The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-10
SPIES OF ELAYA ON
IMPORTANT MISSION
TO NATIONS CAPITAL
PRESIDENT OF NICARAGUA HAS
TAKEN NO NOTICE or THE
KNOX NOTE.
APPEALING TO CONGRESSMAN
Two Of the Business Associates Of The
Despot Are Working in Washing
ton-state Department Has Full
Knowledge Of Movements.

WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-President
Zelaya has not only refused to take
official cognizance Of Secretary Knox
note. which was practically an ulti.
matum, but he is declared to have dis
patched special agents to Washington
to endeavor to have the State Depart
ment's ultimatum set aside, first by
appeals to that department and sec
only by direct appeals to members of
Congress. The State Department is
entirely aware of the presence and
identity of these emissaries. While
they are being watched in a general
way, the United States is maintain
ing over them nothing that could be
construed as espionage.
In addition to this it was reported
today that any attempt that ZeIaya
might make to escape from the coun-
try would receive the direct and Wig
orous attention of the American war
ships now lying OF the coasts of Mica
ragua. Secretary Knox's note init
mated in the plainest language that
the State Department looks upon
Zelaya as the man responsible for the
torture and death of the two Ameri- |
cans, Groce and Cannon.
The plan to defect the United States
Governments programme in regard to
Nicaragua came to light this evening. I
Senior Fernando Sanchez and DIR. v. |
NJ Roman, the former accompanied
by his family. arrived here and re-
yistered at a leading hotel. Neither
would talk. They gave their address
Is New York. i
Members of the Central American
diplomatic corps, however. were in a
utter when they discovered the new
.rrivals. Senior Sanchez, they de-
Jared, is a partner of Zelaya in
many of the latter's business ven
ures and he has managed to amass
fortune of nearly $5,000,00O in gold
1ng has been Senior Sanchezs bust
ess adviser and also is close friend
nd adherent of Zelaya
During the afternoon and early
vening more than a score of tele-
rams were dispatched from Senior
anchez's rooms. and almost an
lually large number were received
his telegraphic activity, the Central =
mericans insist, is aimed at mem !;
ers of Congress with a view to win :,
ng over enough of them to render :,
e administration presen pro- :,
anime imperative in case it is pre- =,
nted to Congress. \,
DIR. Salvador Castrillo, the diplomat &,
agent of the Provisional Govern :,
ent of Nicaragua, today made formal =,
quest to Secretary Knox that he be :.
ceived on equal terms with the
ents of the Zelaya Government.
lis, naturally. will be informally, as
ither the Nicaraguan representa- ar
-es nor DR.. Castrillo have official re
lnding here. While the State De- tn
rtment has not rendered any decis- N
/ in the matter. it is generally be-
we'd that DR.. Castrillos request will
granted.
IN explanation of the status of the
lerican consular officers in Mica
qua it was said that in all prob
lily the Nicaraguan consuls in this
lntry would not be disturbed for
present at least, nor was it thought
It the American consuls in Mica III
,ua would be required to leave that
Intry. abb
lie