| Show I JOSE SANTOS ZELAYA GETS I I AWAY ON A MEXICAN VESSEL NO AtTEMPT TO STOP HIM Right night of Asylum Recognized by International Law and Fallen Tyrants Request Requests for Passage Was WM Not N at Refused PEOPLE OF NICARAGUA GLAD TO GET RID OF HIM United States Might Have Pre Prevented Prevented Prevented vented the Getaway but Made No Protest to Com Corn Commander Commander mander of Gunboat Guerrero MEXICAN OFFICIAL VIEW Managua Dec 25 Jose Santos SaRto aito Zelaya dent of Nicaragua has he taken him 1 out of the country and Is now aboard 11 Mexican gunboat Gen CelL G n Guerrero bound for toi Sauna Orus Crus rus I udel cover pf pt darkness Thursday Zelaya accompanied af ae by a beav Jl 11 ls armed guard cuard proceeded to Corinto Corio to in h port the Mexican Me warship war hip had b 11 11 tt lying for several days close to the States protected cruiser Albany American warships swung at an anchor chor hur in the harbor with marines aboard awaiting instruction Safe Under Mexican Flag yas as coming coining was wa unheralded but buta butR a R guard J ard from the tte Guerrero received him and stid boon 1 00 he was wall safe under the Mexican nag Jag At S 5 o clock in the afternoon the thew w ship weighed anchor and pointed out outto outto outto to sea A salute of 13 guns was fired from frum the shore hore and hundreds of soldiers and alJ waved the forin r dictator a farewell from the beach Zelaya stood alone lon and waved back In answer He tn tiered when w abreast of the Albany but bu the American cruiser made no re ft response Then he turned again toward tin tLe shore hore gazing until out of sight Shortly before the arrival o of Zelaya Zalaya I III at II t Corinto the United d States gunboat cun Pi Princeton l got cot up steam and proceeded for foI Sin fl Juan Del Stir Sur Kumor spread oJ that the Princeton tended to watch w the he movement e of the aIM gunboat but butr rb j dl r down don the c coa at t br at It her reer d iho gr r aty relieving ng the o ouO ot ayan Glad He Ife Is Gene Gone The rh people were relieved when they leaned lerned that Zelaya had h done tone gone and anc it has already aheady begun boun un hi hia prom work of cf reforM All AU reports that Madris Int to resign the presidency en Ii It untrue He himself states that be lie liea a 1 1 t te e office only mature i i i of the opportunity the tie ll i I tio i gave him to bring about harmony harmfUl at t peace in and also of the dangers attended his acceptance He ii 11 i is willing to face the dangers he hein heI heady I ady af in order to save the countr country News of the overwhelming helming victory won woo by fei Gen Estrada strada at Kama Rama has now reached the ears of all in Managua Man lua an all anell wIl ell 11 as the report that the i e To ces will soon be marching in this dl di dirt dle rt e tion But Estrada is as na yet a long dis tance off and hope is held that before hi men retch reach the capital a settlement j t to all sides might be ar aria ia la Irias in Retirement 1 F a Baca of Leon the home town ot oC f 1 resident Madriz has been appointed minister r general in place of Dr Julian hias who Nho ho resigned Irlas Inns who at one tune time was W ae JI spoken of for the presidency jas ja as defined deemed it u advisable to withdraw from notice as he became very ery 1 h u I when hen the demonstrations against Zelaya were at their height A dispatch from Ryas says a man m n who shouted Viva Via Madris was stabbed to jath J uth by soldiers Zi la a was entertained at luncheon at t lint by the th late commandant of the theT ther T r rt hose guests included the Mexican j r and the officers of the Gen ih re were no toasts Ul but the batti batt I ut f flume Kama was wali discussed informally I t Ma A expressed the fear that d iu Madriz would not be able to cope with th ith tile the situation as he was not a mili mill ta tay man lie He said the government army lida Iad been be n reduced redu d to skeletons b by priva due to the failure of the new ad administration administration ministration to forward rations and he hev v was a glad the aimy iad ad surrendered as asA A d geat great los of f life was a thus avoided Feeble Demonstration V t it 0 in t Ii afternoon a the form r pres d doni nt was t till iken on a launch and put J ala ard d the Mt un U warship without the opposition from the American ip p and no protest of any kind Until th steamed a away ay there was waa 1 fei at on the part of ot the Continued on Page Two JOSE SANTOS IRA Y A I GETS AWAY AAY ON A MEXICAN VESSEL t that the he States would oppose his departure There was only a feeble demonstration and the ing of ot Zelaya was unimpressive No speeches were made but a military band played a II few airs In a hall ball nearby The American officers ashore spent most mont t f the time making snapshots of ot what ap appeared appeared to be a very peaceful scene seene Numerous caricatures of Zelaya one ODe of them representing him as being Ing flogged have been circulated in the eity No Funds In Treasury President admits he Aund f und no funds In the lime he treasury There Is a gen gee general general eral ej al unwillingness to accept as legal ten tender tender tender der the last Issue of paper money ey by Zelaya for fear rear of the possibility that the new administration will wili declare it worthless A new war tax i Is Ie Inevitable An army of men is being prepared with the purpose e of making an advance to Acoyapa which Is on the railroad from Rama to Leke Lake Managua and about Managua and Rama Rime General Toledo who has been appointed acting war minister by Madriz protests tB tHat he Is eager to make terms with the revolutionists but le is not willing to sur our surrender surrender render unconditionally He says the revolutionists are on record as a hav hay having havIng ing leg promised to lay down their arms Im Immediately ImmediatelY immediately mediately Zelaya was unseated ted and h hargues he be argues that unless they keep their prom promise ise be they will lose hose the sympathy not only of Nicaragua but of oC the entire world The people of ot Leon are actually MD asp po porting President MadrU but t Granada Grena and Managua M qua are unsettled as II it Is claimed that they are aN to be taxed with without without without out representation Could Have Prevented Escape Washington Dec 16 News of ot the flight of President Pre Zelaya from was received In official circles with varying emotions While the state department un undoubtedly undoubtedly woula appreciated the capture of ot Zelaya and his arraignment on Ott the charge of murdering the twp tw Ameri Americans American Americans cans can Groce and Cannon there is I In other quarters a distinct sense of relief in the passing ng of the Nicaraguan dictator from the scene Had this government been determined to stand by the demands demand made mad In the tM note sent by Secretary Knox to Rod Rodriguez charge charp of the Nicaraguan aguan amman legation here it is acknowledged the escape of Zelaya could rea ly have been prevented Right of Asylum That no efforts eUort were made to block his him flight is accepted as an indica indication tion that the position originally taken by iy the secretary of state was not alto altogether altogether altogether gether tenable The right of asylum under UDder international laws is one of the most moat rigorously regarded stipulations of such law and President Zelaya in demanding such a right from the com corn commander commander mander of the Mexican gunboat Guer Guerrero nero rero registered a request that could not well be refused refuNd In the failure of American authorities to file any re request request request quest against the acceptance of Ze layas person the Mexican commander had bad ad no alternative but to aid him in 10 leaving Nicaragua A precedent was established in the case of ot Nord Nerd Alexis former president of when he sought a French cruiser lying in the harbor He was wanted by the succeeding government on a number of counts but the French minister escorted the deposed ruler to the wharf where he was met by a Ii launch lauD h from the warship and taken aboard board bord No protest t ever was made over ever the incident and It was regarded r as coming well eU within the scope of the law of rations nations Position of Mexico Mexico City Dec SS Jose Santos Zelaya as a private citizen asked and ud was w granted an asylum aboard the Mexican gunboat General Guerrero according to the officials of the de department department department of foreign relations here to tonight tonight tonight night Knowledge of his ultimate des doe destination or of his plans for the imme immediate Immediate Immediate diate future was wa denied Both Minister Ignacio Mariscal and FederIco Gamboa Gambos de dc declared dared cIa red they anticipated no conflict I with the state department at Washing Washington ton on as a result of having permitted Zelaya to go aboard the Mexican war warship warship warship ship No official opposition to such a R proceeding they asserted had been boon made to this government and In the absence b ence of any objection the act was such INch as any nation would have per performed performed performed formed under like Uke circumstances No Objection Expected Said Senor Mariscal Zelaya is III a private citizen now and andas as such had a perfect right to make the request At what port portS he intends Intend to land or where he be intends to go we have hare not been informed According to our advices advice the United States vessel which was there and could have op opposed opposed posed his embarkation made no n ef of effort fort to do so 80 The United States gov government government which la II 1 a prudent govern government government ment meet cannot object to our course and nd d we do not expect It wilL Mr Mariscal Maniacal reiterated his previous us disclaimer of intention to take Ze Zelaya Zelaya Zelaya laya aboard when the Guerrero Gu went to and said it was only within a day or two that he ho had asked to th be allowed to board the vessel Destination Unknown As All to destination both off officials I claimed ignorance He Ho may wish to land at Salina Cruz and simply pass paN across the to take a steamer for some foreign port porte said Mr Yr or ho lie may to land at Acapulco or or orsome or orsome orsome some other Pacific coast port and oaten etch a steamer tor for Japan On the hand he hc may PY come to this f la altY Ity which he has the same right to do as q a any ny other clU en of ot any nation 1 |
