| Show r Nicaragua Best Spot For ForI Digging New Canal So U US S Keeps heeps Eye On OIl That Nation American Government Has Lease On Route For Water Water- Waterway Waterway way Also Claim On Islands to Protect Canal Mexico Becomes Our Rival Hence Importance of Central American Control By fly y D DREW EW SIX lal COrr Correspondent of ot Standard Standard- Examiner 1927 1921 1 27 by Consolidated Press Association In Jan Jsn Traffic I l through the th Panama canal Ill ion on on warrant the th digging gln of R a ad l d canal canil through Nicaragua t C fact tact say lilY shrewd diplomatic o TS rs here lurks the th I l t i v behind the th American Inter In and the tho th moves move non Nicaragua Eui in a a by the till state stat department In InC InCi Ci C i 1 il II I America W tv Wi i 1 1 Mexico now ft a definite rival rhal riva il d I Unil United d States Stales for the th dom dam Somin hn in m n of Central America the tho th wr or ir n o 0 of Admiral g a din idin of American troops In Inh Iti h r Yua Ua a becomes become apparent American troops have bave been d 8 d d in Nicaragua many times limes 1 or three times durIng tho the past pasi 1 i but never with Ith such an ate at- at ati r e i x tog Ing furor of oC public discussion lon n C s a arisen during the tir last few tew dIz The Tho Th background ot of t the th pres- pres present pres present ent Intervention in Nicaragua dates tram from 1914 HU when William Jennings BO Erin in en engineered the Nicaraguan tr to d dy iy y givinG the tho th United States State a canal route via the San Juan river and the th great lake lak of Nicaragua om the th Atlantic to the tb Pacific or my spy ny other route rout selected to be beu beu bea u d at any time dm the United States d di sires Ires to start work Moreover Ih h United States State received year OS-year leases leasell lease of LIttI Corn and andOr Or Gr it Corn Islands and ond a site for a aval avil val al base bue bas on the tho th Gulf of Fonseca one of ot the finest harbors on un the thC C l r sea These Ther strategic points were leased not for tor the pro pro- proC prot pro t t C of the new Nicaraguan but to guard cuard the th rAn Panama m 1 I I and it is so stated in the ther W v r COST IS THREE MILLION For FOI these valuable concessions th h United States State paid the th paltry pItr im am m of at In gold cold coin to tot t i b inkers In New York who held u If national debt Th Nicaraguan who affixed his amre to this treaty was wa Gen Gen- Gen r r il it Chamorro Nine ers rs afterwards Charles vans Hughes I then secretary of stale stal en- en en the tho treaties of ot Washing Washing- n n which provided provide that no sif-n sif n tory country ot of t Central Amerl- Amerl might recognize a I government In one ont of Its Is neighboring states I t kh came cam into Irto power through fa tor In October 1925 1919 the strength ot of treaties lIes was wa tested when 1 r gua held an ejection It was wash wa i h election held without the th Won eion of ot American marInes It was area n reasonably fair elec- elec un clec-un un us ue Central American elections I e c The Th party was Wall elected Shortly after atter this Cham Chamorro orro a II conservative decided to be- be becom com bc-com corn com president and seized the theCO goy go RECOGNITION REFUSED Although Althou h Chamorro was oaten osten- osten one of Americas America's Ani s 's best beat friends ve state tale department stood by the ther ther r ini of Washington and re- re reu u r u u d to recognize him him Secretary 1 11 II 1 g c stuck steadfastly to this Do through the tropic summer of hG i 6 and until autumn relief tram r m he kc be heat started Nicaraguan politICos fighting again Then tM the States SlUes stepped In called for forn torn n armistice and held a peace co con con- conr r von ren The Tho Th state department r tacit cit assent t to convening the theLl assembly which was vas to 1 new president Before Betor the l 1 l Lion ion however It was as a 0 fore fore- Kun fre-Kun gun un conclusion that Adolfo Adolt fins Diaz conservative president 1 li ti nd lid of the United States Slates andam andem and om em companion of oC Chamorro i d be chosen He was Th h department of state slat imme- imme Imme-dl Imme dl I ly iy recognized him Mexico al alI al- al alt I st t ax liD promptly extended lon ton Ion to o Juan leader ot of liberals and the Issue was wad d Tn States Is not anxious to LO Nicaragua with her canal It t strategic naval base has and resources in the hands ofa of ofa a the nd his Mexican sponsors r I s 's s liberals are not bolshevik at it rather socialistic and might be to follow tollow Mexico's example In confiscation of property property- They might It a follow Chinas China's China example In the cancellation of foreign o II holds hold and canal routes route ARMS PROM FROM MEXICO In Its championship of Diaz DIu the star stag d department has haa been handy handl- hand I- I Aped Ho H received no arms from ate Alii country although Bacasa was Mexico openly penly receiving them from Mex- Mex Mex ico Latimer Up to t the th time Admiral Lati- Lati mer landed his marnes marines Dias Dla was wa In a most precarious position and frankly frankl stated that unless he h rev re- received aid from fron the United States State he be b would ask It ot of t Mexico This undoubtedly Influenced the th r neutral zones zone at Puerto CabezAs Cabesas 1110 Illo Grande Grand Bar Dor and El Gallt Gallo by Admiral Although this was dono d no for tr the tho th ex- ex expressed cx expressed pressed purpose of I American Interests at the th same time It could not nt help striking a avital I vital blow at the th liberal arm army whoso whose headquarters and RUd munitions I were located there her I Xo Now with lIh the liberal stronghold declared d neutral with winter rains approaching and with a 0 a high mountain range between the tb all liber- liber dis l on 01 on the coast const and the tho th conserva conserva- conservatives conservative lives tives tive In the Interior it looks look as though Nicaragua would enjoy c peace until the tho lh rains are Arc over oyer in February |
