The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-09-17
MARINES FIRED ON
BY N|CARAGUAN MOB
Cool Action of Lieutenant
Prevents BlOOdshed
FEELING is STRONG
Adherents of Zelaya Are Active.
Weitzel Defines Attitude of the
United States Toward Him.
College Girls Starving

Buehelds. Nicaragua. September 16-
American sailors from the guaboat Ia
coma were fired on on the streets here
last night during an au.-Americau
demonstration incident to the celebration
of the anniversary of Central American
independence. A mob of excited Mica
raguans was formed Immediately and for
a time bloodshed was threatened.
Prompt action by Lieutenant Lowell, in
command of the landing forces of 60 ma
rines, undoubtedly prevented serious trou-
BILE. He rushed the marines 10 the scene
OF the trouble and dispersed the mob
The entire force of marines pairoled the
streets of the city throughout the night
and prevented the assembling of natives
in groups. The sailors who We're fire
upon by unknown Nicaraguans We're not
hurt. Quiet prevails here but it is re-
allied the situation is critical. A strong
anti American feeling exists here and IN
other parts of Nicaragua. The action of
the mob did not come altogether unex-
pectedly. Scurrilous articles denouncipg
Americans have appeared In the papers.
Attacks on Americans
While Americans and the American gov
eminent have been the subjects of criti-
cism in the Spanish press here. the Blue
fields American, a paper printed In Eng
fish, has recently published editorials
favoring Intervention in Nicaragua by
the United States as the only solution of
Nicaragua disorders. Except Tor last
nights trouble the Atlantic coast of Mica
ragua has been free from disturbances of
any kind since the beginning of The pres
ent rebellion Two weeks ago the authori-
ties here arrested three men suspected
of revolutionary plotting and Aant them
as prisoners to Corn Island The pris-
oners, Julio Monterey, Onofro Sandoval
and Joaquin Estrada, denied their con-
nection with an anti-government con-
spiracy. The anti-American agtators
have persistently circulated the statement
that Nicaragua ultimately would be
forced by the United States government
to bear the expense of maintaining ma
rines in this country.
Zelaya's Men Active
Washington, September 16.-Activity on
the part of the Zelayastas in northern
Nicaragua, where, in the district of
Segovia, they are cutting telegraph wires
and stirring up trouble generally, was
largely responsible for a statement to
the Nicaraguan people issued by Ameri-
can Minister Weitzel defining the policy
of the United States toward Zelayaism.
The minister had learned, he advised,
the state department today, that a con-
siderable part of the population of Mica
ragua was ignorant of the fact that the
United States drove former President
Zelaya out OF his country on account
of his total disregard of the rules of war
and rights of American citizens, dem
onstratee by the murder of the Ameri-
cans, Gross and Cannon, and the public
burning of their bodies by the Zelaya adj
ministration The statement made 1t
plain that the United States has no
thought of aggression or the seizure of
territory In Central America, and that it's
sole purpose at present is to protect lives
and property of Americans and other
foreigners in Nicaragua, to which end 1t
must look to the maintenance of gov
eminent chosen by the will of a majority
of the people in fair election which can
be expected unlike the Zelaya govern
ment to observe the amenities of internal
tional relations and decencies.