Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
MARINES ORDERED
OUT OF NICARAGUA,
BEGINNING IN JUNE
Complete Evacuation Is Ex-
pected After Elections
There in 1882.
300 LIKELY TO LEAVE
COUNTRY THIS SUMMER
Remaining Force to Be Concen-
trated in Capital-Native Army
Will Be Enlarged.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The United States is to Withdraw
its Marines from Nicaragua.
Acceptance by President Moncada O
Nicaragua of definite plan to sub
stantially reduce Marine forces il
Nicaragua by June and pave the way
for complete withdrawal after the cleo
tons of 1882 was announced today by
Secretary Stimson.
The Marines to be withdrawn BY
June, plans for which win become i'm
mediately effective, are those on combat
duty against the insurgent forces and
total about 800. The remaining Ma
rine force will be stationed in Managua
the capital, and will devote their at
tention solely to training purposes and
as an aviation unit required in some
sections due to lack Of roads.
Will Increase Native Force.
All Marines under the plan win be
out of Nicaragua following the 1882
election.
The withdrawal plan is linked with q
plan to Immediately increase by 500 the
Nicaraguan National Guard, which will
wage vigorous campaign against BAN
dit forces, most prominent among whose
leaders was the elusive Gen." Sandino
The augmenting of the National Guard
will increase its strength to about 1000
BY June the Marine force of 500 viii
be in contrast to one of over 5000 In
Nicaragua on January /, 1929.
Plan Follows Conference.
The plan was devised by StiInson
while in conference With American Min
lister Hanna, Maj. Gen. Frank r. Nc
Coy, Army officer, who supervised the
1928 elections, and Brig. Gen Douglas
McDougal. former commander OF MIC
States Marine ofiicer.
The Secretary summoned these three
to washington for the conference.
The plan covers provision 10 pay for
the increase by Nicaragua of the guard
and looks toward the eventual suppress
sion Of the insurgent forces In the re-
public.
Stimson withheld any announcement
of the plan until it had been accepted
by the Nicaraguan President.
Fuller Awaits Advices.
Mai. Gen. Ben H. Fuller, Marine COM
mandant, said he had heard nothing
about the plans to withdraw the Ma
rines from Nicaragua.
Il will have nothing to say about the
matter until have heard from Secre-
tary Adams" he said.
A formal statement issued by the Sec
rotary Stinlson said:
AT the recent conferences held by
the Secretary of State with Minister
Hanna, the American Minister to Mica
rag1a, Col. McDougal Of the Marine
Corps, who has been commanding the
Nicaraguan National Guard, and Mai
Gen. Mccoy, who supervised the Mica
raguan elections in 1928. a definite plan
for the future has been arrived at
which has been accepted by President
Moncada Of Nicaragua.
viii Combat Bandits.
Under this plan the Nicaraguan Ma
tional Guard is to be increased by ap-
proximately 500 men to be used ex-
clllsively in the bandit area, and the
necessary financial arrangements fol
this increase of force have been made
BY the Nicaraguan government.
"By this increase of the Nicaragua
National Guard 1t will be possible u
withdraw from Nicaragua all Of thu
Marine. brigade who are now on COM
blatant duty probably by June next
leaving in Nicaragua only the Marines
who are still engaged in instruction II
the Nicaraguan National Guard and ar
instruction battalion to support such In
struction and an aviation section which
is being used for the present to carry
supplies in the bandit provinces which
are entirely without roads.
This means that by June next thu
total force of Marines in Nicaragua
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