Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-02-09 | Page 19 | Naval Movement is Precautionary

j NAVAL MOVEMENT IS IS PRECAUTIONARY P pose Is to Maintain Peace in Central America Until Wilson l' l Takes Off Office ice V H L V Washington Feb Fel S. S Movements of 01 United States warships to Central America hJ which b became rUn fully bully known n nto I to today a put tInt the Central American merican legations lega lega lega- tionA tonA here into a state and sent pent tint tho La tin tin- American ministers hurrying hur hur- to assure Secretary Knox that nil all ni w was is tranquil tranqui in their countries I Before noon practically all the tho minI ministers min mm- I It rs had hind communicated with Ith the thc i ato department to Inquire the tho reason renon I for tor tho lie na naval a I demonstration and ant dis disclaim IH claim cam existence of an arty any con conditions In Indicating indicating In in- trouble To T alt all ni queries the same answer was r returned that turne that tho tInt naval nal movements mo w r merel merely precautionary an and In large largo part Inspired h by Information of activity act ity lii Hy of or revolutionary Juntas in this the state de department dc dc- countr country At nn any rate rat was unaffected b by any of or the i i rep representations esen DR as was evident t b by th the e fact that that In addition additon to the four tour warships warships war war- ships either way or about to sail all nl to Central Centra America tho the gunboat Tacoma at Boston DOlton was ordered In readiness to relieve tho ho vessels on the thel Atlantic l to coa coast t of oC Central America America I Intimated ted In official quarters i that the tho purpose Ufos of bt tho naval move move- mont was ast to maintain tho the tatu quo Central In America Americ no so 10 far as ns that can ho bo done dono b by th the tho restraining Influence o of the tha Incoming Incoming- has hs opportunity to define Its policy and decide upon upon It Its attitude toward toward to toward to- to ward the Pan Pan American AmerIcan D republics ics Authentic reports of ot threatened threatened uprising up up- 1 rising coincident ent with wih tho the change ng of ot administration In this country doter doter- S Secretary Knox to guard Guard Amen Amerl- Cl interests by having a a a. a strong n naval force forc at strategic points ints I It was 9 pointed out to today aY that coes not non in any way a cornnie com corn nie tho the Q administration whIch oC ot couso course may mar withdraw the tho thewl wl warships when hen such ch a n course is I regarded re regarded re- re carde as desirable i San San an Salvador Sal Republic of or Salvador Salvador- F Feb b. b S. S TIme The The president of ot Salvador ador Dr Manual B. B Araujo Is nora norr nO considered out of or danger from th tho effects of ot tInt tha wounds Inflicted on him on February I 4 Iby b by a a would would-be assassin San an Diego Cal CaLI Feb 8 While A Admire Ad- Ad mire South rland has h received Ed no no no- tico from tho the nR navy department regard regard- lag ing the future movements mO of the ernie cruls- era OTH Colorado an and South Routh Dakota on hl his own Initiative c tod today he lie ordered bothe both e vessels to be lie ready reads to sail mJ on twelve r hours hours' notice It said uvas-said said the I was wag aJl on flag flag- Colorado that the admirals admiral's order was vas merely precautionary and meant that In case cabe of or emergency the cruisers would bo be able to leave lea much sooner than the they would otherwise When the collier coHer Justin arrived from t today Admiral or ordered or or- dered her alongside alde th the Colorado Colordo Thel The l latter's ter crew began bean filling the ships ship's bunkers with wih orders orden to keep shifts at work ork throughout hout the night The South n Dakota kota will l coal coat tomorrow