The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-09-10
TAFT NAY INTERVENE
IN TROUBLED MEXICO
Conditions Such That Presidents
Friends Say Crisis is Nearer Than
at Any Other Time.

,C0nUlllOHS cuSu Ahne iS'AN
Friends Say Crisis is Nearer Than
at Any Other Time.
Beverly, Mass, Sept. 7.-Althougn
President Taft will not intervene IN
Mexico without the fullest delibera-
ton upon a step that would mean war;
his friends declared tonight that inter-
uvention is nearer than it has oeen
since the first American troops were
rushed to the border. IS months ago.
1t can be stated oil the highest au-
'tboritv that should the president de-
eide that intervention is the only
course open to him, he will call con-
sress in September session and de-
mand of it the authority to send the
American army across the border.
Under no circumstances, he has told
his friends, would he do any unfriend-
" act against Mexico without con-
sulting congress.
Friends of the president realize
that he would give the order to invade
Mexico only with the greatest reluc-
tance.
Seeks No War HOnOrS.
They are aware that it already has
been charged by senators that the
president might send the army across
the line, make himself a war pres1-
dent and rely upon that to bring
victory to himself and the Republican
party in November. Mr.. Taft has said
that such a statement is utterly with
, ont foundation and declared to his ad-
visers that it would be hard to con-
ceive of a president who would use
his Office to throw his country into
a war which experts have predicted
could end in not less than two years;
that would cost millions, that would
mean the sacrifice of thousands of
lives and ruin for years to come the.
basis of this nations friendship with
the central and South American re-
publics.
Move Troops to Border.
The president today authorized Gen.
Wood, chief of staff, U. S. A, to dis
patch two more regiments of cavalry
to the Texas border. The regiment
will be sent from Fort Riley, Kan,
and Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo. 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 is in the southern part of Mex
leo. however, that the president has
learned of intolerable conditions af-
fecting Americans. There the Madero
government, according to the Wash
ington information, is utterly unable
to cope with the revolutionists and
there seem to be little prospect that
the situation will improve. President
Taft within the last few days has COM
municated a demand that Preside,
Madero be more active in the protec-
ton of Americans. He is hopeful t.?
this reminder, meant for the ears of
the Mexican president and for the
Mexican foreign Office as well, will be
! fruitful of results in both southern and
northern Mexico.
The situation south of the Mexican
capital is regarded as particularly Sc
rious to Americans because. the revo-
lutionists there apparently have much
less fear of an American invasion than
their brothers on the. northern. The
only favorable plan for protection os
the 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 is no such opportunity in
the south of Mexico to display troops
in force and thereby instill 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 President Madero will immediate
y improve conditions so that such
sep will not need to be taken.
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