Word: nicaragua
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Adopted a resolution calling upon Secretary of State Stimson for all data and files on U. S. Marine Corps occupation of Nicaragua...
That magic sentence untied Secretary Stimson's hands, enabled him to swish Liberia for President Hoover as he swished Nicaragua for President Coolidge...
...telephone wire that somebody had cut during the night, their only thought was to finish the job and get back to barracks before lunch. Near a straggling corn patch they found the broken end of the wire drooping from a pole. Though this was the most dangerous district in Nicaragua, the Marines had had no serious trouble for months. The party did not bother to send out patrols. One private shinnied up the pole with a pair of pliers in his teeth, others stretched new wire along the ground. Sergeant Arthur M. Palrang, in the manner of sergeants directing operations...
...death of eight Marines brought plenty of repercussion in Washington. Democratic Senator King of Utah announced that he would introduce a resolution immediately demanding the withdrawal of U. S. troops from Nicaragua...
...result of a United States policy which we believe 'is neither intelligent nor ethical. May we, therefore, respectfully inquire if the time has not now come to carry out the delayed pledge of two administrations by setting a definite date for the withdrawal of troops from Nicaragua...