The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-04-20
KILLING CONTINUES
MExicANS PAY NO ATTENTION TO
REQUESTS OF PRESl-
DENT TAFT.
C0MBATAN 500 WILD SHOOTING
The Only Way to Stop the Shooting
Up of American Towns is for Con.
gress to Order Armed Intervention
Much at Stake.

Washington, April 19.-Taft and
Ambassador Bryce held a long con-
ference at the White house. The
formal explanation of the conference
was that 1t dealt wholly with arbitra-
tion matters. 1t Is persistently
rumored in Washington, however that
the British ambassador presented
request from his government for in.
formation as to the plans of this gov.
ernment with reference to the crisis
in Mexico.
Earlier in the day the president or
dered the American ambassador at
Mexico City to secure from Mexico
without further delay definite assur-
ances in advance of a formal reply,
to the representations of the United
States of last Friday that the Doug
las, Arizona, incident would not be
repeated.
But II Occurred Again.
But the Douglas incident, at the
time these instructions were being
sent to Ambassador Wilson, was be-
ing repeated right in Douglas, the
original scene of the trouble.
The same wire that carried the in
sistent orders to the ambassador
brought dispatches to the state de-
partment telling of renewed fighting
at Douglas and the shooting Of sew
eral Americans on this side of the
border.
The Situation.
The pregnant situation which exists
then is this:
The United States government has
warned Mexico that fighting along the
borders must cease, in despite OF
which, without any reply having been
received from Mexico. fighting con-
tinues along the border to the i'm
minent peril of American citizens
engaged in their ordinary occupations
on their own territory.
Intervention by the United States
is regarded in Washington as the only
possible solution of the problem. A
definite stand has been taken by the
administration against the coDtinu-
ance OF conditions that prevail at
Douglas. The Mexican government
either cannot or will not put an end
to the reign of terror. Conditions are
growing worse instead of better. Dis
patches received here indicate that
the revolution is spreading to all
parts of Mexico.
Foreign Interests Want Protection.
In addition to all this, foreign in
terests are beginning to look to the
United States to take the necessary
steps to restore order.
Discussing the latest dispatches
from Douglas and the steps that the
United States will take to safeguard
its interests, Secretary of War Dick
inson said
Under no circumstances will the
troops OF the United States cross the
border without the authorization OF
congress
Congress Must Act.
This exactly voices the view OF
President Taft on the subject. The
president feels that he has done his
full duty in the premises up to date.
He has dispatched 10000 troops to
the frontier where they are encamped
In prime condition to render any ser
vice that they are called upon to per-
form. He has put the rights OF the
United States squarely up to Mexico.
The rest is with congress. lnteryen-
ton is war and the war making pow
er rests with congress.
What congress will do is as YET
problematical Senator Stone OF MIS-
souri, a member of the senate commit
tee on foreign relations, introduced
resolution which is likely to bring
matters to a crisis in the senate's
own good time.
The resolution provides for
sweeping investigation by the senate
committee on foreign relations OF the
whole Mexican situation, to be fol
lower by a report as to what is best
to be done.