The Sentinel=record., 1911-05-10
SENATOR Stone
WOULD INTERVENE
ASKS UNITED STATES TO PUT A
STOP TO MURDER OF AMER
IcAN CITIZENS.
Administration is Standing Pat on
Its on-Intervention Program
and Awaiting Results.

tango in Washington today to com
plicate stia more a situation that even
lonicial advisers of President Taft are
now Willing TO admit is most alarming
From United States consuls scattered
Throughout Mexico and from other
sources Of information, the president
and the state department heard today
that the revolution is spreading and
from the news dispatches and from
the other dispatches and from Colo
mel Steeyer in command of the United
States troops in El Paso, they receiv-
ed bulletins at short intervals, tell
ing of the fight that is endangerine
United States citizens on this side OF
the boundary.
Senator Stone, of Missouri, in an
limpassioned speech urged interven-
ton in Mexico and declared Amer
leans were being murdered.
Representative Sulzer of New York,
chairman Of the house committee on
foreign affairs, gave out an interview
reiterating his conviction that the
United States must not intervene.
Colonel Steever informed the prssi
dent he would permit the wounded Of
both the federal and insurrecto
armies to be brought into the United
States. The cabinet in its regular
session discussed Mexico at some
length, but decided to keep on stand
ing pat On the objection of Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wilson 1t was
decided not to permit United States
owned cattle, now in Mexico. to be
brought across the Rio Grande.
Despite all the unfavorable intelh
gence that came to the ears OF Presi-
dent Taft, he was tonight still in
clined 10 hope for peace. From Mex
leo City@ the president learned that
with the exception of two or posi-
bly, three states all Mexico is involved
| in the revolution. But at the same
time, Foreign Minister De La Barra
was quoted as being confident that
Ipeace will be made between the Dlaz
government and Madero and that aft
towards separate negotiations will be
carried on with the other states in
which other revolutionary leaders are
in command.
Consul Garrett in Nuevo Laredo,
just across the Rio Grande from La
redo, Tex, reports the revolutionists
numbering 100. with recruits coming
in daily, have established a camp
about so miles south of that city.
Consul Haskell, at Salina Cruz,
down in the southwestern end of the
republic on the Pacific Ocean. teie-
Igraphed that the situation was worse
in the vicinity of Tonola, which lies
50 miles eastward in the state OF
Chiapas. A large force of revolution
lists is operating there; one Amer
lean plantation has chen burned and
other American property threatened
The state department promptly
called upon the Mexican foreign Of
fee for protection to Americans in
that part of Mexico.
One bit of information given out
from the White House today showed
that European governments are APP
parently willing to give Mexico an
opportunity to solve her own prob
lem. The president told callers that
SO far no foreign governments have
suggested that the United States take
action to protect American and other
foreign property and that if this ma
ton intended to live by the Monroe
doctrine, it must maintain order
Italy is the only European nation
that has seemed concerned about the
matter at all. Italy merely asked sew
Ieral months ago what steps this gov
eminent would take to protect its
own citizens in Mexico, France. Ger
many and England, the president un-
derstood. We're handling the situation
from their own viewpoint through
their representatives in Mexico.
Mr.. Suffers statement was forth
coming because of the excitement he
feared would result from the killing
of Americans in N Paso yesterday.
Mexico" he said, is friendly
sister republic She should be treated
as such. Any invasion of her sover-
Ieign rights by the armed forces OF
the United States will be an uniusti-
fable act of war entailing response
bilities beyond the conception of the
Infinite mind and giving the lie to
all our protestations of peace and
friendship for our sister republics on
the western hemisphere. Let us
maintain peace and keep out of Mex
lico"
Major General Duncan. in San An
tonic, transmitted the following tele-