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President Taft at Last
Discloses Real Reas-
on for Mobilization.
ONLY OVERT, ACT
Against American Lives OF
Property Would Induce Ex-
ecutive to Suggest War.

VS0SA All00NS SA-
eeutive to Suggest War.
Washington. d. C.-The socalled
Mexican situation cleared consider,,
bly, here today. The attitude Of the
United States government has beeu
made plain. and these need no long.
er be any doubt, It was said by ad.
ministration officials. regarding thu
presidents policy.
| Mr.. Taft has announced that be
will do all possible to maintain the
friendly relations existing between
this country and Mexico. Any rup.
ture must come as the result Of some
overt act on mexican soil. The Unit.
ed States has no desire to interfere
with the internal affairs Of Mexico
and President Taft will not recon.
mend any such Interference to con.
gress unless circumstances permit OF
no other possible course.
American troops were sent to Tex.
as and prepared for any emergency
on the strength Of the report which
indicated that conditions in Mexico
were approaching such chaos that
they at any time might threaten
American lives and property.
These reports were Of such ma
ture that President Taft telt that he
could not fail to heed them. He act
ed quickly and in the hope that the
threat Of danger would be stayed. He
believes that this has been accom-
plished and that the presence Of the
army in Texas within striking dis
tance of the Mexican boreer has had
a sobering influence, and that Amer
lean property will be respected.
There will be no move for the Mex
ican border until outrages are sucn
as to call for the presence Of a pro-
tecting force.
Even in the event of such an out
rage. President Taft would not think
of acting without the consent of con-
gress.
Limitations upon the power Of the
president to commit an act that
might be interpreted as an act Of
war are so we'll defined that Mr.. Taft
has been amused at many Of the re-
ports as to what he proposes to do
with the army after it was modified. :.
The president felt that it was his
duty as commander-in-chief of the
army and navy to prepare for an en-
ergency SO that If congress should be
called upon to act, orders could be
carried out with the greatest posi-
bic speed. .
How long the troops will remain
in Texas will depend entirely on de-
velopments in Mexico. The United
States government has determined to
give President Diaz every chance to
restore order. President Taft has
said that this government will full
I'LL Its international obligation, to-
ward stopping the smuggling of arms
and ammunition across the border.
In a way the sending Of troops to
Texas will give to the army the same
valuable instructions that came to
the navy as the result Of the cruise
of the battleship feet around the
world. 1t was recalled in admins
tration circles that the sailing Of that
fleet was regarded, in some quarters
as threats Of war, but it proved to
be a mission Of peace. President
Taft hopes the sending of the army
to Texas will prove to have been a
peace move.
Rebels Resume Fighting, More De.
termined Than Ever.
Ell Paso, Texas.-Opinions among
Mexican insurrecto leaders today over
the overthrow of senoA Limantour
were about equally dividA between
keen disappointment and the hone
that Limantour still has plans In
his head which he has rot been at
liberty to make public.
On one point, insurrecto leaders
said they were unalterably deter
mined. They would not lay down
their arms during peace negotiations
and If there was to be any truce, I'll
would be an "armed truce"
1nsurrecto leaders made no at
tempt to conceal their disappoint-
ment.
Senor Garcia said:
"1t is now our purpose to con-
vince Diaz Of the seriousness Of the
revolution. It appears that the war
will now go on with more spirit than
before"
''For time the government felt
We were making rapid progress.
Limantour sought to stay our ACTIVE