Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
LANDING MARINES IN NICARAGUA
BACKED BY MANY PRECEDENTS
Call to Safeguard American Lives and
Property Has Arisen Invariably in
South American Countries

1907--March Is. two detachments
of sailors from the l.. s. s. Marietta
landed at Truxilla and Ceiba, Hon
duras, TO protect American interests
during an instruction.
190T--March %. a detachment OF
sailors, under Lieut.. j. V. Klemen,
Il. S. n, landed from II. $. S.
Marietta at Puerto Cortez. Hon
duras. for the protection of American
sailors from L.. s. $. Paducah land
ed at. Puerto Cortez, Truxilla, and
Ceiba.
190S--An expeditionary force was
dispatched To Panama for the pur-
pose OF insuring a peaceful election.
1909---An expeditionary regiment
left the United States for Coftnto.
Nicaragua, arriving there December
20 and remaining until March 10,
1910, owing to the disturbed condi-
tions arising from an insurrection
I'm that country. In May, 1910, an
other but smaller expeditionary force
left Panama for Bluefields, Mica
ragua, where it remained until Sep
TENDER of the same year. In 1912.
large expeditionary force was
again sent to Nicaragua, as a revo-
luton had again broken out in that
country. This force occupied all
the principal cities of, Nicaragua,
but to accomplish this end a regu-
lar campaign was necessary. The
expeditionary forces were finally
Withdrawn January 9, 1918, a guard
for the American legation being left.
This guard was withdrawn August
3. 1925.
1912-A provisional brigade of
Marines was dispatched To Cuba in
May in view of extremely unsettled
conditions I'm that country. and they
were distributed over Il large area in
the Eastern part of that island to
protect the lives and property of
Americans. 1t was withdrawn the
following August.
Still on Duty i'm Haiti.
1915-Serious disturbances broke
out in Haiti, and Marines and blue
Jackets from the U. s. S. Washington
landed and occupied Port au Prince
July %. The second regiment landed
at Port au Prince. August 4. Marines
have been on duty in this republic
continually since July, 1915, to pres
ent date.
1916-Trouble broke out in the Re
public of Santo Domingo. and Marines
were sent from Haiti to Santo Do
mingo and Puerto Plata and occupied
those towns. Shortly after June 81
the fourth regiment of Marines ar
rived and disembarked at Monte
Cristi. BY the end of the year the
Marine forces were in complete con-
troll of the country. The Marines
occupied this country until August
l, 1924. when they were withdrawn.
1919-Disturbances amounting to an
insurrection occurred in Haiti, and it
was necessary for the Marine brigade
occupying that country to take the
field again
1921-The Sd Battalion of the 5th
Regiment sailed from Philadelphia for
special temporary duty in Panama on
account of boundary trouble that had
arisen between Panama and Costa
Rica. 1t was not necessary for this
battalion to take the field. and 1t left
Panama September of the same
year, returning to the United States.
1924-A serious revolution broke out
In Honduras and Marines were landed
four times in several cities on the
north coast of that country to protect
American lives.
1925-There were further landing
force OF Marines in Honduras.
1926--Detachrpent OF Marines landed
in Nicaragua,