Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-01
MEX|CO'S ACT
NOT AFFRONT
SAYS CREEL
ENVOY INSISTS GRANTING AsY
LuM TO zEYAYA WAS NOT uN
FRIENDLY COURSE; DEPosEr
PRESIDENT AssAILs KNOX.


Washington, D. c., Dec. ao.-
Mexico's special envoy, Enrique
Creei, in a statement to the AS
sociated Press, denied that Mexico
in granting an asylum to Zeiaya
was guilty of an unfriendly act to
the United States. He said the
change in the Ncaraguan govern
nent ended anarchy and there are
signs of peace and patriotism on
both sides.
Washington, D. c.. Dec. So
Much speculation is current today
In official and diplomatic circles
here concerning the probable
action of the Central American
republics in recognition of the
Madriz government at Manasua.
UP to this morning the state de-
partment had received no official
information of such recognition
by any Latin-American country.
Mexico City, Dec. 3o.--Former
President Zelaya Of Nicaragua
called upon President Dial today.
zelaya said the object of his visit
was to express his thanks for the
courtesies he had received.
Mexico City, Dec. 30.-"Mr. Knox is
not my Judge. | am ansWerable only
to my government for my actions"
In these words Jose Santos Zelaya,
who arrived here from Salina Cruz
yesterday, replied last night to ques'
ton as to what attitude he would as.
sumo should Secretary Knox seek to
extradite him from this country. le-
laya refused to discuss the probability
Of such situation but strongly intt
mated that the secretary of state
would not have the right to " eG.vs,.5a his
presence Iii the United States
Il have no feeling against the Ameri
can people at large, nor the govern
ment," said Zelaya. Secretary Knox
has been systematically misinformed.
and public opinion in the United
States has been prepared against me,
but the real facts must become known
in time, and 1t is time l trust for my
vindication.
my relations with the preceding
| American administration were exceed
ingly friendly. The present conditions.
both for our people in Central America
and for the Americans Secretary
Root had the complete confidence OF
Central America, and his policies were
drawing theN people closer together
politically and commercially. am
afraid that the attitude of Secretary
Knox is undoing all that work through
Eout Latin-America."
Says Marines Fought.
= u l.%ra Hat
American marines had engaged y IN
several recent battles In Nicaragua
and that twenty Of them We're killed
He said
DO you know that there were f40(
Americans fighting with the insurgents
at the recent battle Of Rama? Dolyo,
:, know that at the battle Of Colotadt
Junction on Nov. 1 the bodiest o
twenty American marines were pick
ed up on the field by our forces 1-al
dead, and all from the American gun
boats anchored in the river to protec
American interests? The official OK
planation given me was that thes
men were deserters."
Zelaya believes the confederation o
all the Central American republic
will ultimately be brought about. as
he says, the great masses Of the pee
pie are unionists and the principa
obstacle to the consummation OF tn
< plan up to this time has been tn
selfish attitude of persons in power an
mated by private interests. He favor
a central government for the propose
l. new republic rather than a feders
l. government explaining that under
s central government the various state
1. "A. IL,
! to transact such general business q
5. might concern the whole Of Centrt
America and leaving each of the pre-
g ent republics more or less independer
Is in the handling of its interior affair
t. offered to Step Down.
President Zelaya declared that c
Dec. 20, 1907, he wired Washingto
his willingness to retire from the pres
dency and from politics altogether
a confederation of the five Centr
In American state could be brougl
about.
.'The immediate future of Centr
America said Zelaya. SIS difficult
v prophesy. The struggle between Il
OF present government and the forces
e) Estrada will probably reach clim'
or in a short time. Estrada Cabrera W
~ set aDOuL LO QOluludle tlS enIiIe GOu
Mt try. He is the evil genius of our pc
pie Cabrera has poisoned the min
at Washington. He has furnished me
ey and men to the insurgents. But
of VIII never he accentad Nv orr neonl.
he rrba for,,oer dicta+or wae mot he
TO- ~ 10 e. :, , loos ~
ed py ueiegatioh Vi Seiitrdi Aineilcai
ed AS he stepped from the tram sever
persons in the crowd shouted "Vi
1 1z1o 4
idly cried Down with the Yankee
Iii, and was Kissed. From the railway S
ng ton Zelaya was conveyed to the P
ed arc Hnfal a G vnf no nrrnn srfIne or