The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-30
'SECRE TARy
PRE- JUDGED
Zelaya BeIievesKnox Has
t cen Systematically
Misinformed

Mexico City. Dec. 29.-"Mr Knox
Is not my judge. l am answering to
my government" Jose Santos 2elaya,
who arrived this morning from Salina
Cruz, thus replied TO question to
night as 10 what attitude he would
assume should Secretary Knox seek
to eXtradite him from this country.
Il have no feeling against the Am
erican people at large, nor the gov.
ernment," he said. "Secretary Knox
has been systematically misinformed
states has been preJudiced against
me"
MY relations with the preceding
American government were exceed
inely friendly. The situation con
tains many unfortunate conditions
Secretary Root has the complete con
fidence of Central America and his
policies were drawing the people clos
er together politically and CONNER
cially. / am afraid the attitude OF
Secretary Knox is undermining all
that work throughout Latin-America-"
Confederation.
Zelaya said American marines en-.
gagged IN several recent battles in
Nicaragua and that twenty OF them
were killed
DO YOU know that there were four
hundred Americans fighting with the
insurgents at Rama? Do YOU know
at the battle of Colorado Junction, on
Nov. I. the bodies of twenty Ameri.
can marines were picked up by our
forces. all dead and all from Ameri
can guuboats anchored In the river to
protect American interests? The Of.
fetal explanation given me was that
these men were deserterS."
Zelaya believes the confederation OF
all Central American republics Will
ultimately be brought about as no
says the great mass OF the people arc
unionistS and the principal obstacle
up to this time has been the selfish
attitude OF persons In power attained
by private interests. He fayoTs "A
central government for the new re,
public, rather than a strong federal
government. explaining that under a
central government the various states
would preserve their identity. having
officers 10 transact such general bust.
ness as might concern the whole OF
Central America and leaving each OF
The present republics more or less in.
dependent and hadnling Its interior
affairs
BIames CABRERA.
President Ielaya declared that OH
Dec 20, 1907, lie had wired Washing
ton his Willingness TO retire from tho
presidency and from politics altogeth.
er If confederation of the five Cen.
trail American states could be brought
about
The matter is difficult TO prophecy.
The struggle between the present gov.
erument and the forces OF Estrada.
will probably reach a climax in
short time" says Zelaya. but go
many factors enter into the result
that 1t would be very wise man in'
deed. who could discount the future"
s. ESTRADA Cabrera is the evil genius OF
our poople-for we are all Central
at heart without sectional
lines Cabrera has poisoned the
minds at Washington. He has fur
nlshed money and supplies and men
to the insurgents in the recent fight.
ing He Will do this again against
the actual government Of Honduras.
but he Will never be accepted by our
people and his Vaccinations must be
exposed in time. so he viii be known
for what he is
"Oown With Yankee"
The former dictator reached here
shortly after o'clock this afternoon
and was met by delegation of Cen.
tral Americans. AS he stepped from
The Pullman, several persons shout
ed viva Zelaya- Viva Mexico"
A Mexican cried Down with the
Yankee" and he was hlssed.
Zelaya was met fifty miles from
here by Francisco Castro. Nicaraguan
minister TO Mexico and close friend
Of the dictator. From the railway
station he was conveyed In a coach
to the Palace hotel. where five rooms
had been engaged for himself and
party. As yet no arrangements have
been made for Zelaya TO meet Pres.
dent DiaZ IN conference, though it is
believed he Will call upon the chief
executive of Mexico during the next
lew days to thank him for his kind.
ness in permitting him TO come TO
Mexico on the gunboat General Guer-
zero.
Zeluya said he would not make any
attempt TO regain power In his coun'
Try but might return If asked to do
so by bis government when peace is
restored.
He says he now desires TO remain
out Of politics and live the rest of his
days in peace and quiet That he is
the titular president of Nicaragua to
his day is the declaration he repeat