The San Francisco call., 1909-11-09
Minister'S Resignation Forced

NOlncl0ent With the news that DR.
RodolfO Espinosa. minister to the Unit
ed States from Nicaragua. had resigned
his post at Washington, but declined 70
return to his native land. came the re-
port from the Central American repub-
lie yesterday that Espinosa did not give
up his post voluntarily, but because he
was thought by Jose Santos Zelaya.
president of his country, to have aided
Arturo Espinosa, leader of the l-evolu-
tiDn now sputtering among the swamps
that line the east coast of the little
lroplc state. DR.. Rodolfo Espinosa. the
Iorner minister TO Washington and
Arturo Espinosa. revolutionary leader
are brothers. and Zelaya believed that
Inc entry OF arms and ammunition into
Nicaragua via the United States. was
traceable directly 70 the unofficial ac-
tiyities Of his official representative.
president Zelaya has dispat tched Isl
oore Hazera. minister from Nicaragua
10 Panama, TO Washington to espouse
MS cause with the state depa rtment
and from this move may develon a
change of policy in the relations of
Nicaragua and the United States. Ha-
zera is g supporter of Zelaya: Esofnosa
Lelaya accuses of only seeming IN he
SO, and the president declares that the
friction between this country and MIC
aragua has resulted solely from the
laet mat his enemies have had an op-
poftunity TO present their views to the
national government Now. he he
neFes, he viii have the chance himself
70 explain conditions in his country TO
" ashlngton through Hazera.
CABRERA'S HAND SEEN
An American citizen of edpea+ion
VINO arrived from Nicaragua YESTERDAY
after an extended study Of the co,,rtT1-
ot4hgs news that places ZeIaya in far
rom the tyraHnicaI position to which
ne has been assigned Information re-
- uliis the revolution in Nfcara gua
ms authority states. comes from O.
oIt-a, president of Guatemala and an
aNONed enemy of Zelava News +bat
0ne revolutionists are winning est-e
cue American, is not true The insrr
gents are not well orga nized tbe,- s-a
re" in number, poorly armed and l,eln-
less against the trained army taught
os German army officers, that Mica
lagua maintains
oI most interest to American bust
hessmen is the condition Of trado 80
commerce as reported from Nfca 80
me Pacific coast side Of the courtr7, a.
ne most beautiful and better cuIti-
la'Su one, and there all the imnorta,+
tleo.ng houses. factories and cities are
- - "a Diisheo- The revolution. however
la,-ti ~ PlOstess only on the swampv At
,sl,elc sS-iec coast through which dfstrjct
Nelaya Is now pushing a railroad
TRADE PORTS OPEN
Corinto and San Juan del Sur on the
tac,ile coast and practically the only
trade ports of the country arc oya,:
Is me revolution has never spread from
cnest 1,, inosg g ullo. district of the east
Ioast ana commerce is being CARRIED
on there as actively as ever 'ieu
,,,.ar.,s.'S SiisI e-l acter Of Zelaya himself is
'i'.sr geeIlpea oy the American traveller as
- e,ilslen' re from that generally ascribed
70 nln- Ielaya has had railroads bnsl+
from coast 10 coast. across the co,ptr+l D..rl
factories put into operationf sps oo,,sS slS
eS1s'3llsneo- es,s 3a.lle He has built orphanages
constructed telegraph lines ana -. &c q.
stalled ice factories. All this worL
has. been done under the directio,, 20 =
s,raa.e alllsIlcans, zeiaya walks through the
streets Hnguarded. talking to this man
and that, and is altogether democratio ,a'tln
in his bearing alic