Arizona republican., 1911-03-22
 ITS MEANING II Was Not Exactly for War
 ManeuVers A MEXICAN EMERGENCY
Assurance Is Given that Unless Crimes are Com mitted Against American Life or Property Troops Will Not Cross Border.

Washington. March 21.-The Mexi- can situation was cleared consider ably today. The attitude of the Unit ed States government was made plain. and there need be. no longer any doubt. it was said by administration officials. regarding the presidents policy.
 Mir Taft has announced that he would do everything possible to main tain the friendly relations of this country and Mexico. Any rupture must come as a result of some overt act on Mexican soil.
 The United States has no desire to interfere in the internal affairs of Mexico. and President Taft will not recommend any such interference tO congress unless circumstances permit no other possible course
 The American troops sent to Texas prepared for an emergency, on the strength of reports that conditions in Mexico were approaching such chaos that at any time they might threaten American lives and property. These reports were of such a nature that President Taft felt that he could not fail to heed them, and acted quickly in the hope that the threat of dan ger would be stayed. He believes that this has been accomplished and that the presence of the army in Texas. within striking distance of the Mexican border, has had a sobering influence and that Americans and American property will be respected.
 There will be no move toward the Mexican border, unless Outrages so fragrant as to call for the presence of a protecting force should occur. Even then. President Taft would not think of acting without the consent of congress.
 The limitations upon the power of the president to commit an act that might be interpreted as an act of war are so we'll defined that Mir Taft has been amused by many re ports of what he proposed to do with the army after it was mobilized MT Taft felt it his duty to prepare for an emergency. so that if congress should be called upon to act. the or ders could be carried out quickly
 How long the troops will remain in Texas depends entirely upon develop ments
 President Taft is determined to give President Diaz every chance to re- store order. This government will fulfill its international obligations by stopping the smuggling of arms and ammunition across the border
  laws calling for the presence of many American troops. was one of the causes of the recent army move ments
 Mexico made no protest against the presence of the troops in Texas. Such a protest would be regarded as un- diplomatic. inasmuch as tine troops are on American soil and must re main on American soil President Taft repeatedly has assured the Mex ican ambassador that his government need feel no alarm over the mOve- ment of the troops
 There is every reason to believe that the troops will remain in Texas at least -four months Meanwhile they will not be idle, as the mobilization of the army will be taken advantage of to impart invaluable experience to the officers and men of the regular army and to many officers of the state organizations.
 President Taft hopes that the send ing of the army to Texas will prove to have been peace movement. He told several callers at the White House that he ought to be the last person in the world suspected of jingoism; that nothing was further from his mind. Political considera- tiOns. the president said. had not en- tered into life operations from any possible angle.
 MT Taft is fully aware that an at tack will be made in congress by some republican insurgents and pos si ly by some democrats, but he is said to be prepared to defend his course from every view