Word: nicaragua
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Statement of Council-President Cadman last week: "Loose talk of military intervention, either in Nicaragua or in Mexico, finds no support among any of the church groups with which I am familiar...
There was oratory, humor, poetry, vituperation and blatherskitism in Congress last week. Most of it was directed against President Coolidge's and Secretary Kellogg's policy in Nicaragua and Mexico. The Administration read about it, no doubt: but he'd stubbornly to its own ideas on U. S. foreign policy. Could the following representatives of the people have spoken in vain...
...conservative element in Nicaragua rebelled against the Liberal president, and forced him out, the United States recognizing the new government because the Liberal dictator had been repeatedly an obstacle to international peace...
...assistance, and a legation guard was stationed at Managua. The alternative was a recurrence of political and financial anarchy. The marines stayed from 1912 until 1924 and their presence helped maintain order, although it caused resentment in Central America and evoked the cry of "dollar imperialism." In 1919 Nicaragua was able to buy back her railway and in 1924 her bank which had been controlled by the New York bankers pending the stabilization of Nicaragua's currency...
...marines were withdrawn under the condition that Nicaragua establish a constabulary", Professor Haring went on. "Shortly afterwards an election was held and the former liberal party came into power. The American government recognized the new regime. In the spring of 1925, the conservatives started a revolution and put themselves in control. What has happened since then has already been explained in the CRIMSON...