The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-10
nbassador Wilson Did Some Clever
Detective Work and Secured
Photograph of Secret
Treaty.
JAPANESE ACTIVITY
Reason Why Uncle Sans Army IS
Encamped on Mexican Bor-
der at the Orders Of
President.

| NEW YORK, April 1o.-The New
York Sun says that Ambassador VIII
,on while in Mexico secured photo
,raph Of the secret treaty between
Japan and Mexico and brought it to
Washington, showing it to President
/ Taft.
President Taft then gave Mexico
sIx days to dlsavow the treaty, and by
moblllzIng the troops and battleships.
forced Mexico to back down and
averted war.
The day after he obtained the pho
tograph, Mr.. Wilson took the train
| for Washington and went direct to
= the white house. That same night the
mobilization of the troops and batti,-
ships was ordered. Limantour was no
titled that the United States would
view as an unfriendly act the carry
! ing out of the treaty and that six
days would be given to abrogate it.
The treaty had been ratified by Diaz
and the cabinet but not by the Mexi-
can senate.
Secret Intrigue.
CITY OF MEXICO, April TO-. Facts
Of the most significant character bear-
ing upon the reason for the sudden
mobilization just month ago of 20
900 American troops at three points
within striking distance OF the MeM-
can border have become known here.
They deal with secret relations which
existed prior to March ! between Jap
an and the Diaz government, the dis
coyery of which led to instant action
by the president of the United States.
The circumstances that a man who
was in possession of only half the
facts concerning the hidden activity
of Japan's diplomatic agents alloWef
his share of the secret to become
public at El Paso last Wednesday, has
hurried the full revelation of the story
Of an undoubted intrigue between the
Diaz government and the representa-
tiyes Of the government of Japan
looking toward the securing by the
latter OF adequate coaling stations Oh
the Pacific coast of the republic.
The truth of these negotiations ant
OF the effect that their discovery hae
upon President Taft and his cabinet al
Washington is disclosed from source
which is trustworthy. Respect for the
source of the information has not in
terfered with the verification of th'
news, coming from that source b.
more than one authority.
Henry l.. Wilson, the ambassador o
the United States to Mexico, had occa
sion many months ago to realize tn
strong antipathy of the MeXicans Q
all classes toward the United States
This was first shown during the den
onstration by the students of tn
City of Mexico which were directe
against Americans last autumn o
one OF the nights when students we7
parading the. streets shouting agains
Americans n band of them encounte'
ca Ambassador Wilson's son They a.
saulted him and then offered him
Particularly vicious insult.
Private Audiences.
When Mr.. Wilson'S son told HI
father of this matter the Ambassade
took no action whatever, though b
was fully justified in doing SO. The
later. during the celebration In hont
OF the foundation of the republi
when many Japanese of high ran
came as special ambassadors fro
lheir country to the Mexican capita
lhe ambassador had reason to kno
that rlrs &c t;a..la,. rasnoct we