Evening star., 1927-05-15
NICARAGUA REBEL
CHIEF HURLS Def
Liberals to Stand AIoof From
Diaz, He Says-DepIores
u. S. Action.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua. May ia
DIR. Juan Sacasa, head of the Liberal
government at Puerto CabeZas, whose
troops are now turning over their
arms to the United States Marines,
today informed the Associated Press
that the Liberals at his capital were
determined to stand aloof from the
government Of President Adolfo DlaZ
at Managua.
DR.. Sacasa's message from Puerto
Cabezas was in comment upon the
agreement reached between Henry L..
Stimson, personal representative or
President Coolidge. and Gen. Jose
Moncada, commander-in-chief of the
Liberal forces. whereby Gen. Monca-
da was assured that representation IN
the Ncaraguan government would be
given to the Liberals by President
Diaz.
DR.. Sacasa's statement to the AS
sociated Press follows:
"Our determination to stand aloor
from the government of president
Diaz remains unchanged because ma
tional dignity demands it.
DepIOreS L.. >. AcTlon.
Confronted with AIR. Stimson's
intiuation to disarm it. my army,
whose endurance and valor nobody
denies, can only sacrifice itself or
submit to the strength of foreign
power which, instead OF being bull
wark of justice and. right, has NULL
fed the popular viii of the Nicara-
guam people, as expressed in the free
election of 1924. and ratified on the
battlefield for the past six months.
ST deplore the exerting of the inn
rnense power of the United States 10
impose Diaz upon the Nicaraguan
people. as l am great admrer or
the United States< and an ardent
advocate of real pan-Americanism.
Lacking accurate information con-
cerning my army, / cannot comment
on their plans.
at am greatly in doubt that the
profound deception which the Nicar-
aguan people feel the United States
is responsible for, can do other than
react in distrust of the assurances
that the justice and neutrality offered
by the American Government wall be
carried out, particularly since obvious
partiality was shown in favoring pre-
dominantly the conservatives. even to
the eALTSIIl6 I'll ISluSillS W opStio0h
solution which would he impartial and
would assure an honorable peace sat
isfactory to all and based upon ma
tional good will"
Apparently Or. Sacasa was re-
ferring in this paragraph to the I'D.
eral peace plan whereby both he and
President Diaz would step out in Ia
vor Of some third man.
Stimson Trip Cancelled.
Advices from Estelli say that a
prominent Liberal returning there
today from Jinotepe reported that 500
armed men, under Gen. Sandino, were
concentrating at Jinotepe with the
announced intention either Of resist
ing disarmament or of fleeing from
Nicaragua with their arms and am
munition after carrying out raids.
Word from Gen. Moncada this morn
ing that rains were making the roads
impossible resulted in the cancella-
tion of Mr.. Stimson's trip to Las
Banderos for the purpose of address
ing the disarming Liberals.
Mr.. Stimson and American Min
lister Eberhardt spent the morning
with President Diaz ironing out the
final details of the peace arrange
ments. Mr.. Stimson will leave for
Corinto tomorrow and will sail for
Key West aboard sthe cruiser Tren-
ton on Monday.