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Show NO CAUSE TO INTERVENE Taft Will Not Act Unless Mexicans Turn Wantonly Wan-tonly on Americans Washington, Feb. 14. President Tatt declared to close advisers today that only one thing could force him to ask congress to intervene In Mexico. Mex-ico. If the Madero or Diaz forces should turn upon Americans merely because they are Americans or foreigners Ml Taft let it be known that he would rush a special message to congressl in JO raiuutes' time He does not re- I gard the killing of a few Americans In tbe course of the battle as a cause for war, but looks upon such casual ! ties as unavoidable and believer that th proper authorities should be held liable for damages Would Resent Wanton Killing. If however, the President should hear that Americans were being wantonly wan-tonly killed and found congress lak- ine its week end recess, his confidants confi-dants today declared he would not hesitate to send an expeditionary force from the battleships at Vera Cms and Tampico Five thousand sailors ami marines could be landed from them in a few hours and started for Mexico Mex-ico City International law recognizes the right of B government to send such an expeditionary force to guard Its own citizens when they need protection protec-tion The sailors and marines would be sent to Mexico City as the "legation "lega-tion guard " Thi6 was the method employed during the boxer uprising in China and more recently in Nicaragua. Nica-ragua. Will Not Act Unless Forced. If such a step were forced on Pre ident Toft while congress was not in session the President plans to follow it immediate!) with a messa" setting forth onditions. showing what he had done and asking authority to send United States troops across the border President Taft met the cabinet at the usual semi-weekly session and the Mexican situation was generally discussed dis-cussed It was understood that the cabinet is in complete accord with the ('residents attitude as it -van expressed ex-pressed in talks with callers today. |