Evening star., 1934-02-22
Famed Rebel Chieftain Kill
ed Contrary to Government
Order, Officials Say.
TWO FORMER GENERALS
ALSO REPORTED SHOT
Immediate Inquiry Ordered Into
Shooting Occurring During
Final Peace Talk.
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BY the Associated Press.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, February
22.-Gen Angus c. Sandino, famous
rebel. was killed with his brother,
Socrates Sandino, and two friends by
National Guardsmen at midnight on
the outskirts of Managua, a govern
ment communique indicated.
The government statement read.
The government officially states
that the action of the Guardia Ma
cional in killing Sandino was con-
trary to the instructions of President
Sacasa to guarantee the lives of San
dino and his followers while they
were in Managua.
The President severely reproves
these acts of some individual guards
men and has ordered an immediate
investigation and is requesting Con-
gress to give him the necessary facili-
ties to maintain public order"
All outgoing messages were censored
Generals Reported Slain.
Reported slain with Sandino was
his former generals. Umanzor and
Estrada
BY the terms of the peace pact
signed by President Sacasa and Gen.
Sandino, February, 1888, the latter
laid down his arms with the excep-
ton of keeping 100 former followers
who were to retain their arms for
one year. With these 100 men he
was engaged in cooperative farming
on the Rio Coco.
Sandino came to Managua from his
Rio Coco colony last week to termi-
nate arrangements for the final dis
arming of his followers.
He was reported to have declared
privately and to have intimated to
the press that the national guard
was unconstitutional and this fact
apparently irritated members of the
Guardia National.
Last nights newspapers published
letter from Sandino to the Presi-
dent officially giving this as his
opinion and requesting that his
armed men be given guarantees and
be informed of the manner in which
the government would make the
Guardia constitutional. ...
Reforms Guaranteed.
The Presidents reply to this let
ter also was published. 1t stated
that within the next six months the
regulations of the Guardia would be
made to conform with the conSti-
tuition and saying that these necessary
reforms would be carried through
with the appointment of an executive
delegate to be stationed in the north
ern departments to receive all arms
controlled by the government and
direct protective measures for the
guarantee of the lives of Sandino
and his former followers.
Became Planters Leader.
Last Fall Augustine Sandino, as
he was called by the rebels who fol-
lowed him in more than five years
of operations against the elected
Nicaraguan government and the
United States Marines on duty in
Agusto Cesar Sandino. cooperative
planter and a peace officer.
He returned to his old territory Of
operations on the Coco River and
established his home at Wiwili, a
village near Bocay.
With 100 of his former followers
he organized society which he called
Eel Cooperative Rio Coco" 1t was
operated on a collective basis to raise
crops and exploit natural resources
The Nicaraguan government gave
the enterprise a monthly bonus of
1000. Government cooperation was
largely achieved by the minister of
agriculture, Sofonias Salvatierra, who
arranged a truce with Sandino.
Last November Salvatierra said:
Gen. Sandino truly desires to see
his country standing on its own feet.
But he would not reject sincere CO.
operation to this end from outside
sources if such help was necessary,
and this includes the United States"