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Show FRENCH MARINES LANDEDJN HATI ACTION IS TAKEN AFTER THE CONSENT OF UNITED STATES HAD BEEN SECURED. Detachment From French Cruiser Guarding Legation at Port au Prince From Which President Was Taken by Mob and Assassinated. Washington With the consent of the United States French marines have been landed at Port au Prince, Haiti, where last week's revolution overturned the government and necessitated neces-sitated the landing of an expeditionary expedition-ary force from the United States cruiser crui-ser Washington to restore order. A ilet.-uhment from the cruiser Descar tes is now guarding the French legation, lega-tion, from which President Guillaume was taken by a mob and assassinated. A request for the guard was presented pre-sented by the French minister at Port au Prince and cabled to Washington by Rear Admiral Caperton in command com-mand of the American expeditionary forces. The French minister liad expressed an urgent desire that his legation be guarded by French sailors inasmuch as the Descartes had arrived at Port au Prince. The minister thought also that the French guard would be able to lighten the burden on Admiral Ca-perton's Ca-perton's 400 men to some extent. I'pon receipt of Admiral Caperton's cablegram. Secretary Daniels conferred con-ferred with Secretary of State Lansing. Lan-sing. Mr. Lansing could see no ob jection to the landing of a small detachment de-tachment from the Descartes for the special purpose of guardiug the French legation. No complications would arise from such action in the secretary's secre-tary's opinion and Admiral Caperton was instructed to afford the French minister all facilities for landing the French guard. |
