Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-03
Those Now Resident in Trou-
bled Country Advised to
Leave Whenever Conditions
Become Threatening,
PROCLAMATION INTENDED
TO AVERT INTERVENTION
Citizens SoIemnly Admonished
to Avoid Anything That Sa-
vors of Violation Of Strict
Letter of Neutrality Laws,
my Morning Journal Special Leased wire

tBy Morning Journal Special Leased wire
Washington, March 2.-'f'he gray
| ity of the situation In Mexico caused
President Taft today To iSsuc q proc
lamation virtually warning American
citizens to refrain from entering thar
country and those now residents there
| 10 leave when conditions threaten 10
hecone lntolerable.
| The decision 10 Issue such n warn
ing was requested at special meeting
OF the cabinet The proclamation
was augmented hy a telegram adj
dressed by the state department TO
| Ambassador Wilson in the city of
Mckee. The ambassador was IN
| structed to inform Americans i'll peru
| there To withdraw across the border,
| leaving their effects In the care ot
the nearest united states consul
Copies OF the telegram We're sent also
to all consular agents
| The presidents uttcrance, 1t was
explained wns in no sense recognl~
tion of the revolutionary movement In
the sister republic To the south.
Neither was II To be looked upon as
a declaration Of neutrality II was
| declared that the utterance was solely
| a warning to Americans To avoid any
thing that might SAVIOR of partsanship
lin the existing state of affairs.
| The proclamation which Is inter-
prcted further US an expression OF TINS
country's intention to avoid by every
possible means any chance Of Inter-
| vention. is as follows,
! "Whereas, serious disturbance and
iiorcible resistnnco to the authorities
Of the established government exists
! In certain portions OF Mexico. and
| Whereas. Under these conditions,
Il IL The duty ~ all pefsons within the
Jurisdiction OF the United States 10
rcirain from the commission Of acts
prohibited by the law thereto relating
and subversive Of the tranquility OF
state with which the United states Is
at peace, and
Whereas The laws of the United
States prohibit under such circuin-
| stances all persons within and subject
to their Jurisdiction from taking part
contrary to said laws. In any such
disturbances adversely TO such es-
| Ia ablshed government. aud
Whereas, Iy express enactment II
two or more persons consplre 10
| commit an otiense against the United
states any act OF one conspiraior 10
effect the object of such conspracy
renders all the conspirators liable to
fine and imprisonment. and
Whereas. There Is reason To be-
lieve that citizens of the United states
Nlil UlitiN NillliH ln'ii IbiiT'i'''''
fan to apprehend the meaning aud
| operation of the applicable laws OF
the United states as authorhtveiy IN
terpretcd niid may l.. iIiislod into par
ticipation Ia transactions which are
violations of said laws ana which VIII
render them liable 10 the severe pen
alties provided for such Violatlons'
"Now. Therefore. In recognition uf
the laws governing and controlling
La. 81 f.a In
charge of the obligations of the Uni
ted States toward a friendly country
and as u measure of precHution and
to the end that citizens of the United
states and all others within their jur-
isdiction may be deferred from sub
ioctinp themselves To- legal forfeiture
and penalties,
Il. William Howard TAFT president
uf the United states uf America, dc
hereby adnonish all such citizens and
other persons to abstain from every
violation of the laws hereinbefore re-
ferred "a. and to hereby warn them
that all violations of such laws VIII be
vigorously prosecuted. and I do here
10y rnioin upon an officers Of the
United States, charged with the exec
cution Of such laws the utmost dili-
gcnce in preventing Violations hereof
and In bring in triai and punishment
NHA NiifHNflN NNhiHNl WV ''i'f
finally do hereby give notice that all
persons owing allegiance TO the i'ni-
ted states vino may take part In the
disturbances now existing In Mexico,
unless In the necessary defense "t
their persons or property or who
shall otherwise engag" IN acts subNcr-
siNc of IN, tranquility of that coun-
try. viii do So Ht their peril aud that
they can in no wise obtain any pro
tccti.n frun the government of the
United States against the appropriate
legal consequences 81 their acts. inso-
tar as such consequences are in ac-
cord with equitable Justice and hu-
mainly and the enlightened princi-
plies of iut, irrational law
The Instructions to Ambassador
Wilson. witch we're duplicated to the
United states eonsuis follows.
referring to al recent telegrams
ltm ar, now Instructed in your dis
cirfion 10 inform Americans that the
auhnssy deems 10 It's dup To advise
ih-m 10 Withdraw ~ from any particular
ioculitlss where conditions or pros
poets ef inwicssncss 50 threaten per
~"nal safety as 20 make Withdrawal
ths part ~ common prudence, spcci-
ftlnr lucallties. n any. from Whr
Withdrawal may at any time seem ad-
visHhle and stating that tn many sucn
cases rnnsuis may take such charge ~
;, l,a nsien,.d effects as may De- possible
under The circumstance. Tn. depart
n'eni D. sending copy % this tele-
gram 20 ail consular Officers. 10 Mex
ica merely Tor their Information and
their districts.
state department officials Insisted
that the issue u the proclamation