The Washington times., 1912-04-15
INTERVENTION BY
! UNITED STATES
IS THREATENED
President Taft Worried Over
Late Developments in
Mexico.
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Disseminated against the Mexican
rebels in the matter of importing arms,
was not having the effect hoped for
BY the President His belief at the
time the neutrality laws were amend
| ed, and when he issued his proclama-
Ion, was that the revolution in Mexico
| would thereby be shortened and the in
evitable era of bloodshed and disorder
| materially shortened.
| The effect was, to certain extent,
Just the contrary. Cut off from their
| expected source of supply, and made
desperate by the attempts to completely
deprive them Of the munitions Of war.
| the incensed rebels sought revenge on
| the United States by indulging in de-
struction of property and attacks on
Americans such as resulted in the muir
der Of Thomas Fountain, the young
| American gunner
Administration Amazed.
| To the intense amazement of the Taft
| Administration these acts on the part
OF the rebels SO iniamed the federals
that at least one well-known officer,
! General villa, threatened reprisals in
the shape OF also killing all such Amer
ic9ns as he might find fighting in the
rebel army.
Finally conditions assumed such a
critical stage, and the wanton destruc-
ton OF life and property assumed such
proportions, that the warning note OF
Acting Secretary of State Huntington
| suited.
| Ambassador Henry Lane wilson and
| Consul Marion Letchar, at Chihuahua.
were directed to notify General Oroz, Z
mat tho Staying of Americans must
| cease. ~. .'-
| It il declared today that General
Oro2co has already made Il quite clear
that he will persist in his refusal to
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American cousuls lust as long as the
| United States refuses to recognize his
official standing as the head Of the
| bc!ligercnts
| 1t is also made ciea. that the Msdero
administration is bitterly hostile toward
any move Which NAV mean intervention
| in that country. Indeed the Madsro
inspire the acting Secretarys ncte, it
is sail, by its refusal to permit the
arms intended Sor Americans to enter
aesniI MSSifo without paving a high - duty;
VAS shipped to the American ambassa-
dor direct.
Strike Now Threatened.
In other matters, too, the Mexican
administration has displayed a curious
attitude toward the United States in
view of the fact that money and arms
were going through without any such
| restrictions as imposed on the rebels. ;
To add to the terrors of the situation
In Mexico the Americans employed on
| the Mexican national railroads will on
Wednesday walk out on strike.
| This will cut Mexico City of from all
communication with the outer world,
| with the exception of an English line
running from Mexico City to Vera Cruz
today, In the meanwhile, tell OF a great
| spread of the rebel cause.
Acapulco. on the west coast of Mexico
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and postal communications.
Conditions are also reported as great.
| ly worse In the rich state of Sonora,
where many Americans have great prop:
| erty interests, and in the states OF
Morelos, Michoacan, Sinaloa, Chiapas
Puebla and Vera Cruz.
The claim made by the representa-
| tives of Orozco in their communications
| to the President and the State Depart
ment Is that even II General Orozco
himself is slain that the revolution will
not be ended. 1t Is alleged. on the con.
trary. that long period of bloodshed
and anarchy will result which II will
take years to quell.
The party behind Orozco Is said to in
clude a formidable number of Mexican
property owners who will not yield In
presidency. The President has been
told that Madero has failed to keep his
promises and that nothing but his re-
tirement or elimination will end the
Mexican disorders.
Deep apprehension was expressed to.
| day about the corridors and cloak rooms
in the Senate over the Mexican sitra-
| ton.
The warnings of this Government tc
Mexico and to .Orozco are felt by many
Senators to portend trouble. The fear
! is pronounced that Intervention Is com-
| ing on, and that war cannot be avoided
and oyerwrought condition of political
feeling, there are many suspicious ex-
pressed to the effect the Administration
is trying to foment trouble with Mexico
MANY Democrats do not hssitate :,
voice this view. Nevertheless, even by
those who take this attitude, 1t Is ad.
mitted that the recent murder OF ar
American who was caught in the fed
| sents q grave problem.