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RAYNER SEES
NO WAR CLOUD
He Scouts Idea Of a Conflict
With Japan.
HAS CONFIDENCE IN TAFT
Maryland Senator Doesn't Believe
There Will Be Trouble With Mexico
or Japan Over Latter's Desire For
~CoaIinu Station,

Oe''iS SNos'Sfh
Washington, April IA. Senator
Rayner, OF Maryland, addressed the
senate on the situation on the Mexi-
can border and expressed the opinion
that there would be no war with
Mexico or Japan. He expressed con-
fidenCe in the attitude of President
Taft
Although a Democrat, Mr.. Rayner
spoke in confidence of the attitude of
President Taft and expressed the
opinion that there would be no war
with either Mexico or Japan.
While he did not so express him.
self in exact terms, it was evident
that Mr.. Rayner had in mind the re-
ports that Japan was exerting her
self to obtain a coaling station on the
Pacific coast of Mexico.
Il am willing to admit" he said,
"that if Japan is entering into nego-
tiations for coaling stations and bases
for naval supplies for military pur-
poses with Mexico, we are entitled to
know what these negotiations are.
Congress is, however, without any in
formation or evidence upon the sub
ject. This country would not ordinarily
be entitled to know the secret treat
les or alliances that other countries
may make, but upon the part of Mex
leo we would unquestionably be enti-
tied to an explanation.'
He added that he had no fear that
history might repeat itself, or Tat
any government would attempt to i'm
itate the example of Napoleon I'LL.
''who, through false pretenses and sub
terfuges, sent an Austrian archduke
to Mexican throne simply to aban-
don him afterward to despair and
DEATH
He was confident that Japan did not
seek war with the United States, and
declared that there could be no cause
for hostilities between the two coun-
tries.
Discrediting the report that Japan
might desire to take Surreptitious pos
session of the island of Guam as a
cable station, he declared that if such
was the purpose it could not be juSti.
fed under international law. He found
in Guam usefulness only as cable
base, and, speaking sarcastically oil
tIe Island, S;aTu.
Guam is a charming spot, and one
of the most lustrous and brilliant jew
els in our Oriental galaxy. It's princi-
pal products are vipers, snakes, liz
ards, wild swine, rats and castor oil,
and if the island were put up at auc-
tion today, with all of the inhabitants
in it, beyond it's value as a military
post, it would not bring a dollar and
a half in any of the markets of the
world"
Much of the Maryland senator's
speech was devoted to the contention
that the Monroe doctrine is not involv-
ed in the Mexican situation. Quoting
authorities to show that the original
Monroeism looked only to the preven.
ton of the establishment of new mon
archical institutions in the western
hemisphere, he sought to discredit the
position in relation to the collection
of claims against western nations tax
en- in the Roosevelt administration in
the San Domingo controversy. This he
characterized as the Roosevelt doc
trine," rather than the Monroe Doc.
trine.
Speaking of President Taft, Mr..
Rayner expressed satisfaction that
whatever he does will not only be
necessary and proper, but, in his
opinion will be for the best interests
of the country"