The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-02-20
MADERO IS WARNED
By TAFT IN NOTE
Saws U. S. Demands End OF
Dangerous Situation"
MARINES RUSHED TO CUBA
Two Thousand Are Ordered % Fro
coed Southwark on Transports
to Be Ready for Action in
Mexican Crisis.

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frmed report, said to have been trans
mtted over the wires below Juarez,
reported that Diaz had occupied the
national palace at Mexico City. Cen
sorship continues, however, on the
Mexico City end of all wires below
this point.
Washington, Feb 1S.--President
Talt's reply to President Maderos ap-
peal to withhold American interven-
ton in Mexico, sent by telegraph,
made public by Secretary Knox is as
| follows:
From your excelleny's telegram,
which reached me the l4th, it appear.
! cd that your excellency was somewhat
misinformed as to The policy of he
! United States toward Mexico. when
has been uniform for two years. or as
TO the naval or other measures thus
far taken, which are measures OF
natural prCcaution. The ambassador
telegraphed that when you were good
enough to show him your telegram
to me he pointed out this fact.
Your excellency must, therefore,
be aware that the reports which APP
pear TO have reached you that orders
have already been given to land forces
were inaccurate
The ambassador who is fully in
formed, is nevertheless again instruct
ed TO afford you any desired informal
ton Fresh assurances of friendship
| to Mexico are unnecessary after Two
| years Of proof of patience ard good
| will
In view Of the special friendship
! and relations between the two coun-
tries cannot too strongly impress up
/ on your eXccllency the vital import
ance of early establishment of that
! real peace and order which this gov
eminent has so long hoped to see,
! both because American citizens and
their property must be protected and
respected and also because this nation
| sympathizes deeply with the Affections
| of the Mexican people.
In reciprocating the anxiety shown
/ by your excelency's message. feel
! it my duty to add sincerely and with
| out reserve that the course of events
! during the last two years, eliminating
! in the present most dangerous situa-
| ton, creates in this country extreme
pessimism and the conviction that the
! present paramount duty is the prompt
relief OF the situation.
WILLIAM II. TAFT"
Rush Marines to Cuba.
Two thousand United States ma
rines from various barracks along the
| Atlantic coast were ordered to Cuba.
| there to be held in readiness for pos
sible use in Mexico Half of them Will
| leave from Philadelphia on the army
transport Meade, and the second thou
sand will start from Norfolk on the
naval transport Prairie.
Guantanamo is the present objective
| point of tho marines. who will be es-
| tablshed in camp in connection with
the fleet under the command of Rear
| Admiral Badger.
Besides the movement o. the ma
rines, two army transports We're or
| dered to proceed at once from New
| port News to Galveston, Tex, where
they might be close at hand for the
movement of troops from the border
should any unexpected emergency
arise. The Third cavalry at Fort Sam
! Houston has been directed to hold it.
self in readiness 10 entrain for Calves
! ton prepared for foreign service
| Whether these men will get further
|
Mexican developments.
President Taft Is Worried.
President Taft is plainly worried by
the fact that although he has only
fourteen more days to serve in the
| White House, the situation in Mexico
shows little signs of becoming less
troublesome. The president has no
| desire to leave over for Mr. Wilson
the settlement Of this country's Iela-
tons with Mexico, but he is decidedly
| opposed to taking any measures him
self unless extreme provocation and
Wholesale murder of Americans drive
! him to it.
The president told friends today
that he realized what difficult thing
il would be for new administration
TO gather up the reins of government
and understand the conditions in the
southern republic in a few weeks or
in a few months.
He has informed his advisers that
he will be president up until Mr.. VIII
son takes the oath OF Office and that if
| intervention il demanded by congress
on his last day in Office he would not
hesitate to concur. But he hopes that
! he will not have to act and then move
into the background, leaving new
president and inexperienced admins
tration TO struggle with the real prob.
lem
Abolish Night Sessions.
Night sessions OF the cabinet to con.
slider late Developments from Mexico
probably will not be held in the future.
Several Of the presidents cabinet sus-
gested 10 him that these meetings
might be misunderstood throughout
the United States and III Mexico and
that their significance might be magni.
fed
The president agreed with his ad.
visers and practically decided to hold
no more such conferences