Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-29 | Page 10 | Zelaya Denies He's a Prisoner of Mexicans

ZELAYA DENIES DE HES lIES HES A PRISONER ER OF OP MEXICANS Mexico Dec 23 Jose San tos Zelaya denied today that he was a prisoner In the hands of or Mexican m of In nay any sense ene of oC the thc word Ho Ire was wan asked whether It was WS a fact ns as 8 reported In iii a It dispatch from hom tom Man Ian Managua Managun Iann agua agun n ua that IIi In Riving giving him a n refuge In Inthis inthis this country countr tho the Mexican re government accepted nce responsibility Cor Or his hili person on nail and In doing no 10 n looked upon him as us n a prisoner Ho He stated emphatically that such was not the Ie case rase and that he was free tree to go hO where he ho choose Zelaya denied that lie he favored friend friendly ly I Intervention on the part of the Mex Mexican lean ican and United States government to the end l nd that a consolidation of all the I Central American republics might be brought about He said MaId he believed Secy Sec Knox Kno was now realizing the In Injustice injustice justice of o his attitude toward him him and declared he ho never neer understood why the secretory should have hae molested him He might go to cl Hm to Jive live he said IK lit any an event c nt he would not re rc return turn to Nicaragua until peace Is re restored restored restored stored It was his hi opinion that the war would ss uld ud end within two months but ho fio would not venture an opinion as nN to Which side would be successful