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ammunition was brisk.
Although the Washington govern
ment had begun to entertain doubts OF
President Madero's ability to control
the situation, his was the constituted
government in Mexico. The Latin
American policy at Washington was to
sustain constituted government, and
accordingly the administrations cor
dial support was given to this resolu-
ton, introduced by Senator Root OF
New York and adopted on March a.
1912:
Resolved, That whenever the presi-
dent shall find that in any American
country conditions of domestic NO.
lence exist which are promoted by the
use of arms or munitions of war pro-
cured from the United States, the
president is hereby authorized, in his
discretion, and with such limitations
and exceptions as shall seem to him
expedient, to prohibit the export OF
arms or munitions of war from any
place in the United States to such
country until otherwise ordered by the
president or by congress.
This sealed the fate of the Orozco
revolution and crippled all future rev.
olutionary activity in the north, for
the revolutionists controlled no sea-
port through which arms might be
imported from countries other than
the United States. Until August OF
1918 the Washington government is
sued permits for the expectation OF
arms to the federal government at
Mexico city.
Zapata's guerrilla warfare became
more troublesome in 1912, and strong
pressure for Intervention was con-
stantly exerted upon President Taft.
He replied to the intervention argu-
rnents in his speech accepting the Re-
publican denomination for the presi-
dency, saying:
"This administration has been con-
scious that one hostile step in inter-
vention and the passing of the border
by one regiment of troops would mean
war with Mexico, the expenditure of
hundreds of millions of dollars, the
loss of thousands of lives in the tran
quilization of that country, with all
the subsequent problems that would
arise as to its disposition after we
found ourselves in complete armed
possession.
"In order to avoid the plain con-
sequences, it seemed the course Of pa
triotism and of wisdom to subject our
selves and our citizens to some de-
gree Of suffering and inconvenience
and to pass over with a strong pro-
test and claim for damages even
those injuries inflicted on our peaceful
citizens in our own territory"
Replenishing the Treasury
The Madero government found it
necessary to replenish its treasury ir
the hope of suppressing the disorders
which broke out in unexpected quar-
ters and indicated that the long arm
of the politicians so. long potent at
the capital was again at work. Two
loans, one of $1O,OOO,OOO and another
of S20,O0O,OOO, were negotiated from
Speyer & Co. of New York. AS Pres
'dent Madero's troubles increased, the
cientificos sought a leader and finally
determined that an old name might
well be conjured with by putting for
ward Col. Felix Diaz, a nephew of the
old dictator. He had been an officer
OF the army, was popular and hand
some, but as subsequent events showed
lacked the iron that made his uncle
the one man who could control Mexico.
A considerable portion of the army
appears to have been for sale, and the
possibilities of a military coup d'etat
we're frequently discussed in the capi-
tails of those nations with vital inter-
ests in Mexico city. Anti-American
ism was prevalent in many parts of
Mexico, and the Washington govern
ment sent large quantity of arms to
the American ambassador at Mexico
city for distribution among the Amer
ican residents.
Col. Felix Diaz, who had been chief
of police of the federal district OF
Mexico city under his uncle, was with
out office during the Madero admin.
lstration. In November, 1912, he left
he capital for Vera Cruz, where dis
loyalty was rife among the officers of
the federal garrison. Vera Cruz is the
most important port in Mexico and
he terminal of the branch of the Ma
tional railways from Mexico city to
the sea. A large part of the garrison
promptly declared for Diaz, and anoth-
er revolution was on. Not only the
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