The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-20
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note OF last Saturday, is a sharp re-
tort, instead OF pacific, promise.
created great stir In official circles
/ here today.
! All officialdom, however, was deter
mined to wait for official information
as to the character of the note and
/ would not accept as final the reports
which indicated 1t to be exactly oppo-
/ site to what was expected.
| According to the unofficial report,
| the Diaz administration has created
the impression among the Mexicans
about Mexico City and elsewhere that
the revolutionary army Is largely
made up OF Americans and that the
revolution is practically an invasion
| by "Gringoes."
II is said that the Diaz note, instead
OF promising to take measures to pro-
tect American lives and property on
the border, announced a mere repeti-
ton Of previous routine orders to the
army and on the other hand blames
the Americans for the border trouble.
The Diaz note is said to contain
complaints against the conduct II
American soldiers and officials 81
Douglas, Ariz.. who are alleged to
have given aid TO the revolutionists.
/ 1t Is asserted that Lieut.. Tonsoco, OF
the federal army, was wounded by
shot fired from the American Gus
/ tom house.
Special complaint is made against a
Major Gardner" Capt, GaujotO IL
command of the American troops at
Douglas, Ariz., alleging that he in
terfered in behalf OF the rebels.
Reference is made OF the fact that
rebel whose gun was out of order.
crossed the Line and had It repaired
! by an American soldier. The note Is
said to quote a sworn statement bv
John Dean, of Douglas, to the effect
/ that the insurgent forces at Aqua
/ Prieta, were largely composed of
Americans.
said to be that, while the Mexican
/ government deplores the occurrences
on .the border, 1t does not hold itself
responsible, and blames the United
States for the conditions which Taft
specifically asked Diaz to remedy. II
! is said TO state in plain language,
! that in the opinion OF the Diaz gov
eminent, the United States Is either
,misinformed, or is wrongly interpret
/ ing the situation.
! Callers at the white house today.
with whom President Taft discussed
the Mexican situation, united In de-
J claring that Taft was not disposed 10
regard the unexpected tenor OF the
Diaz note, unofficially reported, as in
terposing any obstacle to a speedy
settlement of border conditions.
! "A sparring for position" was the
way the president summed up the
/ Diaz reply, according to Rep. Slayden
I (Dem., Texas, with whom he had a
4 long talk He was convinced from
what the president said to him that
/ the incident was to be expected In
diplomatic interchanges.
THE president knows the game"
said Slayden, land in his talk with
me, | was convinced that he regards
/ the Diaz note rather in the light Of
trivial incident. He thinks 1t Is a
part OF the jockeying for position.
that is an important part of dipio-
macy under such conditions"
Slayden said the president had evil
IDENTIFY received confirmatory mes
sagcs from Mexico, presumably
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the text of the Dlaz reply, although
as yet 1t has not been formally trans
mitted.
In accordance with an agreement
reached yesterday, a conference was
arranged for ] o'clock today at tie
white house between the president.
the secretary of state, Chairman Sui
ger, of the house committee oh
| foreign affairs and a subcommittee
OF that committee, composed OF Reps.
Gardner Dem., Texas; Sharp (Dem.,
Ohio, and Foster (Rep., VT.
! Rep. Sulzer said before the meet.
ing that his committee was practical
ly unanimous against Intervention
and strictly in favor OF "Hands-of
policy on the part OF the United
States.
Sulzer said II was certain that be-
fore any offensive move was taken
there will be deep elaboration. tie
declared that an effort to invade
Mexico would mean the immediate
organization of any army at least
double and possibly triple our pres
ent strength.
II was reported here today that
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