The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-11
HISTORY Of THE
MEXICAN MATTER
Going Back Into Repub-
Iican Policy.
HOW TAFT MET THE TROUBLE
Very Much Like Wilson Has
Inherited From Republican
Administrations.
WELL WORTH READING ABOUT

In the minds of Republican poll
ticians and editors there is consid-
cradle confusion with respect to
modern Amerioan-Mexican history.
Some of them seem to think that the
Mexican problem is the creation of
the Democratic administration-tha
il is Wilson problem" The truth
is it is Americas problem, and it
was as much a Taft problem as it
has been a Wilson problem, and in
the event of Mr.. Hughes election it
would be a Hughes problem. 1t is
very likely that as Mr.. Wilson hand
led the problem much as Mr.. Taft
did. Mr.. Hughes method of handling
it would not differ materially from
that OF Mr.. Wilson.
Let us take a glance at the rec
oTu. r: T aft. 6 x
March 4, 1903. Within twenty
months after Mr.. Taft's Inaugural
ton, trouble in serious form broke
out in Mexico, and during all of the
balance of his administration, this
trouble continued.
On November s, 1910, there was
rioting in Mexico City. The Ameri-
can flag was destroyed, the windows
of American residences and business
houses We're broken. A street car
containing American school children
was stoned and the son of the Unit
ed States Ambassador was assaulted.
These disturbances continued dur
ing November 9th.
On November 10th there was riot
ing in Guadalaara. The American
flag was burned and windows OF
American banks and stores were
broken. These disturbances contin-
ued two or three days.
On November 10, 1910. there was
rioting at various points in Mexico.
American consulates were wrecked
and the records of the cOnsulates
We're destroyed.
On November is, 1910, the Made
TO revolution broke out and from
that date on there was general dis
order in Mexico.
On March I, 1911, twenty thous-
and United States regulars We're
modified along the Mexican border.
On April 13. 1911. Mexican forces
took Aqua Prieta, opposite Douglas,
Arizona. In Douglas, Arizona, three
Americans We're killed and five We're
wounded.
On April 4, 1911, MeXicans again
attacked Aqua Prieta. half the town
of Douglas, Arizona, was under fire
of Mexican guns. On that occasion
seven Americans were wounded.
Governor Sloan of Arizona called
upon President Taft for the protec-
tion of Americans. The President
replied declining to take military
action.
On October 10 and II. 1911, Mex
lean rebels attacked and captured
Juarez. One thousand American
troops patrolled the American bor-
der and in FL Paso, Texas. five
Americans We're killed and seventeen
wounded.
tn May ~, 1911. Secretary of
State Knox sent to Mexico City a
nC:e denying that the United States
intended to intervene.
On March 30. 1912, rifles We're
sent to the American legation in
Mexico City for the protection of
American citizens. American colo
uists in Northern Mexico fiocke1
across the border, and there WAS
great damage to American property
b, he Mexican mObs.
IN April IA, l9t2, the State De-
Iartment warned Madero and Oroz-
90 9Gainst further outrages 10 Amer
iran ives and property.
That all occurred prior to the
Presidential election of 1912.
On December 4, 1912, President
Taft, in a message TO Congress de-
scribed his Mexican policy, which
was practically the same as Mr..
Wilson's has been, and he called 1t