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Show MURINES OH GUARD ' IN OK IES Argentine President Seems to Fear Congress Will ! Take Action. t j Rl'EXOH AIRES, Dec. 12. Three thousand thou-sand marines, known to be more loyal than the army, have been mobilized in Buenos Aires. The official explanation of this move is that it is a precaution, against the threatened general strike set j for, January l. It is generally believed i in political cln-les here, however, that the j thief reason for t lie mobilization was to obtain support for the president during the- period of the special session'of congress, con-gress, which will open Friday. 'ongress insists upon taking up the international in-ternational programme, the case of tile d Lsmissed German minister, Count von Luxburg, who advised his government to sink Argentine steamships 'without trace" and other matters not included in the president's call. There are evidences of discontent on the part of the public at the policy which has permitted Count fjuxburg to remain in this country two months after he was ordered to depart. Striking farm hands in the province of Cordoba are already burning the stand- ing crops. |