New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
Interview Refused When Re-
quested by Former NiCar-
aqua Dictator.
HE GOES TO A NEW HOTEL
Moves to the Waldorf and
Again Denies He Tried to
Deceive the immigration
Authorities Here.
fFrcm The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington, Nov. 13.-Jose Santos
| Zelaya. ex-dictator of Nicaragua. the
desirabilty of whose presence in the
United States is now being officially in
vestigated. has asked for an irtervie"
with the Secretary of State and 1t has
| been refused.
The request came through an agent
OF Zelaya, who called at the department
and presented the appeal for an inter
view. This representative failed to say
why Zelaya wanted to see Mr.. Bryan
and Mr. Bryan's secretary did not ask
him.
General J. Santos Zelaya moved from
the Hotel Victoria yesterday and engaged
an apartment at the Waldorf-Astoria. Al
though he had his baggage removed IN
the morning to his new home, he did not
! take possession OF IT until last night lie
| said last night:
81 had no trouble I'm entering New YORK.
! answered the scrutiny and questions OF
the immigration official who came on
board when the vessel reached port, ana
so far as I have been Informed my an
swers were perfectly satisfactory. Al any
rate. have as yet received no word from
, either the local immigration authorities or
Washington to the contrary.
"AIl that | know OF any mistake IN
my name on board I have learned from
the newspapers. ! do not believe that
Washington will take any action against
me This is a country of the free and
the home of theb rave. and | cannot per-
chn a
deport me-"
General Zelaya sought again to JUSTIFY
the execution of Leonard Groce ana
Leroy Cannon during his regime on the
charge OF being revolutionists. The Tor
mer president declared that they were
American "adventurers.
IL had nothing whatever TO do with IT,
he insisted. other than that | was the
head Of the republic at the time, but the
two Americans deserved their fate and
were deliberately courtlng it when they
allied themselves against the govern
ment.
Here" the former President added.
II will show you a telegram which has
never before been made public. II viii
completely vindicate me. 1t is from an
| American lawyer named Fowler, in
! Nicaragua, who was acquainted with
every phase OF the situation there at the
] time Groce and Cannon were shot, and II
was sent by Fowler TO the Department OF
State at Washington. II exonerates me
utterly and tells the Washington officials
that both adventurers deserved their
/ fate"
General Zeaya rummaged among his
baggage for several minutes. Then, with
an apologetic gesture. he said:
II have msaid the telegram some
where. but it will turn up In the course
| OF n few days. and then ! will make IT
public. Fowler gave II TO me personally"
Alphonso Zelaya. son OF General Le-
lava. whose wife was Miss Baker or
Washington. A grandniece OF General
Robert T.. Lee. said yesterday that he
had lust finished an engagement In piano
concert NJ the Palace Theatre.
The immigration officials at Ellis Island
received no orders yesterday Ito detain
General Zelaya. Superintendent Baker
said the only information the local Inn
migration officials had was what they had
Of which appeared exclusively In The
Tribune Wednesday.
Mr. Baker said he thought II the De-
portment OF Labor had planned to take
| Zelava into custody the task would be
| assigned TO the local bureau.
Kew Orleans, Nov. l3.-Giuseppe Carl
baldi. a soldier of fortune, who has hg-
ured in several Central American revo-
lutions. arrived in New Orleans to-day
from Colon. 1t is said he is going to
New York.
General Julian Iriss. follower or Ze-
lava. also was here to-day. and II was
said he was going to New York, but lrias
would not confirm that report. The pres
ence OF these Central American hsures
and General Zelaya in the United states
IS considered significant by members OF
the Central American colony here' III
| view of rumors of pending trouble In
| Honduras or Nicaragua.