Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-19
COChiSe County and Bisbee Suburbs
WILD AND WOOLLY
 JAPANESE STORY
Several Outfits, However Are Pushing Ahead With De-
 yeIopment Work

DOUGLAS, July 1S.-(Special )-
 Jas. H. Knowles, the well known mining man, accompanied by Mrs. Knowles, was in Douglas several days. returning to their home in the Paradise mining district this morn ing.
 Mir. Knowles for several months has been developing a group of mines near the property owned by the Man haitian company. He stated this morning that while the minng indus try was rather quiet now in the Chiri- cahuas, still there were a number of small owners continuing GeyeIopment work and results are of a character to increase general confidence in that mineral country.
 Regarding the San Simon Mining company and the Manhattan, both controlled by the Cole interests, MT Knowles said there was no definite Knowledge as to when they would re- sume extensive work. but that it had been reported that these companies would begging work again about the first of September.
 Concerning his own property Mir. Knowles stated that he had been de-
  tunnels and had done about 2OO0 feet of work, cutting several important mineral ledges. It is possible that he will shortly organize a mining company as the work already done fully warrants more extensive deYel- Opment.
 Mir. Knowles was superintendent of the Chiricahua Development company and installed it's development plant at Paradise, one of the most complete in the territory. He is thoroughly posted on the Paradise district and is confident that important properties will eventually become large pToduc- CTS there.
 The New York World sent out lurid story last Sunday which was ex- tensively published throughout the country. If true it would be sufficient to make the Arizona rough riders and all the Arizona coIonels come from their retirement booted and spurred and ready to meet the invading army of Japanese which the World says is about to head for Arizona
 Here is a part of the story as it appeared Sunday in the Los Angeles Times. Listen!
 Nine thousand veteran Japanese soldiers are now in northwestern Mex ico. They are stationed at points in the states of Sonora. SinalOa and Chi- huahua. Each group is commanded by skilled commanders who saw ser vice in the Russo-Japanese war.
 Thirty thousand Japanese, a vast majority of whom are veterans of the Russian campaign are in the United States and Lower California.
 Three Japanese generals. who held high rank in the Russo-Japanese war. have been in Mexico Tor three months They dress like Mexican zanjeros and are ostensibIy buying land.
 The Trausoceanic Immigration company, whose vice president s T. Himata. a member of the Japanese parliament. is subsidized by the Jap anese government to bring Japanese soldiers to Mexico. They have been coming into Mexico at the rate of 500 per month, landing at Salina Cruz, ManZanillo and other Pacific ports.
 Tn case of war, the plan is for the Japanese fleet to sail up the Gulf of California, capture the port of Guaymas and use the state of SO- nora as a base of operations in a campaign against the United States. This plan will practically duplicate the operations against Russia when Japan seized Korea at the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese war Japan, in a war against the United States, will despoil Mexican territory, which has no navy, just as she did that of KO- req in the war with Russia.
 "The Mexican government is aware of what is going on, but is pOwerless to prevent it. Mexico cannot protest because of her treaty with Japan. which contains a clause enabling Jap anese of all classes to enter Mexico without restriction.
 With an army of 30,000 or 10000 veterans in northwestern Mexico and southwestern United States, the Jap anese, according to military experts here, will mass on the American boT- der a force that will enable her to attack successfully western Texas and California This force is expect ed to form a nucleus Of forces to be landed by Japan or the Pacific coast of the United States and Mexico, to later cooperate with her navy fin seizing and holding territory. This story is authentic and absolutely cor rect in every detail, etc, etc, etc"