Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24

Lament passed measures providing for
transfer Of the right Of succession to
Mihai and for the constitution of a
regency upon the death. momentarily
expected, of Ferdinand, the which
measures received the royal sanction.
Mihais mother Is Princess Helen of
Greece, whom Carol abandoned.
The situation contains explosive, II
not decorating. elements. There Is
much speculation as to whether the
Dowager Queen Marie will content
herself with the quiet life. Her exclu-
sion from the regency is bitter pill.
The real ruler of the country. of
course. is Ion Bratiano, the premier
This resignation conventionally ten
dered to the regency was not accept
ed. He is the artificer of the regency
But his position is vulnerable at more
than one point. His high-handed man
ner of dealing with the opposition,
whereof the National Peasant Party
constitutes the chief strength, does not,
one must think, bespeak political wis
dom, and the national peasants are
Carolists, they do not recognize Carols
remuneration, they challenge the con-
stitutionality of the legislation provid-
the regency. AS in the case of the
Stuart pretenders, the amatory weak
nesses of Carol are as like to endear
him as the contrary, they create ro-
mantle halo, very alluring. 1t is
plausibiy limited that the Dowager
Queen, Marie, unable to abide, Bra
tiano's cavalier treatment of her, may
join the Carolists.
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Nicaragua. - That interesting lit.
tie affair at Ocotal in Nicaragua lin
the mountains north of Managua, and
near the Honduras border) last Sun
day resulted from the policy of our
Government, announced about two
months ago, to require all soldiers of
both Nicaraguan factions to lay down
their arms and to disarm forcibly
those not doing so. Not one of the
commanders of either faction, the
revolutionary general, SANDING, re-
fused compliance. withdrawing into
the northern interior, where, in Sec.
rotary Kellogg's words, he "resorted
to banditry, preying on the country
and terroriZing the inhabitants"
The commander of our Marine
therefore, ordered to "inaugurate
operations to disarm SANDING as soon
as possible" and subsidiary orders in
this sense were dispatched to Maj
Hatfield at Ocotal, commanding a
mixed body of AZ Marines and 45 Ma
rine trained and led constabulary.
Gen. SANDING, appraised of these
orders, decided to get the jump on
Maj. Hatfield, and so attacked Him
with a force estimated at 500. The
battle lasted for II hours. When it
had been raging for some hours two
American scouting planes from Ma
nagua Q10 miles from Ocotal and
headquarters of Gen. Feland) hap
pened over the scene. They inn
mediately returned to Managua and
reported the business, whereupon
Gen. Feland dispatched five bombing
planes to Ocotal, which did the most
dreadful execution on the attackers,
who shortly fled and dispersed, leav-
ing. 1T Is said, upward Of 300 dead
outside the town perhaps 200 &C.
counted for by the planes). The cas-
ualties of the defending force were
one Marine private dead and one badly
wounded and one native guardsman a
trif1e wounded. Orders have been
given to our air contingent in Mica
ragua to prevent new concentration
Of the SANDING forces, described by
oeSIetdiy AeiIoSS DIS common out
laws"
$50 far as this department is
aware" says the Secretary, SANDING
and his followers do not have the SUP.
port or approval of any of the lead
ers of either of the political parties
in Nicaragua. With the exception of
the small band which has been oper-
ating under the leadership of SANDING.
peace has been effectually re-estab-
Eshed in Nicaragua. and the United
States Government, in accordance
with its promise to the leaders of
both political parties in Nicaragua,
plans to supervise the elections of
1928 in that country. in order that
an opportunity may be given to the
Nicaraguan people freely to indicate
their choice for President of Mica.
ragua during the coming term"
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NOtes.-Still the cruiser question
remains unsettled at Geneva, and
whether or not it is nearer settlement
than 1t was week ago it is quite
impossible to say. Viscount Cecil and
Mr.. Bridgeman left for London on
Tuesday, summoned there by the Brit
ish government, no doubt that they
might confer with Mr.. Baldwin prior
to his sailing yesterday for Canada.
Pending their return there's golf for
Mr.. Gibson and philosophy for Wis.,
count Saito.
The Countess Markiewicz, the Irish
Republican leader of extreme views
and correspondent activities. is dead. |
A formidable woman.
The shingle passes, long hair re.
turns. The chignon comes back to
its own. Mime. Vionnet, Nine. Chanel |
and M. Paul Poiret have declared for |
long hair. and their combined author
ity Is not to be withstood. In fact, |
Nine. Vionnet never did 1iquidate her |
tresses and Nine. Chanel is again |
sporting back hair. AS to NJ. Poiret, |
presumably his attitude in the mat |
ter, is. so to speak, personally disin- |
terested. Ornamental hair pins are
the tickets.