New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-11
PRESIDENT MAY HAVE
GRAVE MEXICAN NEWS
Statements Attributed to Him
Surprise Officials in
Washington.
SENIOR De LA 8ARRA TALKS
Says His Government Has MOI
Thought of Intervention by
United States, and Can
Suppress Revolution
-rrona The Tribune Bvreau.l

Washington. March l0.-The frank eN-
preston Of views credited 70 President
TAFT in dispatches coming from his train
last night caused great surprise at The
Department Of state, and almost con-
sternation at the Mexican Embassy TO-
dav. The officials of the Department OF
state had supposed that it was the wish
Of the President himself 70 refrain and
10 have all his subordinatos refrain from
anything even approaching an official
admission that the purpose Of The ad-
ministration I'm sending 10000 troops 20
the Mexican border was other than
manoapvres.
There is a conviction in official circles
that the President and tho Secretary
Of war arc in possession Of information
regarding conditions In Mexico OF
much more alarming nature than any
thins known to those now in Washing
ton The reports received from there
are Of most conflicting character, and
there IS no means OF verifying them.
TIE greatest obstacle to the acceptance
Of the positive assertions Of the Mexican
Ambassador is the censorship which Is
being exercised over all press DISPATCHES
from Mexico. except those which come
from the irsurgeut camps.
Senor &c Ia Barra made the following
statement tonight:
The conditions in Mexico are normal
with the exception Of small Lortioh
of the state az chihuahua. where
little body Of scditiOUs men are carrying
on q guerilla warfare that / hope to De
finished IN the near future.
The Mexican government is iuly
strong enough 10 protect the property
and lives OF its own CoUntrymen ana
those from foreign countries and 10
maintain peace.
The bcst elements OF Mexican citizen
shin arc IN favor of maintaining peac7
and order. and that explains why me
scditious movement has been reduced u
the guerilla warfare i'm the northern sec
ton Of chihuahua. Reports published
about the =~oVth of the seditous move
rnent have been untrue and exaggerated.
The constitution ~ Mexico tOrbiQs me
government officials. whoever they be,
10 permit fore.sn troops entering MeNi-
can TERRITORY without the consent OF the
senate. Ny government. patriotic and
strong. fas never and never will enter
tain such an idea or thought with re-
street, 20 the United states. because the
relations between the two countries are
very near and very frank. and the pol'-
cies ~ the government are founaed IN
the sentiment ~ sincere friendship ana
q respect o. Justice.
Reeardinr the ofhcial statement which
appears 70 have been given out by the
Foreign Office in Berlin. it IS explained
that so long as Germany maintains
Diplomatic relations with Mexico that
country would hardly appeal TO tht
United States FOR The protection Of hei
interests which are not. after all, par
ticulariy large tn Mexico. II IS s2io
further that the assertion that If Ger
man interests are meraced Germany
bersaIt viii certainly take such measures
as seem nsoessary for the protection Of
German subjects I'm Mexico" should be
construed 20 mean that Germany would
enter q vigorous protest through hei
minister resident in tho City Of Mexico
aid that only in the event that such
protest went unheeded would the advisa-
bnity Of conferring with another nation
bc considered
With the President away. with the
Secrcta Of State at Palm Beach or on
the way 10 Cuba, and with the army
rapidly gathering in Texas, Washington
has practically ceased 10 be news cen
tire with regard to diplomatic relations
with Mexico or the conditions existing