The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-13
NEA Service Writer

Washington-Rece guerilla out breaks in Nicaragua, in which eight American marines have been killed and several wounded, do not presage civil strife in that republic or even any general disturbance, according to Dr Juan B. Eacasa, the Nicara- guan minister.
 Dr. Sacasa speaks with some au- thority about Nicaraguan warfare. When he was constitutional presi-
 dent one of the generals of his army was Augustine Sandino. serving then under General Jose Moncada, now president of Nicaragua. Sandino re- fused to capitulate when the United States guaranteed free and fair elec- tions to Sacasa and Moncada and
 it is he who is credited in dispatches
 with being behind the recent slaugh- ter of marines in the remote north ern mountainous wilderness of the
 country.
 The dry season has just begun, enabling marauding bands to move
 about more freely, Dr. Sacasa points out. The coffee crop is beginning to come in, resulting in increased agricultural activity and an obvious incentive for trouble-makers. Says Guards Arc Capable There are still about thousand marines in Nicaragua, but the gov members of the Guardia Nacional Is able to take care of any organized banditry, in Dr. Sacasas opinion. Although banditry has naturally been stimulated as Nicaragua suffered with other countries in the world wide depression, the minister's gov- ernment is exercising what it con- Siders adequate activity to cope With the present threat.
 The guerillas, Sacasa explains, can cross and recross the Nicaraguan- Honduran border at will. But they did not hold a single town and must depend for their semi-security on the almost impenetrable nature of the wilds in which they operate The leader of the few score guer- illas who recently attacked the ma rines is said to have been Miguel Ortez, an old Sandino lieutenant, but Sandino himself has not been off, cially or definitely located since near ly a year ago when he left Mexico. Several factors contribute to sav- ing Nicaragua from the political up- heavals experienced by other La tin American republics, Dr. Sacasa
 says. The presence of the marines, presumably, would be sufficient. But it is also true that, with those free and fair elections. the liberal gov ernment of Moncada has been twice voted into power by large popular majorities and has had the support of the people.
 Plan Many Improvements Most importantly" the minister
 continues, Nicaragua has had her civil war and is now going in for peace and rapid but orderly develop
 ment. The development of public ! works on a large scale is providing | employment and the extension of communications and roads to hither- to remote points is tending to in- | crease national unity as well as to
 build for prosperity.
 "Our external and internal debt is l only $4,00O,000 and the government
 the national bank, plus a new mort gage bank recently established to aid agriculture and industry. With Moncada's honest, able administra-
 tion we have been able to avoid
 what otherwise might have been dis
 astrous effects of the slump in our
 coffee. banana, cattle and sugar in- dustries.
 l "The fine new presidential palace
 at Managua Is nearly completed. It
 stands on the site once occupied by
 razed fortress, Ia Loma. Previously
 anyone who captured strategic La
 Loma automatically dominated Man.
 agua: 1t always stood as temptation
 to any ambitious malcontent who
 thought he might be able to seize it. | Build New Roads
 l "The new road from Manague to the Atlantic coast has been begun
 and General Foncada hopes to finish
 it during his administration It will bring, the capital within a day's