Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-10
PROBABILITY OF INTERVENTION.
President Taft is Being Urued to Send
Troops to Mexico.

washington, September g. -InterVen-
ton in Mexico and the possibility Of
President Taft calling a special session
Of congress to determine whether
American troops should be sent across
the line were widely discussed here to-
day by public men and In diplomatic
circles.
It Is known that the government has
been pressed on many sides to take
such a step and various accounts Of
what influences were being brought to
bear and the objects sought to be ac-
complished are related among those in
terested on both sides of the question.
President Taft and the state depart
ment, however, are holding to the
principle that no such action should be
taken without authorization of con-
gress. That American soldiers have
been sent into China without authori-
zation Of congress Is held not to be a
precedent for sending troops to Mexi-
CO. In China, American missionaries
were besieged and In danger Of tor
ture and death. In Nicaragua the reb-
els had shelled the American legation
and endangered the lives Of American
citizens by bombardilig an unfortified
national law. No such situation has
been reported in Mexico.
Juan Didapp, who claims to repre-
sent the revolutionary factions here.
today published statement to the ef-
feet that capita. leader Of the rebel
bands in the state OF Morelos. threat
ened measures of reprisal" II the
United States were to intervene, on
the ground that 1t would be "impos-
sible for commanding officers to re-
strain their soldiers from doing acts
never done before"
Representatives Of the Madero gov
eminent declare there are no Ameri-
cans in Morelos to suffer from Zapita's
bands, and that the relation Of Zapi-
ta's forces to the city Of Mexico Is the
same as would be the relation OF
Washington to marauding bands in
The news that President Taft con-
siders the situation q grave one and
has given thought to the expediency Of
putting 1t up to congress Is expected to
bring out the usual crop Of reports Of
troops under orders to move and plans
completed by the general staff Of the
army for campaigning in Mexico.
The general staff has complete plans
for any such emergency. Should 1t
arise. some war department official
could wake up any night. and like Won
Moltke, at the outbreak Of the Franco
Prussian war, send to the telegraph
wire in a moment, orders that would
put an army ahorse and afoot in bat
tie array.
So it is perfectly proper to say the
war department Is ready to invade
Mexico at a moments notice. But 1t Is
1t Is to repel invaders from across the
ocean. It has standing orders with the
principal railroads and steamship lines
by which 1t can begin moving an army
within twenty-four hours. 1t has ready
for instant transportation the supplies
and ammunitions Of war to support
such an army in a campaign.
While they are apprehensive Of the
situation, army officers hope there
will be no Intervention. They say n
campaign against Mexican guerrillas
would be a close parallel to the chase
after Aguinaldo, campaign which
could not be ended in less than two
years, and which would have results
beyond accurate prediction.
Senior Calero, the Mexican ambassa-
dor, is expected to arrive in Mexico
City next Friday. He left Washington
feeling that this government would be
satisfied with vigorous attempts on the
part of the Madero government to stop
raiding on the border and threatening
situations for Americans in Chihuahua
and Sonora The Mexican government,
1t is said is ready to reinforce its
troops in northern Mexico for that
purpose and to facilitate that move
ment, may ask to pass them through
Texas and New Mexico. The United
States probably would permit that.
Meanwhile the border patrol Of United
States troops has been reinforced by
two full regiments of cavalry, and there
Is a genuine feeling here that this gov
ernment will await the results Of these
newest measures before taking other
steps.