Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-02
KNOX VISIT IS LIKE
I REAL MILITARY
INVASION
Serried Ranks Of Soldiers and
Machine Guns Accompany
Dove'o Peace Into Nicara-
guam Capital.

tny Eveniag Eaeruld a. =. r.eaaea wireD
con board the q. s. Cruiser Mary
land, on CoFinto. Nicaragua, April y
-1f former president Of Nicaragua
Zelaya 10 following the diplomatic trip
Of Secretary Knox he may be inter-
eEted TO know that the author OF the
now famous Knox note 10 Zelaya,
which finally broke the iatter's power
Hnd made him an exile, occupied IN
ManaRun the presidential palace-4-the
fllst tenant OF that imposing example
OF Moorish architecture since u was
hurriedly vacated by che liberal preek
dent Madriz Estrada and Diaa dur
ing their brief tenures Of the presi-
dency contended themselves VITA
more humble quarters, but the palace
was restored TO something like It's
old.time grandeur ia honor Of the
An allcan guest.
More pleasant news for Zelata will
De that he still hae following la
Nicaragua who did their best 10 make
the visit an occasion for anti.Amer-
lean demonstrations However. in
this they rallied utterly
MIR Knox found himself projected
into Il lattef political lght or more
properly two fights The Liberals,
who we're shorn OF power by tine Es-
trptia revolution, have never forgiven
thu United States for the influence Il
exerted az that time, Some In the
party flooded the country with infIam-
maiOry leaflets attacking the United
States government and Mr. Knox and
The Liberal papers IN Managua waged
q bitter campaign against the visit
uD TO the day preceding the arrival Of
Mr. Knox, when most Of their editors
were pat IN jail, where they remained
until the secretary Of state had left
the oigy. General Rodpifo Espinoaa,
perhaps the biggest man among the
Liberals, now an exile In Costa Rlca,
called upon the secretary OF state dur
Ing the latter's stay az San Jose ana
besoughs him 10 use his influence 70
prevent the persecution OF Liberals
by the conservatives IN Nicaragua. Oi
course, the secretary OF sale could
not NEEDLE In the affair but he would
have been better pleased II tho con
servatiyes had uped less strcnuoua
means 10 protect him from Insult.
As a matter Of fact, whe., the hglta.
tiOn was closely analysed Il appeared
that the feeling was less anti-Amer-
lean than nnikgoyernment and many
Liberals Gated upon tho secretary Of
state IN Managua. disayJwad the In
flammatory utterances and insisted
that their grievance was against the
conservatives. who. they declared
had failed TO fulfil their promises for
reform Many denied that they wish
ed zelnyalsm restored II also seem
ed pain THAI the out and out anti
Americanism was confined chiefly
to the uniformed. who in their r.
norance Of the real policy OF thu
United States had heon easily made
20 believe that the visit OF the sccre
tary Of state was the fOrcrunner OF
American occupation, This belief haf
been found among Tie less informed
IN other countries visited.
The trains carrying the Knox party
from Corlnto to Managua suggested
an armed invasion. First there was q
pilot train consisting Of locomotive
and one car. The car carried fifty
soldiers and from the rear door
Colt automatic gun with a capacity
OF $50 shots a minute was trained
upon the special of flve cars imme
diately following. The position 81
the weapon aroused mixed feelings
among the country's guests, but for
tunntely freight car, filled with mu'
slcians, and two coaches occupied bs
Nicaragnan escorts interviewed be
tween the artillery and the president
iai coach set aside for the Knox fam
~. Closely following the special wal
third train Of three cars carrying !
hundred soldiers and another machin,
gun. Al every station soldiers lines
the track on either side All the sol.
diers We're fully ARMED and were il
Hight marching order The cartridge
belts were fixed ON the automaEici
ready for instant use
an this pfecanflon WIS not as reas
surfing as was intended 10 be, bu
as the trip progressed and nothing un
pleasant happened the Americans be