Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-01-09 | Page 29 | Zelaya, and Jingoism

r ZELAYA AND JINGOISM vigorous and aggressive foreign Surely it Is not beyond the limits of justice and sanity to demand the pun punIshment punIshment of Zelaya late president of the Nicaraguan republic lo The evidence of his crime against the laws of nations and the laws of humanity especially as relates to the killing of Groce and Cannon Canno are In the possession of the administration at Washington I Because the American secretary ot oti state described Zelaya in fitting terms writing him down for all time as a ty tyrant tyrant rant a grafter and an assassin the people of Nicaragua realized the wis wisdom dom dam of getting rid of their late ruler He fled to Mexico and the man who succeeded him as dictator ot of the little republic now plainly turns against Zelaya Ze Zelaya laya and declares the tho killing kUling of the two Americans was plain murder effected In obedience to the orders of Zelaya Where mere is It Improper to demand that Zelaya be arrested and made to stand trial on the charge ot of Ignoring Inter International International national laws and Inflicting wanton murder on cItIzens of a country with which his own was at peace The case was clear enough even be before before fore the Nicaraguans themselves added their testimony It Is beyond question now that Zelaya Is liable to arrest and arraignment It should not bo be possible for tor the head of any government how however however ever big or little to take human life lite without warrant And to take the lives of citizens of another nation should not be permitted by that nation It if It expects Its citizens to be respected any anywhere anywhere where In the world Arrest Zelaya and bring him to triaL That may be jingoism but It is s not