Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-03-10
TROOPS RUSHEDIN
HASTE TO TEXAS
It Is Believed News From Mexico
Prompted Mobilization.
QUARTER OF ARMY MASSEO

fof MdneuverS, BUT HumoTS Ut
Washington Are That Great Britain
Threatens Mexico.
An army of approximately 10000
service, is mobilizing along the Mext
can border of the United States.
1t is officially stated, and the ad
ministration made special efforts to
substantiate the statement, that the
sole purpose of this unusual mobiliza
tion was only for the training of Off.
GERS and men.
There were persistent rumors, how.
ever, that the government was pre-
pairing for more serious ventualities.
Confidential reports from Mexico en-.
courage the belief that conditions in
the Mexican government are far from
being as satisfactory as official asse'
tions seek to indicate.
Immense foreign interests are at
stake in Chihuahua, for example. and
their owners have been very uneasy
as to what would happen to them in
the case of widespread disorders.
There was a report in Washington
that urgent representations had been
made to the state department that un.
less the United States government
Immediately made adequate prepara.
tions to protect American and foreign
interests in northern Mexico. appeal
would be, if it had not already been
made, to Great Britain to do so.
The report could not be definitely
confirmed, but it was simultaneous
with the official announcements that
an army was already concentrating
within striking distance Of the Mexi,
can border.
Official Explanation.
The White House itself gave out a
statement after the meeting of the
cabinet in explanation of the massing
of troops, and reading as follows:
1.-THE war department Is mobilizing
a division at full strength at San An
tonic. Tex, for the purpose of field
the further purpose Of holding ma
neuvers involving possible operations
against Galveston. There will be as
sembled at Galveston a force of three
regiments for the defense of that place
against the attacks of the navy.
"On the Pacific coast the mobiliza.
tion will involve a brigade of infantry
in the Los Angeles district for the
purpose of defending San Diego and
San Pedro against possible attack by
the navy. The mobilization Of these
troops will furnish an excellent oppor-
tunity for the instruction of a number
of senior officers in the elements Of
higher command.
1T will also put to a practical test
the preparedness of the staff depart
ment for the mobilization of troops.
Major General William H. Carter will
command the provisional division. The
brigades at San Antonio will be COM
manded by Brigadier Generals M. P.
Maus, F. A. Smith and Ralph w. Hoyt.
"The troops at Galveston will be
under the command Of Brigadier Gen.
eral A. L. Mills. The troops in the Los
Angeles district will be commanded
by Brigadier General Tasker H. Bliss"
Reproducing as nearly as possible
war conditions involving hostilities in
advance of a formal declaration of
war, the president gave the word, and
within a few moments messages were
flying all over the country by wire
ordering the assemblage of 10000
troops in the department Of Texas.
This is virtually one-fourth of the
entire army Of the United States. in.