Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-19
Saws SANDING Is Bandit.

Ing and to have suffered a decisive
defeat"
Says SANDING Is Bandit.
The text of Mr.. Kellogg's letter
follows:
II have received your letter of July
IS. in which you quote telegram
which you have received from the
delegates Of the Nicaraguan Fedora
ton of Labor 10 the Fifth Pan-Ameri.
can Labor Congress, stating that
American Marines in Nicaragua
threatened to attack Nicaraguan
members of the Pan-American Fedora
ton of Labor are deeply concerned be-
cause OF the exceedingly disturbed
condition which exists in Nicaragua.
THE Nicaraguan forces to whom
this telegram refers are undoubtedly
those headed by certain Gen. San:
dino, who was formerly attached to
the revolutionary army commanded
by Gen. Moncada. At the time that
an agreement was arranged through
the good offices of Col. Stimson pro-
viding that both the government
forces and the revolutionaries should
lay down their arms. Gen. San
dina alone of the revolutionary
commanders operating with Gen.
cada refused to accept this agree
ment, and with a small body of
followers, said to have numbered
about 200, withdrew into the interior,
where he resorted to banditry, prey
ing on the country and terrorizing the
inhabitants. His activities cannot be
considered to have had any political
significance whatsoever.
'On June IA the department was
informed that SANDING was reported
as having held the managers of
French and German concerns near
Ocotal until payment in cash was
made of a total of $1,000, which he
demanded under threat of returning
to burn their buildings il the entire
amount was not paid to him within a
few days in his camp, some miles dis
tant. The department was at this
time informed that the commander
Of the American forces in Nicaragua
considered 1t necessary to treat San
dino as the outlaw. which he was gen.
orally considered to be in Nicaragua.
On June 80 the department was in
formed that SANDING, who had former
ly been employed by an American citi-
zen. Charles Buffers, in his mine at
San Albino, in northwestern Neuva
"
entered the mine at the head Of some
so armed bandits and, threatening
death Of Buffers, carried off some SO
pounds Of dynamite and subsequently
took forcible possession of the mine.
THE department was then informed
that the commander Of the special
service squadron had directed the
commander Of the Marine forces in
Nicaragua to inaugurate operations
to disarm SANDING as soon as possible.
Called Common Outlaws.
"a telegram from the legation re.
ceived this morning states that
| SANDING, with far superior numbers,
| is reported to have attacked the
American Marines and the Nicara.
guam national guard at Ocotal early
yesterday morning and to have suf-
fered a decisive defeat.
From the above you will observe
that the Nicaraguan forces referred
to In the telegram which you quote,
and which 1t is stated are whole.
heartedly supported by the Nicaraguan
Federation Of Labor, are in effect
nothing more than common outlaws.
| SANDING and his followers do not have
the support or approval of any Of the
leaders of either of the political
parties in Nicaragua.
with the exception Of the small
band which has been operating under
the leadership OF SANDING, peace has
been effectually re-established in Mic
aragua, and the United States Gov
ernment, in accordance with it.
promise to the leaders Of both politi-
cal parties in Nicaragua, plans to
supervise the elections of 1928 in that
country, in order that an opportunity
may be given to the Nicaraguan peo-
pie freely to indicate their choice for
president Of Nicaragua during the
coming term"