Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-22
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Taft's Army Policy Explain
ed as Peace Move.

Washington, March 22.-The SO call
ed Mexican situation has cleared con
siderably here. The attitude OF the
government has been made plain ani
there need no longer be any doubt, II
was stated by administration officials
as to what policy the president has IL
view.
Mr.. Taft has announced that he will
do everything possible to maintain the
friendly relations that 81 long have
existed between this country anQ
Mexico. Any rupture of these rela
tons must come as the result of some
overt act on Mexican soil.
The paramount reason for sending
the troops to Texas was to be ready
for any emergency which might arise
The entire movement has been precau
tionary. The president acted solely
with a view to protecting the lives OF
Americans In Mexico and of keeping
intact the hundreds of millions of dol,
lars worth of property there owned
by United States citizens. The troops
will be in Texas when congress meets
In April. If the revolution in Mexico
grows and American interests are
threatened congress- will have an army
of 10000 men within easy moving dis
lance of the trouble. The president be
lieves that he has done his part. He
has gone as far as he could go and
hopes that 1t will not be necessary te
go any farther. If later congress feels
that the lives and property of Ameri
cans In Mexico are in danger and inter
ference is necessary the president will
follow its viii. Until congress gives
the word, though, there will be nc
movement of troops at the presidents
direction except on the American side
of the Rio Grande.
The president has paid MOI the slight
est attention to reports that insurgents
In congress, and notably in the senate
intend to make political capital out of,
this movement OF troops. He told
friends that he cared absolutely moth
ing for any adverse political effect
which his action might have. IL some
insurgents in congress wish to kick
M q row the president VIII not seek
to call them of. He tells callers that
he merely did what be regarded as
his duty under his oath of Office. He
had not thought OF the political effect
his order might have.
The report that the troops are to be
withdrawn from Texas and the border
at the request Of Ambassador de La
Barra is denied by the president. Senior
de la Barra. 1t is said, lei requested
that this government withdraw the
troops. In the eyes OF government of.
ficfaIs here he could not have made
such a request properly. The troops
are in the United States and for the
present it is intended that they shall
be used in maintaining neutrality.
The statement which has appeared
from time to time that Wall street
figured in the sudden dispatch of the
troops to Texas also Ia ~diseredited by
men close to the president. One incl.
dent that shows the friendly spirit ex-
listing between the president aud Senior
de Ia Barra occurred when the presi
dent motored out to Fort Meyer to
witness soms of the stunts OF the of
icers and men at that post In their
irst annual military horse show. Sec,
rotary Dickinson and the Mexican am
bassador and General Leonard Wood,
chief of staff of the army, all were
guests of the president In his private
box In the riding hall. Miss Helen
Taft, Colonel Garrard. commander OF
the post. and Mrs. 0arrard also were
present
The cabinet viii meet today, The
president undoubtedly WIN take up the
Mexican situation at that time.
More than 10000 people In thiA