New-York tribune., 1912-03-03
IFrom The Tribune Bureau.l
washington, March

Washington, March 2
PRESIDENT AND MEXICO.-The proc
lamation issued by the President to-day
affords renewed evidence Of the combina-
ton of frmness and forbearance with when
President Taft is treating affairs in Mex
| leo on the one hand the President Is
! warning President Madero that ne must
exercise every precaution to forestall IN
| Jury to American lives or property. ana on
the other he is urging upon Americans not
| only the necessity Of observing with the
utmost strictness the neutrality laws, but
the advisabiity Of exercising ordinary COM
mon sense In avoiding situations where Vlo-
| lence is likely to be encountered. TO TINS
end Americans resident in Mexico are
urged to avoid those localities In which,
according to the dictates Of common pru-
dence they would apprehend violence ulu
parallel conditions exist In the Uhiteu
States. President Taft realizes perfectly
that there is a disposition on the part Oh
some Americans to act on Foreign teTIl-
tory. and particularly on that OF certain
American republics. III manner WhlcH
they would not employ on American SOIL
Conditions arise even in certain American
cities, which make Il hazardous Tor people
to go on the streets, TO remain out alter
dark. etc. and there are even times when
prudence dictates the avoidance OF certain
localities at all times Of day or night
Such conditions are admittedly deplorable
and are remedied as promptly as posslole'
Just now such conditions prevail IN certain
localities in Mexico. but the President ue-
| lieves President MaderO should nave every
opportunity to correct these conditions ana
that American citizens, and, indeed. other
| foreigners should not encourage by lool-
| hardy conduct outrages which they beheVe
! their respective governments amply aple
| to resent merely because they possess such
confidence. 1t is appreciated that condi-
tions may arise in which Intervention Is IN
evitable but il is the firm purpose OF the
| President 10 avoid that contingency as long
as nossible. He would regard the neces-
sitv for Intervention as deplora5le, and he
believes that every American should help
him in his efforts to avoid it.
! TOO RAD-'It is too bad that senator
Dixon. speaking in the interest OF Colohei
| Roosevelt. should have taken occasion 90
refer In exaggerated terms to the Southern
| deIerations in the national convention re-
marked a Senator to-day. who is well post
cd regarding the poli i,al history o. the
Marty Conditions affecting the delegates
from the South have been improving stead
iIy" he continued THE cleaTest campaign
ever conducted by a national chairman up
10 that time was that conducted by George
b Cortelyou, on behalf Of President Roose-
welt. Prior to that. the methods to which
Republican national chairmen were COM
pelled to resort were deplorable. But Mr..
Cortelyou conducted a clean campaign The
following Presidential year Frank II. Hitch
cock was in charge. He was man po
sessed Of a high sense of honor He had
been trained in the Cortelyou methods, and
his efforts 20 secure for Mr.. Taft the dele
cations from the Southern states were
clean and proper. The only depiorao'e
methods employed in 1903 were those re-
sorted TO by those who opposed the noiih-
nation Of Mr.. Taft And this year equally
clean methods have been employed by those
seeking to effect Mr.. Tafts renomlhatloh'
The only derlorable methods are those re-
sorted to by the opponents OF Mr. Ist'
How ever. in view of the tremendous I'M
provement Of methods the absence or an
unseemly use OF patronage and the en-
rloyment of cash, it does seem too paa
, that any one representing Mr.. Roosevelt
should make 4 statement which afford
ground for the Jelief by those not familiar
with the facts that the cid conditions pre-
vail. Mr. Roosevelt himself was large
responsible for the Improvement OF condl-
tions in 1901. and certainly no friend OF his
should belittle the reform which he ana
Mr.. Cortelyou achieved. Furthermore
continuation Of such allegat ons as are
made by Senator Dixon will inevitably re-
suit IN a curtailment Of Southern repre-
sentation in the national convention ana
that would be tantamount 10 republican
approval of the disfranchis ment OF the
negro in the Southern states
DIXON OFFENDS MANY.-"There is no
Question in any mans mind that an over
wbelming preponderance of the Republican
voters Of the nation are for the nomination
/ of Colonel Roosevelt as the Republican
/ standard bearer" said Senator Dixon to-
dav IN his second statement regarding the
! candidacy Of the cx-PresIdent, ana ne
added. q little further along: The oniy
bone of these Republicans who are against
the nomination Of Colonel Roosevelt Is 10
..cure by the use OF federal patronage IN
the South the control Of delegates from
skeleton political organizations In those