The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-09
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squadrcn. consisting OF at least four
OF The fastest and out-nshtingcsi ships
IN the Navy. has been ordered TO Guam
ianamo. There Will be two thousand
marines With the ships. and plenty more
within easy call, thus making the
United States forces Immediately
available Tor active service in the held
not far short of $4,000 men of war
fully equipped for sighting. and mary
an enemy" in sight Ever 50 many
4 explanations have been made of this
sudden demonstration. one story is
that it has been undertaken "for the
protection of American ana other FOR
oisn properties in Mcxico," ana an
other is that il lis designed chiefly for
lis moral effect and is likely 10 act
as a support 10 the Diaz Government
The Army ana Navy Departments At
Washington have tried TO mako the i'm
preston that shis movement OF the
soldiers and sailors Of our reunited
country is intended only as Joint ma
noeuvrc; but the stra tcsists on the out
side are far too clever 10 credit any
such story as that. 1T was learned
to-day said one OF the newspaper
scouts hanging about the tanks OF the
on-sdvancing host eve do not know who
told him about it. but he certainly
heard it, rs nobody could make w n
story like that just 500, '.tlat the
troops are equipped with ball cart
ridges. Which IS sure sign that ii is
intended that they Shall shoot ZIP some
thing. Then thirty-siH companies OF
coast artillery have boen pressed into
service as infantrymen. ana that
looks like business TO be sure. BE
sides, 1T is unprecedented TO hold ma
nocuvrcs at this time Of year: thcv
nrc generally held in midsummer and
that ia regarded rs ..signillcant'' and
in addition TO ali this the present
announcement OF inanoeuvres differs
absolutely from the course that tho
WSt and Navy Departments have pmr-
sued on former occasions. Thc!r plais
have ordinarily been laid months ahead
emo have been the subject OF the widest
puoiicity- 1t was rather mean, OF
course. that the Army and Navy all
i'loritics SHOULD have Kept Their plans
nuiet ana sprung this surprise on the
country, it is not the way We have been
aecpstcined TO lighting in this country
but now that the cat is on, Of The ia =,
and the defenccs about Ncw York Ana
at Hampton Roads, the two mos, i'm
-
portlnt points OF defence Oh The Allan
tlo roast" have heen stripped Of their
artillerymen. the Commanders chief
should nike q clean breast Of his real
Intentions and relieve the terrible strain
that has brtii pla4ea on the American
inag ination
sun another suspicious circumstance
about the whole affair is that The an
rronriauons for the Army ana Navy
nave run low, and the small appropri-
atons that have been made for the neXt
fiscal year will not be available before
The first Of July, and here We have this;
expensive demonstration for tho rur-
pose Of creating "a deficiency which
VIII have 10 be supplied BY q Demo.
cratic House of Representatives.
United States people arc said TO have
Invested sl5co, Goo,ooc in Mexico, a
large British concern has Complained
bitterly TO its Government about the
depredations Of tile Insurrcctos ana
the United States. which il ..ctine as
Policeman for the Western nemisphcre
INTENDS tina the Monroe Doctrine anal
and must I,c ohcyrS .o,, .vor ~ XIX, /