The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-23
No Troops From
Border Will Go to
Vera Cruz as Result
OF Developments

WASHINGTON, APRIL 2s-AFTER ISSUING THE STATE
MENT, DECLARING THE INTENTION OF THE UNITED
STATES ENFORCE REPARATloN THE PRESIDENT BENT
ALL THE ENERGIES OF THE ADMINISTRATION, TO PLAN
MING FOR OPERATIONS IN MEXICO
THE PRESIDENTS STATEMENT WAS ISSUED AFTER A
CABINET CONFERENCE REPLY TO A MESSAGE FROM THE
CoNsTITUTIoNALlsT CHIEF, CARRANzA.
FROM DAWN THE WEARlED CHIEFS OF THE WAR AND
NAVY DEPARTMENTS, BRYAN AND OTHER CABINET Of
FIcERs HURRIED FROM CONFERENCE TO CONFERENCE.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE THE CABINET OFFICIALS WITH
COUNSELOR ROBERT LANSING OF THE STATE DEPART
MENT, AIDED WILSON IN FORMULATING HIS REPLY TO
cARRANzA. THE WAR DEPARTMENT SECRETARY GAR
RlsoN GENERAL WTHERsPooN CHIEF OF STAFF; MAJ
GEN. LEONARD WOOD, HAS BEEN DESIGNATED TO
THE COMMAND OF THE ARMY. IN ITS MEXICAN OPERA.
TloNs, AND GEN. w WEAVER CHIEF OF COAST ARTtL
LERY DISCUSSED POSSIBLE OPERATIONS OF LAND FORCES
AT LENGTH.
ORDERS FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT PUT A SUM.
MARY STOP TO THE IMPORTATION OF ARMS TO THE
FORCES ACROSS THE MEXICAN BORDER.
THE SITUATION ON THE MEXICAN BORDER WAS THE
SUBJECT OF THE DAYS CONFERENCES. ANY coNTEM-
PLATED MOVEMENT THE VERA BY
TRANSPORT, 1T is REPORTED WOULD BE HELD UP AS A
RESULT ,cARRANzAs MESSAGE OF LAST NIGHT, UNTIL
BORDER CONDITIONS WOULD PERMIT THE WITHDRAWAL
OF TROOPS.
WASHINGTON APRIL 2s-PREslDENr WILSON ISSUED
THE FOLLOWING COMMENT ON THE cARRANzA STATE
MENT: r>#1
a WISH TO RElTERATE WITH, THE GREATEST EMPHA-
SIS THE DESIRE AND INTENTION OF THIS GOVERNMENT
TO RESPECT IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY THE SOVEREIGNTY
INDEPENDENCE OF THE PEOPLE OF MEXICO.
"THE FEELING INTENTION OF THE GOVERNMENT
IN MATTER ARE NOT BASED UPON POLITICS. THEY
MUCH DEEPER THAN THAT. THEY ARE BASED UPON
A GENUINE FRIENDSHIP FOR THE MEXICAN PEOPLE AND
A PROFOUND INTEREST IN THE RE-EsTA5LIsHMENT
THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM.
WHATEVER UNHAPPY CIRCUMSTANCES OR NEcEssI-
TIES MAY ARISE, THIS OBJECT WILL HELD STEADILY
IN VIEW AND PURSUED WITH PERSISTENT PURPOSE,
FAR AS THIS GOVERNMENT is CONCERNED.
s#s "BuT ARE DEALING WITH FACTS Wherever AND
WHENEVER THE DIGNITY THE UNITED STATES is
FLoUTED, IT'S INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS OR THE RIGHTS
CITIZENS INVADED, OR ITS INFLUENCE RERUFFED,
WHERE HAS THE RIGHT TO ATTEMPT TO EXERCISE IT,
81 THIS GOVERNMENT MUST DEAL WITH THOSE ACTUALLY
IN CONTROL 1T is NOW DEALING WITH GENERAL
sERTA IN THE. TERRITORY He CONTROLS THAT He DOES
NOT. RGHTFuLLY CONTROL 1T DOES NOT ALTER THE
FACT THAT He DOES CONTROL 1T. WE ARE DEALING,
MOREOVER ONLY WITH THOSE WHOM HE COMMANDS AND
THOSE COME HIS SUPPORT. WITH THESE
MUST DEAL THEY DO NOT LAWFULLY REPRESENT THE
PEOPLE or MEXICO IN FACT, WE REJOICE BECAUSE OUR
QUARREL is NOT WITH THE MEXICAN PEOPLE AND WE DO
NOT DESIRE TO DICTATE THEIR AFFAIRS. BUT MUST
ENFORCE OUR RlGHTFuL DEMANDS: UPON THOSE WHOM
THE EXISTING AUTHORITIES AT THE PLACE WHERE WE
ACT, DO, FOR THE TIME BEING REPRESENT"
. AFTER ISSUING HIS STATEMENT, DECLARING THAT. .Ac-t
TON IN MEXICO WOULD BE DIRECTED SOLELY AGAINST
. HuERTA, WILSON CANCELLED ALL ROUTINE ENGAGE.
MENTs TO DEVOTE THE ENTIRE DAY TO THE MEXICAN
STuATIoN