Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-29
Marines ARE SUFFICIENT
BY NEXT TUESDAY, 1000 BLUE
JACKETS WILL BE ON
THE SHORE.
SITUATION IS ALARMING
The President Is Much Worried Over
the Conditions Existing In
Central America.

ROCHESTER, N, Y, Con board
President Tafts train), Aug. 2S.-
President Taft tonight rescinded his
twelye-hou old order, directing the
immediate dispatch from Panama to
Nicaragua of the Tenth infantry
From his private car In the Rochester
yards, the president wired 10 the act
ing secretary of war to recall the
order, a sufficient force OF marines,
the president said tonight, would be
in Managua and Corinto early next
week to insure the safety Of American
lives and property,
The presidents action tonight came
at the close OF a day spent largely
In considering kilograms from state,
war and navy department heads in
Washington. The president expressed
tonight to friends from his car the
belief that there would be more than
1000 United States marines on Me
aragua soil by Tuesday. A long tele-
gram tonight from the commander OF
the United States gunboat Denver, In
Nicaraguan waters. declared that the
insurgent leaders had given assurances
that they will open the lines OF oom-
munication from Corinto to Managua +.
The Nlcaarguan government itself
asked for assistance from the United
States, and stands ready to aid In
opening the railway lines TO the coast
from the capital. The message to tho
president said that the rebels pos
sessed five locomotives and the gov
ernment five. The ten Of these may
be put at the disposal of the United
States If necessary. The recall of the
order for the dispatch of the Tenth
infantry followed the receipt OF this
telegram from the Denver.
President Is Anxious.
The president did not conceal his
anxiety tonight over conditions in the
Central American republic. In Man
aqua and Corinto and other towns the
situation Is not now especially dan
gerous to Americans, but In other
parts Of the country the revolution Is
not in hand and pillaging of all sorts
has been going on. The people of Mic
aragua, the president was informed,
are suffering untold horrors and the
Americans are suffering in many in
stances with them.
Mr.. Taft declared tonight that if the
senate had agreed to the proposed
treaty with Nicaragua, which he ad-
vocated on his long trip last fall, the
misery existing today never would
have been suffered. Under that
treaty the United States. he said,
would have administered the customs
of Nicaragua, and since the customs
are about their only source of rev.
enue, there would have been little 10
attract a revolutionist who would not
care to tackle the United States.
Received Many Messages.
The president received several long
of State Huntington Wilson in Wash
ington. His order to the Tenth In
fantry to advance on Nicaragua was
Issued in Beverly just before he left
for columbus, Ohio, where he will
speak tomorrow. Messages from Mr.
Wilson weer received at several points
and kilograms fro mthe navy depart
ment also kept coming to Mr.. Tafts
private car. Neither the state nOr
navy department wished to see Unit
ed States Troops sent into Nicaragua.
The custom in similar cases has been
to land marines. The president said
today that while the sending of regi-
ment of infantry would not be an act
Of war, he would prefer to use ma
rines, If an invading force could be
found quickly His kilograms to
Washington evidently were fruitful,
for he was of the opinion tonight
that the navy had found enough ma
rines to look after every American
and all American property that might
be endangered. If he finds the stu
alton critical today, he will not hesi-
tate to use the army. but he was
hopeful that the rebel and government
leaders will see the futility Of trying
10 make 1t uncomfortable for Amer
lean citizens.