Show MUST T PAY PENALTY PRESIDENT ZELAYA OF NICARAGUA NICARAGUA NICARA NICARA- GUA VIRTUALLY DENOUNCED AS COMMON MALEFACTOR United States Severs Sever Its Ita Relations Relation I With Nicaragua Because of the Murder of Two Americana Americans by Order of Despot Washington Washington fIhe Tho expected has come to pass Late Wednesday Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- Knox returned the passports of Felipe Rodriguez charge of the Nicaraguan legation with a a. aletter aletter letter scathingly denouncing the he Ze- Ze administration of the government government government govern govern- ment of or Nicaragua The letter is definitely declared to represent the views of President Taft and Is about as spoken plain-spoken as anything emanating emana emanating ing from U the e state department Inmany in inmany inmany many years The extraordinary feature of or the letter is that it seems to evidence an Intention on the part of the tha United States to hold President Zelaya personally personally per per- r- r responsible for tor the alleged torture and execution of the Americans Americans Ameri Ameri- cans Cannon and Groce and exhibits the unique situation of or one government government government govern govern- ment holding the chief executive of or another practically as a common malefactor Zelaya is branded as a a. violator of ot solemn International conventions a disturber of the national and International international international peace a tyrant who whose e administration administration adminis adminis- has been a blot upon the name of good goad government Secretary Knox virtually announces the he recognition of the Nicaraguan revolutionists rev rev- declares It to bo be the convIction conviction conviction con con- of the United States that the revolution represents the tha sentiment of a majority of the Nicaraguan people people peo pee pie and that there ere is evidently no responsible responsible responsible re re- re- re government with which the United States can deal He therefore announces that all parties will be beheld beheld beheld held accountable for their th actions as asa a affecting the interests of Americans and the peace of Central America This brings the crisis as near to the status of war as it could be brought by executive action without a definite declaration by congress Mr 1 Knox's letter in all but so many words makes maltes it plain that the action represents the tho wish and attitude of all the Central Central Cen Cen- teal American states with the single singh exception of or Honduras which is regarded regarded regarded re re- here as entirely dominated by Zelaya Mexico has its sympathy with the United States In in this matter Just what status consular representatives representatives representatives of the United States in Nicaragua Nicaragua Nicaragua Nic Nic- aragua now enjoy Is not definitely ex ex- ex- ex It is expected however that Vice Consul Calders who has has' been occupying the legation in Managua and other consuls in that country will be given glyen their passports at once This Is the usual method of pro pro- |