The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-18
TWO PRESIDENTS WRITE.


The reply Of President Taft to the
Mexican President Madero's remon.
STRANGE against Intervention is in the
best of spirit. President Taft points
out that the uniform record of patience
and good will which we have displayed
for the past two years ought to con-
vince President Madero that the United
States is not preparing to do anything
rash or unfrendly. At the same time,
President Taft points out that the dis
appointment OF hopes of the establish
ment of peace and order in Mexico has
created a pessinlistic impression in the
United States, and that the conviction
is growing that paramount duty calls
for prompt relief Of the situation. II
President Madero is ready to afford
/ this relief so much the better. If not,
the United States (is the inference)
cannot be expected permanently to put
np with the slaugbters and destruc-
tion of property Of Americans in Mex
| leo.
President Madero, in his note, ex-
pressed the opinion that there were
many places in the City Of Mexico
where foreigners could retire and be
in perfect peace and safety. He Jaunt-
lily said in the same communication
that the Mexican government would
pay the bills of damage for property
DESTROYED But bills of damages for
property destroyed, even though the
pavment were promptly assured, would
not be willingly received as compen
sation in contest which has no right
TO be tolerated at all, contest IN
which the sufferers have no part OF
lot and in which they do not wish to
have anv connection whatever But
when we remember that the damages
so airily promised by Madero are not
likely to be forthcoming in any rea-
sonabIe time, and that there will be a
certainty of strenuous effort on Mex
leo s part 10 cut down the value OF
property destroyed, it is not TO be e1-
pected that the owners Of that prop
erty can view without CONSERVATION
the prospect thus held out by Ma
dero.
So far as the safety of the persons
of the foreigners are concerned, Ma
dero's assurance does not seem to fit
lin with ambassador Wilson S appeal
for money TO help the foreigners that
are in danger. If il were merely a
question Of getting away from one part
Of the city to another, of removing a
short distance from the zone of fire
TO a locality of guaranteed peace and
auiet. the matter might be easily ac-
complishcd. But that does not seem
TO be ambassador Wilson S opinion. His
idea clearly is that in all Of the City OF
Mexico there is no ASSURANCE Of safe
~. and that the foreigners. in order ia
escape peril to their lives, viii have
10 go to Vera Cruz and, perhaps, bc
received on board of L. :. vessels.
I'm the meantime. the mobbDg OF
} Americans at Acapulco is serious mat
, ter. aud adds TO the discomfort that
. Madero' : letter naturally foment5. II
the Meyicans are so deadly hostile tc
Americans as that they cannot resist
the temptation to mob them when op
portunity presents in n Mexican city
thcn surely the Intervention of tbt
! United States for the protection Of il,
z citizens is wholly warranted. Ano
with respect to the headquarters of th'
u American legation IN the City OF Mex
+ leo, when these are fired into, eithe,
[ by Foderals or rebels. the United State
u would he fairly justified in sending
i sufficient forces TO repel such attack