Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-28

of peace IN cuba. % Is true tha, Ia
each of these cases there was spec ,l
wa. ant treaty for the emplu, me ., pi
Am,t',tn suldi"rs, but state Icptt-
mcnt officials feel that like obligu-
tiup has been imposed upon the
United States by the Dawson nrrrt
ncnt which terminated the Hrluyn re-
l,hlun
Aside from any question Of treaty.
authorization. the administration is
said to bc satisfied ul les rights under
the principles uf international law tu
employ amy part ct the army and
navy uf the United staten for the pro-
lection ui American interests lifr
ana property u u foreign country
where the dcfncto government is
either unable ar unwilling tp extend
protection, Officials contend that
such landing OF American armed
forces does not constitute war In any
sense, there being mo- purpose uf ter
ritoriHl aggression. punitive purpose,
or permanent occupation.
u rs declared that while there are
few preccd"uts for employing regular
trups n landing expeditions that fact
De- accounted fur hy the far greater
mobility aud availability of marines
aud blue Jackets
Although the course Of the United
states Ice landing military forces on
foreign soil without express approval
ut congress o. now under iuNcstiRa-
tion hy special souatr committee.
named ut the iustiguttun or Senator
Hnrou. who hHs vigorously opposed
s"uhluE troops outside the United
states. the state department takes tho
positiuu that 10 is supported not unN
Dos precedent loo china uuu Central
America. but Ia ALSO bound Dos tho so-
called Washington convention Geo pro-
trct rights and property of Foreigners
ANA Geo further soo that The admins
trutiou in Nicaragua s changed uuly
hy % nh ana tree expression hy 90
ballot The sam, attitude was &C..
coutly assumed in Panama when this
government supervised tho elections.
Euihcrmurc. it Be- utid. thrre are
fully Too Americans owniug phntu-
tluns ,n Nicaragua who must ho pro
trctcd from attack and loounE of
their properties. Many demands that
this government protect American in
tot,sts there have been registered at
IN" state department,
\ large number of New Orleans
merchants having central American
Interests. only a few days ago went so
far as to protest To the department
against thH attitude Of Senator Bacon.
They declared American prestige fu
Central America would suffer i'm.
mousurobly f this government fnilcd
20 protect lev citizens and property.
Th,y even predicted the spread of the
unrest throughout other Central
American states 90 the situation was
not promptly taken IN hand
Senator Bacon virtually charged on
the floor ST the senate that this gov
ernmont's interference in Nicaragua
had connection with the failure uf
the loan convention by which Nica-
TnEua was tu have borrowed several
millions from American bankers aud
und"r which treaty the NiCaraRuan
railroads, steamships. customs house
and national munupoiics were tn hc
administered b, representative at
The American rinauciers
The piaz government against which
the political revolution is being al
rcctcd. ig said 90 have approved the
attitude OF the state department n
regard to the loan convention II
has been reported thst Zciaya, the
dictator doposed ana cxiiod To- Europe
In 1893 after the murder of The two
Americans Cannon and Groce. was
behind General Mona, leader Of tho
rcvolutionists. This. however, Is de-
nicd by the prominent liberals who
support the revolution.