The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-12-14

o1cond Message Tells Of Movement
10 Extscd Arbitration.
Washington. D. -President Taft
Thursday sent to congress messAge
dealNg with foreign rotations Of the
IJnitsN States. He says that the year
inst ;assed has been noteworthy for =
| general movement Of the powers for
broader arbitration. He mentions
he settlement Of the Alsop claima
against Chile and to the part the
United States played in facilitating
settlement between Panama and Costa
Rica and between Hayti and the
DominicAn republic.
The insurrsction In Mexico and the
ensuing mobilization Of United States
troops along the border are reviewed.,
and the president makes public the
text Of his letter Of instructions to the
chief Of stsn Of which he said;
ut seems my duty - Commander
I'M Chief to place troops In sufficient
number where. II congress shall d.
rect that thcy enter Mexico to save
American Iivcs and property. an effec-
tive movement may be promptly
made. Meantime, the movement Of
the troops to Texas and elsewhere
near the boundary. accompanied with
sincere assurances Of the utmost good
will toward tia present Mexican gov
eminent and with larger and more fire.
qusnk patrols along the border to pre-
vent insurrectionary expeditions from
Apsrican soil, will hold up the hands
Of the existing government and will
heve healthy moral effect TO prevent
attacks upon Americans and their
property in any subsequent general in
tsrnecine strife. Again, the sudden
mobilization Of division Of troops has
been . great test of our army and full
Of useful instruction. while the ma
neuvers that are thus made possible
can occupy the troops and their Off
GERS TO great advantage.
"The assumption by the press that
| contemplate Intervention on Next
can soil to protect American lives OF
property Is Of course gratuitous, be
cause I seriously doubt whether
have such authority under any circum.
| stances. and II ] had would not ex-
ercise II without express congressional
approval. Indeed. AS you know.
| have already declined, without Next.
can consent. to order troop Of caval.
Try to protect the breakwater we are
constructing just across the border IN
Mexico 1t the mouth Of the Colorado
river to save Imperial valley. al
( though the insurrectos had scattered
| the Mexican troops and were taking
our horsca and supplies and frighten
| ing our workmen away. My deter
mined purpose. however, Is TO be Ia I
position 30 that when danger 4
American lives and property in Mex
leo threatens and the existing govern
ment IL rendered helpless by the In
surrecticn. can promptly execute
congregational orders to protect them
with effect.
The president reviews the inciden
at Douglas, Ariz., In which American
we're killed and wounded by bullet
fired by belligcrcnts across the bound
AIRY line. and tells Of his unwilling
ness. even under great provoeation. ;
order m invasion. and how II wa
urged upon the people Of Douglas tina
they place themselves temporarily on
|of the zone Of fire. rather than incu
the necessity for such action as Nigh
have been followed by serious result
70 greater number of American
living In Mexico.
Tho message urges the completio
OF conventions between the Unite
States and the Republic of Hondura
and Of Nicaragua. and adds II
considering the ratification Of the con
ventionz with Nicaragua and Hon
duras, there rests with the Unite
States the heavy responsibility OF tn
fact that their rejection here nigh
destroy the progress made and consig
the republics concerned TO still deepe
submcrgence in bankruptcy, revolu
ton and national jeopardy.
The section Of the message dealin
with the Far East has to do chief
with the conclusion Of the two inter
national Chinese loans one for tn
construction of Hukuang railways an
the other for the carrying out of tn
currency reform TO which China wa
pledged by treaty.