Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

! cate an amendment to the Army APP
/ propria ton bill, now before the House,
| to prohibit the use of any money car
/ red by the bill to send the Army 10
/ Mexico He is a member of the appro.
priations committee which drafted the
Army bill.
Giliett Defends L. $.
Senator Gillett declared the United
States ''in dealing with Il small and
weak country ought to consider not
only its own advantage and the rights
of it's own citizens. but ought equally
to consider the rights of the small
country and it's citizens"
Il believe that the conduct of the
State Department in the recent crisis
in Nicaragua absolutely conforms to
that standard" said the Senator. Il
think we considered the rights of
Nicaragua Is much as we did the
rights of the United States"
He said he believed President Taft
and President Wilson in their dealings
with Nicaragua sought TO give her
all the advantages we claimed for
ourselves"
At the time of the election of 1924
in Nicaragua Senator Gillett said
American Marines had been in Mica
sumed the long peace had been due in
some measure to their presence.
AT any rate" he continued. dur
ing that time conditions In Nicaragua
had enormously improved"
He told how the country had pros
pered and said in that time there was
no favoritism exercised by the United
States toward its citizens, and Amer
leans "simply shared the same pros
perity that blessed the whole coun.
try
Others Shared Prosperity.
"4All the foreigners. American. Ital-
ian, English and other citizens, In
their business there shared with, the
Nicaraguans all the blessings which
grew out of the peace and the re-es-
tablished. financial condition of the
country"
Senator Gillett said the American
Marines were withdrawn in August,
1925, and within two months sue
cessful revolution broke out.
1--WE had hoped" he said, that this
long period of advancing condition
would in some measure have ruined
the tendency of Nicaragua toward
revolution"
He also said it was hoped the Wash
ington treaty of 1923 between the Cen
trail American nations would be an in
huence against revolution, inasmuch
as 1t had been agreed none of the
other nations would recognize the
chief or leaders of the revolution as
president of the country"
He told how sChamorro organized
the revolution andscompelled the presi-
dent to resign and leave the country.
Sacasa, vice president, left the coun-
try, Chamorro assumed the presi-
dency, but the United States would not
recognize him, he resigned In favor Of
one of his followers. Uriza, but the
United States would not recognize him
and the outcome was that a new par
lament elected Adolfo Diaz as a desig-
nate for president.
Contends United States Acted Fairly.
This brought on crisis and in rec.
ognizing DiaZ, the Senator contended,
the United States acted fairly.
There are only two alternatives
suggested to q recognition of DiaZ
now he contended. "One is that the
United States should recognize Sa-
casa"
He thought both Solorzano and
Sacasa left the country feeling some
other climate would be more healthy
and if either is to be recognized it
should be the former. who has ex-
pressed Willingness to return.
Senator Gillett then took up the pro-
posal that the United States order a
new election.
"Will the Senator from Massa.
chusetts," asked Senator Wheeler,
tell me by what right or under what
constitutional provision the United
States has right to order a new
election i'll Nicaragua"
1T seems to me- replied Senator
Gillett, 'in both these propositions,
to call back Solorzano or Sacasa
when the man is holding the Office
of President who was elected by the
Congress according to law would be
a failure to recognize an existing gov.
eminent and put our power on the
side OF a pretender. To go in and
say that there shall be a new election
Is for the United States openly by
force to obtrude itself into the affairs
of Nicaragua in a way to overturn
its constitution. =.
Would Like New Election.
II confess ! can sympathize with
the proposition. A new election might
be the best for that country. Per.
sonally. should be glad to see Solor.
zano back in power, the one who was
duly elected at the election in 1924,
but the question which faced the
United States in November last was,
Whom shall we recognize? Shall we
recognize DiaZ, who has been elected
by the duly constituted Congress. or
shall we recognize a pretender. who
has been out of the country ever
since he was frightened out, or shall
we recognize a President who re.
signed under duress, or shall we, as
the other alternative, by force com.
pei new election?
"It seems to me that under those
alternatives the United States took
the wise and conservative action
which was most for the interest of
Nicaragua. 1t required the least in
PREVENTION on it's part"
He said he was assured Diaz had no
part in organizing the Chamorro
| revolution.
Senator Borah's statement regard
ing the Kellogg transcript Of his hear.
ing before the foreign relations COM
mittee follows:
Committee Must Decide.
II have no authority whatever to
make public the hearings held by the
foreign relation scommittee as Il was