Show c C J I The Nicaraguan Fiasco J people of the United States ought to be bei i informed exactly how many millions o of dollars it it cost Uncle Sam to engineer the Nicaraguan election which has just elected General Jose Maria Moncada the liberal as president With commissioned officers and enlisted men of the marine corps on duty in inthe inthe the southern republic it was estimated that tha the absolute minimum cost ost of supporting such an army would be a day day day- day a L month or a year That figure however ever is considered t modest Figuring on onUle the Ule basis of a report by Secretary Wilbur another estimate i ft is made that the expense exceed S t a year f f Surely the election just staged in Nicaragua Nica Nica- r gua is is the costliest ever eve supervised by Uncle Sam But the millions of of dollars ollars spent on troops i is t Only part of the cost of th the United States policy poncy lit itt that southern republic Seeds of ol d distrust and hatred were sown in Central and South America timE that must be reaped for years 26 lo come come in in a reg regiOn n that in a a. few years Should be our richest market Lives of Americans Amer Amer- eans were sacrificed and great numbers of Nicaraguans w went nt to their deaths fighting against the foreign invaders The hard fight against General Sandino was embarrassing to Our trained troops and hurt our national pride It was a distasteful mess I The American people believing in fair fairplay play and opposing an in imperialistic attitude by i their government sincerely hope that the administration administration administration ad ad- ministration will not find it necessary to expend expend ex ex- pend additional millions and sacrifice any anymore anymore anymore more priceless lives in protection of Vall Wall street dollars A liberal president will go into power power despite all alt the favoritism shown by Uncle Uncle- Sam Sarti for Jor the conservatives s. s The best policy would be for our government to save its face while the opportunity's good effect a satisfactory agreement with Moncada and then withdraw from the hateful Shylock role e 6 fr |