The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-07

n ard Wood. chief of stafr OF the army,
Eat an informal gathering OF members
Saot tho House Cnmmittcc on Military
e affairs. expressed the opinion that III
.&tcrvcntion in Mexico was inevitable, and
Il that Il would take 100000 American
TROOPS 10 patrol the troubled republic.
\ brought no little chagrin TO admits
is tration circles.
giE Onlcial dcnials were put out from
s 4 number OF Offices and care was
) taken TO express anew the adminis-
& tration's position that intervention is
4 m most remote possibility. Ono OF
President Tafts golfers to-day went
f go far MS to quote the PRESIDENT as
Vi saying that ->5loud would have TO be
SO deep in Mexico that Il man could
wade through IT. before the American
army would cross the border
General Mood himself ana Secretary
OF War Dickinson were particularly
bitter In 5cnouncinE The circulation OF
stories Of interventio al t'.lS time.
declaring that they considered them
calculated TO work infinite mischief.
to cndanSer the lives OF Americans IN
Mexico by intiaming the natives 10
+ mnrderonS assaults and even to plunge
the two countries into war ct is like
poisoning we'll" snid General Mood.
Secretary Dickinson was even more
emphatic
iH'oush all OF the conflicting reports
rs 10 the American attitude to-day,
there stood out the fact that interview
tion in Mexico can come only through
inc action of Congress. President Taft
conscious Of thc constitutional restric-
tons us to invading Il foreign COM
try, and thereby committing. an act of
war. has time and again made the de-
clarati that he would lay the whole
matter before Congress If The time
should ever come for intervention by
thls country, and that The Responsible
ity for action would be placed sqUarcly
UP TO the Congress.
Must He Desperate.
Congress leaders, II can be stated
arc of the same opinion rs the I'resi-
dent as 10 Intervention. and matters
In Mexico would have 10 reach All OK.
trcmely desperate stage before Amer
lean troops are ordered across the line
The fight is Mcxico's, and tho United
states proposes 20 keep hands Oft I'M
less unwarranted outragcs should be
pcrPctratcd against American and
other foreign interests.
To-dsy's happenings brought out
fresh rnmors that friction exists be
tween the War and State Departments
over the handling Of affairs connected
with the Mexican situation. Ills said
that Secretary Knox feels lie has not
been consulted as freely in The matter
rartment OF State demands. and that
ths Wa1 Department, ana officers of the
army have TOO much sway in dealing
with the affair.
:. report also was persistent ;o-nigh'
iha, Secretary knox's resignation III
The near future would not cause great
surprise. No confirmation was obtain
able II fact. there WAS every indi
cation tha; with lis publication jeniais
would lie forthcoming At The same
time; renters OF Congress who have ,
had occasion 10 consult with the score
tary about foreign affairs recently have
indicated tha; he was in anything but
= HAPPY frame % mind. Suggestion
,ha: Secretary Knox nigh, retire from
the Stats pc-ttoiio was current even
before the Mexican situation was
sprung. The repor, that the troops
we're ordered south without consuita
ton with the Secretary OF state car
rled with il tire SUGGESTION that this
incident had served 10 increase the ten
sit:' Of the situation in the State De
partment