The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-14
THIS IS TOO BAD
Esraaa's Emo, Tells Via. zshy IS 10
esHah gnslle Sam.
he GIVES HIM NOTICE

he GIVES HIla NOTICE
Tnas Ze.asa,is TO Blow Up the Pans
ma Canal. Put Japan In Posses
ssOn os sscasasaaa, Canal Rights a 9
and sead Uncse sam Into war
with che alikado.
when the American Secretary OF
state oMcsasly kickeaoas 'zelsyas'
envoy from Washington. but permit
ted Kin to remain In the capital
cisyt as an unofficial" means OF
decentralization between the Nicara-
guam and American governments. he
also made it know: that he: would
receive 'unofhcisl" Information from
Nicaragua through DR.. Salvador
Csstrilia,, the representative in Wash
ington of the Estrade, or revolution
ary party. In lNicaragua. 8
Just in how far Castrilla has con-.
ferred With, and poster Mr, / Knox o.
we are not to know, says the Angus
ia Chonicle. But II Or. Castrillal
talks as volubly and foolishly to the
American State Department as he
does 70 the American newspapers,
he Is a pretty warm number" as
one of the Washington newsooys
would put it.
In recent issue of the New York
Herald. DR.. Castrilla attempted to
confirm TO the American public CAL
the terrible things which Mr.. Knox
has alleged against Zelaya and "a
great deal more. But. In his zeal u
show what an awful man zelaya is
capable, he shows himself so. ,igno-.
rant that If he does not lose his
unofficial" head, he certainly ought
to. But read what he. says:
"The plan Is now for zelaya to
use every means in his power to
iniure Americans" Or. Castrilla
said. "and if he is defeated he will
leave for Autwerpt, where his wise
now awaits him. 2eiaya has &C.
clared to his confidential advisors
his intention to fight. But first he
will make a determined effort TO
interest the American Congress
against the State Department, and
! also TO seek to enlist s:the services,
. OF. Japan against the United States,
"SenoE corea, formerly Mia.ster,
of Zelaya to the United States, Is
here in Washington now, and ] know
positively that he has IN his trunk
credentials to. the japanese to make
ain alliance with Japan Emperor.
Strange as it may seem, Zeleya seems
to think he can, against the United
States. He first conceived the idea
in 1897. and has been orooding over
the plan for some time. y
THE details of the selayan plan
slow that Zelsya is willing to prom
ise 70 Japan q canal in Nicaragua
and will also pledge himself to de-
stroy the Panama Canal II Japan
SO desires or coarse, the idea is
ridiculous. but it shows to what
Zelaya and his advisors scheme TO
do. -
The confidential agents Of ze-
laya are spurring him on TO fight,
telling him that the American peo-
pie will admire his courage and that
he will come out we'll in the end.
Fits, they have advised him to ad-
dress the American House of Rep
resentattves. setting forth his case
and asking that the government stop
proceeding against him"
All this is too bad. Just as we
were al, .congratulating ourselves
that the great canal would be open
ed on time and complimenting our
country that We were at peace with
all the world, except zeiay, here
comes along the re-opening OF the
Hobsor war and the destruction OF
the great waterway on which We have
seen our Roosevelts and our Taf:s
and<our Goethals work so hard. 1t
is awful to contemplate.
There Is necessity for American
interference in this Nicaraguan az
fair. That is now apparent. If
Csstrilla Is q fair sample of the peo-
pie they have down there, ii he
is the best of the diplomats that can
he gotten out Of the little repup-
lie, Mr. Knox might feel impelled
TO appein, q guardian for the whole
Nicaraguan country, at least until
he could send missionaries there for
such a time as would be necessary
to drum little sense into the peo-
pie there.
Zelaya may be as bad as Knox
paints him. 1t looks like he IS.
And, as bad rs he is, If he is as big
a fool as Castrilla-if he combines
the Zalaya w!ckedness with the Cas-
trilla ignorance-it will take all the
Joined force of the United States TO
handle him.
1t looks like the whole Castrilla,
Estrada, Zelaya & Co. bunch should
be given severe spanking and be
nut to bed. They certainly appear
to be an ignorant and simple lot,
with lust enough meanness in them