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killed on April IL and II in the dis
trict northwest of Puerto Cabezas.
The cruiser Memphis arrived at
an hour the gunboat Asheville left that
port for Cape Gracias a dos, some go
miles up the coast. The gllnboat Sacra-
mento Is due in Bluefields later today.
The cruiser Rochester was approach
ing Balboa, In the Canal Zone, en- route
to the Nicaraguan east coast.
AS these defense efforts proceeded,
Representative Hamilton Fish, IT,, Re-
publican, Of New York, attacked the
ragua as a "hit-and-run" policy which
disguised" him.
"It is interesting to compare the
results OF this policy. where nine Amer
lean lives have been lost, to that of
Theodore Roosevelt in far-off Morocco
OF 'Perdicaris alive or Raisuh dead"
Fish said.
The New Yorker commended the Ma
rines either should be withdrawn i'm
mediately or used to protect both
American lives and property.
This criticism followed a restatement
in high official quarters here that the
administrators new policy in Mica
ragua was based en- determination to
use force when necessary to save Amer
lean life, but to employ armed troops
Tor safeguarding property only In the
most exceptional circumstances.
No statement was made as to whether
the present situation was exceptional"
No Change In Plans.
The State Department announced
that despite insurgent activity and the
Managuan earthquake no change had
been made in its plans to have all
Marines out of Nicaragua by the begin
ming OF 1888. Secretary Stimson has
otiicially approved plans to withdraw
all cembatant Marines by next June
3. This was based on an agreement
made with the Nicaragllan government
last February and provided that the
last group Of men be evacuated after
the 1892 elections.
Three Senators joined also in criti-
cism OF the Nicaraguan policy. Senator
Swanson, Democrat, of Virginia, said
he was sure the Hoover administration
VIII protect American property and
American citizens"
Senator's Brookhart, Republican, of
Iowa, and King, Democrat, of Utah, re-
iterated their demands that the Marines
be brought back home
1T was mistake to send the Marines
to Nicaragua and it's still a mistake to
keep them there" said King.
Secretary Stinlson declined to discuss
the purpose of 45-minute conference
held yesterday with President Hoover,
explaining they had talked about the
beauties of Spring"
Tension at Puerto CabezaS was some
what relaxed today, since no insurgents
had been seen in the vicinity for 48
hours. Nearly all American women and
children, however, have been evacuated.
The steamer Cefalu has left with 30
American refugees for New Orleans.
Forty-five miles north of Puerto
Cabezas a band of insurgents swooped
down on Cape Garcias Dios and
looted the town. They retired up the
river with their plumber. American Ma
rine aviators dropped IA bombs on the
band.
Attack Reports Erroneous.
American Consul Rowe at Bluefelds
reported to the State Department that
previous reports of an insurgent attack
on Rama, 65 miles northwest of Blue
fields, were erroneous. He said, however,
small bandit groups had been reported
in the Rama area.
The reported attack on Rama was the
principal reason for ordering the Sac
ramento to Bluefields.
Rowe reported one error in the list
Of eight American civilians reported
killed April IL and - northwest Of
Puerto CabeZaS.
He said Herbert H. Wilson was one Of
the victims and not Hubert o. Wilson Of
Wichita, KanS., as previously reported.
The State Department had no record of
any Herbert H. Wilson having gone to
Central America.
Rowe said all other Americans at
Puerto CabeZas were accounted for and
none had been injured.