Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-28
ON
NICARAGUA
SITUATION
Washington Clamps Lid
On All Information
From Trouble Area.
DIAZ is DEFEATED
Both Factions Declare
Truce In Order To Bury
Dead.
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Dee. 2S.-The
clamped the lid on information on
the \icaraguan situation this after
noon.
This silence followed issuance of
word by the White House official
spokesman and bv the state depart
mcnt interpreting American mill
tary action in the Central Amcri
can republic as protection for
American lives and property and
not interference in native affairs.
Officials would neither confirm
nor deny:
THAT American forces at Pu
crto Cabezas, liberal capital, dis
armed Liberals.
THAT American forces have
established a censorship at Puerto
Cabezas and other neutral zones.
3.-That Admiral Latimcr, Ameri
can naval commander, will declare
the entire Nicaraguan eastern
coast a "neutral zone ''--chiefly
Liberal territory-and thereby suf
focate the Liberal uprising.
MANAGCA. Nicaragua, Dee. %.
The plight of President Diaz,
conservative president recognized
by the United States, was critical
today, owing to a severe defeat in
fHctcd upon his army by the forces
of the Liberal president, Sacasa, at
Las Pcrlas, about so miles north of
Blucficlds, on the east coast.
Three days fighting there ended
in withdrawal of the CONSERVATIVES
forces toward FL Bluff and the dec
laration of a truce during which
both sides today were TO hurry their
dead.
Diaz government was short of
money while the Liberal faction.
recognized by the government of
Mexico rs the legal government of
Nicaragua was expecting reinforce
ments, arms and ammunition to ar
rive soon aboard the gun runner
Temporal at Coziguina. 1t was re-
ported without confirmation here
that the Temporal would have
aboard volunteer contingent of
McNicans.
The conservatives were reported
to have been outnumbered at Las
Perlas. where the Liberals possess
ed several pieces of field artillery
in addition to their other arms. Cas-
ualties on both sides wcre heavy.
American censorship of communi !
cations in and out of three Nicara
guam towns was in operation today |
and in addition the Liberal and Con- !
scrvative political factions here
also were imposing censorships !
where their authority permitted. i
American censorship was operat-
i've at Puerto Cabczas, Rio Grande ,
and FL Gallo. Conservative censors
were working in Blucficlds and :.
Managua and the Liberals had a.
censor at Cape Gracias. /
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-Amcr- !
lean forces are not molesting rcvO- !
lutionary leaders in Nicaragua,
President Coolidge declared today
through his spokesman, and they /
will not violate the American pol !
icy of neutrality. The marines were |
landed on the Nicaraguan coast !
solely to protect American lives and !
the spokesman said.
The spokesman explained that it
was "almost always necessary for !
American forces to land in danger !
zones in Central American revolu. ,
tions. The forces have never given I
support to one faction and it is not
the policy of the government to de I
viate from this course.
The spokesman said that the !
American press has been misled in /
his opinion, regarding the landing
Of the marines at Puerto Cabczas