Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-30
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that two thirds of the people must be
for him to win an election in the face
of this opposition. I'm Vermont, asali
over the country" he continued. my
support is coming from the plain peo-
pie. Wherever we win, 1t will be due
to them, largely to the farmer and the
wage worker" Colonel Roosevelt said
he expected the representatives OF the
big business" to be against him and
that, although certain Of his leaders
believed this hostility might disappear
as the position Of the Progressive par
ty was understood, he had seen no
signs of such a change. The colonel
put in most of the day preparing his
letter to Senator Clapp, which he said
was now we'll on toward completion.
"I hope to show the significance of Mr..
Penrose's position in this affair."" he
said. Il shall bring it out in my cam
paign. Although some persons might
be confused at present" he added. "as
to the facts brought out in the senate
committees investigation" he believed
that 1t would all be to his advantage
after the dust has settled in month
or so.
ON Board Presidents Train, Ro-
chester, New York, August 2S: Pres
ident Taft tonight recinded his IL
hour old order directing the immedi-
ate dispatch from Panama to Mica
ragua of the Tenth United States in
fantry. From his private car In the
Rochester yards the president wired
to the acting secretary Of war to re-
call 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 the day spent largely in con-
sidering kilograms from state, war
and naval department heads in Wash
ington. The president expressed to-
night to friends on his car the belief
that there would be more than 1000
United States marines on Nicaraguan
soil by Tuesday. A long telegram
from the commander Of the United
States gunboat Denver in Nicaraguan
waters declared that the insurgent
leaders had given assurance that they
will open the lines of communication
from Corinto to Managua. The Mica
raguan government itself asked for
assistance from the United States and
stands ready to aid in opening the
railway line to the coast from the
capital. The message said that the
rebels possess five locomotives and
the government five. All ten Of these
may be put at the disposal of the Uni
ted States IL necessary. The recall of
the order for the dispatch Of the
Tenth United States infantry followed
the receipt Of this telegram from the
Denver. The president did not con-
ceal his anxiety tonight over con-
ditions in the Central American re-
public. In Managua and Corinto
and other towns the situation is now
especially dangerous to Americans,
but in other parts Of the country the
revolution Is not in hand and pillage
Of all sorts has been going on. The
people Of Nicaragua, the president
was informed, are suffering untold
horror and Americans are suffering
in many instances with them. Mr..
Taft declared tonight that If the SEN
ate had agreed to the proposed treaty
with Nicaragua which he advocated
on his long trip last fall, the misery
existing today never would have been
suffered. Under that treaty the Uni
ted States, he said, would have ad-
ministered the customs Of Nicaragua
and since the customs are about that
country's only source Of revenue
there would have been little to attract
a revolutionist who would not care to
tackle the United States. The pres
ident received several long messages
today from Acting Secretary Of State
Huntington Wilson in Washington.
inf IN
advance on Nicaragua was issued in
Beverly just before he left for Co.
lumbus, Ohio, where he speaks to-
morrow. Messages from Mr.. Wilson
were received at several points and
kilograms from the navy department
also kept coming to Mr.. Taft's pri-
vate car. Neither the state nor navy
department wished to see United
States troops sent into Nicaragua.
The custom in similar cases has been
to land marines. The president said
today that while the sending Of a regi-
ment Of infantry would not be an act
Of war he would prefer to use ma
rines If an available force could be
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 situa-
ton critical later he will not hesitate
to use the army, but he was hopeful
that the rebel and government leaders
will see the futility of trying to make
it uncomfortable for American citi-
zens.
Washington, Aug. 29:' Announce
ment was made by Postmaster
General Hitchcock last night that the
postoffice department would be in
readiness on January l, 1913, to put
into general operation the recently au-
thoriZed parcels post system. The
postal express business, which must
be organized within the next four
months, will extend over more than
q million miles of rural delivery and
star routes, and will cover, in its va
rious ramifications, all systems OF
transportation of parcels now utilized
by private express companies. In or
der to take up personally and i'm
mediately the work of organization
Of the new service, Mr.. Hitchcock has
cancelled engagements he hard made
for his vacation, and will remain in
Washington to direct the organization.
The detail of the parcels post system
will be worked out by series of COM
mittees composed Of officers and ex-
perts of the department. The gen.
eral executive committee, appointed
today, consists of Chief Inspector
Robert S. Sharp; Superintendent
John c. Koons, of the division of sal
aries and allowances; Chief Clerk A.
A. Fisher of the second assistant post
master generals bureau, and Super
intendent Geo. L. Wood of the divis-
ion of rural mails. First of all" said
Mr.. Hitchcock tonight must be pre-
pared a classification Of the articles
that can be accepted for transporta-
ton by parcels post. The law admits
to the mails practically all kinds of
merchandise that can be transported
safely, including products of the farm
and garden as we'll as factory pro-
ducts, providing such articles do not
weigh more than IL pounds nor ex-
ceed 81 inches in combined length and
girth. The mode of packing will be
prescribed carefully. The present
equipment of mail service is not ad-
dapted to the carriage of such mer-
chandise and. therefore, new equip
ment must be provided. 1t is likely
we shall employ extensively, hampers,
similar to those used in foreign coun-
tries, in handling parcels post mail.
The style, size and material of such
hampers must be determined and ad-