Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-08
COMMITTEE Of.
SENATE BACKS
MARINES USE
Report Adversely on HefIin
Resolution Asking for
Withdrawal
DUTY IMPOSED
Senator Borah Says There
Is Hope for Stability in
Nicaragua
IMPOSED


WASHINGTON, March 7 R-The
senate foreign relations committee
went on record today against with
drawal ofSAmerican marines from Mic
aragua until after the fuIfillment of
the agreement entered into with the
contending factions there for a super
vision of the presidential election next
October
With but two or three dissenting
votes, the committee, after weeks of
hearings and discussion, ordered an
adverse report on the Heflin resolu-
ton which would declare it to be the
sense of the senate that the marines
be withdrawn Immediately to prevent
the loss of more American lives in the
conflicts with the Sandino forces.
Speaking for majority of the COM
mittee, Chairman Borah issued a
statement saying that the agreement
to supervise the election places an
obligation upon us that we cannot at
this time escape"
F'I think the entire committee would
like to see us get out Of Nicaragua,
he ladded. eff we could hold a fair
election and recognize the government
resulting from that election there
would be some chance OF getting out
and staying out"
Senator Borah expressed his own
view that if fair election is held the
liberals will win because they con-
stitute from rs to 80 per cent of the
population.
Backed up by the people of Nicara-
qua Iand by our recognition, there is
hope for stability he added.
Some members of the committee said
one reason for the adverse vote on
Heflin's resolution was the thought in
the minds of senators that such action
would convince the Nicaraguan leg
islature that the United States intends
to stay in until after the elections and
this might spur that body to enact
regulations for holding the elections.
When the committees report is call.
ed up in the senate, some sharp debate
is in prospect, as Senators Heflin, Dill,
of Washington. another democrat, and
others will renew their demands that
the marines be withdrawn.
Failure of the Nicaraguan congress
to pass the necessary law providing
for American supervision OF the
Nicaragtlan elections has brought
about what state department. officials
consider an extremely grave situation.
The attitude of the American gov
ernment, it became known today, is
that further delay on the part of
the Nicaraguan congress to pass the
law may compel the U. S. to consider
immediately steps that may be neces-
sary for fulfillment of the obligations
created by the agreement.
United States Minister Charles c..
Eberhardt; at Managua, it is known.
has been instructed to make known
to the Nicaraguan government that
the United States insists that the
remaining portions of the elections
agreement be carried out in good
faith by all concerned. This gov
ernment is not particularly con.
'cerned with the mater of form of
the Law but insists that it cannot
bargain away any part OF the sub
stance of the agreement
A revised draft of the proposed
election law, providing for American
supervision, has been accepted by the
United States solely on the ground
that it met objections to the original
part which previously had been ap-
proved and state department officials
have sent word to Nicaragua that
they cannot see how the United
States can go further than they have
without impairing the obligations
assumed.
Just what steps might be taken
by the United States should the
Nicaraguan congress fail to pass the
law has not been made known but
state department officials feel that
during the short remaining session
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