The Washington herald., 1911-04-21
PEPPERY MESSAGE
Is DIAZ'S ANSWER
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down by bullets fired from the custom
house on the American side.
MeRNa1e Iusolenf

AOuSe Ou Inc american SIDE.
Message Insolent.
This government is prepared to receive
G very peppery lecture from Mexico in
the formal note of reply. Officials Of the
government admitted yesterday that ex-
cerpts from the note disclosing an almost
insolent spirit on the part OF the Mexl-
can government as published in a news
paper dispatch from Mexico City, resem-
bled portions Of the text that had been
received from Ambassador Wilson and
were undoubtedly authentic.
President Taft, however, made It clear
yesterday that there would be no danger
Of an invasion of Mexico on account of
the character Of the reply to this gov
ernments protest. The President talked
over the Mexican situation with Chair
man Sulzer and three other members of
the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
and assured them that he appreciated
fully the circumstances under which the
Mexican reply has been written, and that
1t would not lead to any serious difficulty
between this country and Mexico.
The President told members Of the
committee that only the anti-American
features OF the note had been made pub
lie IN Mexico City and transmitted in a
newspaper dispatch to this country.
whereas all the friendly and diplomatic
passages Of II had been eliminated.
Bluff Mexicans.
The President and officials Of the State
Department believe that the Mexican
government intended to have only the
strong anti-American portions of the note
made public in that country. In other
words, the political conditions in Mexico
make it practicable for the Diaz admin
istration to play to the anti-American
sentiment.
1t is the belief Of Washington officials
that a large portion of Mexico's reply to
this country was framed for home con-
sumption and for the purpose of strength
ening the Diaz government with the
people.
The Mexican situation was discussed in
Congress for the first time yesterday
when Senator Stone, of Missouri, Demo
crat, urged that the President be en-
repetition Of the bloody outrage" com
mitted at Douglas, Ariz. Senator Stone
was very harsh on Mexico in referring 70
occurrences along the border. The fact
that he is a member OF the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations added to the
gravity OF his statement
Senators Bacon, OF Georgia: Root, OF
New York, and Lodge, of Massachusetts,
all members OF the Foreign Relations
Committee, vigorously opposed Senator
Stones suggestion that the President be
empowered by Congress to use the MILL
tary forces OF the United States accord
ing to his discretion. They declared that
the adoption of such a resolution would
amount to a declaration OF war against
Mexico.
Japan Not Cause.
Senator Stone denied that Japan was in
any way involved in the Mexican situ-
alton. He would not concede to any
European or world power the right TO
interfere in the Mexican situation. He
thought that the recent landing OF the
British marines on Mexican territory, II
authorized or approved OF by the British
government. may have in itself been an
act Of war against Mexico, but Il was OF
too little consequence TO invite serious
attention or to warrant particular criti-
Cism.
resolution declaring It to be the
sense OF the Senate that the United
States should not intervene in the exist
ing revolution. but maintain a position
of strict neutrality between the COM
batants, was introduced by Senator Gull
bersOn. of Texas, yesterday and referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Senor Manuel NJ. Zamacona, Mexican
Ambassador 70 the United States, issued
this formal statement:
The note addressed by the department
of foreign affairs to Ambassador Wilson
refers to the lamentable events on the
border, and It certainly must be friendly
in form and essence, fo- it is impossible
to suppose for a moment that it might
ba in the least unfriendly or GiscourteOus
The relations between the two govern
ments have been most cordial 1t would
be very convenient to wait until the
note is made known in full before VEN
turing any comments on fragmentary
and unauthenticated quotations"