Secretary of the Navy Adams last week called upon Major General Smedley Darlington Butler, U. S. M. C., for a written explanation of a speech he made in Pittsburgh last fortnight. Comparing Nicaraguan elections with Philadelphian, General Butler was reported to have said: "We Marines took charge of two elections in Nicaragua. The fellow we had in there nobody liked, 'but he was a useful fellow to us ... so we declared the opposition candidates bandits. Then 400 natives were found who would vote for the proper candidate. Notice was given of...
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