Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31
j. 6. DIP ONATS
HAVE HANDS FULL
Cuba, Mexico, Panama, and
Honduras Need Attention
Besides Nicaragua.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 31-While the
Nicaraguan situation as viewed by state
department officials is by far the most
serious foreign problem with which the
present administration has to deal. it
became apparent today that there are
at least four other Central and South
American questions which are vexing
American diplomats and threaten to
develop into a crisis which will test the
resources of the United States to deal
with.
The first and most important of these
other Latin American problems is the
Mexican situation. Seemingly closed
by the defeat of Orozco in northern
Mexico ten days ago, the increased ac-
tivity of the rebels along the Arizona
and New Mexico frontiers is such that
war department officials expect at least
two more regiments to be introduced to
the border. These are the Thirteenth
cavalry at Fort Riley Kansas, and the
Ninth cavalry a Fort D. A. Russell,
Wyoming With these two forces avail
able the United States would have the
situation well in hand Without them
the rebels will continue their raiding
of ranches and stealing of cattle be-
cause of lack of sufficient protection
to 1000 miles along the border.
Cuba in Limelight Again.
Cuba, quiescent for three months has
again come into prominence because of
her practical refusal to punish Enrique
Maza. the journalist who assaulted
Hugh Gibson, American charge DAT
! flares at Havana, on Tuesday night.
The state department has formally de-
manded Maza's rearrest and punish
ment, and if this is not forthcoming
it viii personally undertake to gain
reparation through an indemnity from
the Cuban government for injury to
the American diplomat
The Panama situation growing out
of the demand of Minister Dodge for
the resignation of the chief of police
and his assistant because he accuses
the pair of graft and of failing to pro-
tect Americans in Panama City, ap-
peared to be more acute today. The
chief of police has resigned, but his
assistant is still in office and the Pan
anna government is showing symptoms
of supporting him against the United
! States.
Honduras Threatening.
The state department will find itself
! with another troublesome administra-
ton on it's hands. Honduras, the hot
bed of Central American revolutions. is
the fifth seat of rebellion which local
diplomats set themselves to watch to-
| day
After the Mena revolt in Nicaragua,
Honduras appears on the verge Of open
outbreak and the United States may be
forced to send marines there to guard
American property.
British Subjects in Danger.
Following the receipt of a dispatch
! from Minister Weitzel at Managua
giving a text of communication from
the British consul general at that point
to the home office at London, where II
is stated that the British subjecs a
! Matagalpa and other points are in dan
ger of being massacred. the state de
! partment today authorized Rear Ad.
mjral Switzerland, in command of the
military forces at CorintO, to send ma
rines to Matagalpa az once.
Minister WeitZels dispatch, which
was delayed several days in transmits
sion, said the British consul genera
was considering appealing for aid from
London.