Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-12-19

Ia result devoutly to be wished. The
troops can then be returned to their
posts.
Second, Texas is a state ordinarily
peaceful. but you can not put 10000
troops into it without running some
risk of collision between the peo-
pie of the state, and especially the
Mexicans who live in Texas near the
border and who sympathize with the
insurrectos, and the federal soldiers.
For that reason beg you to be as
careful as you can to prevent friction
of any kind
Third. One of the great troubles
in the concentration of troops is the
danger of disease. and | suppose that
you have adopted the most modern
methods for the preventing and, If
necessary, for stamping out epidemics.
That is so much a part of cam
paign that it hardly seems necessary
for me to call attention to ii.
Finally, | wish you to examine the
and put as many troops on that work
as is practicable. and more than are
now engaged in it, in order to prevent
the use of our borderland FOR the
carrying on of the Instruction l have
given assurances TO the Mexican am
bassador on this point
Il sincerely hope that this expert
ence will always be remembered by
the army and navy as a useful means
of education, and | should be greatly
disappointed if it resulted in any in
jury or disaster to our forces from any
cause. | have taken a good deal of
responsibility in ordering this mobil-
ization, but | am ready to answer for
1t if only you and those under you
use the utmost care to avoid the diff
hculties which have pointed out"
am more than happy to here re-
cord the fact that all apprehensions
as to the effect of the presence of so
large military force in Texas proved
groundless: no disturbances occurred.
From time to time communications
were received from Ambassador Will
son. who had returned to Mexico, con-
f1rming the view that the massing Of
American troops in the neighborhood
had had good effect
The instruction continued and re
! suited in engagements between the
regular Mexican troops and the insur-
gents. and this along the border, so
that in several instances bullets from
the contending forces struck American
citizens engaged in their lawful occu-
pations on American soil.
Proper protests were made against
these invasions Of American rights to
the Mexican authorities.
The presence of a large military
and naval force available for prompt
| action. near the Mexican border,
proved to be most fortunate under the
somewhat trying conditions presented
by this invasion of American rights.
| Had no movement Heretofore taken
place, and because of these events it
had been necessary then to bring
about the mobilization. it must have
had sinister significance. On the
| other hand, the presence of the troops
before and at the time of the unfor.
| tunate killing and wounding of Amer
lean citizens at Douglas. made clear
| that the restraint exercised by our
government in regard to this occur
renee was not due to a lack of force
or power to deal with it promptly and
3ggressively, hut was due to a real
! desire to use every means possible to
/ ipt IN he of
fairs of our neighbor. whose friend
ship we valued and were most anxious
| TO retain
The policy and action of this gov
eminent were based upon an earnest
| friendliness for the Mexican people
as a whole, and it is matter of
| qualification to note that this attitude
of strict impartiality as to all fac
tons in Mexico and of sincere friend
| ship for the neighboring nation. with
out regard for party allegiance, has
been generally recognized and has
resulted in an even closer and more
sympathetic understanding between
the two republics and a warmer re
gard one for the other Action to
suppress violence and restore tran
guilty throughout the Mexican repub-
lie was of peculiar interest to this
government, in that it concerned the
safeguarding of American life and
property in that country. On May 25,
1911, President Diaz resigned, Senior
de la Barra was chosen provisional
president Elections for president
and vice-president were thereafter
held throughout the republic. and
Senior Francisco l. Madero was for.
mally declared elected on October Is
to the chief magistracy. On Novem.
Der President Madero entered upon
the duties of his Office
Honduras and Nicaragua Treaties
Proposed.
! AS to the situation in Central
| America. l have taken occasion in the
past to emphasize most strongly the
| importance that should be attributed
to the contamination of the conven-
! tons between the Republics of Mica.
ragua and of Honduras and this
| country, and | again earnestly recon-
mend that the necessary advice and
| consent Of the senate be accorded to
these treaties, which will make 1t pos
sible for these Central American re-
/ publics to enter upon an era of genu-
inc economic national development
Our relations with the Republic of
Panama, peculiarly important. due 20
mutual obligations and the vast In
terests created by the canal. have
continued in the usual friendly man.
ner, and we have been glad to make
appropriate expression of our atti-
/ tude of sympathetic interest in the
endeavors of our neighbor in undertake
/ ing the development of the rich re-
sources of the country.
The Chinese Loans.
/ The past year has becl~marked In
/ our relations with China hv> the con-