Writing in the July mimber of "World Marxist Review", F. i,spinofta writes: ",...In the 6-year period of our alliance with the National Republican Party,..we were not free from gross mistakes,..First,..we did not pay sufficient attention to the theoretical training of the membership, to training new cadres and were unatlo to ensure a high ideological standard and firm discipline in our Party...wo paid too much attention to the alliance and neglected our own Party problems, Secondly, we did not use the opportunity offered...to criticiso the mistakes and failings of our allies, because we were afraid that this would" (help) "the imperialists and the Creole bourgeoisie who wanted to overthrow the government,....And lastly, in our endeavour to bring Calderon Guardia closer to the people we tended to conceal the role of ..Party in the struggle...We so inflated the role of Guardia that he became the idol of the masses, who followed him fanatically...
The mistaken policy of Guardia whom,..,we began to support, consisted in his anmulling, with our help, the results of the elections held in February 1948. This facilitated and accelerated the unleashing of the civil war begun by Jose Figueres and his accomplices...at the instigation of the U.5. imperialists....Abondoned by its allies, betrayal by the military and isola ted and attacked by U.S. imperialists, our Party trained its own command . and formed workers' battalions, which, although practically without arms, fought hard battles for a period of 2 months, Gradually our force grew to 3,000 woll-armed men. fut President Picardo resigned and the U.5. impoerialists sent tho Nicaraguan national guard into our country...Ye had to lay down arms and sign an agreement with Jose Figueres...™