Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-21
VIII Insist on Responsible Govern
ment for Little Nation
.EIAYA REGIME MUST END
Estrada Says Peace Will Come Only
with Elimination Of President.
MADRz Is NOT ACCEPTABLE
General of Insurgents Declares His
Follower VIII Not Accept Any
one Named by PreEident--
Asks Recognition

MAEHINHION. Dec 1l.-EeCrFLAIg O
State Knox let il be known today thai the
attitude Of this government toward Nica-
aqua vould not be changed by the elsc-
ion q MEdriz 10 the presidency as the
successor Of Zelaya- resigned MsdrtE VIII
have To show that be Is capable Of direct
,nE responsible government which Is pre-
Jared to make rtparatiun for the wrongs
which Il is claimed have been done to
American citizens in the little Central
American republir.
It was announced at the State department
ttai the attitude Of the United States to-
ward Madriz would be jus II Was out
lined in the note which Sec-etsry Knox
directed To M Rodriguez, al that time
the NicaraEuan charge in this city several
W eelzs ago. sezering all diplomatic reas-
tons with Nicaragua
This country stl maintains that until q
responsible government is set I'D and is In
entire control 50 thar definite egotistios
can be held, diplomatic relations cannot be
resumed.
We are not trying to cosrce Nicaragua
said a high state department official this
afternoon. after q can al the White House
We want il 10 settle its own affairs and
we are not debating what shall be done in
Nicaragua, OF who shall be named as presi-
D a
ment that we can DO business with
/ Statement from Estrada.
Peace in the country can only be as
su1ed by the complete exclusion Of ZelBya
4 and his follow vers. We wild continue fight
/ ing until this is secured. In the name Of
liberty and OF Justice On our side We ask
you 10 recognize my government"
! This messaEs from General Estrada at
2
I aragua. has been received by the secretary
OF state The Telegram is dated Bluefields
/ and was sent by wireless from colon. In
4 the same telegram Estrada says that no
4 change in the psrson OF ZelAya's chief ex-
eeutdrs selected by him or by the congress
he controls Wiu be accepted by ths nAior
4 i1y Of the NieaIagusu people allied 10 the
Tevolutionist cause
! This telegram contains the first Authorita-
4! tive statement that the rev0lutio1Ary party
1 VIII NOT accept as president Of .-icsrAguA
anyone who has any affliadon with
! Zelsya- The selection Of either Msdr1E or
/ Irias for this post, therefore, means q
! continuance Of the revolution with al the
energy al the command OF the Estrada
party.
ZeInya Directs Assembly.
Late kilograms received al the State
/ department from Nicaragua say the na-
tional assembly Of Nicaragua has been in
I str1cted by Zelaya 10 elect Madriz as
president and IrlEs to the chief command
Of the army. This everywhere in Nicara-
qua is regarded as q move 10 continue
Zelaya as the dominant figure in the state.
A telegram from CoTtn1o, dated the 18th
instant, expresses the opinion that IriAs
is TO be given the presidency. This state
men1 however. Is generally doubted 4
Managua telegram received this morning
| states that Zelaya Is making active mill
tary preparations, and is putting in office in
all the principal cities, including MRnRgua,
Leon and Grenada known supporters Of
Irias, who. il was believed would hold the
real power Of cOmmander-in-ehist Of the
government military forces
An official dispatch from ManGEua shows
that considerable hostility is being dis
played against the American consulate
/ there by ZelRyh's followers Petty annoy
ances, such as abusive language and daily
threats, are Of constant occurrence, but
no violence Up 70 this time has been al
tempted
Leon Troops Guard MadrfH.
The --latest telegram from MAnAgus, dated
last night states that 800 troops reached
+. there the night before from Leon, the home
q Madriz and were Al the railroad sta
( ton when MadriE arrived HIS train was
earlier than WAS expected but be was es-
| eurted 10 has hotel by the troops from Leon
and other followers with drawn pistols. the
| police being armed with rifles