Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-13

SoONCl III uet, llclo SCllI IIIS
following message to The Associated
Press in reply to a request for his
views on President Coolidge's recent
message to congress on Nicaragua:
PUERTO, CABEZAS, Mic, Jan. 12-
M)--"I have received your radiogram
referring to the message of President
Coolidge before c on css. Many
thanks.
once more I reiterate the cate
goric statement that ! have no agree
ment swith Mexico or any other gov
ernment. We bought arms, first from
the United States, and after the en-
barge wherever we could. We were
encouraged in our attitude by the
declarations of the state department
and the American minister in Central
America after the Chamorro Diaz
coup d'etat.
"The assertion by President Cool
idge that Mexican officers fight in
our army and that said government
protects us is absolutely erroneous.
There does not exist single Mexican
gunboat on our shores. Meanwhile,
several more American warships are
to arrives for the support of Diaz
against the constitutional president
and the Nicaraguan people.
"It is also inaccurate (to say) that
liberal representatives refused to at
tend congress when Diaz was desig-
mated president and that 1 absented
myself at that time. Many liberal rep
resentatives were away from Nicara-
qua on account of persecution. and I
wa sruthlessly pursued immediately
after the Chamorro- -Diaz coup against
the legitimate president, Solorzano,
obliging me to leave Nicaragua. 1
went directly to Washington, and in
December, 1925, presented a memor
andum to the state department.
'.It is strange that President Cool
idge does not know, or has forgotten,
these facts, and is making contrary
assertions. / remained in Washington
for several months in close contact
with the state department.
Later in my character as vice pres
ident, and in view of the absence of
President Solorzano, I returned to Mic
aragua to re-establish order interrupt
ed by Chamorro and Diaz. Identical
conduct would have been observed by
Vice President Coolidge at the death
of Harding, had any citizen without
right usurped the presidency.
II order to divert American public
opinion, extravagant reasons, without
foundation, are alleged, such as an
alliance with Mexico, American canal
rights, protection of life ad property,
rights protection of life and property,
Of any kind. This propaganda is ex-
planned by the existence in New York
of a great financial force which ss1-*
lively develops intrigues to favor the
political group here rejected by the
majority of Nicaraguans. Since 1912
this group has existed through the
support of the state department.
Even now, Chamorro and Diaz are
defeated in the struggle here, as they
were two years ago at the polls in the
popular elections. Diaz himself has
stated that it is impossible for him
to sustain himself without the aid of
the United States, creating response
bilities for this great nation and mate
rial advantages for Intriguing bankers.
Nicaragua was governed from 1912
to 1924 by the conservatives without
the liberals ever thinking~of disturb
ing the peace In 1925, Solorzano took
in charge the government through a
free election, recognized by the United
States and all other governments, and
not even a year had elapsed when
Chamorro and Diaz threw the country
into revolt and the greatest dangers.
This is the regime President Coolidge
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