Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14

an humble eHoft 10 MAINTAIN certain
policy Of respect and decency and
Justice and conscience toward those
helpless. poweriess Central American
countries.
Takes Up Sacasa Incident.
Coming down to the present stu
alton, Senator Borah pointed out that
Juan Il. SaCasa. now contesting for
power with Diaz, was Vice President
under the last previous constitutional
government and was driven out of
the country" when that government
collapsed. The Idaho Senator got into
Il discussion with Senator Bingham
Republican. Connecticut. over the
proper translation OF passage III
the Nicaraguan constitution provid
ing for selection of a new President
when both President and Vice Presi.
dent had ceased to function. Finally
Mr.. Borah ended the dispute by say
ing:
Let me go on in my humble and
irregular way. do not care whether
it is absence. 'falto. default or de
faulto.' What | mean to say is that
it only covered the temporary condi-
tons. whatever those conditions were.
II the President was temporarily in
default, or, temporarily absent. the
designado could act If the Vice Presi.
dent was temporarily absent or tenn
porarily in default the designado
could act. He could not act at any
other time.
Il say there is no possible doubt
that Sacasa was elected Vice Presi-
dent by an overwhelming ma ority:
that we recognized him when we
recognized the government OF which
s,e was part. n he was out of the
country he was out of the country
by force. And now we are under
taking to seat man who was a part
of the conspiracy which drove him
out of the country.
Cites Letter of American.
Il have a letter from an American
business man who has been in Mica
ragua since 1910, has a large bust
ness there. and was in the United
States until a day or two since, when
he returned TO Nicaragua. He said
In October, 1925, Gen. Emiliano
Chamorro| conspired with Adolfo Diaz
and several others to capture the
Fort Tiscapa. This fort overlooked
the city of Managua.'
II have not any doubt, Mr.. Presi-
dent, that at the present time the PEG.
pie of Nicaragua are opposed to
Chamorro and, Diaz. The best evil
dence Of it Is that when Chamorro
was a candidate against Solorzano
he was defeated nearly to /. The
opposition is equally strong appar-
emily at the present time.
Now If we are going to intervene
in Nicaragua, it does seem to me that
We ought to make an, effort to prop
up and sustain the expressed will and
purposes and wishes of the people Of
Nicaragua.
1.-THE act that Sacasa was out Of
the country at that particular time,
just across the line in Guatemala,
driven out by force, ought not to
change the great national policy. 1t
has been said that 1t was not the duty
of this Government to take an army
and carry Sacasa back to Nicaragua.
am not SO sure about that. But
there can be no doubt. it seems to
me. that we ought not to have recog-
nized. and ought not now to recog.
nize those who drove him out Of
Nicaragua.
Fayors Vote in, Nicaragua.
"It has been said. Mr.. President,
what should we do about It? / have
already expressed myself in regard
to the recognition Of Sacasa. that If
1t be thought unwise to do that or If
other personal reasons interposed
which would make 1t difficult to do
that, then it does seem to me that we
are under the highest obligation to
call upon Diaz and those who are
there by virtue of our recognition, to
give the people of Nicaragua an OPP
portunity Of popular choice to select
their ruler. 1t seems to me that t IS
up to us as a Government to again
call for an election and to conduct
it as we did practically in 1925 and
give the people of Nicaragua an OPP
portunity to pass upon the question
of who shall be their ruler.
Never in the world can we have
peace in Central America If we force
upon the people Of Nicaragua or the
people Of other South American coun-
tries those who are not supported by
the popular rule. The people of ma.
ton are imbued with a national and
independent spirit. You cannot shoot
it out of them; you cannot crush 1t
out Of them. It is there. 1t may be
submerged today by force, but in
years to come 1t will return, and We
Of all people In the world ought not
to undertake to impose upon the peo-
pie of another nation a government
which they do not want.
II would also add to that, Mr.. Presi-
dent, that, while we seem to think
that the Mexican shadow envelopes
the situation. I will propose to the
Mexican people that the controversy
in reference to land there should be
submitted to arbitration.
"Inaugurate a campaign of peace;
abolish the idea Of force; try friendly
relations; seek to establish arnity; seek
to get in touch with the masses, with
the people themselves. and we can es-
tablish a policy in Central America
which will protect our interests and
respect our rights and which will do
that which we are entitled to do
receive special consideration from
these people"
LenroOt Defends u. s. Policy.
After Mr.. Borah's speech, Senator
Lenroot Of Wisconsin, Republican
member OF the foreign relations com =