Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-26
BORAH N|CARAGUAN.
TRIP IS SQUELCHED.
Foreign Relations Committee
Turns Down Proposed Trip
of Investigation.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Borah's proposal to have
the foreign relations committee au-
thorized to visit Mexico and Nicaragua
this Summer was squelched today by
the committee itself.
After hearing several State Depart
ment officials, sent by Secretary
kellogg to give the committee the
administrators latest Information
about Mexico and Nicaragua. the COM
mittee members decided to eliminate
from Senator Borah's pending resolu-
tion the clause authorizing tour
abroad.
AS revised, however. the resolution
still would permit the committee -
eli bafyveen the sessions of Congress
to hear witnesses. Senator Borah was
directed to poll the committee during
the day so as to determine whether
favorable report on the amended reso-
luton would be made to the SENATE.
Coolidge Upholds British.
Mindful that British and Italian suo-
iects. as well as Americans. have SUI
fered property losses in the Nicara-
guan disturbance, President Coolidge
heiieves there is no room for protest
against the British action In senoihs
a warship to Corinto as a possible re1'
uge for English nationals in tnat
country.
The Presidents position. made
known at the White House YESTERDAY
ia that under the present clrcum-
stances the British step can be con-
sidered as no more than an ordinary
precaution that might be taken by
anv country, although 1t Is unusuai
for a European nation to adopt such
measures in connection with Latin
American affairs.
British Explain Step.
There is quite a difference. it was
pointed out, between sending a war
shin for moral effect or for possible
evacuation Of foreign subjects and the
more decisive action Of landing naval
forces to inforce debt or similar set
Elements, which the Washington Gov
ernnnent has consistently opposed In
southern countries. The British gov
ernment has advised the United States
that no such landing operations were
contemplated in Nicaragua.
President Coolidge regards the re-
cent extension of American landing
operations in Nicaragua as an enort
to insure foreigners generally against
further damage to their property.
No estimate Of the foreign property
loss was made at the White House.
but President Diaz, Conservative, who
is opposed in a war being Waged 70
unseat him by Juan B. Sacasa, Lib
eral, in communication to the Mica.
raguan legation here, said claims or
foreigners and Nicaraguans for such
damages would reach between $S,'
000. 900 and $4,000,000.
Loan Proposed by Diaz.
One of the suggestions contained IN
the Diaz proposals for a new treaty
with the United States Is that loans
be made by the latter to meet this as
we'll as other financial needs. The
proposed treaty has not yet reached
Washington. and officials here have
refused to indicate their attitude.
DIR. r. s. Vaca, Nicaraguan Liberal
faction representative here, last night
described the dispatch Of the British
cruiser Colombo to Corinto as quite
a departure" from the Monroe doc.
trine. and said 1t was unnecessary,
since there are hardly a dozen Eng
lish subjects on the Nicaraguan west
coast"