The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-04
AMERICANS WARNED
TO LEAVE MEXICO
President Taft Urges Proclamation
Urges United States Citizens to
Place Effects With Con-
sular Agents.


gravity of the situation in Mexico caused
President Taft to issue proclamation
Saturday virtually warning American
citizens to refrain from entering that
country, and those now resident there
to leave when conditions threaten to be-
come intolerable.
The decision to issue such warn
! ing was reached at a special meeting
of the cabinet.
The proclamation was augmented by
! a telegram addressed by the state de-
! partment to Ambassador Wilson in the
4 city of Mexico. The ambassador was
| instructed to inform Americans in peril
there to withdraw across the border,
leaVing their effects in the care of the
nearest United States consul.
Copies of the telegram were sent to
all consular agents.
The presidents utterance, it was ex.
planned, was in no sense a recognition
OF the revolution movement. Neither
was it to be looked upon as a declara-
ton of neutrality 1t was declared the
utterance was solely warning to Amer
leans to avoid anything that might
SAVIOR of partisanship in the existing
state of affairs.
The proclamation, which is interpret
ed further as an expression of this coun=
tIy's intention to avoid by every pos
sible means any chance Of Intervention,
is as follows:
Whereas serious disturbances and
foIcible resistance to the authorities of
the established government exist in GER
tain portions OF Mexico. and:
Whereas under these conditions it
is the duty Of all persons within the
jurisdiction Of the United States to re-
frain from the commission OF acts pro.
hihited by the law thereto relating and
subyersive Of the tranquility of coun
try with which the United States is
at peace; and
"Whereas the laws of the United
States prohibit under such circumstances
all persons within and subject to their
jurisdiction from taking part contrary
to said laws in any such disturbance
adversely to such established govern
ment; and
Whereas, by express enactment If
two or more persons conspire to com
NIT an offense against the United States,
any act of one eonspirator to effect
the object Of such conspiracy renders
all the cOnspirators liable to fine and
Imprisonment; and
Whereas, there is reason to believe
that citizens of the United States and
others within their jurisdiction fail to
apprehend the meaning and operation
Of the applicable laws Of the United
States, as authoritatively interpret Il,
and may be misled into participation
-, a I, ~ - :
said laws and which will render them
liable to the severe penalties provided
for such violations;
Nov. therefore, in recognition of the
laws governing and controlling in such
matters as well as in discharge Of the
obligations Of the United States to-
wards friendly country, and as meas
urc of precaution and to the end that
Others within their jurisdiction may be
deferred from subjecting themselves to
legal forfeitures and penalties
81. William Howard Taft, president
of the United States of America, do
hereby admonsh all citizens and other /
persons to abstain from every viola /
tioE of the laws hereinbefore referred |
to. and do hereby warn them that all |
of such laws will be rigor- |
ously prosecuted and | do hereby en-
join upon all officers of the United States /
charged with the execution of such laws |
the utmost diligence in preventing vio- |
lations thereof and in bringing to trial |
and punishment any offender against the |
same; and finally, / do hereby give no
tice to all persons owing allegiance to /
the United States who may take part
in the disturbances now existing in Mex
leo. unless in the necessary defense of
their persons or property, or who shall
otherwise engage in acts subversive of
TIE tranquility of that country. will
do so at their peril, and that they can
in no wise obtain any protection from
the government of the United States
against the appropriate legal conse-
1uence of their acts, insofar as such
are in accord with equitable
Justice and humanity and the enlight-
oned principles of international law"
Because of the interest felt bv Eu.
-opean nations many of whose subjects
IRE residents in Mexico the state de-
nartment had fully advised with their
diplomatic representatives in Washing.
on. Saturday the British. German.
Spanish and French embassies and le-
yations here were informed Of the proc
and ct the instructions to Am
,assador Wilson.
IL was stated also that Saturdays ac-
ion was not 70 be regarded as indcat-
NC that the administration had aban- {
Ioned hope Of the speedy restoration of
peaceful conditions.