The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-01-14

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theless it must be said that we have
a very definite and special interest
in the maintenance and order of good
government in Nicaragua at the pres
ent time and that the stability, pros
perity ard independence of all Cen
trail American countries can never be
a matter of indifference to US.
Slap at Mexico.
The United States cannot, there
fore, fail to view with deep concern
any serious threat to stability and
constitutional government in Near
aqua, tending toward anarchy and
jeopardizing American interests, es-
pecially if such a state of affairs is
contributing to or brought about by
outside Influences or by any foreign
power
Ignores Mexican Rights.
The president claimed he had 1.-THE
most conclusive evidence that arms
/ and ammunition have been on sever
al occasions shipped to the revolu-
tionists III Nicaragua. Boats carry
ing these munitions have been fitted
out in Mexican ports" ignoring en-
trely the privilege Of Mexico as {
sovereign nation to ship arms any
where j. pleases under international
law and also ignoring the fact tina
at present the United States is ship
ping arms to President Diaz and pre-
venting arms from going to DR.. Sa
casa's forces.
The president reviewed at length
the Incidents that led up to the pres
ent situation since the election, il
1924 Of Carlos SaloZorno and DI
Juan Sacasa as president and vice
president respectively of Nicaragua
His review might have been compar
ed word for word with the numer
Gus stories of recent events issued b
the U. S. puppet President Diaz d
the instance Of the American charg
d affairs at Managua, Lawrenc
! Dennis.
FOrgets Facts.
Supporting Kellogg's contentio
that Diaz was chosen president in
constitutional manner, Coolidge sun
med up this phase of the revolutio
: with the mere statement that tn
congress that elected Diaz was a COZ
stitutiOnal gathering with full pow
: ers. In saying this he ignored thre
things: First that at the time of hi
election, Diaz was the military die
tator Of the country, at the head {
; the conservative army and that til
liberals had been entirely suppresse
for months in advance.
Second, that Admiral Julian Lat
mer's ships were already in Mica
aqua at this time and had ESTABLISH
ed the first of the neutral zones
that have since been proved to
directed against the liberals. Thir
; in stating that DR.. Sacasa was out
the country and was therefore NJ
aole to take over the presidency
n reason Of his succession rights
e vice president, President Coolidge i,
] more the well-knOwn fact that D
d Sacasa was forced to flee for his lif
+ People Support Liberals.
e COolidge's cock and bull stol
! about the legality" of the regime
n Adolfo Diaz Ga director, by the We
e of an American mining company
Il hardly jibes with the undisputed ia
that the liberals have control of mo
of the country and have the meag
e forces left to Diaz entirely bottl,
e up in the capital, Managua, relyn
Il solely on American military assis
/ ance to save him. The fact that Il
h liberals have been able to rally Il
e population behind them to do tn
certainly signifies the lack of suppo
that Diaz is receiving from the eli
zens of the country.