Show STATES S END S hd gov emment will protect americans from fanatics in asiatic turkey if possible t armored cruisers north carolina and montana carrying large force of marine marines expected to reach Alex andretta by may 8 guantanamo cuba the armored cruisers montana and north carolina are on their way to asiatic turkey under orders to proceed as swiftly as possible they left here shortly before noon friday and expect to make a record run captain william A marshall Idars ball la Is in command of the north carolina and captain alfred reynolds the montana these two cruisers are among the swiftest and roost most formidable of the sen service ice the cruisers crul seri are capable of a spee I 1 of twenty two knots it Is expected th that at they will reach alex andretta by may 8 at the latest the distance bein cang about miles both carry a arge force of marines who can be utilized it necessary in helping to preserve order in the als dl districts washington realizing the impotency ot of the turkish and the persian governments adequately to safeguard american lives and property la in the present disturbed conditions condl condi tons in their countries the state department has intimated that it will welcome any assistance in this direction from great britain and russia diplomatic representations to this end already have been made to london and st petersburg at the same time efforts are being made to aleain whether the boeri of etrope have taken steps to check P J errors now bein perpetrated against the armen ians fans president taft and his advisers are greatly concer cl for the safety ot of american missionary Inte interests reits in turkey appalled at the fate of the americans there and perturbed over the desperate conditions condl llona at tabriz persia where the american con iular officers fear a massacre Is imminent everything that ay be done by the american embassy at constantinople and the legation at teheran tor for the protection of american life and interests in the country the of in washington say has been me 4 |