The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-01-13
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
More Marines Sent to Mica
ragua Governments
I Policy Attacked.
BY EDWARD W. .RIcKARD

BY EDWARD w. PlcKARD
THAT rebellion in Nicaragua whose
4 head Uncle Sam cut off last year
is still vwriggling its tail vigorously
enough to cause the United States
government lot sof trouble. The tail
consists of General SANDING and his
band, who are holding out in Nueya
Segovia, where the leader has set up
a new republic" A few days ago the
American marines, in conjunction
with the Nicaraguan constabulary.
fought those rebels for several days
and took the town of Quilali, but six
marines were killed and many Others
wounded. Washington was aroused
not only by this encounter but by ad-
verse criticism of the administrators
conduct of the Nicaraguan affair, and
. after the President had discussed it
with the cabinet orders were issued
the immediate dispatch of 1000
marines ito the scene of action.
Endorsements were gathered at
,, Paris island, San Diego and
= AT the same time it was an
that Brig Gen. Logan Feland
! ordered to proceed to Mica.
I'D take over command OF OPP
there. The additions bring
Of marines in Nicaragua up
men. VI
~ Kellogg. following a
conference with the Presi-
"a formal statement an
governments intention
18th the constabulary
krively ITO establish
that country and
holding of a free
lich we have I'M
! h. se.s'
iteratea that this
d consider
z IS bandits. 1T
Mr.. Kellogg said,
agreed to lay down
lat they did so with
comparatively small
hder Sandino, which
augmented by iawless
Ess resumed its session
on 4esday the Democrats and
some others at once opened their at
tack on the Administrations Nicara-
guam policy. Senator Hefiin OF Ala
bama offered a resolution in the SEN
ate denouncing that policy and re-
questing the President to Withdraw
the marines Immediately. Senator
Nye of North Dakota presented an
other, declaring against the protec-
ton by the American government Of
investments of American citizens in
foreign countries; and next day Sen
iator Wheeler Sof Montana introduced
resolution for the appointment of
senate committee to investigate the
American Nicaraguan policy.
In the house Bloom of New York
offered resolution calling on the
secretaryAOf state and the secretary
of the, navy TO supply information
concerning the recent bloody fight and
the reasons why marines were sent to
Nicaragua. Begg of Ohio defended
the administration and engaged in a
warm debate with Garrett, Huddleston
and others.
Quilali was Sandino's base. and its
loss was a severe blow to the bandit
leader. tie is SAID 10 De concentrut-
Ing his forces at Ell Chipote, noun
tain stronghold. and the marines and
Nicaraguan troops probably will at
tack him there.
CECRETARY. OF. STATE KELLOGG
~ has answered the French note sug-
costing that France and the United
States sign treaty forever outlawing
war between the two nations with a
counter-proposal that the United
States and France join in an effort
to obtain the adherence of all the
principal powers to a declaration re-
nouncing war as an instrument of
national policy in favor of the pacific
settlement of international disputes.
Mr.. KelIogg's note makes it clear
that the United States cannot consid-
er the BRAND proposal If 1t is con-
fined to France and America. and
that the United States will not enter