Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-02


IAN maintain diplomatic relations.
Accept sir. the renewed assurances
Of my high consideration,
,siened, F. &. KNON.
To Felipe Rodriguez, ESD.
Washington, u. G..
Just what secretary Knox meant in
his letter u senior Rodriguez by the
reference t" tire Washington agreement
of two years ago is disclosed by refer
"nce 20 that convention. Through the
efforts Of Mr. Foot. then secretary of
.;tate, representative of all the Cen
ira! American republics which We're at
n" moment "n Ire point of a general
warfare largely nWiH%, il was alleged.
to the oV"r-Weak e ming ambition of
President Irlaya / become the djcta.
tor Of Central America. We're brought
10 this captai and induced to enter in
10 4 s"r'nln ,'nnnact to restrain from
exploitation OF the territories Of one
another ana II observe the rules OF
civilized Intercourse. Especially, Wrrr
they pledged to Submit to arbitration
instead az To the test of warfare any
differences that might arise between
them. TIE Integrity of Honduras MAS
Granted
Now Sec. Knox practically rt,nrges
hat one of ih"S. SttpuIation.s has been
violated hy President Z,IaHa. He has
dominated Honduras. who's" President
| IS declared t" j.. only his mnuthpiccp,
| No he las, not h-Sitltctl t. violate the
| avs of neutrality hy sending his
| roops. without warrant or permission.
| into Salvador ana Costa tica.
| IL IIt,ll min al thnrlyb
redlrod /" the form of a treaty. thar
| 10, only u" t'i.ittr States tnt Mexico
| ,yotllG gee ina n" provisions %. this
| treaty We're effective, though purely
| MORAL sllasi"n Was supposed To be the
main means to accomplish its purpose.
This has utterly failed. after y trial Of
nearly tW" years.
| Reports t" tlc dcpartment If state
ron its Diplomatic and consular
| agents have Shown thai durin" that
| inc President ZClaya has been stirring
| lp ,iisr"ntent in the neighboring Ger
trail American republics, giving sui
| stantiaI aid IL W ,uld-hc rnvolutioniSt.s
| ana doing everything possible To bring
| lhujt II state nf affairs that would
| warrant MIN III Invading the territory
| ,r his Ec@hbolS.
/ " llIl' Il1' 50 tPbbIlS are sun Will
Held from publication. officials of the
| department of state have disclosed
| enough OF their contents to show tina,
| CONDITION of absolute depotism has
| aXist"u in Nicaragua with sIch &C
| compartments as raDine. murder. eX-
| tortlon and barharouS treatment nf
| ".litica! prisoners AS mas been I'M
SHOWN since the period M medievi:.i
| '.urcpc.
| As Seer. tary Knox said in his letter.
| he other Central American republics
| iaNc protested in vain against the cX-
istan"r of the conditions i'm Nicaragua.
| ut III" state department has felt 10th
| q violate its traditions of Eon inter
creme" in the Internal affairs of Other
| latims and probably would have re
| 'raincd even now had not Z"laya gone
| ~ tn" length OF killing tW0 Americans
'ngaeed in honorable warfare.
| In answer to the departments de-
| nand iur an explanation uiS agents
simply stated that tn" executions we've
n accordance with the law of NIcara-
| qua. But the state department finds
hat that law is /"lava and that the
faction was in violation uf all rules of
| civilized warfare Reasoning that
here is no actual government in Near
| qua. the department necessarily ar
| wed at the cOnclusian that Zclaya
nothing more or less than an inter
| latiunal brisand and must be So treat
| Il. He must be held responsible for
! he lilin" of tI,oso two Americans as if
\" We're y ,liyat. individual and il is
probable that he will be captured in
l ~
INV IL which I've attempts to "s-
ape il an cxtraditiun treaty can be
INVOKED ANA tried As a common man
lslaughtrr.
1t is believed that DR.. Daz was the
l"cdig force in this matter and that
it wa> owing to u straight forward and
energetic declaration by him OF the
| 3uilt of Ieldya and the necessity for
| Intervention which WAS received in
| Washington within the last - hours
| hat the stat" department reached its
/ lcciSiun. In tn" ordinary course this
| government would content itself with
| he payment by Nicaragua of a heavy
! monetary indemnity to the families ~
| he victims of Ielayas "dict. But. as
| secretary Knox clearly indicates in his
| otter, II is not the purpose Of the
| Nnercan government thus to tax the
| great majority of the Nicaraguan peo-
pie. VIII" did not Sympathizr with his
! tcton.
The status may be summed ur as
Follows
| Diplomatic relations hetwe n the United
| States and Nicaragua have been term-
| mated: In. HaHera. the minister .lrlegat,.
| from Nicaragua will not he received AT
! the state department: Senior Rodriguez.
| the charge d'affares If the NicararIlan
| legation. has been given his PASSPORTS
! and has no official standing here
ON receipt of the letter Of Nj Knox
| through II state department message
| Senior Rodriguez notified his government
| Ivy cable. II" is awaiting reply and
will remain here Il few days
| When seen tonight S"nor Rodriguez
was excited, but his statement of the
| situation was brief
| We are stricken to the heart: we are
paralyzed. WAS his expression
There was, however. little evidence at
| the Nicara2uau legation of 50 deep "A
| feeling. on the contrary. il was the
scene of much saiety