Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-08-28
TAFT RUSHES REGIMENT OF
SOLDIERS TO NICARAGUA TO
PROTECT LIVES OF CITIZENS
BANANA REPUBLIC CoESs that IT IS UNABLE TO TAKE CARE OF IT,
SELF and UNITED STATES WILL INTERVENE and RESTORE ORDER
WOMEN FORCED TO CARRY AMMUNITION UNDER RIFLE FIRE.
WOUNDED AMERICANS ARE SHOT DOWN
BY |NFuRIATED REBELS DURING BATTLE

navy of the United States for the pro-
'tection of American interests, life and
property in foreign country where
the defacto government is either IN
able or unwilling to extend protec-
, ton. Officials contend that such
landing of American armed forces
does not constitute war in any sense;
there being no purpose of territorial
a aggression, punitive purpose of per-
manent occupation.
1t is declared that while there are
few precedents for employing regular
troops in landing expeditions that
fact is accounted for by the far great
er mobility and availability of ma
rines and bluejackets.
Although the course of the United
States in landing military forces on
foreign soil without express approval
of congress is now under investiga-
tion by a special senate committee
named at the instigation of Senator
Bacon, who has vigorously opposed
States, the state department takes
the position that it is supported not
only by precedent in China and Cen
trail America, but is also bound by the
so-ca'led Washington convention to
protect rights and property of for
eigners and to further see that the
administration in Nicaragua is chang
ed only by fair and free expression
by ballot. The same attitude was
recently assumed in Panama when
this government supervised the elec-
tions.
Furthermor it is said that there
are fully 100 Americans owning plan,
tations in Nicaragua who must be
protected from attack and looting of
their properties. Many demands that
this government protect American in
terests there have been registered at
the state department,
A large number of New Orleans
merchants. having Central American
interests, only a few days ago. went
so far as to protest to the depart
ment against the attitude of Senator
Bacon. They declared American
prestige in Central America would
suffer immeasurably if this govern
ment failed to protect its citizens and
property. They even predicted the
spread of the unrest throughout other
Central American states if the situa-
ton was not promptly taken in hand.
Senator Bacon virtually charged on
the floor of the senate that this gov
ernments interference in Nicaragua
had a connection with the failure of
the loan convention by which Mica
ragua was to have borrowed several
millions from American bankers and
under which treaty the Nicaraguan
railroads, steamships, customs house
and national monopolies were to be
administered by representatives of
the American financiers.
The Diaz government, against
which the political revolution is be.
ing directed, is said to have approved
the attitude of the state department
in regard to the loan convention 1t
has been reported that Zelaya, the
dictator, deposed and exiled to
Europe in 1909 after the murder of
the two Americans, Cannon and
Grace, was behind General Mena,
leader of the revolutionists. This
however, is denied by the prominent
liberals who support the revolution.