The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-09-13

Conditions are IntoIerabIe and are
Rapidly Growing Worse.

BEVERLEY. Mass, Sept. All
though President Taft will not in
teryene in Mexico without the full
est deliberations upon a step that
would mean war. his friends declar-
ed tonight that Intervention is near
er than it has been since the first
American troops were rusned to the
/ border eighteen months ago.
II can now be stated on highest
authority. however. that should the
president decide that Intervention
is the only course open to him. he
will call congress I'm special session
and demand OF IL the authority TO
send the American army across the
border Under no circumstances he
has told his friends, would he do an
unfriendly act against Mexico, with
out consulting Congress.
Friends Of the President realize
that he would give the order to in
wade Mexico only with the greatest
reluctance They are aware that 10
has already been charged by senat-
ors that the President might send
the army across the line make him
self o "war President and rely up
on chat TO- bring victory TO himself
and the Republican party 90 Novem-
Der Mr. Taft has said that such
statement Is utterly without found
alton. and declared go his advisors
that &c. would be hard 70 conceive
OF q President who would uso his
office TO throw his country into wer
which experts have predicted could
end iu not less than two years;
that would cost millions; that
would mean the sacrifice of thou
sands of lives and ruin for the years
to come the basis of this nations
friendship with the Central Americ-
an republics
The President today authorized
General Leonard Wood. chief OF
staff. q. s. a.. to dispatch two more
regiments of cavalry to the Texas
border. The regiments will be sent
from Fort Riley Kan. and Fort d.
A. Russell Wyo So far as the Pres
ident was informed. there will be
no immediate need for more troops
in Texas but conditions along that
border have grown worse in the last
few weeks
10 is in the southern part Of Mex
leo. however. that the President has
learned OF intolerable conditions af-
fecting the Americans. There the
Madero government. according TO
the Washington information. is ut
terly unable TO cope with the rev
olutionists. and there seems to be
little PROJECT that the situation win
improve. The President. within the
last few days. has communicated a
demand that President Madero be
more active in the protection OF A
mericans. He is hopeful that this re-
minder meant for the ears Of the
Mexican president. and for the Mex
lean foreign office. as well, will be-
fruitful of results in both southern
and northern Mexico.
The situation south Of the Mex
lean capital il regarded as particu-
larly dangerous 10 Americans be-
cause the revolutionists there appar
emily have much less fear of an A
merican invasion than their broth
ers in the north The only favorable
plan for protection Of Americans In
the South, Mr. Taft has been told,
would be 70 send troops TO some
gulf port Of Mexico.
Intervention the Only solution;
The trouble is In the interior and
the landing of troops in Mexican
port would mean Intervention and
war. There is no such opportunity
IN the south of Mexico 20 display
troops in force and thereby instill
respect for the United States, as
their has been along the Texas from
tier. Only one solution OF the prob
lem has been put forward and that
10 Intervention.
Mr. Taft Is stiu hopeful, however,
that President Madero will improve
conditions so fhat such step will
not need to be taken.
The ninth cavalry will proceed TO
Douglas. Arizona and the thirteenth
Cavalry 10 ri Psso from which
points they will be distributed along
the border