The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-10

United States Concerned in the
Turn Mexican Affairs
Have Taken
Washington, May 10.-There were
enough developments in the Mexican
tangle in Washington today to COM
plicate still more a situation that
even official advisers Of President
Taft are now willing to admit is most
alarming. From United States con-
suls scattered throughout Mexico and
from other sources Of Information.
the president and the state depart
ment heard today that the revolution
is spreading and from the news dis
patches and from Colonel Steever, IN
command of the United States troops
in Ell Paso, they received bulletins at
short intervals telling Of the fight
that is endangerlng United States citi-
gems of this side of the boundary.
Senator Stone of Missouri in an
impassioned speech urged interven-
ton in Mexico and declared that
Americans 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 presi-
dent that he would permit the wound
ed 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 standing pat:
On the objection of Secretary of Agrl-
culture Wilson it was decided not to
permit United States owned cattle
now in Mexico to be brought across
the Rio Grande.
Despite all the unfavorable intel
ligence that came to the ears OF
President Taft, he was last night still
inclined to hope for peace. From
Mexico City the president learned
that with the exception Of two or
possibly three states, all Mexico is
more or less involved in the revolu-
tion.
But at the same time Foreign Min
lister de la Barra was quoted as be-
ing confident that peace will be made
between the Diaz government and
Madero, and that afterward separate
negotiations will be carried on with
the other states in which other
revolutionary leaders are in COM
mand.
Consul Garrett. in Nuevo Laredo,
just across the Rio Grande from
Laredo, Tex, reports that the revo-
lutionists, numbering 100, with re-
cruits coming in daily, have estab-
lished camp about fifty miles south
of that city.
Consul Haskell in Salina Cruz,
down in the southwestern tip of the
republic, on the Pacific ocean, tele-
graphed that the situation was worse
in the vicinity Of Tonala in the state
of Chiapas. A large force of revo-
lutionists is operating there; one
American plantation has been burned
and other American property threat
ened.
The state department promptly
cabled 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 ap-
parently willing to give Mexico op-
portunity to solver her own problem.
The president told callers that so far
no foreign government has suggested
that the United States take action to
protect American and other foreign
property and that If this nation in
tended 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
several months ago what steps this
government would take to protect its
own citizens in Mexico. France, Ger
many and England. the president un-
derstood, were handling the situation
from their own viewpoint through
their representatives in Mexico.
Mr.. Sulzer's statement was forth
coming because of the excitement he
feared would result from the killing
Of Americans in Ell Paso yesterday.
Mexico" said he, "is friendly
sister republic. She should be treat
ed as such. Any invasion of her
sovereign rights by the armed forces
of the United States will be unjustifi-
able act Of war, entailing RESPONSE
bilities beyond the conception Of the
finite 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 Mexi-
CO."
Major General Duncan in San An
tonic transmitting the following tele-
gram from Colonel Steever. CON-
manding in Ell Paso, to President Taft
this afternoon:
"Am permitting wounded of fed
erals and insurrectos to be gathered