Sacasa Vows to Fight on as the State Department Accepts Costa Rican Mediation

Juan B. Sacasa, the Liberal leader in Nicaragua’s civil war, told the Associated Press by cable that he would remain at his post “to the last extreme” despite the effective blockade by American naval forces, the New Britain Herald reported on Saturday. He denied reports that he was thinking of giving up and leaving the country.

The Evening Star reported that the State Department repeated that it agrees to the offer by the government of Costa Rica to mediate between the warring factions. Secretary Kellogg said he is willing to have the stenographic report of his statement to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee made public if the committee is willing.

The Star also carried a report that the Mexican government has refused new permits to drill oil wells on properties of American companies that have not filed under Mexico’s new land laws, effective Jan. 1. Officials were silent on what the United States might do if the refusal were construed as an overt act.