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Wellington, Feb. 96.-President Viii
- today took the position that fer
the United States to send marines OF
an armed force Of any kind ints Mex.
leo without the consent of the govers-
ing authorities there would be An act
Of war. He emphatically asserted that
permission had never been sought eth
er Of General Huerta Of General Car
rama and indicated no request of that
character would be made in the near
future. The president announced, too,
that no change in the policy Of the
American government toward Mexico
had been decided neutral.
The president has been asked about
reports that American troops might be
sent across the border to recover the
body Of William 8. Benton, the British
subject, recently executed at Juare.
and concerning dispatches that the
United States contemplated sending
marines to Mexico D. F., to guard the
American embassy.
One press dispatch, saying General
Huerta himself, had stated today that
he had refused permission to the Unit.
ed States to send 1000 marines to
Mexico, D. F.. was shown to President
Wilson, who said it was untrue that
such request had been made. ~ ad
ded that neither Charge o 'shaughnessr
or anyone else had been anthoFissd to
discuss with the Huerta government
the landing of American marines in
Mexico.
Administration officials expressed .hc
opinion that Gen. Huerta probably M
spired the statement about American
marines at this time merely for effect
upon the Mexican people whom he
hoped to impress with his antipathy
toward American government as it is
we'll known that permission to land
marines for legation guards had been
freely accorded by Huerta to other
nations, including Great Britain and
Germany.
The president acknowledged that
the talk Of sending marines to Mexico
had never gotten beyond the stages Of
mere discussion among administration
officials. He said when Great Britain
and Germany sent marines to Mexico,
D. F., to guard their legations, although
the United States was apprised in ad-
vance of the step and Offered no OBJ
lection there was a natural disposition
here to determine of the American gov
ernment should take similar action.
HIS information, he added, was that
Mexico City was quiet and that there
was no danger to foreigners, and while
Charge 'Shaughnessy as well as Rear
Admiral Fletcher, were asked for their
opinions about an embassy guard, both
advised that such a step was unneces
sary.
It was clearly r{tlized by the ad-
ministration here at the time the dis
cussion began that to ask the Huerta
government for permission to land ma
rines would involve a recognition of
that government.
In discussing the situation of sending
armed forces into Mexico, the president
showed familiarity with the precedents,
pointing out that at the time Of tho
Boxer rebellion the Chinese government
practically had invited the allied pow
sn to protect their legations because
Of it, own inability to do %. He re-
ferred to the fact that the landing Of
American marines in Nicaraeua to pro-
tect . railroad was one with the per.
mission of the Nicaragua government.
The president saw NO parallel in
Mexico to the situation that existed at
the time Of the Boxer outbreak. When
II was suggested to him that Preside II
Buchanan in = message to congress had
advocated sending troops into Northern
Ns1ieo - restsre peace, Mr.. wih,n
~poke Of having recently read the mes-
sass a.d called attention to the failure
Of President Buehaaan to point out any
rule Of international Law undsg which
ssnel foeces eoald be sent into another
country without the htter's permission
unless IL were N act e war.
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