Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-30
RECOGNITION OF
MADR|z REGIME
BY Mexico Without Consulting
Washington Government Would
Surprise State Department.
GOVERNOR CREEL ON zELAYA.
Declares Ills Resignation Has. Ended
Many Difficulties and Pre-
vented Anarchy.

Washington, Dec. 30.-Much speouIa.
.ion was current today In Official and
uipiomatic circles here concerning tho
probable action OF Central American
republics in the recognition Of the Ma
oriz government at Mauagua. The
slate department thus far has rocaived
no official Information OF such racoenl-
tion by the Latin-Aircrican country.
IL Is an open secret that the American
state department would DC surprised to
learn that Mexico had recognized Presi-
dent Madriz without having previously
consulted the United States. Zelaya.s
influence In Honduras has been such
'hat the recognition OF the MadrIz
government by that country would
seem quite natural fn the View of diplo-
mats here
The intense desire OF Costa Rica for
Pcdce at any price, II is said might lead
tnat nation to wish for settlement or
INC disturbed state OF Nicaraguan af-
ialrs at the earliest possible moment.
ana Tor tnat reason 1t is believed liz
would lend its influence in giving sta-
piiity TO the Madrlz government by
recognizing its authority should such
- '0"leH. NC started by any OF the
otner Central American republics.
oficial information that Gen. Toledo.
VINO Is supposed 10 be In possession of
arms distributed by Zclaya before his
departure, Is at Managua directing
military operations In the capacity OF
minister of war. was received at the
state department today.
GOV. CREEL ON zELAYA.
Enrique Crecl of chihuahua. special
enVoy from Mexico to the United
o.ates IN the Nicaraguan affair, gave
10 the Associated Press today q state
ment regarding his mission to thIs
country. Gov. Creel declared that he
had accomplished his task with eratl-
tying results.
The resignation OF Zelaya and the
succession of President Madriz has
ended many difficulties and prevented
anarchy. he declared, and peace and
patriotism were now finding their way
on both sides in Nicaragua The grant
Ing OF asylum for Zelaya by Mexico.
said Governor Creel, was in no sense
an act of unfriendliness TO the United
States.
The asylum granted by Mexico TO
ex-President Zelaya was Ia full accord
with the law OF nations and under no
consideration unfriendly to the United
'The election by the national con-
gress of Dr. Jose Madriz as provisional
president of Nicaragua was a happy
event because il prevented anarchy
q second revolution and further COM
plicatlons with the United States. The
elements of peace and the patriotism
of the Nicaraguans are finding their
way on both sides.
80 far as Mexico is concerned. the
policy OF my government, always
friendly to the United States. has been
well understood and appreciated by
President Taft and Secretary Knox.
They have both been kind enough to
congratulate me The United States
and Mexico Will continue acting and
cooperating in full accord to CONSOLE
date peace In Central America, to give
solid consistency to the Washington
conventions of 1907. and to develop
feeling of high respect to the In
ternational court OF Cartago."
Gov. Crecl will leave for home I'M
mediately after Jan l.