Evening star., 1927-05-17

| Word from Henry L. Stimson, spe.
cial representative of President Cool
idge, that the warning forces in Mica
ragua agreed to lay down their arms
and await a supervised election was
received in the United States with
many expressions Of hope that a bad
situation has been cleared up, but also
with numerous emphatic questions as
to the methods employed in disarmlng
the militant Liberal activities.
Those who approve the administra-
tons policy agree with the Seattle
Daily Times Independent Republican,
in looking forward to a condition in
which stable administration, chosen
at free poll and supported by this
country, will bring about an era Of
prosperity" The Savannah Press
fDemocraticl, quoting President Cool
idge's recent statement Of foreign
policy, expresses the belief that ''the
announcement that the war in Mica.
ragua Is over is confirmation of this
policy" AMI that "the President will
receive the support of American news
papers, not because they will servilely
follow off1cialdom, but because there
seems to be good sense In this policy"
THE important thing is TO uphold
constitutional processes, according
to the st. Paul Dispatch independently,
| "and while this may involve some in
reference with the right OF Central
American republics to be as disorderly
as they please, the results viii be all
in favor Of liberty and freedom" The
Waterloo Tribune independently feels
that for Sacasa it Is good way out
of it" as he may claim he cannot
defeat the Diaz government and the
United States as WELL" while the New
ark Evening News independently re.
marks that "the United States gets
rid of a civil war III a neighboring
yard and transforms its nondescript
interference into supervision under
which the Nicaraguans will be free to
arrange their own affairs.
X If y
"If Mr.. Borah can praise the Stin-
son pacification. in the opinie of the
New York Herald Tribune (Republi-
CAM, ''few will be left to condei.n 1t.
1t is a natural and successful applica-
ton Of a. policy OF political
realism and common sense" And the
New Orleans Item independent Demo
cratic) states: Nicaragua has taken
its boys out of the trenches and called
it day. The disbanded soldiers have
forgotten reconnoitering and sharp
shooting and airplane bombing for the
less eXacting problems OF plowinS the
ground, marketing it's products and In
ducing trade to flow again. Our own
foreign trade should feel the effects.
We hope the peace will be a lasting
one"
The Providence Journal Gndepend-
enD says that "if the end of the
fighting Is in sight, 1t is surely cause
for profound qualification that "the
present revolution has been not only
y source Of expense to us, but also
cause for foreign MISUNDERSTANDING
of our purpose In intervening there"
On the other hand. The Rochester
Times Union independently advises that
the \merican people must not I'M
agine that the Nicaraguan episode has
not very decidedly a debit side. That
debit side" the Times-Union continues,
consists in the impression which the
incident has produced on public opin-
ion in South America. There may be
a case for a certain measure of super.
vision over the unruly little republics
of Central America and Of the Carib-
bean. But whether there Is or not,
unless we are exceedingly careful as
to our method of handling the prob
lem we can be tolerably sure that we
shall be accused Of imperialism" The
New Bedford Standard Republican)
cannot see anything TO the Stimson
terms except that we have appointed
ourselves Nicaragua's g guardians"
The Buffalo Evening News Republi-
CAM maintains that "the Nicaragua
situation does no credit to Secretary
Kellogg
X i "
"If we are to be imperialist, it is
better to be frank about 1t. There
is no good in pleading disinterested-
| ness when the facts are quite to the
| contrary" declares the Baltimore Eve
ming Sun independently. and the Rich
| mond News-Leader independent Dem
Ocratic) contends: Holding to a new