The Holly chieftain., 1911-12-15
President Taft Sends IN Spsciall Message
Reviewing Our Relations With
Other Countries.
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I am sl.d to report that q July 5 last
The American claim Of Alsop q Co.
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which came e hsritaEs from coiomeis
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The 9ovornment Of the United States, BY
friendly lntsrpoEtion Of good ofnces,
succssded n preyaiiing upon the parties
pAcidc settlement s,
Mexico.
The recent political events In Mexico
received attention from this government
because Of the sxcesdingly delicats and
difneult situation created along our south
measures properly TO safeguard Ameri-
can interests. The government OF the
United States. In its desire 70 secure |.
the sc-called neutrality statutes of the
federal government. issued directions to
the appropIiate ofnoers 70 exercise E. dill
ments Of such rules and laws. Although
condition OF actual armed conflict ex.
tsted. there was no ofnc10i recognition OF
belligerency involving the technical nod
trality obligations Of International law.
On the sth Of March last. In the ab-
senca Of the secretary Of state, had Q
Ambassador OF the United States to Mex
leo. In which he reported to me that the
conditions Ia Mexico were much more
assa ~: as1 ss p.s .s Sa S
cano o. popular uprising: that tho ANAL
outbreaks which had occurred wers only
very 1ar9p per cent. of the people wore
| in sympathy With the insurrsction: that Z
General expiosion was probable At any
time: In wnkch case hs feared that the
Mexico might be assaiisd. and that the
very large American Investments might
be injured or destroyed.
After conference with the sscrstary
+ 'soSxh. W Wise Vi ~ e ss.amsls S 's IN nam sfmy
| division Of full strength at Gan Antonio,
! Tex. Q brigade Of three regiments ct
| Galveston. brigade Of infantry in the
Los Anssis: di:ss,st Of .ogthsrn Cali
tleships and cruisers and transports at
Galveston, and small squadron Of ships
at San Diego. At the same time. through
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that no apprehensions might result from
nnfounded conjectures ~ to these mill
tary maneuvers. and assured him that
thsy had no sifniseanes which should
] am more than nappy to here record
the fact that all apprehensions az to the
effect OF the presence OF 20 large q MILL
| tsSy. force In Texas proved groundless:
were rscsivsd from Ambassador Wilson.
xho had returned to Mexico. confirming
the view that the mlssing Of American