Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-18
PRESIDENT Taft
PLAINLY WORRIED
CONGRESS MUST SAY WHETHER
INTERVENTION is JUSTIFIED.
SITUATION CROWS SERIOUS
Through State Department, Adminls-
tration Plays Last Card to secure
Mexican Assurances.
py Associated Press

Washington, April It. President
Taft felt tonight that he has done per-
iOnally all that can be done by him
to control the situation along the
Mexican border. He and his advisors
believe that now Congress must say
whether the situation Is grave enough
TO warrant Intervention and its con-
sequenoes. Through the state depart
ment the administration played what
may he regarded as It's last card to-
day 1t reiterated in no uncertain
fashion the representations made to
Mexico n fsw days ago, trat affairs
Ike that at Douglas and Aqua Prieta
last week must not be repeated. In
stead of awaiting the customary pc
Rod for a formal reply from Mexico
tho department asked for immediate
assurances that there be no more
fighting that endangered Americans
I'm the border towns. Information
was requested also as to what meas
ures the authorities had taken to pre-
vent further combats of this kind.
A few hours after the department
announced Il had issued the second
demand the dispatches from Douglas
began to come in to the war depart
ment, showing that the second battle
n at Aqua Prleta had begun. No re-
4 ply had been received tonight from
rho Mexican authorities. The Presl-
& dent is plainly worried. He talked
hut little, the White House folks said,
about Mexico today but the bulletins
that came through the war depart
ment were taken to him wherever
he happened to be and read with In
terest lie did not conceal the fact
that he was intensely interested
The President had two important
conferences He talked with Secre-
tary Knox in the afternoon and to-
night he he'd a conference with Am
bassador Bryce Of Great Britain. The
official explanation of Mr. Bryce's
visit was that he came to talk about
the proposed arbitration treaty be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain. It is practically certain that
Mexico flguIed in the conversation.
The President himself has let II be
known that no United States troops
would cross the border line unless au-
thorlzed by Congress, and Secretary of
War Dickinson confirmed that state
ment tonight.
None here doubts that Intervention
would mean war In Mexico. The
residents advirers gay II means a
conflict tina. would rage for months,
maybe years. The topography Of
Mexico, the mountains, the insuffi-
Client means of quick communication
pnd a dozen other things that must
be figured would have to be met. In
terventlon would be long drawn out
struggle I'm which the Mexican feder-
ais and the Mexican insurrectos might
soon he found fighting side by side.
Furthermore intervention would be
likely to dissipate the good feelings
that years of caHful diplimacy has
created between the United States and
the Latin-Ameican countries. Third
Assistant Secretary Of State Hale said
that Senior Manuel De Seamacona, the
new ambassador from Mexico, would
be presented TO President Taft Vt the
White House on Wednesday afternoon,
One Of the dispatches made public at
rhe White House from Col. skunk,
tho commanding officer at Douglas,
said three Insurgents without arms
surrendered to us and that they are
row being held as prisoners.
Armies Clash Near Douglas.
Augua Prieta, via Douglas, Ariz.,
from tho Associated Press Cores
pondent In the Field, April 1.-THE
most important battel Of the Mexican
revolution was fought here today be-
tween ! 600 federals under command
of Lieutenant Colonel Diaz and 1000
rebels under Balasario Garcia, and
resulted In the repulse of the former
The latter, however was not finally
decisive. IL lasted from $3.50 a. m. till
sundown. At nighuall two federal
machine guns were In possession OF
tho rebels and the federals had suf-
fered n loss estimated of at least 20C
killed and wounded. The rebels
gave their loss as 20.
From tho beginning of the battle
regardless Of the warning given 10y
the United States government to thc
leaders OF both forces, rain OF bull
let's poured into the American towT
of Douglas and when tho day was ovel
II was found that seven non-combat
ants residents OF tnat city had Deel
wounded. II was day OF terror II
Douglas. When daybreak reveale,
the federal forces formed In fai
shaped battle line In the level coun
try about mile distant from AuguI
Prleta, with their machine guns 1,
the center, they gave notice to tn,
enemy OF their approach with a hal
OF bullets from the machine guns, sup
ported by rifle fire. Tho insurrecto
directed their fire at the crew
manning the machine the machine
guns, but the fire OF the federals wa
90 fierce that II forced them bacl
to their intrenchment. Leaving tn
protection Of their breast works the.
moved into the open continuing I,
concentrate their fire on tho machin
guns The federals finding their do
fsnse after three hours lighting, to,
strong to enable them to darry thei
trenches, began their retreAt. shec
exhaustion on accasions cauded par
ual lull In the lighting. At II oolocl