Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10

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leo. or at least Mexicans, in the pres
ent Ntcaraguan revolution presents
the situation in a very different light.
It has been reported for some time
that back Of the Sacasa revolution
was Mexican influence hostile to the
United States.
The President, while declaring that
81 am sure it is not the desire or the
United States to intervene in the In
ternal affairs of Nicaragua or any
other Central American republic"
states unequivocally his determination
to protect American lives and Amer
lean rights in that country.
He said that the United States has
a very definite and special interest in
the maintenance of order and good
government in Nicaragua, not only
because of the Americans and Ameri-
can property there, but because OF
the rights which the United states
has obtained by treaty to an inter-
oceanic canal route there and naval
base on Fonseca Bay.
Will Follow Policy.
"The United States" continued the
President. cannot, therefore, fail to
view with deep concern any serious
threat to stability and constitutional
government in Nicaragua tending to-
ward anarchy and jeorardizing Amer
lean interests. especially if such state
of affairs is contributed to or brought
about by outside influences or by any
foreign power.
"It has always been and remains the
policy of the United States in such
circumstances to take the steps that
NAV be necessary for the protection
Of the lives, property and interests
of it's citizens and of this Government
itself. In this respect | propose to
follow the path of my predecessors. y
The message Of the President is a
direct answer to the critics in the
Senate and the House of the admins
tration's policy in Nicaragua, and at
the same time gives to the people of
the United States a full picture of the
situation which exists in the Central
American republic and Of the part
which Mexico is declared to have
played in the present effort to over
throw the Diaz government.
Defends Diaz Election.
In laying the whole matter before
Congress, the President has cleared
up "a number of matters over which
InGTe WAS SOEile COIiluSiOII. IIc mas
described carefully the various steps
which led to the establishment of
DiaZ as President of Nicaragua and
his recognition by the United States.
He asserts that the DiaZ government
was set up conStitutiOnally, and that
its recognition by the United States
was in keeping with the treaty of
1928, entered into by the Central
American republics here in Washing
ton. In that treaty the republics
pledged themselves not to recognize
any government set up through a
coup d'etat
The United States, he said, had fol
lowed this principle scrupulouslv in
connection with recent events in Mica
ragua and had declined to recognize
Gen. Chamorro or Sebastian UriZa
who were set up as presidents after
the resignation of President Solozarno
in January, 1926. The election OF
Diaz by the full Congress of Mica
ragua, in the absence Of Sacasa, VINO
had been vice president in the 500
zarno administration, he said. was
constitutional.
Tells of Financial Aid.
The President described in detail
the events in Nicaragua since tn
fnterVenl ION of the United States IL
1912 to put down a revolution, usinG
official documents and letters TO throw
light on the situation. The with
drawal of the American Marines from
Nicaragua in 1925 was followed al
most Immediately by further revo
lutionary attempts, resulting finall,
in the resignation of President Solo
zarno and the withdrawal from thu
country of Vice President Sacasa,
He cited the treaty of the Unite'
States with Nicaragua, negotiated IL
1914, under which the United State
became possessed of a perpetual or
4ion on the Nicaraguan canal rout
ana q naval base in Fonseca Bay