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Rumors That Diaz Will Quit.

cessfully.
Rumors That Diaz Will Quit.
Some color for this renewed hope was
found In telegram received by the State
Department from one OF its trusted
agents in Mexico, stating that a persist
ent rumor was in circulation there that
President Diaz, while not prepared to
abdicate at once, had signited to his in
innate friends mis- Willingness to tiX
date for his resignation in the near fu
ture.
1t is felt here that the Madero party
could scarcely afford to renew the strife
II President Diaz we're willing to make
this concession, even though 1t did not
completely meet their demands for his
immediate resignation.
Stories printed yesterday to the effect
that Gen. Wood, at an informal gather
ing Of members Of the House committee
on military affairs Thursday, expressed
the opinion that intervention in Mexico
was inevitable, and that 1t would take
100000 American troops to patrol the
troubled republic, brought no little cha
grin to administration circles.
Official Denials Made.
Official denials were put out from a
number OF sources and care was taken
to express anew the administrations S
position that Intervention is a most re-
mote possibility. One of President Tafts
callers yesterday went SO far as 10
quote the President as saying that blood
would have to be so deep in Mexico that
a man could wade through it be-
fore the American army Would cross
the border. This has been reported to
be the Presidents position throughout
the Mexican troubles. and again was
generally accepted as such yesterday.
nharS- Of fv,<.H' yyndf n
the belief that reported utterances OF
Gen. Wood were to be taken as that
officers personal view that intervention
was inevitable.
| Gen. Wood himself and Secretary OF
| War Dickinson were particularly bitter
| III denouncing the circulation of stories
/ Of intervention at this time, declaring
| that they considered them calculated TO
work infinite mischief, to endanger the
| lives of Americans in Mexico by intiaming
the natives to murderous assaults and
even to plunge the two countries into
| war. 1t is like poisoning a WELL" said
| Gen. Wood. Secretary Dickinson was
even more emphatic.
Congress Must Act
/ Through all of the conflicting reports
as to the American attitude there STOOD
out the fact that Intervention IN Mexico
can come only through the action Of Con
S,le
| placidity at the Capitol. President Taft
/ conscious of the constitutional restric-
| tions as 10 invading a foreign country
and thereby committing an act OF war
| has time and again made the declaration
that he would lay the whole matter be-
| fore Congress If the time should ever
come for Intervention by this country,
and that the responsibility for action
would be placed squarely up to the Con
! greSS.
| Congress leaders, IL can be sta ed, are
| of the same opinion as the President as
TO intervention, and matters in Mexico
i would have to reach an extremely deS-
perate stage before American troops We're
! ordered across the line The light is
| Mexico's. and the United States proposes
to keep hands off. unless unwarranted
out.ages should be perpetrated against
! American and other foreign interests.
! Yesterdays happenings brought out
| fresh rumors that friction exists between
the War and state Departments over the
! handling of affairs connected with the
| Mexican situation II Is said that Sec
! retary Knox feels lie has not been con-
| suited as freely IN the matter his po-
| sition at the head of the Department of
| state demands and that the War De-
| par,ment and officers OF the army have
| too much sway in dealing with the affair
Say Knox May Resign.
\ report also was persistent last night
that Secretary's knox's resignation in
! the near future would not cause great
surprise. No confirmation was obtainabe
In fact. there was every indication that
| with its publication denialS would be
fol thooming. AT the same time members
! OF Congress who have had occasion to
! consult with the Secretary about foreign
! affairs recently have indicated that he
was in anything but a happy frame of
mind suggestion that Secretary Knox
might retire from the State portfolio
| was current even before the Mexican
situation was sprung. The report that
the troops were ordered south without
consultation with the Secretary of STATE
carried with it the suggestion that this
incident had served to increase the tensity