The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19
Leaders in G ongre SIS
Thoroughly Advised on
Mexican Situation,
INTERVENTION
NOT CONSIDERED
Nothing Of Serious Enough I'm
port Has Occurred to Warrant
Invasion, and None Will Be
Ordered Except Under
Direction Of Congress.
Situation Serior>.

Washington. April 1s.-''An invasion
OF Mexico, designed for a limited and
temporary purpose. might be like
touching match TO a finder house.
Senator Bacon. OF Georgia. ranking
minority member or tic senate Com
lnlttcc on Foreign Relations, to-day
thus epitomized the sentiment Of lead
crs OF both parties In the two branches
OF Congress. While recognizing the
gravity OF the situation in Mexico.
Congress Is satisfied that the Prcsi-
dent Is doing everything that can he
done under the circumstances. and no
where Is there seen the slightest dis
position to embarruss him or ms pro
gram "
It was learned at the close OF a
conference at the White House to-day.
ut which Mere Senator Cullom, chair
man OF the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations. and I,epresentatiye
SulEcr. chairman OF The House Com
mittec on Foreign Affairs. that Presi-
dent Taft, for the present at least, does
not contemplate scnding TO Congress
special message. dealing with MeAl-
can affairs. The President. however,
IL Keeping the leaders Of both parties
In Congress thoroughly acquainted
with Developments, wiiiinc result that
the closest CO. operation exists between
the Capitol aud the White House
situation Is Complex.
Senator Bacon. while admitting the
situation was complex. was emphatic In
declaring that the time for Intervention
not only had no, yet arrived. but that
up to the present nothing OF serious
enough import had occurred 10 war
rant consideration OF Tie subject.
Troops should not go into Mexico
without the direction OF Congress-. he
said: ARMED Invasion would be an act
of war, and Congress alone has power
40 declare war. | am entirely conf :
den, ina, tho President viii not order
an invasion. eNcept uLder direction oil
Congress
II regard the situation as most dell
cate and embarrassing. because OF me
danger OF becoming involved In Il de-
E piorahlc conflict With the people OIL
another country, and also because OF
The Importance OF protecting our own
people from such occurrences Us 'iose
I'll Aqua Pricta.
..Indcr existing and threatened con-
ditions. very great caution is necessary
TO prevent einbroiling this government
in a conflict with The Mexican people.
] do not think that anything less than
tho most extreme necessity would JUS
tify an invasion. The consequences
would be FAR reaching in many re-,
spects anu the outcome no one could
foresee N.4
High Tension Relieved.
Positive assurances that the MeNi-
can government, will adopt definite
restriction policy along the border,
and news from Douglas that the rebel
forces navc evacuated Aqua Pricia.
did mucn to-day to relieve the high
tension unler which President TAFT
and members of his official family have
Iabored
The assurances from Mexico fol-
lowed demands of the State Depart
mcnt that lighting which endangered
American lives III the border town
must be stopped. &
In the House to-day Representative
Garrett. OF Tennessee. offered Il rcso-
tuition directing the Committee on For
eign Anairs TO Investigate the AleNi-
can situation. with especial reference
10 conditions along the border
Dispatches received at the White
House this afternoon from Douglas in
dicate that the situation along the
border is now quite satisfactory. y
message from Governor Sloan. of Ari-
IONA. said in part
Good order prevails. and situation
entirely satisfactory, Am satisfied Fed :
erals took reasonable precaution to
prevent firing into Douglas during the
lighting"