The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-09
NICARAGUA ASKS US.
TO HALT COSTA RIGA
Land Troops, as Invasion Is
Threatened by Army Of 5000
at Border, Is Plea.
RESULT OF A REVOLUTION
President Tinoco Is Said to Ac-
cuse Nicaraguans Of Aid
ing His Enemies.
RESULT OF A REVOLUTION

WASHINGTON, June s.--Nicarasua has
asked the United States to land forces
there to cope with a threatened invasion
from Costa Rica. The State Department
is investigating the situation. The
Nicaraguan Legation here in a state
ment declares that following the coll
lapse Of the revolution in Costa Rica
President Tinoco hts massed large forces
on the frontier.
Tinoco. whose brother as Minister Of
War is at the head OF the Costa Rican
army in the field. has charged that tho
Nicaraguans aided the revolutionists.
The Nicaraguans have denied the
charge and cited that 1t was the Liberal
party in Nicaragua. members Of the old
Zelaya regime, that went over to
Tinoco.
Statement by the Legation.
This Is the Nicaragusn legations
statement
notwithstanding that the revolution
| n Costa Rica, which started about one
month ago. has come to an end, that
the defeated revolutionists who crossed
| the Ncaraguan border were disarmed
by the frontier patrol, that the Govern
, ment of Nicaragua has maintained
BtTlCl from DeBluhiHB Ol
the revolution and has emphatically de-
MED having giving any aid to the revo-
lItionists, Gen. Tinoco has been massing
q big army on tho frontier of Nicaragua
with large trains of ammunition and
supplies of all kinds.
ut Is known that he has in the de-
partment Of Guanacaste, and not far
from the frontier, about six thousand
men under arms, with whom he expects
| to invade Nicaragua or else start rev.
olution in that country. headed by Gen.
Irias. formerly Premier under Zelaya
Gems. Scdiles, Santos. Baca, Usaga and
other Nicaraguan Generals opposed to
the present Government of Gen. Cha
MORO.
Nicaragua. in accord with the finan-
cial pan suggested by the United
States Government. Is on her reconstruc-
ton period after seventeen years OF the
Zelaya regime. It has adopted a strictly
| economic budget by which the Govern
ment can have under arms only SOC
men. and has no war budget. The peo-
pie OF Nicaragua have no complain,
since, having followed the friendly sug
gestion of the United States. at the enc
of the last economic year there was 9
surplus OF 100000, and II is expected
that at the end Of the present yeal
there will be a surplus Of s1.o0o,o 900.
should He Protected From Foes.
We believe that the time has arrived
when the United States, in view OF tn,
friendly attitude that Nicaragua hal
maintained with the United States I,
giving this country the option for build
Ing the canal through Nicaragua an,
for the cession OF the two naval bases
one on the Gulf of Fonseca and tn
other on the islands of the Atlantic, an,
also bearing I'm mind that Nicaragua
entered the war against Germany Il
harmony with the United States and u
aid the Allies In every way in It's power
should take a hand to protect Nicaragua
against her foreign foes.
The presence OF a hostile army OIL
our borders, composed In part at leas
Of men Of our country who are openl,
opposed to our Government, is a con
slant menace to the peace of Nicaragua
In accordance with the plan by whicl
the United States gives US friendly ad
vice We think that the United State
should give us in this emergency tn
moral and material protection OF a SUI
fcient guard on our frontier to proven
an invasion."'