Evening star., 1936-06-02
COMPLETE
BOLT
|kS FORT IS TAKEN
RbyaI Troops Raise White
Flag After Siege by
Somoza Men.
\ THEIR AREAS QUIET,
GUARD REPORT SAYS
acasa Still Holds Palace With
Bodyguard, but Armistice
Prevails in Capital.
) the Associated Press.

y the Associated Press
NIANAGUA, Nicaragua, June q
National army leaders, in rebellion
gainst the government of President
uan B. Sacasa, announced today
II Oyal troops had raised the white flag
ver the fort at Leon.
The defenders of Leon had held out
NJ or three days against troops COM
2nanded by Gen. Anastacio Somoza,
n hief of the national army.
Gen. Somoza, himself, was reported
10 be entering the fort to accept the
surrender.
The fort called AcoSaSco. was the
final military objective of the national
guard.
Peace Prevails.
The guard issued a bulletin declar-
ling peace prevailed elsewhere through
out the IA departments of this Gen.
tral American republic and former au-
Ithorities were being removed due to
the wish of the public"
President Sacasa. with his own
bodyguard, still held out in the pres
INSLAlAoA Po4dNN cOOkJ 11llIp DuO
an armistice persisted in the capital
while the diplomatic corps searched
for a settlement.
The commander of the guard, Gen.
SomoZa, remained ir Leon and de-
clared he would maintain his siege
of the fort until the defenders obeyed
an order to yield.
The fort commanders insisted at
that time they should take orders only
from the President.
Somoza Explains Move.
Gen. SomoZa, in a telegram to Ma
|nagua, said:
After popular movements deposed
civil authorities as protests against the
method by which sole presidential
candidate was nominated without con-
|sulting the popular will. the populace
of Leon. which city is the cradle Of
liberalism and the home of President
Sacasa, followed suit
This obliged me to come here to
maintain order, which was seriously
threatened, chiefly because the ma
tional guard commandant, Mai. Ra-
mon Sacasa of the AcoSasco Fortress,
had been recruiting from the civilian
element.
IN view of this, as commander in
chief Of the army, and to avoid fric-
tions that would alter peace, I ordered
Maj. Sacasa to discharge all civilians
he had recruited and to receive in their
stead 100 Of the national guard. which
is the regular soldiery of the country.
Declares Foreigners Safe.
This MAJ. Sacasa refused to do. I
have been obliged to subject him to be-
siegement. -
The national guard absolutely con-
trolls the entire country and maintains
peace throughout, guaranteeing banks,
customs houses and the lives
and property of foreigners and ma
tionals in thorough manner.
Indications arose that the conflict.
which started last week when Liberal
end Conservative leaders selected DR..
Leonardo Arguello as the sole presi-
fential candidate for proposed cleo
K lions, might be settled without the
removal of President SacaSa.
IA A National Guard bulletin said the
&rmy knows La Iona aggression was
1ot started by the President, but by
bd advisers"
The capital generally was quiet,
4 Commercial firms operated normally
nd no censorship was imposed on out
itoing dispatches.
Citizens of the United States were
1arned by Boaz w. Long, United
States Minister, to seek a place of
safety until the trouble is over.
Col. Reyes, commanding the national
(see NICARAGUA, Page A-4J