The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-03-14
THE EUROPEAN
POWERS MIGHT
INVADE MEXICO
There Is Nothing in the Mon
roe Doctrine to Prevent
Occupancy
ANY NATION Gan INVADE
NATION TO PROTECT SUBJECTS

the World In Assembling an Army
and Navy Within Striking Distance
Of tho Trouble.
Washington. March 14-There ia
nothing In the Monroe doctrine that
wo0ld prohibit Great Britain, Ger
many, France or any other interested
power from landing troops in Mexico
for the protection Of the lives and
property of their subjects, If any one
OF these governments believed the
Mexican republic was without the
power to AFFORD that protection.
II the existing government is so
badly crippled that citizens holding
allegiance to some other power must
appeal for help to their home gov
ernments, home governments do not
stop to ask whether the law of the
country will permit them to protect
their own people.
Acting for Common Good
In the case Of Mexico, the United
States Is acting for the common good
Of all, and when the Mexican ambas-
sador protests against the possible
entry OF American troops upon Mex
lean soil. he is protesting against
every country that has its citizens or
subjects temporarily domiciled in the
republic.
Senior de la Barra gave out a state
ment yesterday that cannot be in
terpreted any other way than as q
note Of warning; q declaration that
any effort Of this government to oc-
cupy Mexican soil for the purpose Of
protecting the lives and property of
foreigners. or for any other purpose.
would be construed as q hostile act.
He emphasizes the fact that no gov
ernment official has the power, to
permit foreign troops to- enter Mexi-
co; that the republic is able to full
fill all her International obligations
as & 5tfong stable government, and
that Intervention BY the United
States would be resented.
Ambassadors Statement
The statement made by Ambassador
de la Barra was q follows:
"The conditions in Mexico are nor
NAL, with the exception Of a small
portion of the state of chihuahua,
where little body Of seditious men
are carrying on guerrilla warfare
that hope to see finished in the near
future.
"The Mexican government is fully
strong enough to protect properties
and lives of its own countrymen and
those from foreign countries. and to
maintain peace.
HVNho hast o1oyvoar%o ~ HR~-lna- -SxS
zenship are in favor Of maintaing
peace and order. and that explains
why the seditious movement has been
reduced to the guerrilla warfare In
the northern section of Chihuahua.
Reports published about he growth Of
the seditious movement Rave been un-
true and exaggerated.
"The constitution of Mexico, for
bids the government officials, who
ever they be, to permit foreign troops
entering Mexican territory without
the consent of the senate.
my government, patriotic and
strong has never and never will en-
tertain such an idea or thought with
respect to the United States, because
the relations between the two coun>
tries are very sincere and frank, and
the policies Of the two governments
are founded in the sentiment of sin
cere friendship and Of respect Of JUS
tice."
Notwithstanding this declaration.
the American government is calmly
proceeding to carry out the orders
issued by the president before he
started south. A military wall Is
rapidly being thrown along the Texas
frontier for the purpose of prevent
ing the smuggling of contraband Of
war across the line. and tho ships
Of the nevy are patrollins the Mexi-
can coast ostensibly for the same pur-
pose. but ready at any moment to
land marines. II necessary.
The semiohlcial announcement that
was permitted to 60 out Thursday
1ight-that this government stood
ready to protect, II protection is re-
quired-has not been recalled or
modified. The army and the navy,
working in unison, are ready for
any orders that may come, and some
of the field officers now ct the front
are more than willing to jump into
the fray and mix up With tho revolu-
tionists on tho other side Of the Rio
Grande.
Naval Movements I"
As II to emphasize tho authoritive
announcement Of Thursday night and
impress upon the Mexicans tho fact
that the United States ID on the
ground and ready for business. ord
ers were issued yesterday to the navy
that will send some of our ships into
Mexican ports on friendly visits. This.
-~ ~