American Marines now stationed Nicaragua will. be. withdrawn some time during Janaury, it was learned vat the State Department today, as the State Département jand Navy Department, acting: Under instructions from President Cebolidye, have already" begun. plan the necessary withdrawal facts, The Marines have been in.
Nicuragua sine 1912 when they were called to protect Americans Jand American interests as a result lof the widespread revolutionary activities in that country. Nicaragua has been engaged civil warfare for nearly a century Jand with the inauguration of President Solorzana a few days ago enjoying complete peace for the first time in a decade, In accordance with the promise made by the United States ago that if the elections held las October were conducted peacefully Jand order was maintained the Marines would be withdrawn, the State Department began making the necessary plans as som as the in Latin American countries which has been carried on in some anti-\dministration newspapers will leone to an end.—Secetary [State Hughes has made no official announcement in the matter, but is known that he feels that the withdrawal will sow clearer the words that the United States has} imperialistic designs in South or Central America and is with. drawing its Marines in full accord with the agreement entered into with Nicaragua at that time.
In addition to being important! from the viewpoint of American and Latin-American relations, the withdrawal is an indication of what faction might be expected in China the Chindse carried ouv the pledges they have repeatedly made order in that country ize a stable government.' 'As long as the present—chaotic Jconditions reign, however, there ie Tittle hope that' the United Star
subject. will oftcially even discuss the The Chinese Peace Conference The United States and Americans} jin general are watching with con.
lerable interest the gathering of military leaders called in Peking for February 1 by Tuan Ci Sun Yat Jother prominent, invited guests. The interes: chiefly academic, however, as little hope exists that the conference will Jue able to accomplish ary perman-out results.
Americans would like to see!
[China back on her feet, but with the knowledge that exists here of the manner in which she is tern by, riternal strife, of the gigantic national debt that has been curred, and of the manner in which treaties have been flouted in the past, there is little expectation that a conference of militarists olona can do much except make The general opin the United States—whether it be right of wrong and born of ignorance or not—is that China. is in need of a surgical operation that would remove the cancerous growth the country's government and allow the formation of completely new organs—if such a marvellous can be brought, ling the patient.
The news of Dr. Sun Yat-aen's reported serious illness is received las good and bad news. Atmong'
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