NEW YORK
December 12
The American Consul at Tampico has asked leave to charter a steamer for American refugees. A party of. rebels entered the British Vice-Consulate and forcibly arrested Luis Terrayas, son of ft wealthy land-owner. He was put in gaol despite protests. The Vice-Consul was absent.
Mr. Taft, lecturing on the Monroe doctrine before the Peace Society, said: ''We cannot be too careful to avoid forcing our own ideas of government on people with difFerent ideas to what constitutes government/ Referring to Mexico Mr. Taft pointed out that intervention meant -a long and costly war, and ho urged the support, of PresidentWilson's peace .policy, contending that tho Monroe doctrine had proved its usefulness by causing the European Powers to look towards "the United States for a settlement of difficult questions."
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Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 19961, 15 December 1913, Page 5
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