Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-09-28
GOVERNMENT WILL
SEND TROOPS TO
PANAMA ZONE
State Department Thinks il
Would Be Easy for Revolu.
tionists to Dynamite Locks
Which Cost Millions.

Washington. Sept cV--Gfoat -ip
sued tn tho Tenth United States u.
iautI1. 100 embark i0J Colon Panama
canal luar. p} persons familiar with
political conditions ON the isthm1s o.
was originally planned hy The WaI dp-
palmont to establish military gar
Eson on the isthmus. about ono wear
before the date fixed for The opening
a. The great waterway 10 Che com.
norco of the world IN 1918 Something
must have occurred or is expected To
occur 10 cause ,hc sudden change In
ne carefully prepared plans tor the
military protection of the canal Wise.
acres here attribute the change To re.
cent developments in the political af.
iaiis 90 the Panama republic
Persons prominent IN diplomatic cir
clcs assert that q crisis IN the affairs
OF the little republic may arise his
fan ~ the time set ioT the election al
president as reports have been cir
Cnlatcd tor some time no the effect
lh1 the present administration intends
go interfere iu the presidential clcc.
tion The plan in contemplation is for
the prrschI Chici executive tO take q
six months leave of absence ~ b Is
thr custom ia Panama tOi the prcsl.
dent 90 issue cnll for Tho election. /
This would necessarily prevon' the PEG.
pie a. Panama from choosing his sue
Crssor for q time While there may
be- mo- foundation tor these reports The
state department has evidently given
them sufficient cr"deucc 10 bring about
90 change iu the plans ~ the war de-
paItWcut IN the event ol disturb.
aucc on The isihmur 10 would be- al
the highest importance that q dciach.
u"nl OF United States troops be- sta
toned al tho canal otherwise band
of insurgents might slip over tO the
canal ami blow up one Of the locks.
which 10 has taken years OF labor ami
millions u' money 10 build This might
Dee he plan at some of the revolution
lists. with which the isthmus is said To
swarm. on discontinued political lead
"rF. "a force Intervention on ibo part
ol This country iu the affairs al Pan.
ANA
Tho state department Is undergtool
lo %, anxious 10 avoid such compiled.
ions aud. upon its recommendations,
the movement OF the Tenth infantry
100 l.NltIilh NhN 70 +'N NAnliiifh# " IN WV
considered "A possibility that here viii
be any hostilitIes between the Unit
cd states and any for'c of Panama
rovomIouists that may gather
The infantry and The mannc corps
bat alton now In Panama are consid-
cred 40 lc sufficient protection against
ans royomiouisi army The Tenth I'M
.aury 70 is believed. is being sent to
he canal zone az This time. purely a. i
70 precautionary measure
The Tenth infantry viii sail fot Col I
nm during the last week at September ,
This regiment has been stationed "a ,
Fort Sam Houston, near san Antonio.
reX since the beginning 0i the army
uauouYcfs iu the sprnl n viii sail
from Galveston ON iho transport XII.
patrick n is the intention OF the war
department "a send additional troops I
.o Panama a. soon as barracks aud /
other accommodation can Dee provided
for them The quarters now occupied
ly .ho canal workers, whose numbers
are expected 60 De decreased from 5
ma 20 time viii be- occupied hy the
roous Tho war department does not ,
utcld to transfer ihc field artillery to 7
he isShnus until the iorJiicalions ,
have been com Jlotod
Now that the Tenth Infantry win \
leave The country 30 Is probable that Z
ne proposed changes in the stations Z
of troops in Tho United States and tho q
will bee FASTENED, hat so q
far NO definite plans have been made,
The sending of troops go Panama ana !
he Hawaiian Islands will necessarily d
decrease the military force In the PHI. ,
ppines To provide against any great d
reduction la the forces now In the {
archipelago, o. is proposed 10 recruit
he regiments, now there 10 their iull Q
strength and Increase the number Of ,
TOAST artillery companies in the Phil. Il
pplues " this can hc accomplished ,
hc only material reduction viii be- Ia 4
ho cavalry branch u is also in o
ended Ca Increase the numbers ni the ,
Philippine scouts 90 make up any de- 3
lciOncy arising from the withdrawal 5
d troops from ihc islands
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