Show 1 1 I 1 1 I LtTIE I J I FORMER REBEL BOOMED IN WASHINGTON FOR NIC- NIC NICARAGUAN NICARAGUAN NICARAGUAN PRESIDENCY Editors Editor's r ote Note This Is the first of or two dispatches dealing with the existing NIcaraguan situation to tn which attention has reverted with lighting fighting between een U. U S. S marines and tha rebel band under General Generl Sandino By RODNEY DUTCHER NEA N EA Service Writer WASHINGTON W ASHI Aug 2 The The presidency of or Nicaragua which has caused the American govern govern- government government ment meat so much concern and expense e ein in the last year ear may cay next be voted to none other than General Jose M M. Moncada who threw up the sponge as commander of the Liberal army when he was threat threat- threatened threatened ened with the power of the Unit UnitS United United ed Staler marines The l say sa that Mon Moncada Moncada cada Is the most popular man in Nicaragua today and what is ismore Ismore ismore more important that his election ele tion would have the consent if not the blessing of the American depart depart- department department ment of ot state MONCADA A HERO Word of ot Moncada's popularity is emphasized by Evarista Cara Cara- so-Morales so the year old grand grand- grandson son of or a 3 NIcaraguan president who aho v. v ho served as secretary to President while was as in Wash Wash- Washington Washington ington and to T T. S. S Vaca Yaca who him during the winter and spring fought battles batties here for tor forOn torOn forOn On his recent return to Nicaragua r upon the death of ot his mother Ca Ca- raso Morales was asked to rep rep- represent represent represent resent Moncada in this country countr Moncada became a national hero liero when he crossed the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific bringing his army through tIm the th Jungle explained Morales who wh has Just returned to a Washing Washing- Washington ton university to complete graduate graduate graduate ate studies studios His Ills soldiers stood in water vater up to their waists and formed a human buman bridge for rifles and munitions kept dry by pass pas passing pasIng passIng ing them from one set ot or raised d darms arms to another He Ic had to make j it- it U General Jose M. M Moncada liberal who gave up his arms to the U. U S. S marines Is I. now boomed for the next president of his country Sketched from photograph make several speeches a day to keep up the spirit of oC these men His troops were vere not conscripts as has been said in the United States Most of ot them had come from conservative con con- conservative territory to find him and sometimes he had to send men man home for lack of ot arms HAD DIAZ TRAPPED Finally Moncada managed to surround the DIaT Diar commander at and was starving him out when the end of the war was forc forced ed The conservatives were on ere en en- entirely cut off oft from Managua ex cx- except for a single telegraph wire Moncada left that th t open because he had It tapped When the tho con con- conservative con I conservative general reported to Diaz Dla that he was in sore need of ot am am- ammunition ammunition ammunition and food Moncada knew his straits When Diaz Dla sent the ammunition and supplies Monca Moncada's das da's men were on hand to cap cap- capture capture ture them route en-route that route that was the way Moncada kept armed Moncada preferred to starve the enemy into submission rath rath- rather er than Inflict great loss of ot life lICe But the marines took up a astra stra stra- strategic strategic position between and the capital so 80 that Moncada could not seize the capital as he be plan plan- planned planned planned ned to do When Moncada having given up the fight came into the conserva conserva- conservative conservative tive Uve stronghold pt of Granada Granada Granada-Ca- Ca- Ca raio's razos home city the city the conservative newspapers admitted and applaud applaud- applauded ed the fact that he received greatest reception Granada ever gave a human being If It we were to have a free elec dec election tion today Moncada could not help heip but win says Conditions may change in the next year but the marines are more likely to keep the country countr- in a status quo |