Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-14
MEXICAN BOOZE TALE
5000 Veteran Japanese SOL
diers Near Line.
LOCATED AT MANY POINTS
Wild Story of Troops Under Skilled
Commander. y
OTHERS IN THE SOUTHWEST
Officers and Men Saw Service in Late
Russian War To Duplicate
Korean Occupation.


Special Dispatch TO The Star.
MEXICO CITY. July 13.-Nine thousand
veteran Japanese soldiers are now in
northwestern Mexico. They are stationed
at points in the states of Sonora. Slnaloa
and Chihuahua. Each group is COM
manded by skilled commanders, who saw
service in the Russo Japanese war. Thirty
thousand Japanese, the vast majority of
whom are veterans of the Russian cam
paigns. are in the southwestern section
of the United States and lower California.
Three Japanese generals who neld high
rank in the Russo-Japanese war have
been in Mexico for three months They
dress like Mexican ranchers and are os-
tensibly buying land for the Trans
Oceanic Emigration Company, whose vice
i president 7. Hinata. is member of the
Japanese parliament. This company Is
subsidized by the Japanese government
to bring Japanese soldiers to Mexico
They have been coming into Mexico at
the rate of 500 month. landing at Sa-
INA Cruz ManZanillo and other tactic
ports.
IN case OF war the plan is for Tie jap
aneSe fleet to sail I'D the Gulf nf cali
fornia and capture the port If C;lIavmas
ana use the state of Sonora as A base of
operation IN the campaign against the
united states This plan will practically
duplicate the operations against Russia
at the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese
war. when Japan seized Korea. japan in
her war against the United States will
despoii territory OF Mexico. which has no
navy. just as she did that of Korea in the
war with Russia.
1000 to Mexico in Six Months.
One japanese emigration company alone
has brought 1000 immigrants 10 Mexico
within six months. Sixty per cent of
these nave Jumped their contracts in
central southern and northwestern Mex
leo and gone straight to Sonora SinaIoa
ana ohihuahua Others are leaving by
the hundreds, all bound for northwestern
Mexico.
The Japanese legation here promptly adj
vises all immigrants on arrival that their
contracts made in Japan are not binding
and warns them not to sign contracts in
Mexico. embodying identical terms as those
made in Japan.
immigration companies admit that thew
are steadily losing money. and when asked
why they continue in business. say they
nope some time to make 1t pay They DENY
that the companies are subsidized and
directed by the japanese government though
admitting that high Japanese officials are
backing the enterprises.
Diplomats Watching Developments.
Foreign diplomats here. and especially
those of Europe. are watching develop
ments with interest and astonishment 1t
is reported that because of Inadequate
American secret service. American officials
are not thoroughly informed of Japan's
operations in Mexico.
The Mexican government is aware of
what is going on. but is powerless to pre-
| vent it Mexico cannot protest because
| her treaty with Japan contains the favored
nation clause. enabling japanese of all
classes to enter Mexico without restriction.
With an army of thirty or forty thousa nd
seasoned veterans in northwestern Mexico
and southwestern United States the Japa-
nese. according to military experts will
mere mass on the American border
forces that will enable her to attack sue
cessfully western Texas and California
This force is expected to form the neuclus
OF the forces to be landed by Japan on the
Pacific coast of the United States and
Mexico later. and cooperate with her navy
IN SELLING and holding territory there.