The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-12-08
ON BRINK OF war
Charge GAfairs Of Nicaragua GiVea
Bis Passports.

/ some VERY PLAIN TALK
zelsya, President Of Nicaragua
! Branded es O Tyrant, and VIII b
Held Personally Responsible TO
! the Murder OF Groce and Cannon
Two American Citizens.
Secretary OF State Knox has &c
turned the passports Of Felipe Rod
,;cuez. charge d'afaires OF the Mic
a-asuan legation. q, Washington
With letter sca;h.ngly denouncins
tie zelayar administration. The let
.e, IS definitely declared to .epresen'
the views OF President Taft. and Is
| about as plain-spoken as anythins
emancting from the State department
IN years.
The ex,raordiuar: feature OF the
lette. is ,ha, It seems to evince an
intention on the par. Of the United
States 10 hold President Ze!aya per
soraliy responsible foE the alleged
torture and ex cu,ion OF the Aner!-
cans, Cannon and Groce, and ex-
hibits tie unique situation OF cae
government holding tho Chief Exc
cutiye Of smother Presidency as 3
common nalesaetor. Zeiays is
branded es q v!olator Of solemn In
.e.nauonal conventions. disturoe.
Of the national and international
peace. q .yrant whose administration
has been blot upon the name OF
good government
Secretary Knox virtually anaounc-
es the Recommendation Of the Nc
araguaa ,evolu:ionists. declares it TO
be the conviction OF the United States
that the revolution represents the
sentiments OF q majority OF the Nc
arasuan people. and that there Is
evidently no responsible Government
with which the United states can
deal. He therefore announces that
all parties Will be held accountable
for their actions IS affecting the
interests OF Americans and tie peace
o, Central America He further In
forms Senior Rodriguez that while
he has lost his diplomatic quality.
be may still serve as an "urohcial
channel OF communication With the
faction which De is regarded as rep
resenticg.
This brings the crisis as near 70
the status OF va. az it could be
brought By executive action without
q definite declaration by botE houses
Of Congress. which will convene next
Monday.
Knox's Letter.
Secretary kao1's le;se. TO Seno'
Rodriguez Is as follows:
Since the Washington conreu-
lions of 1907, I: IS notorious that
Pres.dea. Ze!aya has almost coniin-
uous,y KEEP: Contra, America in ten
sion or turmoil. that be has Tep7eat-
edlv and aagran.ly violated the pro-
visions Of the convention. and By
a baleful influence upon Honduras.
whose neutrality the conventions
were TO assure. has sought 10 dis
c-ea;, those sacred :uternationa! OBJ
legations 70 the great 6e;r!ment OF
Costa Rica. Salvador and Guate-
ma.a. whose governments meac-
while appear 20 have been able
patiently to striv. 70. the loyal sup
BORT Of the engagements 80 soluen.y
undertaken a; Washington unde. the
auspices OF the United States and
Mexico.
~; IS equally 8 matter OF COM
mon kaowledse tha; under the regt-
me OF Pres!den; Ze!aya. republican
institutions have ceased 10 NicsFa-
qua 20 cxis. except IN name: that
public opinion aud the press have
been ,hro,:led: and tha, prison has
been the reward OF any tendency 10
real patriotism Ny consideration
for you personally .mpe!s me TO
abstain from unnecessary discussion
Of the painful details Of regime
which unfortunately has been olof
upon the history Of Nicaragua ana
a d.sccurasemcnt to group OF re-
publics whose aspirations need ly
,he opportunity Of free and homes
government.
I'm view OF the interest OF the
United States and OF It's relations 10
tha Washington conventions. appea!
acaIos, this situation has long since
been made TO this government by
majority OF the Central American
REPUBLICS. There is now added the
appeal through the revolution OF
srea, body Of the N!caraSuan peo-
pie.
TWO Americans who. this gov
ernment is now convinced were Of
scers connected with the revolution
avy forces. and therefore entitled to
be dealt with according TO the en-
!:Shtcned practice OF civilized ma
tons. have been killed by d!rec: or
dc. OF President Ze!aya. Their eS.
ecu;!oa is said 70 have been pre-
ceded By barba.ous c-uelt!es. The
consulate a, Managua is now oAcial-
" reported 70 have been menaced
There is thus a sinister elimination
Of an administration also character
;zsd By cruelty TO its own citizens
| which has. until the recent outrage
| found ven, IN the case OF this coun
Try IN succession OF petty annoy
ances and ind!gnities which man!
nonths ago made it impossible u