The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-04-18
CONGRESS
MUST ORDER
NEXT MOVE
President Tait's Last Move IN
Mexico Trouble Has
Been Made
lny Asaoclatea preasl

Washington, y, g. Apri lS Pres.
dent TAFT feels Thar he has done
personally all that car be done by
him 10 control the situation along the
Mexican border iie ana hls advisers
believe that HOW congress must say
whether the siipat,aG IS grave
enough to warrant intervention aud
its consequences.
The presiden had two important
conferences He talked with Secre.
taiy Knox iu the afternoon, and he
had conference with Ambassador
Bryce OF Great Britain The official
explanation Of AIR Rryce's visit was
that he came to talk ahoW the propo-
sed arbitration treaty between the
United States and Great Britain
u is practically certain that Mexi-
90 figured III the conversation Il
Is believed that the ambassador ex,
planned to Mr Taft the landing of rhe
British marines al San Quentin MeS
leo, last week. he was able TO tell
the president that the landing was
only after Americans and II was ex.
planned that Americans cane first
and British subjects asked for pro.
lection, that the British vessel OF
war nut tho marines ashore.
No Joint Intervention.
In connection with Mr. Bfyces Wis.
il a suggestion that there might be
joint intervention In Mexico By the
United States and England was dis.
credited II was poted ont thar any
such Joint intervention would be con
strued as an Acknowledgement By the
United States That this alton is an
able to handle the situation and that
ii would be almost an abandonment
OF the Monroe doctrine.
Mn Taft has told callers thai ne
does not contemplate sending a spe-
cial message TO congress relating 10
the condition Of affairs in Mexico.
lie has shown 10 leaders Of both the
senate and house the confidential cor
respoldenee dealing with Mexico
NE fecis that few, If any, OF these
who have been taken into his conf
dence, have failed 10 agree with him
that the movement OF troops to rex-
as was justified He thinks that
since the leaders In congress have
practically an the information he
has, 1t Is their duty to take any fur-
ther action.
The president himself has let ii be
known that no United States troops
would cross the line unless author
zed by congress, and Secretary OF
war Dickinson confirmed that state.
ment tonight
Would Render War Certain.
No one here doubts that interyen-
tion would mean war War In Mexi.
60, the presidents advisers say,
would mean conflict that would
rage for months. probably years The
topography OF Mexico, the mountains
the insufficient means OF quick trans
portatou and communication aud a
dozen other things that must be fig
ured would have 10 be met.
Intervention would mean a long
drawn out struggle Ia which rae Mex.
ican federals and the Mexican insur.
rectos might soon be foun6 lighting
side by side Furthermore, inteven.
ti0n would be likely to djssipate all
the good feeling that years OF careful
diplomacy has created between the
United States and the Latin Ameri-
can countries
Third Assistant Secretary OF State
Hale said that Senor Manuel de Zam
acona the new ambassador from Mex
leo, would be presented to President
Taft al the white house on Wednes.
day
One OF the dispatches made public
at the white house from Colonel
skunk the commanding officer at
Douglas, said three insurgents with.
ont arms surrendered 20 Us and
thar they are now being held as plis-
oncrs