| Show Reed Starts Debate On Nicaragua W WASHINGTON Jan 8 De AP-De- daring himself lt hopelessly confused confused con con- fused as lS to the ot of that mysterIous indivIdual the tItO White House spokesman Senator Reed Democrat 1 url threw the tho senate sOn sOn- ate today on the Nicaraguan Nica- Nica sitUation The Missouri 1 senator r ru several rol newsPaper clippings reporting the views ot of the spokesman sl an fo for the pr on the aims of t th the adminiStration ad- ad miniStration policy In Nicaragua I wonder he saId after fter reading a clipping from the Washington n Post It after the Official spokesman spokesman spokes spokes- man for the president finished speaking the president nt himself said som I YOU see se It says tIie president reiterated Reed need said Now Non the question dId th the president ent s speak alt Or IS I It mer merely ly a bit of very VIlY bad r At another p Senator Reed aSked It if th the White House s spokes spokes- okes- okes mart marl was not a tr creation of the tho Wicked tn n fl ot Of Wash Yash REED WONDERS Th Then n reading froth from the Washing Washing- Va ton tori Herald h reported rt d the grave d demeanor anor of the president When the tho rOd red questions ns relating to Mexico at a ale le nt hev heva a er mens men's at t the White H use tt fl Cd v. It if ht stood b sIde the tho wh when h the latter talked ed to register the feelings of the speake I am someOne cl clOse se to the White House said Reed floOd it if the spokesman Is the himself lt or If It Is a third party and it If so who lie he is Chal Charging th that t the American oil Interests attempting to slip the United States into a war Senator Senator Sen- Sen ator Heflin Demo Democrat rat shouted the warning Lot Let the pr go slow We Vo owe mor more to America than we do doto doto to any oil interests By DENNY United PreSs Staff Correspondent W WASHINGTON ASHI Jan 8 With two United tates war v vessels reported chasing alleged Mexican gun runners runners run run- ners ort off the tho Nicaraguan n the administration a waited today to se see whether r MexiCo O and the United States will be brou brought ht to art an open break over the C Central American After lengthy statements authorized author author- by President Coolidge and S See See- c- c ot of State Kellogg defending American occupation and d Intervention in In- In favor of the NIcaraguan NI- NI conservative regime ot- ot believe the congressional oP opposition l led d by Senator norah chairman of the foreign r relations latIons committee cannot a change chang In poU poli Officials think the fifteen United States oar ar v vessels and nd blu blue blue- jackets and marines now In or en route to NIcaragua will frighten n the reb rebels ls and nd their alleged Mexican sUPPorters and end the r Officials admIt however that It If gun runners or rebels fire upon UnIted States t forces r es the Ire fire will he be returned and then almost anythIng may h happen BECOME AGGRESSIVE The attitude today to- to day dUy from the deren lv atUt attitude e earlier this Week weel Was vas dis- dis aggressiVe toward Its critics apparently on the assumption that this l go government has gone gOM too tar fat Into the C American tight fight to retreat As President Coolidge put It t through ugh his the ad tl n is If determined to discoUrage discourage dis- dis coUrage revolution In Nicaragua and Is going to make malte Its recognition tion ot of the conservatives conser more than Admiral art empty gesture Latimer and his forc s have full tull I i gen l authority to put that policy polley Into practical effect It was said Borah said ho he would continue to OppoSe the administration policy charging thIs government has no right to Intervene at all in Nicaragua NIca- NIca and certainly not on the side of the conservatives when the lIberal rebels recognized by tex tex- leo are th the actual constitutional government Disquieting charges continue to b be blade In congressional and diplomatic diplomatic diplo- diplo matic circles that the administrations administration's Uon's tion's use of force In Nicaragua Is chiefly Intended as a a. a Warning to MexIco i that she mUst not Interfere with the United States In Central nor seize ican property y In Mexico l upon I Amer-I tier Iter protested oU all law UNTRUE SAYS BORAH Reports th that t the Mexican government gay gov- is Inspiring an antl- antl Yankee movement in Nicaragua and elsewhere are attacked by Borah as untrue and an attempt to drag us Into what he be callS a disgraceful dis- dis graceful War with Senator Senator Sen- Sen ator heeler S and others charge such reports are state department propaganda which the government denies MANAGUA Jan 8 United Press WIth NIcaraguan tI occupying an additional to and threatening others and at atthe atthe the time proposing n a method or tf reaching a peace fleace agreement the situation In Nicaragua remained uncertain today rhe he revolutionists occupied the town ot of Nandaime a small village near Granada Granada today and nd an attack upon Granada where the govern govern- meat has a large g garrison W was s exp ex- ex exi i p t d. d At the same time the revolutionists U were ivere l' l reported ready to at- at tacit Rama and itt in view ot of this pos pos- the requested the American gatlon to declare delarO Namar a zone tone on account of American Interests there MARINES ON GUARD American sailors and marines sent here to guard the American legation toO toOk up their posts They were weil vel quartered and comfortable comfortable comfort comfort- able arid and four big marines were placed on gu guard rd in front ot of the legation The lIb liberals rals instituted th their lr new peace move in tire the midst ot of these events requesting the appointment appoint appoint- ment by th theIr lr leaders ot of a tentative to treat With the gov- gov with an agreement lit iii View They suggested that with the aPproval ot of Admiral lAtimer the Am American no commander the American minister should act ds as intermediary b betWeen the two factions MANAGUA Nicaragua Jan S 8 SAPA AP-A AP pt PICa a for the prayers or of American Catholics that th the anti antl- Catholic of Mexico not Inva invade 1 NIcaragua i is contained In a m message sent to Cardinal Dougherty at Philadelphia l by b the ot of Managua 1 Monsignor Joseph Lezcano y Ortega On October 27 last says ays the message the American Am press presa published the following cable Rome Pius on l learning of the event In Inthe inthe the Central American republic ot of Nicaragua offered prayers that the anti Catholic activity of of MaxiCe MexIco Max Mex- iCe Ico not Invade the countries to th sou south th That danger which our most holy father notes Is always for us very imminent and grave and con con- W bes beseech ich your eminence emi emi- nence and th the most eminent cardinals car car- and bishops of your nation that yOU Shall shaH charge the faithful to pray for us so the Catholic anti activity of t Mexico shall not invade our cOunt court court- t try WANT CIVIL R GIME For the of the Nicaraguan Nica- Nica we need to free freb oUrselves from the prolonged war which afflicts us We need neM to remain remain re- re main under the civIl regime which gives complete religious liberty lib lib- erty and to save ourSelves from tile the radicalism of the Mexican gov- gov eminent which would effect tho com complete lete ruin of the here We desIre that th the charity and sympathy which the Christian n people peo- peo pie of North America have shown to the persecuted Catholics of I shall be extended to us for Cor whom hIs holiness Plus Pius XI shows his paternal solicitude e. e SA SAN JUAN DEL SUR NicaragUa Nicaragua Nicara- Nicara gUa Jan 8 The AP-The U U. S. S S. S Galveston which left Corinto at dawn yesterday arrived here last night and W S prOceeding today to bay at the southern extremity if Nicaragua Communications with the Interior into into- nor were cut oft off yesterday after atter re orts ot of b bandit activities had Men received were still blocked today Reports from Managua yesterday yesterday yester- yester day said that the Galveston had left teft Corinto bay for Fonseca bay which Is on the the northwestern coast where a gun runn r ot of iii- iii Mexican re registry was re ported attempting to unload arms Washington dispatches however said that the Galveston had gone to San Juan del Sur ur on n an undisclosed un- un disclosed mIssion 4 |
