Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-06
z DESERTERS
TRAIN REBELS.
OFFICERS SAY
Criticism of Policy in
Nicaragua Coatin-
ues In Congress AS
Marines Wait

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. e.-tR
1.-TWO deserters from the United
states marines, captured by the rebel
general. SANDING as they sought TO
Escape from the Nicaraguan war zone.
pre- believed by some marine officers
"a Nicaraguan 20 have turned their
tctivlties TO training 10 account by
peiping in their instruction OF the
Rebel troops.
An official report relayed from the
tront to marine corps headquarters
nere. said IL was believed that the
TWO men aged to teach Sandino's
boidiers how to shoot under n threat
that they themselves would 20 he
tore q rebel firing squad If they re-
Marine intelligence Officers said
today they had no proof beyond the
report which had coma to them from
the marine Officers in Nicaragua.
lney pointed cut, however, that in
their recent attacks on the American
FORCES, resulting in q mounting list
OF American casualties, the SANDING
troops have shown unusual familiar
sry with marine corps methods.
Marines Get Help
Additional reinforcement have
reached the American marines hold
ing Quiial, Nicaragua. and they ap-
parently now ara ready to resume
their conflict with the small army OF
augustine SANDING, the former liber-
nj general.
While the devil dogs hold their fire
awaiting contact with SANDING. verbal
FURNISHING on the congressional
front OF the Niearaguan campaign
goes vigorously on. Pot shots and
volleys continue to resound at the
gentlest drop of n ~figurative hat and
much more of it Is brought into pros
pect with introduction yesterday of
the Wheeler resolution for a senate
inquiry.
The exact imminence Of any rev
battle in the neighborhood of Quilali
was not disclosed in last nights mes
sahe to marine headquarters saying
that Lieutenant Hunt had led a sec
ond relief column into the former
stronghold of SANDING. The message
did not give the number Of men in
Hunts detachment. or give any de-
tails OF their march through the
rugged country except that none of
Sandlnois men were encountered en-
route.
Criticism Flows
Lack of sensational DEVELOPMENTS
IN Nicaragua failed yesterday to
quiet the flow of criticism in con-
gress of the administrators policies
concerning the little republic. 1t
came mainly from the senate, the
house apparently being satisfied with
the attack by Representative Huddle-
son, democrat, Alabama. and the de-
Tense of the administration by Rep
resentative Begg, republican, Ohio.
Huddleston declared the N~icaraguan
peace treaty effected by Henry l..
Stimson, was Illegal and that pres
ence of marines in that country con-
stituted Imperialism, but Begg in
sisted the American government was
obligated to keep the marines on the
Job until peace was restored and n
new government set up.
Wheeler Starts Row
Senator Wheeler's resolution for a
blanket inquiry into the situation
touched off the senate's discussion.
Senator Heflin, democrat, Alabama,
demanded withdrawal Of the marines
and charged that an "unholy alliance
between Wall street and the Roman
Catholic hierarchy" in Nicaragua
was keeping the troops there.
Senator Bingham, republican. Con-
necticut, assumed the role of ad-
ministration defender. arguing that
this government merely was keeping
its agreement with the warning fac
tions of Nicaragua. He drew renew
ed criticism from Senator Norris, re-
publican, Nebraska, who said he won
dered il marines might not eventually
be supervising elections in Panama,
Ireland and other countries where
~contending factions have come into
conflict.