The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-11
TO PROTECT AMEh,cANS
More Vessels Rushing to MIC
araRuan Waters
NO MORE Marines TO Be LANDED
Cruiser Prairie Runs Around Noa1
Philadelphia. Zelaya Says That
He Is Surprised at the !,
Turn of Affairs.

selutely nothing to change the sta.
tus of Nicaragua or any other Cen.
tral American republic. Zelaya must
90 out Of powe~ IT t6s hgs chars:
ed against him Are verified this gov
ernment will demand that he and
those responsible for the Groce and
Cannon outrage be punished by the
government that succeeds him.
Not one American soldier, sailor or
marine will be landed in Nicaragua
except under conditions that call for
such action regardless of the Cannon
and Gorce outrage. If anarchy fol-
lows the downfall of Zelaya, why.
American troops will be landed to
guard Americans and other foreign
ers, not because Zelaya killed Can
non and Groce, but because the first
duty of the government is to protect
Americans wherever they may be,
and because the Monroe doctrine in a
way on1apeIs the American se-~---
ment to exercise protection over
European nationals.
Because Of the duty imposed by
the Monroe doctrine, Rear Admiral
W. W. Kimball, who has been on
duty here, has sailed for Colon on
the auxiliary cruiser Prairie, which
ship is carrying 700 marines from
the Philadelphia navy yard. His rank
places him in command over the for
ses being assembled on the two coasts
pf Nicaragua, which will soon num-
ber about 1000 men available for
!and operations. If needed.
In addition to ordering the Prairie
to sail, not for Nicaragua. but for
Panama, the Navy Department direct
I'd the cruisers Albany and Yorktown
to proceed to Cor1nto. on the west
coast of Nicaragua. from Masdalena
Bay. When they arrive there will
be three ships on each coast, tho
vicksburg being already at Corinto
and the Des Moines, Tacoma and
Marietta at Limon Bay. The Prairie
will lay her course for Colon and
carry out the original programme OF
sending the contingent OF marinesshe
carries to relieve the force now on
the Canal Zone, changing her course
only in the event it is deemed neces-
sary to- land marines at some point
In Nicaragua Even II such neces-
sity should arise, it would probably
be on the Pacific side that the force
would be needed. In such an event
they would be landed in Colon, hur-
ried across the isthmus and sent
from Panama.
The chief effort Of the State Do
partment from this time forward win
be to assure the Central Americans
that they have no cause to fear ON
account Of what we have done in the
case Of Zelaya. The development
thus far appear to indicate that Gen.
trail Americans, other than Davilla
OF Honduras, will follow the lead OF
the United States. He is not e1-
pected to follow for the reason that
he was put in power by Zelaya, and
dLlLud0s OfOh W q AI1oAA oAAASAssA~S
set down as brute and tyrant, is
expected to keep Honduras on the
side of Zelaya until Zelaya is finally
down. Then Davilla Is expected to
also fall.
It is possible that the Yorktown.
which is boat of small draft and
able to enter the shallow
waters of the bays and estuaries of
Central America, may stop at the
Bay of Fonseca, which lies Just be-
tween Honduras and Nicaragua. This
would be In line with the effort which
it is believed is being made to pre-
vent the escape of Zelaya, 1t as has
has been reported, he is really trying
f1no tho country