Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-28
Tenth United States Infantry
Dispatched on Merchantmen
From Panama to Scene of
Revolution.
ACTION NECESSARY TO
SAVE AMERICAN LIVES
Executive Department Insists
That Precedent Justlfies Ac-
tion Without Consent of
Congress.

> N'iA's
tny Evening I-rsIa 4. y. Lsssed wtrsI
Washington, Aug eS The war
department today issued orders to
th" Tenth ruIrd states infantry at
Panama tu proceed Immediately tn
NicIruEuI.
Tho ordors camc direct from prosi-
don't 1un himself W Beverly Tho
men viii embark tomorrow on NOR
chant steamers and WI arrive at
turipto within forty eight hours
American soldiers viii hc landed
iu Nicaragua within the next forty
eight hours.
ON reports OF conditions said 90 ho
$50 serious as to Justify their hcius
kept secret I'm Washington. President
T1tt at Beverly today personally d.
rectod IA, immodiat, movement Of
the Tenth United states infantry now
un tho Panama zone. tn Nicaragua 20
guard American lives and property.
Dispatches oi last night and early to-
day pictured the situation as being No
acute that an immediate movement
of large force of troops was neccs-
sary
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ON hurburism and acts even wnrHe
than those Whieh took the troopg of
the united powers into china to
queil the boxer rebellion have been
received at the state department
within the last twenty four hours
The deliberate murder ur two Ameri-
cans bodd and PHILIPS. after thcv
had been wounded and Ferc helpless
1 stss
August 40. focused attention On tho
previous reports Of burning uf sol.
diers. starvation of political prisoners
held In dungeons and other alleged
acts 1T cruelty.
IN" latest reports made plain that
Immediate protection fur Americans
was necessary and that Il probably
would not be- safe to wait Tor the ar
rival of marines now onroute.
Gen Francisco Altachui. the repre-
sentative of the revolution iunta IN
Washington. denies the charge of
harharlty brought against the troops
fighting the Nicnrnguan government
lie alleged that the burning of bodies
of soldiers was necessary To proper
sanitation. and that II applied alike
to dead at both sides. lie contended
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not have suffered n no attempt had
been made by American forces toI
prevent the capture ana operation b.
tho revolution of the railway between
Mauagua and Corinto
Tho iuuta asserts that the railroad
ig national institution aud should
not ho clasacd ass au American pro
pcrty. except ns it is being udninis-
D.. I'll
bankers.
Reports that womcn were shot nrr
condemned cmphatiC1lly hy General
Altschul who says that the harbrous
methods wore employed hy the gov
crnmrut forces when women were
sent Geo the lines W ammunition car
rlors
Rebel firing upon rlags Of truce
borne by loyal NicaraguaH troops ns
well as American marines is said,
however. to have been frequent with
in the last Few DAYS Sow attacks
upon women and children and other
uou.comhatants are reported In the
rebel Smelling of Managua during the
first DAYS Of the revolution, American
Minister Weltzol reported that tho
lining had hcen indiscrimnatc upon
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uon-cDmbatunts Rnd that an Ameri-
can collector of customs named Ham
and several other Americans. narrow
ly escaped Injury from bursting
shells
The United states ia assured that
the landing Of troop has the approval
OF the Ding government Following
further demand by Minister Welt
zcl that Americans and thor property
must bc protected the Nicurngmn
government II understood Ia have
confessed its inability 60 meet the sit
uatinn and to have consented franEly
to permit tho handing of American
troops lo protect United states 'iN.
Gems
The state department has proceed
81 upon the conviction that its ac ior
Involves NO infringmcnt of thr war
making powers of congress- or the
Ircrident
Officials point to tho fact that
there is even now whole regiment
Of United states infantry engaged Ia
policing the Chinese railroad from
ChM Wang pao, to pein. Ani Of
course, American troops have been
nicely employed In the maintenance