Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-15
FOES IN MANAGUA
SEIZED BY zELAYA
Demonstration in Capital of
Nicaragua Followed by
Many Arrests.
HE PROMISES TO RESIGN
PRESIDENCY TO MADRIZ
Envoy Creel to Present Mexico's
Views to Taft.
DIAZ POLICY NOT IN ACCORD
Reports of Administration Successes
in Field of Battle Not Cred
tied at State Department

tied at State Department.
Accounts of anti-Zelayan demonstra-
gram received at the State Department
from Vice Consul Caldera.
From this dispatch, dated yesterday
morning. it appears that some of the
demonstrants were arrested by govern
fent authorities Who were the people
placed under arrest is not indicated.
The dispatch also says that Zelaya has
published a statement promising to resign
Madriz. who. as Zelaya's candidate, is
not the choice of the people there.
Caldera. describing the demonstration
the night before. says large crowds sur
rounded the Amerihan legation cheering
the government and the people OF the
United States.
Battle Reports Discredited
In the absence of any specific informa-
ton on the subject the State Department
officials discredit the news. published
some days ago. of any important engage
ments between the government and the
revolutionary forces at Rama. in which
the revolutionary army is said to have
been defeated. The fact that the govern
ment has received no information on the
subject is regarded almost proof posi-
tive that no engagement has taken place
at Rama.
1t is pointed out that even IL the Zelaya
forces had the strategy to hoodwink the
Estradists the country around Rama is
too swampy to permit wide flank move
ment by which Zelaya is reported to have
got start for Bluefelds.
As for Bluefields. no immediate appre-
hension is felt. The cruisers Des Moines
and Tacoma and the collier Laonidas are
now off Bluefelds. The Albany, York
town and Vicksburg, each with full
complement of bluejacketS, are at COrinto
on the other coast.
The additional 700 marines ordered
south on the Prairie are rushing things at
the yard and the Prairie is to make her
second start for Colon today.
Madriz Not Wanted.
Should Zelaya carry out his purpose Of
resigning and installing Madriz i'm lis
place as president there is reason TO be
ieve that the Estrada faction would con
tinue their activities with even greater
vigor than they have against ZeIaya.
The people of Nicaragua il is said. can
not look for better conditions under 4
Madriz administration than under Zelaya.
as he is known to be a strong partisan
of the former, although he has himself
been a number of times in prison b.
Zelaya's direct orders. Ii is also known
that Madriz's selection would not be salts
factory to the government of the United
States. Therefore his installation into lae
office of President Of Nicaragua would
rather tend to complicate than to SIM
plify the situation in that country
After more or less satisfactory cruise
the gunboat Princeton Is approaching
Nicaragua, and is reported at the Navv
Department as at Acapulco, Mex CO. yes
terday. She is bound for Corinto. and her
arrival there will make four war vessels at
that port of Nicaragua.
On her way from Seattle. Wash. she
achieved the undesirable record of benc
the first of the American vessels scurry-
ing off toward Nicaragua to run aground.
The cruiser Prairie, by attempting TO take
short cut to Panama across Peapatch
Island, in the Delaware river, now shares
honors with the Princeton
1t was officially denied at the Navy De
partment that the battleship Missouri
was making ready to go to Nicaragua. as
had been reported.
Creel Anxious to See Taft.
Senor Creel. formerly Mexican amba.-
sador to the United States and now gov
ernor of Chihuahua, will call on Presi-
dent Taft at the first opportunity--if not
this afternoon tomorrow-and present his
credentials as a special envoy from Presi-
dent Diaz of Mexico charged with the
conduct of negotiations with the United
States for the settlement, peacefully. if
possible. of the troubles in Nicaragua.
He had a preliminary conference on the
subject with Secretary
State Department yesterday afternoon.
and left with him memorandum setting
forth the attitude OF the government II
Mexico with respect to the situation in
Nicaragua. including also the relations
between the United States and the gov
ernment of Nicaragua
At the State Department il as an
nounced that no statement VIII be made
wan respect to the Mexican note 4or the
present, az the officials have as yet had
no opportunity TO give il the full con-
sideration which any communi alton from
the President of Mexico should receive.
1t is expected, however, that this gov
ernments reply to the Mexican PROPOSE
ton will be ready for delivery to Am
bassador Creel within the next few days.
1t is freely admitted that there are
reasons for and against 10 mt acti. n DN
the United States and Mexico i'm the
treatment OF the NIcaraguan 81 uaton.
While the administration would in all
rd.nary cases desire the cooperation OF
the Mexican republ C in the setti ement o.
troubles in the states of Cen raj America
in accordance with the Washington agree
ment, there are said to be strons rea-
sons why the. United States government
prefers to deal with the Nicaraguan af-
fair without the assistance or even the
advice of Mexico or any other govern
ment.
Whether this government is rrenar'd to
go to extremes In insuring the pc soaal
punishment of Zelaya. the Nicar guam
president, for his many crimes. regard
less of the wishes of the Mexican vern-
ment in the prem ses, is quest thai
can be determined only by the events OF
the future 1t is known that tbs gov
ernment is determined that Zelaya shall
be made to suffer personally for his treat
ment OF citizens of the United States,
and ii is equally well known that this
government would not offend its rendly
neighbor on the south IL IT could possibly
avoid IL.
Mexico Would Keen Zelaya In