The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-01-07
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COMMENT ON CURRENT EVENT,
National Guard Magazine
Zelaya
When mad dog is loose in tn,
street and biting people, the thing t,
do Is to hit him on the head, and in
quire into conditions later.
1t is so with such ours as Zelay;
and Castro-long known as the EN-
bodiment of corruption, incompe
tence, debauchery and vanity.
Castro was allowed to run loose
in the crowd too long. Zelaya should
have been hit on the head or muz
zled long ago.
The elimination
At last our long suffering govern
ment has taken proper stand. Ate,
years OF Imprisonment, extortion, ant
murder of Americans in Nicaragua
Zelaya. killed two Americans, Messrs
Grace and Cannon, in cod blood and
in face of the earnest protest of oul
government through it's consul.
All the latter asked was Justice
and an impartial investigation. If
the men were revolutionists the de
iacto government, as they very like
~ were, our own government would
nave given them short shrift.
In his usually brutal manner. Ze-
laya contemptuously ignored the
protest and killed the men all the
more quickly, even mutilating their
bodies; expecting his lying reports
as TO trial and confession to be accep-
ted as before. This time he was mis-
taken. Washington had evidence
enough without his fabrications. and
TOOK immediate action.
Ships were ordered to Nicaragua
with reserves of marines. We de-
manded one hundred thousand dol
lars indemnity and an apology. This
TOO regardless of the guilt of the men.
for Zelaya's precipitate action had re-
moved that question from the case
entirely
Minister Dismissed
On December list, twenty-four
hours after the receipt of an import
ant communication from the Mexi-
IAN government. Secretary Knox
handed his passports to Feline Rod
'lguez, the acting minister from Mic
lragua.
IN doing so, Mr.. Knox sent Senior
rodriguez letter that excoriated Ze-
ava branding him as a vio,ator of
GLENN international conventions, a
l1sturber of international peace. and
tyrant whose name is a blot upon |
government.
IL Is only two years since we inter-
ened with Mexico to stop a general
central American war precipitated by
elaya, who wished to make himself
lctator OF all these states. He agreed /
'lntly with the others to observe
International usages, all of which he
as violated, to the great disorder of
lat group of republics.
In his message to- congress. the
resident says that al the Central
merican republics have in turn an
ealed to the United States to main
I'm the conventions of 1907. Near.
every complaint has been against
le Zelayan government of Nicara-
Ia, which has kept Central America
constant tension and turmoil" ,
A Shall War, |;
Our one thousand marines and a /.
W gunboats will probably be all
at is needed, together with recogni-
On OF the beligerents. for the latter
lder Estrada, will probably do the
st and do it quickly and effectual]v
Is to be hoped, however, that some
rangement may be entered into
at Will safeguard the lives of Amer.
ms IN that country and prevent the
Instant recurrence of such disturb
ces as the present.
Some newspapers seem to take
ty stand and try to criticize our
vernment for taking up the cause
American adventures" in such
IDS. We wonder If they ever heard
Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clarke
the thousands of pioneers these
mes represent, who were also
merlcan Adventures" and without
ose adventurous tendencies we
uld not have the lands we now en-
:. All pioneers cannot be puritans.
! the puritans themselves seemed
be as keen on bargain as most to
er Americans. Were there no pros ur
is OF gain, none but missionaries fir
lld go to these waste places and ia
'elop market to help in keeping gu
farms and factories working sue ca
sfully. st,
VIZ
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