Latin Diplomats Alarmed.

New York Times 100 years ago today, February 9, 1913:
Assure Knox Ships Needn't Be Sent to Central America.
    WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.— Movements of United States warships to Central America agitated the Central American legations to-day and sent the Ministers hurrying to assure Secretary Knox that all was tranquil in their countries. To all inquiries the answer was returned that the naval movements were merely precautionary and were inspired largely by information of activity of revolutionary juntas in this country. The gunboat Tacoma, at Boston, was added to the vessels order to Central American duty.
    It was intimated in official quarters that the purpose of the naval movement was to maintain conditions in Central America until the Wilson Administration had opportunity to decide on its attitude toward the republics.