The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-20
Nicaragua Army Intact
Marines Kill Villagers

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of his fellow-countrymen had been
shot down by American marines.
VIII Fight to Death.
Il declare, in behalf of the Mica
raguan Federation of Labor" he
cried, "that if the United States ma
rines are not withdrawn, they will
have to destroy the entire Nicaraguan
people. We prefer death to slavery.
We will not submit to imperialism.
Rather we will die fighting American
marines than become slaves in our
own country"
Later De la Selva told Federated
Press that the Nicaraguan Fedora
ton does not recognize the 'peace"
dictated by Henry L. Stimson, Cool
idge's private envoy. "The liberals
and conservatives made that peace"
he declared, mot the laboring people.
We are not concerned in the quarrels
of those two political parties and GER
tainly are not bound by their private
agreements"
General Moncado, who signed the
/ peace with Stimson, has broken with
Juan Sacasa, the constitutional lib
eral president, according to De la
Selva. The masses of the people how
ever are still as fiercely opposed to
Yankee aggression as ever. Given
leadership, they will fight until either
liberty or death is won.
General Sandino," the brilliant
young Nicaraguan added, ''is no bandit
chieftain, as reported in the papers.
He is patriot, surrounded by hun
dreds of my country's best men. They
will not lay down their arms. They
represent the best elements in Mica
Iragua."
De la Selva appealed to the Pan
American Congress to demand the
withdrawal of American marines.
Green Favors Intervention.
President William Green of the A.
f. of L., in letter to Secretary of
State Kellogg, although not asking
the withdrawal of American forces.
urges him to prevent the use of
armed force in Nicaragua" "The ex-
ercise of force, which would result in
the loss of human life," he wrote.
would no doubt create great resent
ment against the government among
the people of Latin-American repub-
hes and cause feelings of profound
regret in the minds of many people
residing within our own land"
Kellogg Sneers at Nicaragua.
WASHINGTON, July 10. = Score
tary of State Kellogg replied to the
letter of President Green of the A.
f. OF l.. with terse letter, brutally
insulting to the Nicaraguan national
lists who do not wish to be conquered
and ruled by the U. S.
General Sandino," said kellogg.
is bandit and his followers are com
mon outlaws" Kellogg intimated that
the American forces in Nicaragua
would continue to regard all indie
pendence movements as banditry.
/ A Big Killing.
1t is pointed out here that 300 men
lllled is considerable slaughter, not
that many men fell during the in
vasion of Mexico by "Black jack
Pershing some years ago.
That section of congress which has
all along opposed the conquest of
Nicaragua by the U. S. and those who
find that such incidents as that at
Ocotal shock their constituencies are
expected to severely criticize the adj
mlnlstration. Administration strength
is weaker in the coming session. and
most of the newly elected congress-
men are opposed to such crude form
ot Imperialism as that of the U. S.
IN Latin-America at present.
Two liberal organizations have pro-
tested to President Coolidge against
further American occupation of Mica
ragua.
The Women's International League
in a telegram petitioned President
Coolidge to forbid any repetition of
hostllities, especially the bombing of
unfortified towns, endangering the
lives of non-combatants and chill
dren."
The Peoples Reconstruction League
requests recall Of marines from Mica
ragua, China, "and other places
where they are Illegally conquering
or threatening peoples to entrench
American exploiters, in order to make
possible some degree of success in