Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-20
Sends Friendly Response
Regarding Protection
OF Americans.
EXACT TERMS OF REPLY NOT
YET GIVEN OUT TO PUBLIC
Juarez Expects Battle Soon.
Capitulation Demanded With /.
in Twenty-fOur Hours.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-That Pres
ident Taft is more determined than
ever that the United States must not
intervene in Mexico became known
here this afternoon following confer
ence between the President and Secre-
tary X nox and a committee from the
House of Representatives
The President stated that difficulties
must arise out of conditions in Mexico.
because of the proximity of fighting to
the American line.
But" he is quoted as saying, t
takes tro to make war"
A summary of Mexico's reply to the
demand of the United States for greater
precautionary measures along the bor-
der was received at the State depart
ment today and conveyed at once to
President Taft. Mexican Ambassador
Zamacona in a statement today says
that while the reply refers to lament
able events on the border" it is
friendly in form and essence" The
summary may be made public later in
the day. Ambassador Zamacona said
he had red the note. and made the fol-
lowing comment upon it:
Notwithstanding that the note ad-
dressed by the department of foreign
affairs to Ambassador Wilson refers to
the lamentable events on the border. it
certainly must be friendly in form and
essence, for it is impossible to suppose
that it might be in the least unfriendly
or 6iisceurteous. The relations between
the two governments have been most
cordial. 1t would be very convenient
to wait until the note Is made known
in full before venturing to come to a
conclusion which may only be based
on fragmentary and unauthenticated
quotations. The press at present, more
than ever, may do great good if 1t
directs its efforts to prevent public
opinion from being excited by anyone.
This would be great help toward ac-
complishing the wishes of the Mexican
people and their government, in order
to preserve the friendly relations exist
ing between the countries
The state department today issued
the following statement:
{ 1.-THE department of state declines to
comment upon press kilograms from
Mexico on the subject of the reply to
the representations made by the Amer
ican embassy, under it's instructions of
April IA, to call attention to the need
of instruction to prevent further danger
to American life and property as In
the Douglas incident.
Neither the text of the embassy's
note, nor of the Mexican reply, is be-
fore the President From brief tele-
gram received from the embassy on the
subject, it appears that orders have
been given through the Mexican war
department to prevent firing that might
endanger American life and property
in Douglas, and that the Mexican gov
ernment has expressed itself as deplor-
ing the incident in question. 1t is in
ferred from the embassy's telegram
that there is some discrepancy between
the news which has reached the two
capitals as to various particulars con-
nected with the Douglas incident
Ell PASO, Tex, April 20.-Daybreak
found the situation around Juarez un-
changed. There were no alarms dur
ing the night, and all is quiet at this
hour 1t is reported that considerable
supplies of American ammunition were
smuggled across the river to the in
surrectos under cover of darkness
Formal demand for the surrender of
Juarez within twenty-four hours was
made by the insurgents last night, ac-
cording to Gonzales Cara, secretary
general of the insurrecto party, who
declared that he had forwarded the de-
mand to General Navarro, the federal
commander, through the United States
consul at Juarez. Navarro last night
denied having received the demand.
According to United States army Of
ficers here, Juarez is well prepared for
the expected attack. The trenches out
side the city, they say, have been so
well constructed as practically to defy
assault, and the fortifications within
the city show unusual military skill.