| Show ZELAYA STEPS DOWN nicaraguan DICTATOR HOPES TO CHECK REVOLT BY TAKING THIS ACTION people had become aroused at lat last american warships were in flight and there waa was apparently patently ly no other coune course At managua joe santon banton zelaya has ro resigned signed fam th presidency of nicaragua lie ile acer his resignation la in the bande hands of congress con gresa thursday Thu raday morn ing apparently there was no other course to take the people were aroused at last the guns of the revolutionists threatened the war ships of the united d states lay in nic aranga porta ports managua has been seething for or daya days the spirit of revolt has spread even to the gates of at the palace ze laya lay a surrounded himself with an armed guard unchecked the lace have marched through the streets cry for the end of the old and proclaiming the new regime who will take up the reins no one knows or cares II 11 Is sufficient that celaya as dictator will be known no more impre there Is no doubt that con gresa cress will act quickly on his lion for the people have demanded it jose bajtos zelaya has been in command in the republic of nicaragua for sixteen years lie ile ruled with a strong hand and hae has been bc n called the stormy petrel of central america he WAS always noted for bis his cunning and bravery and was remarkable kable too for his ability to surround eur round himself with those who were ready to do his bid ding As a consequence zelaya in later years was an absolute dictator |
