Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-15
President Resolved That Amer
leans Living Along Border
Shall Not Again Be Placed in
Jeopardy,
HEEDS PROTEST OF
DOUGLAS CITIZENS
FederaIS and Rebels Alike
Warned and United States
Soldiers viii See That Warn
ingS Are 0beyed to Letter
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washington. April 14.-President
Taft is determined that battles be-
tween Mexican federals and insurrec-
los shall not be fought on American
soil. He is equally determined that
the lives of American non-combatants
shall not be endangered by the forces
of President Daz and those of Cen
eral Madero.
Future combats between the rebels
and the forces of the Mexican govern
ment must not be fought out so close
to the American line as to put in
jeopardy the lives and property of
Americans
Through the state department the
president tonight notified the Mexi-
can government that it must see to 1t
that hereafter no such unfortunate in
cident as that of yesterday at Aqua
Prieta, when two Americans We're kill
ed and eleven wounded, be allowed to
occur. Through the war department
and through the department Of JUS
tiee the president sent similar warn
ing to the leader of the insurrectos
at Aqua Prieta.
The view was expressed at the White
House tonight that these warnings win
be oboyed to the letter and that no
more battles Will be fought rear the
border.
The presidents action tonight fol
lowed conference with Attorney
General Wickersham. Secretary Of
War Dickinson and Acting Secretary
of state Wilson. Soon after the con-
ference broke up, the White House
gave out copy of telegram sent by
the president through Secretary Hilles
to r.. p. Grindall, of the Douglas
Chamber of Commerce and mines.
Mr.. Grindal had reported to the
president by wire the casualties at
Aqua Prieta and asked "Is there no
way by which Americans can be pro-
tected in the peaceful pursuit of their
affairs
In reply Mr.. Hilles wired as fol-
lows
"Your telegram to the president re-
ceived. He is much distressed at the
situation as you have described it. He
has directed the secretary of state
and the secretary of war to take steps
by which such a deplorable occurrence
as that OF yesterday at Douglas may
be avoided in the future.
'In the meantime the president sin
cerely hope that the chamber of
commerce and the local authorities at
Douglas may use all influence possible
upon your citizens to keep as FIR away
as possible from the scene Of fighting
and to avoid taking sides in order not
to aggravate a situation already
acute"
The presidents instructions We're
transmitted by the war department
late today to the commanding officer
Of the department of the Colorado
who is making his headquarters at
Fort Huachuca, Ariz. Tomorrow
these instructions will be repeated by
General Duncan, commanding the de-
partment OF Texas, and to General
Bliss, commanding the department of
California.
Neither the president nor any of
sullation tonight was inclined TO re-
gard the incident at Aqua Prieta as
forerunner If anything more serious
but they concluded that it must not be
repeated.
The president knows that battle
grounds are not chosen like places for
the holding of athletic contests, but
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uon that preparations for battle
must be made by the hostile forces
win due consideration OF the effect
upon non-oombatant Americans.
he president knows that some OF
me American spectators at yester-
oay's affair near Douglas were eager
TO see the fight and might have got
100 close to the engaged forces, but
ne has been informed also that warn
ing was given to the insurrectos. at
ieast not TO get too close to the Unit
ed States.
hereafter this government expe cts
p"'h the insurrectos and the federal
troops to erect trenches or make their
INES of battle far enough away from
american soil to make It certain that
A'herlcans engaged in the occupa-
IONS of peace will not be interrupt
cd.
PRESIDENT Taft feels that his orders
sending the troops to Texas has been
'nurely justified by the Developments
VI me last few days. He Is more
certain than ever that conditions in
me southern republic are alarming.
ne Is hoping that there will not he
nVeu ior any further movement to the
sou'h' but If there should be, he
N"oWs that 10000 American troops are
mear the Rio Grande and that on that
river and the Mexican border itself ii