TO PUNISH ZELAYA.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 680, 3 December 1909, Page 7

TO PUNISH ZELAYA.

AMERICA'S BIG STICK. NICARAGUA'S MINISTER LEAVING. MARINES FOR PANAMA. (By Telegraph—Press Asßoolttlon -Copyright) (Rec. December 2, 9.30 p.m.) New York, December 2. As a result of the action of President Zelaya, of the Central American Republic of Nicaragua, m shooting two Americans on a charge of assisting the Nicarnguan insurgents, tho Secretary of State (Senator Itnox) has handed the Nicarnguan Charge d'Affairos at Washington (Senor Don Luis T, Coroa) his passports. In doing so, Secretary Knox said that tho authors of the recent executions of two Americans would be hold personally responsible, and Nicaragua would be compollcd to observes the principles of the Washington Conference of South American Republics (held in 1907) in the interests of peace and harmdny. The armed transport Praino (6872 tons, carrying eight (-inch guns and lesser arms) is leaving Philadelphia to-day. She will convey 1000 marines to the canal zone in Panama (whither tho third-class cruiser Tacoma has already been ordered, to be in readiness to convey marines to Nicaragua).

NICARAGUA'S CASTRO. ' « EXECUTIONS OF AMERICANS AND OTHERS. It was cabled on November 19 that two Americans who wero caught serving with the l evolutionary forces, nero oiecuted by President Zelaya, of Nicaragua, dospite a consular appeal for commutation of the sentence, The executed Americans were charged with placi ing dynamite mines and attempting to explode them . Under steamers laden with Gov--1 ernment troops at Grey ton n, Nicaragua. Aci cording, however, to tho American vice-Con-sul at Managua, the NicaragUan capital, the ixecubons were done to the personal nrumositv of President Zelaya to one of the executed men Tho Secrotary of State, Washington, demanded of the Nicarngvian Government a full and complete explanation, which, it seems, has not been forthcoming. Zelaya and tho Conference. It has also Men cabled that President Zelaya has retaliated on tho insurgents, for thoir buccess in tho held, with many executions Some peoplo were execntid on suspicion, some because they cheered successes of the insurgents Zelayal's Nicaragua's Castro, nnd his State in the storm-centre of Central America.' 'lhe Washington Conference of 1907, referred to in the as convened In tho United States aaJ Mexico to bring the Central American republics together and to put a stop to anarchy. Zelaya is the stumbling block, and now tho United States Government seems to have decided on action. Writing after the Conference, tho Washington correspondent ..of ''The - Times declared that it "has done sound, practical ttork in the direction of reconciling and consolidating the conflicting interests of tho five countries paihcipating—Honduras, Guatemala, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Under tho treaties which have been signed the neutrality of Honduras is maintained, and hero a now High Court meets. This Court add tho neutralisation of Honduras are tho chief works of tho conference. •' •

Objects of the High Coiirt. ' "The first article of the treaty of peace obliges the five countries to submit to the Court all questions In dispjte, I believe that this is the longest step yet taken in international Court , projects. The capital point is I that tho Court can fix the .status quo to bo maintained in each case by both States from tho moment that the case is presented. It is ateo given jurisdiction—obligatory on tho part of tho five conhtries—in every matter that arises between them. It will have the same jurisdiction as tho United| States Supreme Court by writ of error m cases between a foreign country and one of the fivo conntnes where a denial of justico is alleged. Jurisdiction in such case , ! is obligatory upon the State. potency in jail oases > 0f,,/jurisdiction. , Tho Judges are to be designated by tho Congress of each countryi and they take the oath before that body. It has power to hear any case submitted by any two countries by agreement, and between any one of >the five countries and a foreign i country when submitted by protocol. Its decisions are binding on all concerned.' Neither, of the fivo countries can repudiate the Cdnvontior. during ten years except as the result of political union between two or more."