New-York tribune., 1911-12-08
President, in Message to Congress, Presents
Notable Record Of Diplomatic
Achievements.
ARBITRATION MADE GAINS
Senate Urged to Rady Pending Treaties-Policy in Mex
can Revolution Justified by Neutrality-suspicious.
with Russia on Passport Question Proceeding
in ST. Petersburg.

7 rossibla can oCcupy the troops and theiI
| officers 10 great advantage
| Tine assumption by the press that | con-
/ template Intervention on Mexican sou te
! protect American lives or property is on
| course gratuitous. because I seriously doubl
! whether nave such authority under any
/ circumstances. and if I had I would not
/ exercise Ia without express CongreSSlondl ~
/ approval. Indeed, as YOU know have a.
f6adN declined, without Mexican consent
/ 90 order troop OF cavalry 10 protect tho
! hroakwater VIC are constructing Just across
the border in Mexico at the mouth OF me
Colorado RiNer.to save the Imperial NalleA'
although the insurrectoS had scattered tne
Mexican troops and were taking our horses
and supplies and frightening our Workhcr
away MY determined purpose however Is
to bc IN position 50 that when danger 10
4 merican lives and property in Mexico
threatens and the existing government IS
rendered helpless 10y the insurrocuon l
can promptly execute Congressional orders
TO protect them, with effect
+ Meantime, | send YOU rms IeltcI'
| through tho Secretary. TO call your ateh-
| ton to some things i'm connection win the
pIeSonCa Of tho division in the SouthWest
which have doubtless occurred 10 Nou' pu'
which | wish 10 emphasize. 49,,
'In the first place. | want TO make tne
mobilization a first class training Ior @ @tle
army. and ] wish YOU would give your biile
and that Of the War College TO adNlSluS
and carryinc out manmuVTes Of useiul
character, and plan TO continue 10 90 ,hla
during the next three months by mat
sador Wilson's fears will have been real
lied and chaos and its consequences nave
onsued. or that the present government OF
Mexico viii have so TeadJuSted matters as
to secure tranQuillity-a result dcVouuy 10
be wished The troops can then pc re
turned to their posts. understood from
you i'm Washington that General Aieshlre
said that YOU could probably meet all the
additional expense of this whole movement
| out of the present appropriations II thc
troops continue i'm Texas for three months
/ sincerely hope this is so. observe from
the NEWSPAPERS that YOU have no blank
cartridges but | presume that this Is an
error or that il will be easy 10 procure
those for use as soon as your man@uVres
.'Second-Texas is state ordinarily
peacefrl but YOU cannot put 10000 troops
into It without running some risk OF
collision between the people Of the state
and especially the MeXicans who live in
Texas near the border and who sympathize
with the insurrectos, and the federal sol
d;crS. For that reason ] beg you TO be as
careful as YOU can to prevent friction OF
any kind. We were able in Cuba. with the
army Of pacification there of something
more than 1000 troops, 10 maintain them
FOR a wear without any trouble and
hope YOU can 90 the same thlnS III IeNaS.
Please give your attention to this, and
advise all the officers in command Of the
necessity for very great circumspecuon IN
this regard
"Third-Onc Of the great troubles in the
concentration Of troops is the danger Of
disease. and / suppose that YOU have
adopted the most modern methods for the
preventing and, If necessary, for stamping
cut cpidcmics, That is so much a part
of campaign that il hardly seems neces-
sary for me 30 call attention to it.
"Finally4-I wish you 20 examine the
question Of the patrol of the border and
/ put As many troops on that work as Is
piactica ole, and more than are now en-
gagged in it. I'm order TO prevent the use Of
our boTderland for the carrying on Of the
iusurrection | have given assurances TO
the Mexican Ambassador on this point.
II sincerely hone that this experience
will always he remembered by the army
and navy as q useful means Of education,
and 7 should he greatly disappointed If 1t
llesutod in any injury or disaster 10 our
forces from any cause. 7 have taken a
Gcod deal Of responsibility in ordering this
mobilization. hut ! am ready 10 answer
I for it II only YOU and those under YOU use
/ the utmost care to avoid the difficulties
which | have pointed out.
You may have a copy Of this letter
made and left with General Carter and
such other generals i'm command as you
may think wise and necessary to guide
/ them in their course, but to be regarded as
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