Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-09
ANXIOUS TO AVOID H0STHITIES
Will Do No Unfriendly Act Without
Consulting Senate,
TWO REGIMENTS GO TO BORDER
Conditions in Southern Part Of
Nation Intolerable.
TOWN OF DOUGLAS THREATENED
SaIazar DnrinRly Continues Policy
of Attempting to Cause Interna-
tionaI Complications to Aid
Rebel Cause.

BEVERLY, Mass, Sept. S.-Although
President Taft will not intervene In
Mexico without the fullest deliberation
on step that would mean war; his
friends declared tonight that Intervention
is nearer than it has been since the first
American troops were rushed to the
border eighteen months ago.
| 1t can be said on the highest authority,
| that should the president decide that In
tervention Is the only course open to
him he will call congress in special ses-
sion and demand of 1t the authority to
send the American army across the
| border In no circumstances he has told
his friends, would he do an unfriendly
act toward Mexico, without consulting
congress,
! Friends of the president realize that he
would give the order 10 invade Mexico
only with the greatest reluctance. They
are aware It has already been charged
| by senators that the president might
| send the army across the line, make him
self war president, and rely on that
10 bring victory to himself and the re-
publican party in November.
War Would BE Costly.
Mr.. Taft has said that such n state
ment is utterly without foundation and
| has declared to his advisers 1t would
he hard to conceive of a president who
would use his office to throw the coun-
| try into war that experts have predicted
could not end in less than two years that
would cost millions. that would mean
4 the sacrifice of thousands Of lives and
ruin for years to come the basis Of this
nations friendship with the Central and
! South American republics.
The president today authorized General
Leonard Wood, chief of staff of the
United States army, to dispatch two more
regiments of calvary to. the Texas border.
The regiments will be sent from Fort
Riley, Kan. and Fort Russell Wyc. SO
/ far as the president 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.
| It ls In the southern part OF Mexico,
that the president has learned Of in
tolerable conditions affecting Americans.
There the Madero government, according
to the Washington information rs utterly
unable to cope with the revolutionists and
there seems to be little prospects that the
situation viii improve.
warning to MRdero.
| The president within the last few days
has communicated demand that Presi-
dent Madero be more active in the pro-
lection of Americans. He is hopeful
that this reminder, meant for the ears OF
the Mexican president and the Mexican
foreign office as well, will be fruitful
of results in both southern and northern
Mexico.
The southern Mexican territory Is re-
garded as particularly dangerous to
Americans, because the revolutionlsts
there apparently have much less fear OF
an American invasion than their brothers
In the north The only favorable plan
for protection Of Americans in the south,
Mr.. Taft has been told, would be to send
troops to some gulf port Of Mexico.
! The trouble Is in the interior and the
landing Of troops in Mexican port
would mean Intervention and war. There
lS no OppOslllOH III tIle soulH W ulSpidy-
ing troops in force and thereby instillins
respect for the United States, as there
has been along the Texas frontier Only
one solution Of the problem has been put
forward and that Is intervention. Mr..
Taft is still hopeful, however, that Presi-
dent Madero will improve conditions so
that such a step will not need to be
taken.
American Town in Danger.
DOUGLAS Ariz. Sept. S.-Agna Prieta
the Mexican town opposite Douglas.
awaits an attack tomorrow by more
than 500 rebels who are marching toward
the border Courers arriving here to-
day from point fifty miles to the south,
report that the rebels looted the Gaba-
londo ranch securing 400 horses, arms
and provisions. The 500 rebels camped
there last night and early today started
on the march for Aqua Prieta, their
leader, Inez Salazar, avowing intention Of
attacking the Mexican border town.
Only a street separates Aqua Prieta
and Douglas and in the event Of an at
tack the American city would be in
danger Of stray bulletas. Aqua Prieta
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