Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-12
Coolidge Slap
Warning, But
Not Big Stick

WASHINGTON, Jan IL up = An
other attack upon President Coolidge's
Nicaraguan policy was made in the
house today by Representative Rud-
dleston, democrat, Alabama who term
ed it plain affront to Mexico" Rep
resentative Lozier democrat, Missouri,
also delivered a verbal broadside, but
apart from these mad an incidental
thrust by Senator Borah on tn efloor
of the senate, little was heard from
the administrations opposition.
On the other hand, Representative
Wood, republican, Indiana, rose to the
defense of the presidents message of
yesterday "as an admonition to the
two countries, but not the big stick" >"
While silence on the subject was
maintained in quarters where comment
was looked for, it was said at the
White House that President Coolidge
said in yesterdays message to con-
gress further than to stress the deter
mination to afford protection to Amer
lean life and property in any part of
the world and that the government
would do everything in it's power to
that end.
With interest centered on the ex-
pected appearance tomorrow of Sec
retary Kellogg before the senate for
eign relations committee to discuss the
Nicaraguan situation, most sena:brs
continued to withhold comment. Sena-
tor Borahs was prompted by re-
quest by Senator Bingham, republican,
Connecticut, that he be permitted TO
straighten out in the congressional
record some confusion over his refer
ence to President Diaz of Nicaragua
in a speech yesterday. On mention of
the name, the Idaho senator remarked
that Iiaz, whose administration is be-
ing supported by tne United States,
had been a conspirator with General
Chamorro in the latters elevation to
the presidency.
Alexandra Cesar, the new Nicaraguan
minister to Washington, arrived here
tonight. He had been quoted as say
ing in New York that the action of the
United States in backing up the Diaz
administration met with the approval
of all good Nicaraguans, since it was
believed to be the plan of Russia to
"plant bolshevism in countries border
ing on the Panama canal"
Representative Huddleston, in at
tacking the presidents policy reiter-
ated that America is deliberately and
consciously drifting into war with
Mexico He asserted that President
Coolidge had brought Mexico into his
message for no other purpose than to
put her in bad light"
Coolidge sent the message to con-
congress- the A1abaman said, "to back
up the charge that Mexico is a boil
shevist government
The landing of American forces in
Nicaragua was. characterized as the
most deplorable event in the last
century by Representative Lozier, who
added
within the past few months all the
good work of past secretaries of state
has been destroyed and we are flaunt-
ing in the face of the Latin American
republics a big stick. The president
has needed the cry of big business
men in Nicaragua and Mexico. He has
landed marines and now is awaiting
some overt act on which to predicate
declaration of war"
Representative Wood decried the
talk of war and asserted his belief that
there is no danger if the governments
Of Mexico and Nicaragua heed the
warning" Criticising the attitude of
the democrats, Wood recalled the Mex
lean difficulties of the Wilson regime,
and said that under his policy this
country "had sneaked away from" it's
responsibility.
This brought the reply from Repre-
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