The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-24
The Capital Talks of Little
Else and Is EX-
pectant
THE MEXICAN
TROUBLE BOTHERS
Taft's Order to Army Regi-
ments Comes as a
Surprise

Washington, Feb. 24,--With new ad
ministration only eight days away, ex
lpeetancy at the capitol is on tiptoe. /
is overshadowing any interest in tn
crowded routine proceedings that nov
hold congressional attention. As mat
ter of fact, Saturday little thought wa'
given to either body. Congressman o.
both houses were concerned more in dis
eussing latest tdbits about the Wilson
cabinet and Mr.. Bryan, and likewise, il
some degree, the Mexican situation nov
at such a crisis that President Taft feel,
warranted in ordering several regiment
of the army to Galveston, where they
can be available for foreign service II
needed.
! There is hesitation here about accept
| ing current versions of trouble between
Bryan and Wilson. So many misleading
stories have been put into circulation
although apparently at the time based
upon detailed information, that the more
cautious prefer to await developments.
Heretofore the anti-Bryan stories have
come from anti-Bryan sources, Such men
as Senator Kern of Indiana, who was
Bryan's running mate in 1908, and has
always enjoyed the commoner's conf.
dence, has no knowledge of differences.
This warrants suspicion about the au-
thentieity Of recent newspaper asseF-
tions. However, New York Is now so
much nearer facilities for keeping up
with what is going on at the New Jersey
capitol, one cannot speak authoritatively
pro or con.
President Tafts order to army regi-
ments Saturday came as something OF a
surprise, but is probably quite as much
to assure foreign governments and to
discourage any further revolution in
Mexico as for any other reason. So tur-
bulent has the status in Mexico become
that there is no telling when decisive
action on our part might become inn
perative. As always occurs in the course
of governmental trouble to the south
ward, European powers, especially Ger
many, are disposed to crowd the United
States government in the matter of re-
sponsibility for preserving order Mat
tiers have come to such a pass in Mexico
that British and German interests are
decidedly impatient. The presence of
warsbips off both coasts and of a small
army on the border makes condition
favorable to the new administration. For
unless Gen. Huerta, the provisional pres
ident, is able to cope with the situation,
there is no doubt that Mr.. Wilson as
president will have very lively Mexi
can problem on his hands Immediately.
Washington's birthday, legal holiday
in Washington, did not deter the con-
gressional branches from observing in
dustry The observanees in the city
were quite general, but at the capitol
were confined to reading OF the fare
well address by Senator Brandegee.
Thereafter the Senate renewed debate on
the rivers and harbors bill, but without
a vote upon the Windsor locks
amendment. An agreement was made
to vote Tuesday upon Senator Borah's
bill creating department of labor. Ac-
aordingly it looks as though sueh de-
partment would really be authorized
prior to March 4.
The House devoted the afternoon to
i big navy" debate with Representative
Hobson of Alabama, the hero of the Mer
rimac. taking the affirmative, while Rep
-esentative Witherspoon of Mississippi
Reclaimed on the necessity for economy.
Il was agreed there that general debate
should proceed for two hours Monday, |
Ifter which the House would get down |
% consideration of the bill by para |
graphs.
Josiah Quincy of Boston. a Wilson
supporter through thick and thin, visited |
he capitol Saturday, but preserved
ilence as to his errand.