Los Angeles Herald, Volume 37, Number 81, 21 December 1909 — Colonel Biddle and Marine Force Which Has Been Rushed to Corinto [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Colonel Biddle and Marine Force Which Has Been Rushed to Corinto

SECRETARY KNOX'S notice to Enrique C. Creel, Mexico's special envoy, who went to Washington with the hope of delaying operations against Zelaya of Nicaragua, to the effect that neither Mexico nor any other country must interfere put a decidedly warlike phase on the . Isthmian situation The firm stand of the secretary of siatlwas hailed with delight by the Nicaraguan revolutionists and added to .activity in the various navy yards of the United States. When Senor Creel visited the department of state a copy of Mr Knox's letter to the Nicaraguan minister was handed to him, and he was told in politely diplomatic but unmistakably ffrm terms that the

United States was prepared to deal with Zelaya without any outside assistance. At the same time it was reported that a Mexican cruiser had been ordered to Corinto to be ready to take Zelaya aboard in case he was forced to flee from the Americans. Upon the heels of this report came an order from the navy department for the battleship Missouri to get ready to sail at a moment's ntolce. A further detachment

of marines was ordered to Nicaragua from the _. -v York navy yard. This force is in .. nand of Colonel William P. Ri.". who .Ml be the ranking marl! ■ iiftiotr lr. Nicaragua when he arrive*, *Tbo_>u snapshots show Colonel Bldilii-'s coirimatiJ s.ui.-r aboard a tug at New York .preparatory to taking sin, for Central America. TS* man were a'! !n high g!"e ai. die pro i, of seeing active tutvlce.

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