The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-16
WARSH|PS
WILL ENFORCE
NEUTRALITY
PLY WITH REQUEST OF col
COCKTAILS. VESSELS WILL BE
SENT TO CANAL ZONE.

II Washington, Dec. 10.-PreSident
Wilson and his cabinet decided Tues
day to send American warships to the
canal zone to guard against violations
of neutrality there by belligerent ships.
Just how many ships and whether
destroyers, cruisers or battleships
shall be dispatched, will be determined
after IA full report has been received
rom Colonel Goethals, military cover.
nor of the canal zone and Captain
Rodman naval officer at the canal.
Both Secretary Garrison and Secre-
tary Daniels made it clear Tuesday
that the delay in acting on the re-
quest of Colonel Goethals for destroy
ers was due to a lack of information
Mr.. Garrison explained that the colo
mel had sent two messages, one asking
| for the destroyers without specifying
the purpose of their use In reply
TO message of inquiry on the latter
| point, Colonel Goethals explained that
the wireless regulations were being
violated in canal waters and referred
to the misuse of the canal zone as
base of supplies. The war depart
ment again asked for specific in
stances of what had occurred, but
Tuesday night no further information
had been received On full explana.
nf In al
depends exactly what action will be
taken and under what departmental
jurisdiction
Will Enforce Neutrality Of Canal
If the canal zone is being used as
a base OF supplies, Colonel Goethals .
will be instructed to use his land
forces to prevent such violations. (
Should it develop that the wireless
Is being used within territorial waters
the navy department will ask for an
explanation from its naval officers, as
the question OF wireless regulations
was placed by executive order of
President Wilson on August in the
hands of the navy department for
enforcement and Colonel Goethals, ac-
cording to war department officials,
has no authority over the radio situa-
ton whatsoever.
Whatever is necessary TO be done"
said Secretary Daniels. Ito carry out
the executive order of the president
with reference to the radio communi-
cation will be done telegram from
the radio officer at the canal zone
shows that he is on the job He says
"'FOr communication with British
cruisers from west coast, | have dis !
radio of one British collier {
at Balboa, canal zone.
"Destroyers or other ships will be
sent TO the canal zone at any moment
when needed to prevent the use of
radio for any unneutral act by ships
of any belligerent nation"
Probably Will Send Cruisers.
The probability is that some OF the }
cruisers now on the west coast of )
Mexico will be sent to the zone in |
stead of destroyers.
At the British embassy 1t was sug-
scsted that the British Golfers which
are alleged to have been using their
wireless within the territorial waters
of the canal zone. may not have re-
aeived word of canal regulations on
his point, as they only reached Lon Il
Ion yesterday.
British officials state that Great
Britain has no objection whatsoever N
10 the enforcement by the United =
States of the wireless regulations ;
which the latter has proclaimed, and :"
las been in sympathy with the censor. Il
hip idea from the outbreak of the "
var. 1t was pointed out by high Of "