The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-03-28
On the Soil of Honduras
from American Warships.
AN ACT OF PRECAUTION
Steps Taken in Advance to Protect
Interests and Subjects of Uncls
Ssm-PIgmies Are Now Fight.
ing in Earnest.

Marines have been landed at Tru-
lilo, Celba anu Puerto Cortez, Hon
duras, from the American gunboat
Marietta 10 protect the interests Of
citizens OF the United States.
Advices to this effect were receiy-
ed Thursday at the navy department
from Commander Pullman Sf ths Ma
rietta, and they were ut once traEs'
mitted to the state department. AS
yet TO wora has teel received as to
whether forces have been landed ut
Central American ports on the Pa
cific coast side, but undoubtedly this
step will be taken if American inter
ests are considered in danger.
The navy department feels that the
action taken by Commander F,tllaln
brings the situation completely in
hand so fa- as the safeguarding OF
trade interests is concerned In addi-
tion to the protection given to Amer
leans, it is felt that the action Of this
government will relieve other gov
errments Of the necessity Of taking
any steps toward Makiag naval dem
onstration The landing Of blucjack.
ete and marines and the policing of
beth spheres of the Central Ameri-
can republics by the United States
gunboats before trading vessels had
been mclested in any manner, or for
eign interests jeopardized. is regard
ed as a diplomatic move that Will pre-
vent any International complications
growing out of the policy Of the Unit
ed States not C permit European
demonstrations III Central American
or South American waters.
The Nicaraguan commander in
charge of the invading force at the
j1onduran port, Trujillo. gave Com
mander Fullaln his promise that Amer
ican interests and all foreign interests
there would be protected and that
traIing vessels would be permitted to
enter anI leave the port without mo-
lcstation, the same as before the cap.
ture of the port by the Nicaragnan
navy.
Both coasts of the warning Central
American republics are completely
covered by American gu1boats. In
addition to the Marietta, on The Hon
duras coast. Which is the point re-
gurdcd most in danger, the Paducah
is further south on the Nicaraguan
coast. On the Pacific coast side are
the Princeton, which is patrciiins the
Nicaraguan coast, and the Chicago,
which is patrslling the Salvadoran and
honduran coasts.
Joint intervention by Mexico and
the United States in the war which
threatens to involve Central America
is now regarded as probable BY Dip
lomatists. Previous tenders Of good
offices on the part uf the two gov
ernments were not needed by Mica.
ragua, Honduras and Salvador, and 1t
has been suggested to the state de-
partn:ent that Mexico and the United
States should send plenipotentiaries
to the warning countries to iEvestt-
gate the causes of the present war
AMI order an immediate cessation OF
Lostilities.
Secretary Root and Mr.. Creel, the
Mexican ambassador, have been in
conference frequently since the out
break Of war, and Latin American
diulomatists would not be surprised
by the announcement that Mexico and
the United States have decided the
war must cease.
Diplomatists have pointed out to the
Washington government that its posi-
ton at the approaching peace coI1er-
erce at The Hague will be peculiar
if it permits a war to progress which
it might stop and which the Monroe
doctrine prevents European powers
from stopping.