Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-01-16 | Page 13 | Second Time U. S. Arms Have Gone to Aid Our Old Friend, Adolfo Diaz

Second Time U. U S. S Arms Have Gone to Aid Our Old Friend Adolfo Diaz By RODNEY DUTCH DUTCHER ER N NEA EA Service Writer History repeats itself in Americas America's Amen Ameri- cas ca's befriending ot of PresIdent Adolfo Diaz of Nicaragua Its It's the second second sec sec- I ond tIme this country has gone to his aid Diaz while Nicaragua's presIdent In 1912 had trouble With one General Gen Gen- eral Mena much as he now Is in difficulties difficulties' with Rebel Leader Sac Sac- asa sac sac-I I In January 1912 the Nicaraguan constituent assembly or congress adopted and promulgated the Nicaraguan Nicaraguan Nic- Nic constitution which stipulated stipulated that Nicaraguan sovereignty sovereign sovereign- ty rested in Nicaragua and that congress alone mIght authorize I I loans and levy taxes The assembly attacked AmerIcan Amen AmerI- can interference claiming that the American charge had hadI sought to monkey with the constitution constitution I and its promulgation President Diaz who had come Into office when President Estrada i resigned under pressure promptly dissolved the congress which had elected rena Mena presIdent of the country country coun- coun try for the following term Diaz ordered Menas Mena's arrest and Mena escaped to Masaya where I he convened the congress and organized organized or- or hIs own government Ac- Ac cording to report soon found himself in sore sono straIts strat and unsafe I outsIde of Managua At this point the United States stepped in and its intervention apparently ap- ap was nfl all that saved the Diaz skIn Eight vessels of war officers and 2600 enlIsted men were used to support Adolfo They particIpated In the bombardment of Managua a nIght ambuscade In Masaya l the I surrender of General Mena Iena and hIs army at Granada the capture of the I 1 na gunboats Victoria and Three Ninety the attack on and the capture of the defense of I Paso bridge and garrison duty at Corinto Chinandega and eI elsewhere If you will look up these names names on your Nicaraguan map you will note how closely Diaz was hemmed in at Managua before this country country coun- coun try stepped inThe in The most notable event during the campaign according to the secretary of the navys navy's report for I 1913 was the assault and capture of resulting in entirely crushIng the revolution and tug peace to Nicaragua thIs assault assault as- as sault lasting 37 minutes under heavy fIre from the rebel forces he- he heI I the position whIch was consIdered considered con con- Impregnable by the federal forces could be taken American marines stayed In Nicaragua and Diaz and his conservatIve conservative con con- successors had things much theIr own way The elections of Emiliano Chamorro and and- Diego Chamorro followed the Diaz term and these two were also gIven the wholehearted support of the United United Unit Unit- ed States The Chamorro family became an important one in Nic- Nic Ic- Ic aragua Statistics of the Pan AmerIcan Federation of Labor show that in 1921 thIrteen gentlemen named Chamorro held the offIces of president president dent mInIster of the int min mm- Ister t to the he United States dent or the congress counselOr or 01 orthe I the treasury chIef of police pollee at Managua Managua Ma- Ma nagua commander of Managua fortress dIrector ot of Internal reve- reve flue nue chIef of police pollee at chief of the northern orm army consul in New Orleans consul In San FrancIsco Francisco Fran Fran- cIsco and consul In London Thus General Emiliano Chamorro Chamor- Chamor ro had the nucleus of an army right there when he began his revelt against the government late In 1925 The government government gov- gov was a a coalition of lIberals and Chamorro anti co the presIdent was a con con- but a nationalist the vice president was a liberal lIbal