The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
WHY ARMY
WAS SENT
NEWSPAPERS GUESSED RIGHT AS
TO REAL MOTIVE.
HIGH OFFICIALS VERIFY
FEARING ANTI.AMERicAN MOVE
UNCLE SAM PREPARES.
MEXICAN REBELLION is DEEP

Learning That the Revolution Has
Spread in Many Directions and That
President Diaz is in Poor Health,
Taft Sought to be Forearmed.
Washington. March g.-The real sig.
niiicance OF the sudden mobilization
of a quarter of the United States army
and a formidable portion of the navy
along the Mexican frontier and in the
waters adjacent to the ends of the,
International boundary, is gradually
leaking out in Washington.
From various sources, yet without
the possibility of official verification,
creditable information has been OBJ
tanned which, peced together with
known facts, makes up a whole that
goes far to substantiate the interpreta-
ton placed by the public on the great
movement of military force now In
progress.
Revolution is Widespread.
At about the time of the return to
Washington OF Henry Lane Wilson,
Mexico, the administration received
advices indicating unrest in Mexico
and that the revolution, notwithstand.
ing assertions of the Mexican govern.
ment to the contrary, had extended in
many directions.
The whole country was said to be in
a condition which was made the more
serious by what was said to be the
precarious state of health Of President
Diaz. There is known to be no little
anti-American feeling among the Mex.
icans generally. and it was feared that
developments at any moment might
precipitate chaotic condition with
probable demonstration against for
eigners.
To Protect American interests.
This alleged state of affairs, 1t is
said was learned with deep concern
at the white house, with the result that
suggestion was made that it would
be the part of forethought TO concen-
trate near the Mexican border force
sufficient to meet any situation which
might arise.
This movement was to take the
form of maueuvers and all parties to
the plan sincerely hoped that nothing
else would be necessary.
The Newspapers Guessed Right.
The Interpretation which was in
stantly placed on the move by the
newspapers and the people of the
country is said to have discoucerted
the administration and the president
and his advisers fastened to relieve
the tension of feeling in this country
and in Mexico by emphatic declara.
ton of the harmless intent of the
movement.
Maneuvers it will be, and maneu'
vers on American soil exclusively ac-
cording to this view on the situation.
Anxious as to Diax' Health.
Meanwhile accurate information as
TO the real condition of affairs in Mex
leo, especially as to the health Of Pres
ident Diaz, is awaited in Washington
with intense interest.
Ell Paso, Tex, March 9.-Madero,
with his army of 600 men, was routed
at Casas Grandes Monday with heavy
losses on both sides; according to the
statement of a party Of Americans
who arrived here at an early hour
this morning and claim to have been
eye witnesses of the battle.
New York. March "a thick haze
lay over New York bay this morning
hiding from view the three big ar
mored cruisers which have been max
ing hurried preparations to sail fol
the Gulf of Mexico to participate II
the joint naval and military movement
In Texas and on the Mexican border.
Coaling of the warships-the armor
ed cruisers Tennessee, Montana, anC
North Carolina - was completed las
night and there were apparently NJ
obstacles to the sailing of these unite!
of war fleet except the adverse atmos
pheric conditions and the low tide o
the early morning hours. The ship
were expected to leave at any mo
ment.
The lower harbor, where Rear AID
miral Staunton's trio OF big cruiser
were awaiting sailing orders. was tn
one remaining seat Of activity toda
in this vicinity in connection with tn
mobilization movement southwark
The detachment of marines ordere
from here to join the force headed TO
Guantanamo left yesterday and las
night the 1900 coast artilleryme
from the harbor forts, mustered into
provisional infantry regiment, sale
for Fortress Monroe on the steame
jamestown.
Army officials stationed here wer
-congratulating themselves on tn
smoothness with which the work {
getting the men and supplies read
and hustling them OF toward tn
scene OF operations was accomplished