Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-27
American Forces Not to Be
Sent Into Southern Republic
as Such Action Would In
yoIve Country in War,
PRECEDENT AGAINST
INTERVENTION BY u. S.
Moving of Army Into China and
Landing of Marines in MIC
aragua Caused by Entirely
Different Conditions

ley sosH,Na JOURNAL SPECIAL trAurn WiRei
Washington Feb 2G President
Wilson today took The position that
lor the United states 10 send marines
or armed forces Of any kind into
Mexico without the consent 0f the|
governing authorities there would be
an act of war. He emphatically as.
serted that permission never had been
sought either OF General Huerta Or
General Cawan2a and Indicated no rt~
quest Of that character would he made
in the near future. The president an-
nounced, toe. that no change i'm the
policy of the American government
toward Mexico had been decided upon.
Tho president had been asked
about reports that American troops
might De sent across the border 90
recover the body OF William S. Benz
ton, the British subject, recently oxe-
cuted nt Juarez and concerning pub
lished dispatches that the United
states contemplated sending marines
20 Mexico CITY To guard the American
embassy
llucrta Makes Mlssiaicment.
one press dispatch. saying General
lluerta himself had stated today that
he had refused permission to the
United states to send 2,O00 ma
tineg 60 Mexico city was shown
to- President Wilson. who said
il was untrue that such request had
been made 10 added that neither
Charge ShaughnessQ nor any ono
elise had been authorized to discuss
with The Huerta government the lhnd-
i inc pf marines ip Mexff9
Administration officials Expressed
the opinion that General lluerta in
spired the statement about American
marines az this time merely for effect
upon the Mexican people whom he
hoped % Impress with his untipathy
toward the American government, ais
Il Is well known that permission 10
land marines for legation guards has
been freely accorded by Huprta 10
other nations including Great Britain
ana Germany
Sending Marines Not Contemplated
Tho president explained that the
sending of marines TO Mexico had
never gotten beyond the stAges OF
mere discussion among administration
officials lie said that when Great
Britain and Germany sent marines To-
Mexico city to guard their legations
although the United states was ap-
prised La advance OF the step and qf-
tered no objections, there wns nat
ural disposition here 20 determine u
the American government should iake
similar action Ills information, he
added, was that Mckee City was quiet
and that there was no danger 10 for
cisners, ana while Charge O'shaugh .
messy as woll as Roar Admiral tietrk
r.tI
an embassy guard, both advised that
such a step was not necessary
IL was clearly realized hy the ad-
ministratlon here at the time the dls-
cusslon began that 10 ask the Huertl
government for permission 20 land
marines would involve recognition Oft
That government
Regard for Pre-, ehtnts.
ln discussing the subject of send-
ing armed forces into Mexico The
president showed familiarity with tile
procedcnts pointing out that ut the
time of the Boxer rebellion tho Chi-
ncse government practically had iu-
Yited the allied powers 90 protect thplr
legations because of its own inability
no do So. He referred to the fact
that the landing Of American marines
iu Nicaragua t9 protect railroad wax
done with the permission OF the Ni-
Cutaguan government The president
saw no parallel Ina MeNito to the Rit-
uati0n that existed ut the time af the
Boxer outbreak When II Was sng-
gcsted 90 him that President Hu-
chanan ln 20 message to congress. had
adyoentcd sendlug troops into north
cn McNiDo Do restore pUace. Mr. WIZ
son spoke ot having quite recently
read ihe message ana called attention
TO the failure Of President Buchanan
90 roint ont amy rulc Of International
law under which armed forces tould
Doe sent into another country without
The latters permission, unless ID wcrc
an ACT OF war
situation Not Chnngcd.
THE president views the general site
uouoa in Mexico as far as the pros
ross uf the revolution Is concerned as
but little changed Huorta's re-
sources me- thinks, have been wenk
oued and he has learned of nn uudcg-
tone uf Dissatisfaction among aexi-
cans i'm lhe territory controlled by
Huerta 900 the mtter's arbitrary eNac-
tious of funds lie lot it bee known
that be had inquired into report
about American financial aid tn Cur-
ranza, aud Was convinced that there
was no barter in concessions between
rarruull aud American fnantiers.
Mr. Wilson pfesumes carranM is 50,
ting most ot his funds now by inter.
nal taxation and import duties
Upon ihc Benton episode tho presi-
dent bad little Information Go reveal
beyond what already had been pub
iished llc said the United States
government was slowly finding out
Tho details and that lts course IN the
meantime must necessarily be "A pa
uent ufr The president 1ud Heurd
of no refusal by villa To receive the
messages Of the various CONSULAR
agents
~ Drreer 80 Hriflsh Con NJ.
u would not be dangerous fer tho
British consul to go lo Juarez nor need
Americans fear To- so across tho bnr