Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-09


1t Is known that the government has
been pressed on many sides to take
such Il step. President Taft and the
state department, however, are hold
ing To the principle that no such ac-
ton sho,tl6 DC taken without author
iZafion Of Congress. That American
soldiers have been sent into China OF
that American Ftsal forces now are
actively engaged in Nicaragua without
AUTHORIZATION of Congress. is held noi
to be a precedent for sending troops
to Mexico. In China American mis-
sionaries were besieged and in danger
of torture and death. In Nicaragua the
rebels had shelled the American Legal
ton and endangered the lives Of
American citizeHs by bombarding an
unfortified city in violation of the
rules OF international law. No such
situation has heen reported in Mexico
Juana Lidalai, N9o claims to repre-
semi tile revolutionary factions thefe.
today. published statement 10 tie
effect that Zapata, leader OF rebel
bands IN the state Of Mereles, Hae3f7
ened MEASURES of reprisai' if 'fht
United States were to intervene on the
ground II would be impossible for
commanding officers to restrain their
soldiers from doing acts never done
before III Mexico.
Representative of the Mexican g6y
ernment declare there are now Ameri :
leans IN MoreIos 10 suffer zapata
banGs.
Capt. S. G. Hopkins. who was legaI
adviser to the Madero revolution when
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situation in Mexico to. that in the
United states from 1851 to 1868. when
this government was resentful OF
prospective interference by Great
Britain and France. The Maaere gov
eminent. he declared. was amenable
for damages under international Law
for injury to Americans or their prop
erty. while disposing of its own Civil
War.
While they are apprehensive of the
situation. army officers hope there will
be no Intervention. They. say cam
paign against Mexican guerrillas
would be close parallel to the chas
after Aguinaldo. a campaign which
could not be ended il less than two
years and which would have results
beyond accurate prediction.
SeRor Callero, the Mexican ambas-
sador is expected to arrive in Mexico
City. next Friday. He left Washing
ton feeling that this government
would be satisfied with vigorous at
tempts on the part of the Madero gov
eminent to stop raiding ON the border
and threatening situations for Ameri-
cans in Chihuahua and Sonora.
Beverly, Sept. S.-Although Presi-
dent Taft will not intervene in Mex
leo without the fullest elaboration
upon a step that would mean war and
although every diplomatic resource
will be tried in the effort to protect
Americans in that trouble racked
land his friends declared, Saturday
night, that Intervention is nearer than
1t has been since the first American
troops were rushed to the border, IS
months ago.
1t oan be stated on the highest au-
thority, however, that should the
President decide that intervention is
the only course open 10 him, he will
call Congress in special session and
demand of it the authority to send
The American army across the bor-
der Under no circumstances, he has
told his friends. would do do an un-
friendly act against Mexico without
consulting Congress -
Friends of the President realize that
he would give the order to invade
Mexico only with the greatest reluc-
tarce. They are aware that it has al
ready been charged by senators that
the President might send the army
across the line, make himself a war
President and rely upon that to bring
victory to himself and the Republi-
can party, in November.
Mr.. Taft has said that suen state
ment Is utterly without iouhuatioh' nss
declared to his advisers that IL Wouiu
be hard to conceive of a President VINO
would use his office to throw the eoun-
TRY into a war that experts have predlet-
ed could not end in less than two years
that would cost millions, that would
mean the sacrifice of thousands OF lives
and ruin for years to come tpe OASIS OF
this nations friendship with the Cehtra
and South American republics.
The President, today, authorized Gen
leral Leonard Wood, chief OF star, U, >
A., to dispatch two more regiments OF
cavalry to the Texas border. Ihe resi