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S Citizens Told To Quit Country or Move to Sea Coast Stimson Announces New Policy Policy Policy Pol Pol- icy for Activity in Latin America WAR VESSELS ARRIVE Will Land Forces If Necessity Necessity sity Arises By JOSEPH 11 II BAIRD WASHINGTON April 17 United Press Press Secretary Secretary of or State Stimson advised American citizens in Nicaragua Nicaragua Nicaragua Nica Nica- today either to evacuate the country or to move mo to coast cities if they do not feel safe sac under the protection protection protection pro pro- of oC the NIcaraguan national guard He lie made it plain that marine forces will Trill not be employed throughout through through- out ut Nicaragua even e to protect American American Amer Amer- ican can lives Stimsons Stimson's ad advice ce evoked by a re recent recent re- re cent tent outbreak of Insurrectionists on the hc Nicaraguan east cast coast was as contained con con- in messages to the American minister in Managua and the AmerLean American Amer Amer- ican Lean consul at Bluefields The messages messages mes mes- sages mages read In view of the outbreak of banditry banditry ban ban- in portions of or Nicaragua hitherto hitherto hith huh erto free from such violence you will advise American citizens that this government cannot undertake general general genral gen gen- eral ral protection of Americans throughout that country with American American Amer Amer- ican can forc forces SUGGESTS SUGGESTS nT WITHDRAWAL DRAU L LliTo To liTo do doso so sa so would lead to difficulties ties les and commitments which this government does not propose to un un- Therefore the department deportment recommends that all Americans who do 10 not fbi feel secure under the protection protection tion ion afforded them by the Nicaraguan government through the Nicaraguan national guard withdraw from the country or at least to coast towns where there they can be protected or evacuated evacuated evac evac- in case of necessity Those who remain do so at their own wn risk and must not expect American Ameri Amen can forces t to be sent inland to their kid aid Stimsons Stimson's action was viewed here hers as LS a marked departure from the state departments department's policy of the last 25 years ears Previously this government gO has tas gone cone to great lengths to guarantee guaran guaran- tee ec protection of American life lire during dur dur- ln ing rig outbreaks in the Caribbean area The new policy it Is understood Is 5 indicated by the administrations administration's desire deslie to liquidate the entire Nicaraguan Nicaraguan Nica Nica- aguan situation as soon soon as possible and nd not to revive e hostility of ot Latin American m nations by general em- em on Page Nine n 4 MERlC NS ADVISED 10 c TO lEAVE LEA COUNTRY l t Continued from P Pare One t of marine forces In Nica Nica- MAY LyLAND LAND FORCES Meanwhile however commanders I of or the three American warships sta stationed ort oft the east coast o of Nica- Nica I yagua have orders to land forces U if UI i necessary to 00 protect coast coat towns in which United Unit States citizens reside Every Important cast east coast town except San Juan Is protected by an American naval vessel and no Insurrectionists insurrectionists are understood to be near San Juan n at his daily dally press confer confer- ence outlined the military situation in jn Nicaragua He lIe said it appeared there ere were four Insurrectionist groups which had come down four separate rivers ers In lu canoes from the wu west co coast t to the cast coast Their size site is unknown but is believed tobe to tobe tobe be small mall One group attacked Cape a a. Dios Dlos another killed eight American civilians near Puerto Ca- Ca Cabezas bezas beaS and still another Is reported near nur BluefIelds The exact location fourth group is not known To combat these forces there are are only guards and 14 marine officers oUt off cers cera on the Ithe east coast The rest of the Guardia Nacional approximately approximate approximate- ly Iy y 1250 is In the central and western parts part of ot the country I In speaking of the insurrectionIsts insurrection insurrection- r Stimson compared them with the the Mohawk Mohawk Indians which used wed to ald frontier settlements In the United United Unit Unit- ed States He said they descended on villages and camps captured helpless help help- less civilians and later executed them The secretary humorously chided press associations for lor refusing to call these groups bandits Naval Re Reinforcements Reach Nic Nicaragua E WASHINGTON April 17 fh- fh Re Rc Re Reinforcements for tor the naval al forces gathering to protect prot Americans In torn tom Nicaragua Nicaragua- today reached Puerta Cabezas The cruiser Memphis arrived there early today and within an hour the gunboat Asheville Ashe left that port for Cape a a. Dlos Dios some 60 miles up the The gunboat Sacramento is due at Bluefields later today The cruiser Rochester was vas approaching approaching ap ap- ap Balboa in the Canal Zone en cn route to the Nicaraguan cast coast The Memphis commanded by Captain Captain Cap Cap- tain G. G J. J Meyers carried 39 officers and enlisted men of the navy No marines are aboard but an organized organ organ- lied iud landing force is maintained which could go ashore in case of emergency The Sacramento commanded by Commander W. W WW W. W Smith has a complement com corn of 11 officers and enlisted enlist enlist- ed men and no marines The Asheville is manned by nine officers and enlisted men and has aboard 33 marines and one marine marine ma ma- rine rifle corps officer Commander V. W. W. W Waddell Is master |
