Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
Specter of w ar
Is Raised in
Congress.
HELP FOR DIAZ
AGAIN ASSAILED
Demand Voiced for
Recall of u. S.
Marines.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.


Opponents of the Administration
policy in Nicaragua launched attacks
from the floor of both houses of
Congress yesterday afternoon. A
specter Of war with Mexico was
| raised. A new resolution calling for
the withdrawal of American Naval
forces from Nicaragua was offered
| in the House by Representative
Hudleston of Alabama, Democrat,
and Senator Wheeler of Montana,
another Democrat. urged the Senate
to adopt his resolution expressing it
as the sense of the Senate that the
American forces should be with
drawn from the Central American
republic.
| Senator Curtis, Republican leader.
counseled patience, pointing out that
| Secretary Kellogg of the State De-
partment was to come before the for
eign relations committee early this
week. Until the Senators were fully
| informed regarding the Nicaraguan
| situation, he said, it was improper to
| discuss the steps taken by the admin
tration for the purpose of protecting
American lives and property in Mica
ragua.
The attack on the administration
was led In the Senate by Senators
Helm Of Alabama and Wkeeier of
Montana. while Senator Reed Of Mis-
souri,, in caustic criticism of the
spokesman for the President" urged
that the President speak for himself
and keep the Senate and the people
fully informed.
Edge and Bingham Reply.
Without entering upon specific de-
fense of the landing of marines in
Nicaragua, Senators Bingham of Con-
necticut and Edge Of New Jersey. the
latter Republican member of the
foreign relations committee, came to
the aid of the administration. Sen
ator Bingham, addressing Senator
Wheeler. asked If he did not believe
in the Monroe doctrine. This brought
an assertion from Senator Borah,
chairman of the foreign relations
committee, that the Monroe doctrine
was not involved in the present situ-
alton in Nicaragua. Senator Wheeler
replied In similar strain, declaring his
belief in the historic doctrine.
The Connecticut Senator announced
that. in his opinion, the Monroe doc
trine was at issue and that If the
United States did not bestir itself
when revolution and danger to for
eign citizens in the Central American
| republic threatened, then other ma
tions might intervene.
Senator Edge called upon the oppo-
nents of the administrations an.
nounced policy to say whether they
did not believe in the protection of
American citizens and their property
in Nicaragua or any other foreign
country.
No further statement regarding the
Nicaraguan situation was forthcoming
from administration sources. There
was nothing to indicate, however, that
the administration intended to change
its announced policy there.
Panama Arouses Interest.
Reports from Panama that difficulty
was arising over the ratification of
the new treaty between the United
States and Panama, with particular
reference to the agreements giving
the United States control in the event
or war with a third nation, aroused
interest here. The treaty is still be.
fore the Senate foreign relations COM
mittee of the Senate, and no action
has yet been taken to report it to the
Senate.
In administration quarters the
opinion was expressed that the new
| treaty with Panama gives to the
republic of Panama the rights which
It has requested. No connection be-
tween the trouble in Nicaragua and
the reported difficulty over the
treaty with Panama was seen. In
other quarters, however, the thought
was expressed that the Intervention"
of the United States Government in
troubles of the Central American
| republic was arousing sentiment in
Panama against the United States,
as it has been reported in the press
| it has aroused adverse comment on
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