The Washington times., 1913-11-28
PROBLEMS ARISE
: IN lELAYA CASE
mr.
Policy and Treaty Involved in
Proceedings Against For
mer Dictator.
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should have been held responsible for
the deaths of rebel spies in the civil war
How did you escape from the Hotel
Hargrave when you knew warrant
was out for your arrest" was aked.
II walked out just as any one would
and went to the apartment of my friend.
W. S. Valentine, in West End avenue,
ne repIied. "Ha, ha," he exclaimed with
2 ouiclx shrug OF the shoulders, that
was I clever story about my going out
Of the hotel in a trunk. but the only
trouble with II was that it was not true
Zelaya does not speak English very
we'll but he converses excellently in
French. and although good listener,
he frequently interrupts with an 'oui.
monsieur" or Non. monsieur. He
impresses rs being a sincere, well edu-
Gated man. neither a braggart nor
visionary like Castro. He is neither
megalomaniacal nor servile.
He said it was not true as reported
tnat Mr.. Valentine was sec city inter-
ested with him in large Nicaraguan
concessions. The formers interests
were largely in Honduras. His being
fourd ahed in Mr.. Valentines apart
business significance, he said.
Did you come to the United states
TO plot your return to power in Mica
rsEUa?" he was asked.
Not Plotting.
IT came here to settle private busi-
ness. l needed money and I hav"
property in New Orleans. Do you think
that would have come to this country
II I thought. / would be eNtradited TO
Nicaragua when this countre alone can
eNtradite me?"
Dir YOU murder Senors SiXtc Pine6a
and Domingo Toribio as is charged by
Nicaragua?
Il did not. Sixto was regularly tried
for numbering Governor Escobar and
was sentenced to death. Toribio was
killed in Managua by the police while
committing a robbery
What about Cannon and Grocer
They were as everybody knows
adventurers taking part in the revo-
luton again me. They didn't care
which side they fought on So long
as il was with revolutionists. They
were tried by a court martial. and
should no more be held responsible
for their deaths than President Lin
ecutions of rebel spies. ] could have
Tardoned Cannon and Groce, but they
were spies.
They had stolen maps on them,
showing the position of my troops,
and. worst OF all, they had plotted
and attempted to carry out the de-
struction of boat by dynamite on
which several hundred Nicaraguan
soldiers were embarked The bar
barrie plot was thwarted because they
placed the dynamite too deep in the
vstsr: and. although the explosion
took place, no lives were lost"
The general said his arrest was not
legal as there was no precede2t c'r IT,
~" seemed confident that he would he
released and would not 60 to Nicara%ua
is irons. He said he migE. 90 bach
there some time of his own accord. He
sali he surely was not interested in the
r'-iitics of his native land now.
To Estrada Cabrera, President Of
Guatemala, he said, he owed all his
troubles He said Cabrera was op-
posed 70 all Lis ideals of Central
american Union and is ambitious to be
dictator Of the destines OF Central
America.
Soon after General Zelaya was hand
"uffed and led over to the Tombs his
son. c. AIphonse ZelaJa. who is a
pianist. ard his wife. who Was Kiss
Marguerite Baker. daughter of Dr. w.
W. Baker. CT Washington, appeared
nth Senor !. Macias, Zelaya's f,I1ne!
-onsul % Birmingham. England. Per-
Emission to see General Zelaya in the
', mns was denied them because ii was
q holiday.
Fears for General
Mrs Alphonse Zelaya says she is q
Erandniece of Gen. Robert f. Lee. OF
The Confederate army. At her home
IIs West Sixty fourth street. she said
hat she met Senor Zelaya at a dance
AZ West Point. and after a romantic
courtship. which General Zelaya bit
rerly opposed. they were married in
Washington on March "a. 1906.
General Zelaya will surely be muir
uered If they send him back to Mica
~agua." she said. The President
Estrada Cabrera of Guatemala has
.,ower enough to put my father (she
allied General Zelaya her father) out
= the way. The people worship him
.,ut they could not prevent his as
sassination once he gets in Diaz's
Nands.
The plotters of Cabrera are aided in
Washington by Emiliapo ChamOra the
NicaragUan minister. and certain pub
... officials of this country in Washing
.nl who are afraid OF my father or
count of certain revelations which
q r. in his power to make They would
.T'rtminate many Of these officials.
General Zelaya was right in refus,
tnc 20 pardon Groce and Cannon. They
we're spies. Nv father should no more
re charged with responsibility for theil
'r'al than President Wilson should bt
held responsible for the trial or con
fiction Of Hans Schmidt. who is on trta
for murder here in New York.
Salmon de Ia Selva. who said he wa!
he son of the official who prosecuted
.nc court-martial of Groce and Cannon
aas present in the home OF Alphcns
Z.lava. He said Groce and Cannon
arote tn their mothers on the eve o
heir execution telling them that the.
ID been fairSS tried. Groce. he said
SO rn'e that Il was his fate-the result
pf war and disobefience TO his lovinl
urnther"
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