Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-24
PAINFUL IMPRESSION
CREATED ~ WASHINGTON.

Washington reh. g3-r The killing
of Francisco Mnderu and pino
suarez, dcpnsed president aud Vice
president ui Mexica. after Provisional
President General Huertu had assured
American Ambassador Wilson of the
mteiy 81 his pfisossrs from lust such
attacks. rrented "a painful imufesslnh
IN administration circles hero today
when the fret feeling nf surprise
had passed. # wis realized hy officials
that this last lfHeie event had added
greatly tu the efatitY Of the situuilau
aud had. undoubtedly placed an ad
ditiunni strain .upun the already tense
relations between this government ana
thut I'm the Mesican capital
still. as President Taft himself q
clarpd the event in Itself wits nat
sufficient 60 demand any departure
from the nnlef OF strict non lnterfel
enee which So far. has governed lis
administrations Probably the imme
diate result viii he to hasten the mili-
tafy and nafHl preparations IN 0rdrf
ta have the soldiers aud sailors nnd
marines ready l0 answer 8 call FOR In
stant embarkaiiOn If further develop
ments tn Meglp0 should demand tliplf
employment
The one danger to be apprehended,
which almost certainly wOuld result
In The launching pf an army of inVa
sion. would - the commission NJ
some act or acts M Mexico that would
endhnger the lives of foreign citizens
and Americans for having assured
the diplomatic representatives. in
Washington uf me disposition ana
ability Of this government io protect
their naiionalities IN Mexico city, lu
the same degree as Americans. the
Mexican government has assumed an
obligation that cannot be ignored.
Therefore, any attack upon the
'Amerieans. or foreigners. by the tacit +
consent 0f the Iuefta government nf /
even the exhibition toward them ~ /
mol violence. clearly beyond the abil 1
itV of the provisional government 10 /
prevent probably would be the signal 4
for active Intervention.
The administration officials feel that +
they have discharged their full duties +
and exhausted their constitutional I
powers in the orders they have given f
or planned for the preparation of i
sHAicient military and naval force to +
insure q successful entry to the MeSi +
tan capital in tHse Of need 10 IS
certain That beyond this
point the executive would not proceed +
except on direct Instructions from con
eress rs me exhibition 0f military T
force beyond the seacoaet towns of
Mexico. might be regarded as an act
0f war which under the constitution
can he directed only hv congress.
70 secure this direction probably It
would be necessary for President Taft
q communicate with congress through
special messaae recitiug the recent
vents and existing conditions IN Mex
eo and asking for Instructions
Secretary stimson and Major Gen
sral wood made no change today in
he proeram of concentration Of
feops ut Galveston These orders call
"a for the dispatch 70 Galveston. Tex
" tne elements That make ~ only
me brigade 6f troops namely the {
THth brigade. second division com
nanded by Bfig8dier General Ffeder
ek A. smith and comprising the
Fourth. Seventh Nineteenth and
twenty eighth fegin1ents of infantry b
Company ID. second battalion engi I
ieefs field hospital and ambulance
.orps No. 3 ono sigma company from
sorf Teavenw6fth the Fourth noun
ain battery 81 field artillery and (
hree pack trains These troops should
l bo in Galveston ~ the end Of This
week
Two other hrigades Of troops are
Indcr preparatory orders to entraln +
or the Texas seaport and 8s ndi=
ated bv President Taft in his state +
nenf YESTERDAY thesc on two othor
,rIgades if It h decided 10 make = +
hHnee ia the composition of the
oree. doubtless viii br directed ~
tart almost immediately
tt i also possible that orders WIFI !
sas4n n4anfnaNv Ia fhe Fourth cavalry 2
Irioada II rendezvous 1T Galveston
1f ~ these troops are now altogether 2
4 Texas engaged n important patrol +
ufy. FOR the most nart along The Dor
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