs
) wants az them. and these pour !
!. steady stream OF gold into his golfers
: lie has never permitted the establish
!. rssnt Of s bank, he is the conntryfs
!. banker. He has q palace in Belgium
sra 5 fortune invested abroad. ant
!, when ne shall be driven ont Of Mica
] rsena he viii doubtless so there I,
! spend the balance Of his DAYS in lux
Ut lous and sensual ease,
: In letter in the Tribune paalishe,
few DAYS ago Mr.. Palmer character
Tres zelaya as s'unspeakahieH and say.
4 it seems ineonceiyahle that sucl
2 tyranny ana degeneracv as his ral
persoaifies could exist On earth Il
= dsy. The atrocities when called u
~ 10 the liberation OF Cubs are said b
Mr.. Palmer to have been mild besid
% sfose continually praetice6 by him
n A plag-uyly army Of the dregs of th
2, population execute his commands. \
q. citizen may travel from one town t
le another without his spies reportin
e the name to headquarters by tel;
Il. grSpA No citizen may leave tn
country without his permission, H
AZ throws men into prison sna hold
te them there without trial Hts relatto
81 to the business Interests Of the con-
BY tSy is thus described:
IS All ;hs banking interests Of n
II country are in the hands {
IL A4s 4f2S AA4 " &l&NAe AAS AAsfS
III personal interest. In tha fou
"a teen years OF his dictatorship
~ hos tEebles the Raulaer Of irinkln
s. places, That makes business for u
y = whisky monopoly. the profits al whIc
~ sra isN per cent 3 seaT The tehaec
re MONOPOLY pays him i1a per cent.
Al Every single staple 81 life Is re-
n, resented NJ sone exclusive eoace
sion IN which he is the prsaeip'
stocShot5sT Every leading product
NE tas coUnsSy IS subjected 80 hsayy q
:. pert tsX. Export Charges may hs "a.
s. oasy IN rlaAAsr hoRGs. If the exf1Tti
~ ases sold inssead o. bonds he pasa
NJ Enc Of SO Per cent Zelavs hss
"a ooraeT in tie ecuis
ot The SHADOW AZ his hands III
As acsesS ths iA7esheli q sve~y nstil
he Int
rs Y TIE Es;sads revolution in Nss
~ vasu& succeeds Mr.. Painasv SAYS Il Y
81 Sasan change q masters aos TIE *
sss s 81 that country has no gre
81. Grange & method. Taking the 81
"a ~ Estrada Is taxing ne s,Se Is o