Show I UNCLE SAM MAY HAVE TO SPANK A RICA Gunboat May Be Used to Enforce Enforce Enforce En En- force Claims of Two I Americans Washington Feb 6 A A gunboat have to be sent down to Costa I may Rica to enforce the claims ot of two Americans The matter was brought the attention of the President today I to Alabama Ala Ala- Underwood of Representative by who Introduced H. H L. L McCon- McCon bama nell of ot Mobile and Z L. L Nabors of These two Southerners rs 1 Birmingham land for tor a large lorle banana plantation plan plan- obtained tation In Colombia Colombia- When the r pub pub- was created from fromI Hc He of ot Panama Panoma Colombia the land became Panama In a n Rica put territory but bin Costa claim to the land The dispute wa was submitted to ration resulting in 11 ii t Panamas Panama's claim being sustained Out nut Costa Rica has hns not yielded to the doi do- do troops r along olon i inn nn and has stationed ops t th- th the border border to enforce Its claim The President Wa Was val told today that the United Fruit company which ha habig has haq concessions In Contral Central America big line Une of steamers between and runs a an that section and southern ports is I backing Cesta Rica with a bond to Indemnify Indemnity In Indemnify In- In that country against possible loss The President asked for tor a 0 written statement of ot the trouble and this Wo was submitted He will take up the question question ques ques- which tion 1100 with the state department 1 It time been h n r rand for some has or nr t the decision although and will reach a 1 department through state lion Uon has determined that thai I ho ho- tty the Amer- Amer belongs to P defrauded of ot their s tire are being rights |