Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-04-20
THAT'S WHY PRESIDENT TAFT
Sent OUR TROOPS TO THE
TEXAS BORDER.
Ambassador Wilson Read Secret Treaty
and Had Photograph Made, Taking
Same to Taft and Cabinet-Ultim-
alum to Mexico's Head Changed the
Scheme-Japan Had Been Favored.

New York, April 1.-THE New York
Sun publishes the following from Mex
leo City: Facts of the most significant
character bearing upon the reason for
the mobilization of 10000 American
troops within striking distance of the
Mexican border, have become known
here. They deal with secret relations
which existed prior to March 1 between
Japan and the Diaz government, the
discovery of which led to instant ac-
ton by President Taft.
Henry Wilson of Spokane, ambas-
sador of the United States to Mexico,
had occasion many months ago to real
ize the strong antipathy of Mexicans Of
all classes toward the United States
During the celebration in honor of the
founding of the republic, when many
japanese if high rank came as special
ambassadors from their country to Mex
lean capital, the ambassador had reason
to know that there had been private
audiences between Diaz and a few of
his more influential ministers and the
japanese delegates. Ambassador Will
months every ship of the Toxic Kisen
Kaisha, whose port is San Francisco,
were carrying from 20 to $50 Japanese,
passage paid, besides cargoes of agricul-
tural machinery, household goods and
general stores. At San Francisco these
japanese were transhipped to steamers
of the Pacific Mail line plying between
San Francisco and Mexican ports. 1t
was a matter of public record that these
Japanese colonists had received grants
of tracts for cotton and corn raising.
Learn of Secret Treaty.
During February Ambassador Wilson
was busy cultivating every source of
information in the higher circles of the
Mexican government. Very near the
end of the month, from a certain source
in the government, Wilson obtained for
a few hours the original of secret
treaty between Japan and Mexico. He
kept it long enough to have photographs
made of it and then it was returned to
its place in the innermost archives of
the Mexican state department.
The document was in the shape of
several clauses, which were to be part
Of formal agreement on the part of
the Mexican government to allow a
Japanese commercial line of steamers
to have its own coaling station at a
point on the Pacific coast, and to grant
certain other colonization rights in
states along the western coast.
Coaling Stations for Japan.
The secret clauses of the treaty, those
photographed by Wilson, gave Japan a
lease of a coaling station and maneuv-
er privileges in Magdalena bay, with the
alternative of a coaling station at one
other of a few scattered ports down the
Mexican coast.
Clauses also set forth Japan and
Mexico s mutual interests in the Pa
cifc and while not stipulating an of
fensive and defensive alliance, gave in
a diplomatic way Japan s keen inter
est in the protection of Mexico against
aggression. The treaty had been rati
fed, not by the Mexican senate, but by
Diaz and his cabinet.
Taft BUSHES Troops to Border.
The day after he obtained the photo
graph of the treaty, Wilson left foi
Washington. He wired the state de
partment of his coming and the urgency
of his mission. When Wilson arrived
at Washington the cabinet was already
in session with the president. The am
bassador went direct into the cabinet
room and laid before the president anc
his advisers the evidence brought will
!. him. At 1 clock Chief of Staff Gen
eral Wood was summoned by Presiden
Taft and was closeted with the presi
den for several hours. The war depart
ment building was all ablaze with light
that night. Orders were going out fo-
the mobilization of 10000 men at San
Diego, San Antonio and Galveston, TO
the assembling of marines at Guatan
amo and the patroling of the west coas
of Mexico by American war vessels.
Diaz Is Given Warning.
Jose Yves Limantour, Mexican min
lister of finance, was in New York at tn,
time. Ambassador Wilson went to New
York a day or so after delivering hi
message at Washington, and had a con
ference with Limantour. What Wilson
told Limantour was that he (Wilson
was to become the bearer of a message
from the United States to Diaz.
The message was, in effect, that thu
United States government would regar'
as an unfriendly act the carrying int
effect of the clauses of that secre
treaty; that six days would be givel