The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-10
TAFT IS COOL and HOPEFUL
NO INTERI IENTION IF MEXICO
CAN RESTORE ORDER.

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CAN RESTORE ORDER.
Maderos Failure to Control His Troops
the Meet Ominous sign 80 Far Fras.
mentary. Headless Revolution Ne.
ports on Juarez Help for wounded.
WARRINGTON. May president Taft
made known to-day his determination
TO continue his policy Of non interference
in the Mexican situation so long es there
remains any hope of q settlement OF
affairs there and Of protection Of American
life and property through other means
than armed Intervention. Though the
renewal OF hostilitos At Jua-ez has
troubled the President a great deal. he ia
still far from the end Of his patience and
he has no intention as yet OF abandoning
his efforts to keep the fighting away from
the border line and to keep American
residents Of border towns away from the
danger zone when fighting is In progress.
The apparent loss OF control Of Madero
over the insurrecto forces about Jua~ez
is considered ss perhaps the most serious
development in fhe situation to-day.
~ was uOt, HOWcNS1, 0uoSV'u"i uhVA
pected by the Government officials here.
The confidential reports of the Wa De-
partment show that revolution exists in
oil but two of the States of Mexico. but
only few Of tho insur gents ecem 10 have
any connection With the Madero move
ment This condition increases the
difficulty of handling the situation. as there
is no reliable head 40 the revolution whC
can he dealt with ~ one in authority.
The President went over the situation
with the Cabine; to-day. The reports
received by the War Department were
submitted by Secretary Of War Dickinson
but no statement was made a. to any
decisions arrived at. Secretary Of Agri-
culture Wilson told the President that it
would be unwise to accedr to the request
OF Mexican cattle men for permission to
drive their cattle over the line into this
country for protection. as IL would be
likely to spread the Texas tick. a disease
among the cattle in that region which the
Department Of Agriculture is attempting
to drive out Of the United States.
Regarding the reports published on
several occasions that foreign Govern
ments had demanded protection Of their
interests in Mexico by the United States
the President told caller to-day that the
only request which had been received
OF this sort was one from Italy, That
Government simply asked what policy
the United States would pursue in the
prote ction Of its interests in Mexico.
Beyond this no foreign Government has
made any demand on this country with
regard to the Mexican situation.
Representative Sulser. chairman Of the
House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
issued q statement tonight SUPPORTING
the stand taken by President TAft and
urging this Government to continue its
effort to maint ain strict neutrality. Mr..
Sulxer said:
The Mexican situation is gradually
improving. We are hopeful that the
people oi. Mexico will soon he able to
settle their own affairs and to that end our
Government should continue to maintain
strict neutrality. At present I can see
no occasion for IN invasion Of Mexico by
United states troops. Intervention
means war and there 10 no necessity for
war
Mexico 10 q friendly republic. She
should continue a. such. Any invasion
Of her sovereign rights by the armed
forces Of the United States will be an un
justifable act Of war. entailing respon-
abilities hey yond the conception Of the
finite mind and giving the lie to all our
protestations Of friendship for our sister
republics on the Western hemisphere.
Let us maintain peace and keep out Of
Mexico"
Col. Steever. commanding the United
States forces at FL Paso. sent several
dispatches to the War Department to-day
concerning the situation there. The frat
despatch. which related to yesterday q
fighting. was as follows:
Attack upon Juarex by part Of Madero's =
forces been in progress since 10 o'clock
Monday morning. At least four Ameri
cans already killed in Fl Paso. Have sent
formal protest 10 both Madero and Navarro
just returned from Santa Re bridge. from,
which a few Federal killed can be seen
lying In the street in Juarez. Firing by
insurreCtos against Federals. former using
river bank a. pSotection. Insurrectos have
already captured the Mexican customs
suardhouse at both the Santa Fs and Stan
ton street bridges. Have ordered into
Fl Paso what available troops have To
help keep back crowds. Shots have fallen
a. far north a. the post ONCE building in
centre OF the town. Effort On part OF
MaderO to stop fighting has been unsuc-
cessful, 40 far.
Another despatch. which was delayed in
| transmission, was as follows:
Heavy firing between II and II 30 and u
and 1890 and on during the night Al 4 10
this morning Tuesday, heaviest attack
| Of all. lasting over two hours. Lull now
| Navarro still holding out. although insur-
rectos in north end Of town not yet dis
lodged. Enorts for peace last night un-
fruitful. as Madero's demands included
surrender of Juarez.
Col. Steever advised the War Depart
ment that Gen Madero said he Rreatlv
regretted the fact that shots came across
the border and killed Americans and ne
added that he had taken steps to prevent
further firing across the border.
| Practically the only message OF instruc-
tions sent by the War Department to Col
Steever was this:
Lac your best efforts 10 enforce neutrality
laws and urge upon the people OF II Paso
the necessity OF keeping as much as possible
out of the zone OF nre,
Several days ago, when the situation
at FL Paso was acute and Juarez was
threatened. Col. Steever received com