The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-04
MEN ARE NOW WATCHED
BY The DETECTIVES
Formal Request Is Made BY Pssvis
ional Government For Recognition
On Same Basis as That of
Zelays's Government.

Washington. December 2.-Presjdant
Ieiaya has not only refused to take Off.
eial recognizanee of Secretary Knox's
note. which was practically an ult,roat,,p,
but he is declared to have dispatched spe-
cial agents to Washington to endeavor
to have the state departments ultinat,,m
SET aside, first by appeals to that depart
ment and secondly by direct appeals to
members of Congress. The state depart
ment is entirely aware of the presenoa
and identity of these emissaries. While
they are being watched in a general wav
the United States is maintaining over
them nothing that could be construed as
espionage.
IN ADDITION to this. it was reported to-
day that any attempt that zelaya night
make to escape from the country would
receive the direct and vigorous attention
of the American warships now lvine Off
the coasts of Nicaragua Secretary
knox's note intmated in the plainest
Language that the state department looks
upon zeisya as the man responsible for
the torture and death of the two Amer
leans, Groce and Cannon.
The plan to defect the United statas
governments programme In regard to
Nicaragua came to light today. SENIOR
Fernando Sanchez and Dr. V. M Roman
the former accompanied by his family
arrived here and registered at a leading
hotel. Neither Senior Sanchez nor Dr
Roman would talk. They gave their ad-
dress as New York Members of the
central American diplomatic corps how
ever, were in a hutter when thev dis
covered the new arrivals Senior sancbax
they declared is a partner of Ze,av. 4,
| many of the latter's business ventures
| ana ne mas managed to amass fortun.s
! of S,e00000 in gold --.-~s,-..-tesx 4---i r.,
Dr.. Roman, the report continued long
mas been Senor Sanchez's businesses ad-
| visor and he Is a close friend and ad-
herent of Zelaya. During the afternoon
and early evening more than score cf
kilograms were dispatched from Senior
Sanchezs rooms. Almost an equal num-
! Der were received. This telegraphic ao-
tlvity, the Central Americans insist is
aimed at members of Congress with n
view TO winning over enough of then,
TO render the Administrations nrassnt
programme imperative in case il is pre
sented to Congress
Dr. Salvatore Castriflo. the diplomatic
| agent or the provisional government Of
Nicaragua, and representative of the rev.
| olutionists here. today made formal re-
quest of Secretary Knox that he be re-
ceived on equal terms with the agents
or the Zelayan government 1t will he
remembered that neither the Nicarae,,an
representative nor DIR. Castrillo have offt-
cial standing here
While the state department has not rem
dered any decision in the matter II is
generally believed DR.. Castrillo's REQUEST
VIII be granted. In explanation of the
stains OF American consular officers in
Nioaragua IL Is said today that in all
probability the Nicaraguan consnls in
this country would not be disturbed fo.
the present at least nor was 1t Thought
that the American consuls in Nicaragua
would be required to leave that country.