The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-21
KEEPING UP
With
THE WIS
BY LUDWELL DENNY

Copyright, straightforward Newspapers,
1921
XXTASHINGTON, Nov. Fl. -
w Hoover's first stop at Mica
ragua will be the most difficult of
his entire Latin-American tour.
Nicaraguan relations have caused
President Coolidge more trouble
than any other problem of foreign
policy, and now present a dangerous
inheritance for the next administra-
ton.
Congressional and public oppo-
Sition to American intervention
until recently has been restrained
somewhat by the attitude, 1--WE
should not have gone in, but now
that we are in we must stay and
make the best of bad matter"
That was the feeling up to the
Nicaraguan national election, which
United States marines supervised
fortnight ago.
Now that the Nicaraguan election
is over, however, the old criticism
here of alleged Yankee imperialism
is beginning again. There are de-
mands for withdrawal of the
marines.
Here, then, are some of the acute
questions for which Hoover will try
to find answers when he lands at
Corinto and proceeds to Managua,
the capital:
l. Shall the United States ma
rines. who went in to protect
American rights" during a revolu-
ton and stayed to guarantee q fair
election, be withdrawn, now that
the revolution is over and the cleo
ton past?
2, Shall the United States extend
its fiscal control over that coun-
try by enlarging the powers Of the
collector-general and other Ameri-
can officials there?
3. Shall the United Estates APP
prove the proposed $30000,000 Wall
Street loan, which in effect would
constitute an almost perpetual Amer
lean mortgage on that country?
4. Shall the United State approve
the proposed resale of majority stock
in the Nicaraguan National bank TO
American bankers?
S. Shall the United States go for
ward with its plans for an inter
oceanic Nicaraguan canal under its
exclusive treaty rights acquired dur
ing the Wilson administration?
6. Shall the United States. IN
event of constructing such canal.
attempt to obtain over Nicaragua
the virtual protectorate powers now
held over Panama, despite Panaman
refusal to ratify the pending treaty.
7. Shall the United States con-
tinue to insist on Nicaraguan dis
armament and Oh control Of the re-
naming National Guard by Ameri-
can officers?
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TINE state department, withou
l. committing itself to future DO
icy, Tuesday made public the report
of its special commissioner, w. w
Cumberland. He recommended in
creased American fiscal control
Wall Street acquisition of the bank
flotation of the loan, and indefinit
continuance of American officers Il
command of the national guard.
A bill now is pending in congres
for immediate construction of ii,
inter oceanic canal.
1t generally is assumed here tina
Hoover will withdraw only part @
the marines, leaving several hun
dred as a so-called LEGATION guard
In addition to the American-con
trolled national guard.
Many persons here expect Hoove.
to approve extension Of Unite
States fiscal control and furthe
loans. But they believe he will at
tempt to work out a more orderly
system for such loans and keep tn
maximum amount far under the
proposed $4,000 900.
One of the chief reasons for Hoo
ver's Latin American trip is to gage
the extent Of anti-Yankee sentir
ment and combat it.
Therefore, the attitude he finds
in other Latin American countries
toward United Stataes intervention
in Nicaragua, which hitherto has
been very hostile, is expected to in
fluence Hoover's final answer to the
Nicaraguan question.