Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1912-09-05
RESCINDED
.. -. HIS ORDER
PRESIDENT TAFT REClNDS OK
DER FOR TROOPS TO MIC.
ARAGUA

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 29.-Presldene
Taft last night recinded his twelve
hour-old order directing the imme-
date dispatch from Panama to Mic
aragua of the Tenth infantry.
From his private car in the Roch-
ester yards enroute to this city the
president wired to the acting secrs-,
tary of war to recall the order. A.
sufficient force of marines, the prssa-
dent said, would be in Managua, the
Nicaraguan capital, and Corinto, its
principal seaport, early next week, to
insure the safety of American lives
and property
The presidents action came at the
close of day spent largely in con-
sidering kilograms from state, war
and navy department heads in Wash
ington. The president expressed TO-
friends on his car the belief that
there will be more than 1000 United
States marines on Nicaraguan soil BY
Tuesday,. A long telegram from the
commander of the United States gum
boat Denver in Nicaraguan waters de-
clared that the insurgent leaders had
given assurances that they will open
the lines of communication from Cor
into to Managua. The Nicaraguan
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 to the president said
that the rebels possess five locomo-
tives and the government five. All
ten of these may be put at the dis
possal of the United States if neces-
sary. The recall of the order for the
dispatch of the tenth infantry fol-
lowed the receipt of this telegram
from the Denver.
The president did not conceal his
anxiety over conditions in the Central
American republic. In Managua and
Corinto and other towns the situation
is not now especially dangerous TO-
Americans, but in other parts Of the
country the revolution is not at hand.
The people of Nicaragr&.
the president was informed, are suf-
fering untold horrors and Americans
are suffering in many instances with
them.
To friends President Taft declared
that if the senate had agreed to the
proposed treaty with Nicaragua which
he advocated on his long trip last
fall, the misery existing today would
never have arisen. Under that treaty
the United States, he said, would have
administered the customs Of Nicara-
qua and since the suctoms are about
that country's only source Of revenue
there would have been little to At
tract a revolutionist who wouldn't
are to tackle the United States. =
Yesterday the president received
several long messages from Acting
Secretary of State Huntington Wilson
in Washington. His order to the
Tenth infantry to advance on Nicara-
qua was issued in Beverly just be-
fore he left for Columbus. Messages
from Mr.. Wilson were received at Al
bany, N. Y, and at other points east
of Rochester and kilograms from the
navy department also kept coming to
Mr.. Taft's private car.
Neither the state nor navy depart
ment wished to see United States
troops sent into Nicaragua. The Gus
tom in similar cases has been to land
marines. The president said that
| while the sending Of regiment Of
infantry would not be an act Of war
he would prefer to use marines, if
an available force could be found
quickly. His kilograms to Washing
ton, evidently were fruitful, for he
was of the opinion that the navy had
found enough marines to look after
every American and all American
property that might be endangered.
If he finds the situation critical later
he will not hesitate to use the army,
but he was hopeful that the insurrec-
ton and government leaders will SEQ
the futility Of trying to make it un-
comfortable for American citizens