Show SHOW OF FORCE NECESSARY TO AVERT REAL TROUBLE warships being sent to central amer lean ican ports merely as aa precautionary measure says knox washington movements of united states warships to central america shiloh became fully known saturday put the central american legations hero into a state of flutter and sent the latin american ministers hurry ins ing to assure secretary knox that all was tranquil in their countries to all queries the same answer was returned that the naval movements were merely precautionary and in large part inspired by information ot of activity of revolutionary jantas it in this country it was intimated in official quarters that the purpose of 0 tho the naval movement was to maInt maintain aln the status quo in Cen trIal america so far as that car can bo be done by the restraining influence of ships until the incoming administration radon has hafl opportunity to define its policy and decide upon its ita attitude toward the Pan American republics authentic reports of threatened uprisings coincident with tho the change or administration in this country determined secretary knox to guard amerlean american interests by having a strong american naval force at strategic points it was pointed po out that hla his action does not in any way commit i the incoming administration which of df course may withdraw the warships at lt once it if that course Is regarded as lo |