Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-22
Relations With Central American
Republic Almost Strained
To Breaking Point.
EXPLANATION NOT ACCEPTED.
Facts Il sets Forth Arc Not Taken AZ
Being beyond All Con-
tradiCtion.


almost TO the breaking point IL remains
for the next few days-perhaps one or
Two viii sunice--to show whether the
relations between the United states ana
Nicaragua are to besnapped OF short.
This government has not accepted as
facts beyond an contradiction the OK
PLANTATION OF Nicaragua touching tho
execution of Grooe and cannon IN that
country Sufficient credence is given
statements that have been made TO the
department OF state TO prompt Inquiries
into the reasons that moved President
zaiaya 20 order the two Americans put
To- death
Sccy. OF State Knox is authority for
The statement that demand for re-
paration viii be made upon Nicaragua
should the inquiries develop that ALE
cations touching the death OF the Am
orleans are well grounded.
Late last night the secretary de-
claicd himself and the proceedings in
the Nicaraguan affair today viii doubt
less be along the line of prosecution OF
the inquiries 10 ascertain the truth as
20 Groce and cannon.
Secy. Knox is acting with the FUN
approval Of the president Mr.. TAFT
has had the DEVELOPMENTS in the Mica
raguan trouble presented fully and he
D. prepared 20 take any needed steps
70 hlins about a more satisfactory
situation than now exists.
American ships OF war today are
speeding toward the shores OF Nicara-
qua The gunboat Vicksburg probably
VIII arrive at Corinto on the Pacific
coast, today and the cruiser De-
MONIES may arrive at about the same
time at Port Limon
The Marietta. too. is on her way 10
the Atlantic coast. The transport
Buffalo. Coalmg az Pichilinique bay.
California, is under orders for Panama
There force OF 500 marines will board
the vessel, should orders to that effect
be issued.
The FIRST American warshiU to arrive
in Nicaraguan waters was the gunboat
Nicksburg Her presence at Corinto, on
the Pacific side OF Nicaragua was an
nouncod at the navy department late
yesterday The little gunboat Is IN COM
mand Of Commander Alexander s.
| ltalstead She is equipped with six
| inch guns and eight guns of a smaller
| caliber
NEXT MOVE N GAME.
Washington, Nov 22.-The next
move OF the game being played with
President zelaya OF Nicaragus viii be
made By Secy. Knox and undoubtedly
II VIII be an important and possibly a
decisive one. Zelaya has killed two
Americans. IL IL believed. In the most
summary and brutal manner and IL Is
not expected that he viii be permit
ted 10 settle at SO much "a head for
these or any other Americans he may
"a
that something more than Compen-
satl0n for Groce and Cannon win be
involved In the next step by tho state
department
Secy Meyer returned to the navN de-
partment today from Boston and im-
mediately took uD the situation with
Asst Secy. Winthrop. and Rear Adj
navigation. with a view of determining
how the navy would be able 10 comply
with any request which the state de-
partment might make upon H. In gem
eral the officials told the secretary that
the navy was ready for any emergency
which might arise
The state department Is awaiting ad-
ditiOnal information as TO the details
OF the killing and until that infor-
nation ls cabled 10 the department
here no important developments are
looked for
I AAf NfNAA AAll'AlA r hAAiNI III ANNNkAAlA-
Ing the blockade Of the port Of san
Juan del Norte Is IN effect a recOgni-
ton OF insurgency. but this action IN
AN probability viii be followed by
what is much more important. recogni-
tlon OF belligcrency
Recognition OF belligerency is mat
ter OF the highest consequence 20 the
insurgent forces. once their belliger
cncy Is recognized. Zelaya VIII be held
to strict accountability for any prison
ora he may take as the United States
would undoubtedly see 10 IL that they
We're treated la every respect as pris-
oners OF war. according 20 civilized
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