The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-29
ORDER IS RECALLED.
Soldiers VIII Not Be Sent 90 Nicara-
qua at Present.


dent Taft rescinded his II hour old
order directing the immediate dispatch
from Panama 10 Nicaragua OF the
Tenth infantry. From his private car
in the Rochester yards the president
wired to the acting secretary OF war
to recall the order. sufficient foree
of marines, the president said, wo1lo
be in Managua, the Nicaragua cap
ital, and Corinto, its principal seaport,
early next week to insure the safety
of American lives and property
The president expressed to friends
the belief that there will be more than
1000 United States marines on MICA
raguan soil by Tuesday.
A long telegram from the command
er of the United States gunboat Dem
yer in Nicaraguan waters declared
that they will open the lines OF com
munication from Corinto to Managuas:
The Nicaraguan government itself
asked for assistance from the Onlteo
States and stands ready to aid in open
ing the railway line to the coast from
the capital. ta
that the rebels possess five locomotives
and the government five. All ten OF
these NAV be put at the disposal of ne
United states, If necessary Inc ret can
of the order FOR the diSpatch OF the
Tenth infantry followed the receipt OF
ft;s teiegrann from the Denver
: The president did not conceal ms
anxiety over conditions in the Cen
trail American republic. In MaIla5 ua
and Corinto and other towns the SIT
,,ation is not now especially danger
o1s to Americans, but in other parts
Of the country the revolution Is not
in hand and piilaging of all sorts mas
been going on. me peopie informed Uf
arc suffering untold horrors, ara
americans are suffering, in many IN
stances. with them.
Mistake of the Senate.
To friends Mr. Taft said if the SEN
ate had agreed to the proposed
treaty with Nicaragua, which he ad-
vocated on his long trip last fail, the
misery existing today would never
have arisen Under that treaty the
United States, he said, would nave ao-
ministered the customs of Nicaragua
and since the customs are about the
coI1ntrv's only source of revenue,
there would have been little to at
tract a revoIutionist who would not
care to attack the United States.
The president received several long
messages from Acting Secretary OF
state Huntington Wilson in Washing
ton. His order to the Tenth infantry
10 advance on Nicaragua was issued
in Beverly just before he left Ior
Columbus, o.. where he SPEAKS To-
day Messages from Mr. Wilson were
received at Albany and other points
east of Rochester, and kilograms tiom
the navy department also kept COM
ing to Mr.. Tafts private car.
Neither the state nor the navy de-
nartment wished to see United States
troops sent into Nicaragua. The Gus
tom in similar cases has been to land
marines. The president said that
while the sending of regiment OF
infantry would not be an act OF Mar,
he would prefer the use of marines
If an available force could be found
quickly His telegram to washing
ton evidently was fruitful, for he was
of the opinion that the navy mad
found enough marines to look after
every American and all American
property that might be endangered.
If he finds the situation critical later
he will not hesitate to use the army,
hut he was hopeful that the insurrecto
and government leaders will see the
futility of trying to make it uncom-
Portable for American citizens.
Distinction without a Difference.
Washington, Aug. 29.-Adverse criti-
cism of the state departments Central
American policy during the closing
hours of the last session of the senate |
with intimations that an American
army he sent to Nicaragua soon after |
congress adjourned are believed by
some officials here to be the reasons |
which actuated President Taft in re- /
Voking the order sending the Tenth |
infantry from the canal zone to Nicara- |
qua All authorities on international
Ia W in the state war and navy depart /
fnents are practically agreed that there |
is no technical differences between the |
Khaki clad soldiers and the marines or
blue jackets when employed as a land |
inE force in foreign country. But |
there is a public sentiment which in
variably associates the landing of SOL |
diers with actual warfare and per-
manency of purpose. On the other hand
marines and bluejackets are so fire.
qGently called upon for the most tenn
porary and exigent service as to excite |
little comment.
From 2 military point of view, it is |
said, at the state department the only |
effect of the presidents action of last |
night will be to slightly retard the as
sembly of a sufficient American force |
in Nicaragua to insure the maintenance
of communication between the Ameri-
can legation in Managua and the war
ships at Corinto 70 miles away 1t Is |
not believed that American lives will
be in great danger for the next two or
three days and especially as knowledge
of the purpose of the United States TO
use any necessary amount of force 20
accomplish the purpose announced by
Minister WeitzeI is fully known to the
rebel leaders.
The navy reinforcements are begin
ming to report their arrival in Nicara-
qua. The gunboat Denver arrived at
Corinto on Tuesday but the dispatch
announcing the fact to the navy de-
partment did not reach here until early
today Besides reporting the arrived Of
the gunboat the dispatch said the
cruiser California was yesterday to
land about 400 marines and biuetackets
at Corinto and steam for Panama to
embark the 75e marines which thei
Prairie IS now speeding to Colon for