The Detroit times., 1911-03-14
WAB MANEUvE1|
BY us. WlDNIng
TO JAPAN
Washington Correspondent For UAi<
Newspaper Says This Is Real Pur.
port Of Demonstration On
Mexican Border.
United States viii Not Tolersfo
Mexican Government Which 4
Pro-Japanese inSentiment.

LONDON, March 14.-Stating IN
equivocally that the army imam
euyers" along the Mexican border are
In reality designed as a demonstrar
ton against Japan, the Standard To-
day prints an article from its Amori-
can correspondent that has caused
sensation In the British foreign once
and In diplomatic circles. The Stand
ard edfforially stands sponsor for it
and despite the fact that the name OF
the correspondents authority il with
held the story is given general cred.
ence here. The article Is as follows
Mexican intimacy with Japan.
which has been increasing to such
an extent as to threaten Americn
with the possibility Of a disastroun<
flank attack In the event OF q war for<
the mastery of the Pacific. is thefoal
reason for the massing OF the United
States army In Texas and the con-
centration OF American warships al0ux
the Mexican eeast Americas milf
tary demonstration is- a. warning to
Mexico and also a notification to la
pan thai. the United States will not
tolerate the establishment OF q Mexi-
can government pro-Japanese in sem
timent The American goyernment 4
is fully resolved to go to any extromo
to bring an end to the danger OF thu Y
Japanese using Mexico as q base for
operations, at any future time.
against the United States. The sit
uation. therefore. could not well be-
serious.
This information. which throws ~
.frxlx N 49,.
tivity OF President Taft, comes FROM
a source whose authenticity cannot Be-
questioned, and makes possible tho
following outline or the situation.
There has been developing l0f'
some time strong anti-American feel
ing among certain leading Mexicaus,
due partly to attacks on Mexico p1b-.
lished in American undertaking period
icals, and partly to real fear OF Pan.
Americanism. This led Mexicans hlghi
In authority, to develop the most COR
dial feeling for Japan. which the 1npa-
nese. for their own stragetic purposes
have encouraged Many thousands Of
japanese are now residents in Moxic0.
Some estimates place the number Ct
one hundred thousand. All would ac-s
cept unhesitatingly military orders
from Toxic.
Lately there has been unearthed
unmistakable evidence that certain
eminent Mexicans who are gradually
obtaining position where they can
dictate Mexico's foreign policy, have
become bolder and bolder In their
willingness to ally themselves with
Japan. Some of the Mexicans even
carried their pro-Japanese proclivities
TO the extent of expressing a wiling
ness to give Japan a naval base on
the Mexican coast. The Japanese dip.
lomats would not accept openly a11ch
n concession at this time. knowing
that so complete violation OF the
Monroe doctrine. would lead to i'm.
mediate war with the United States
my informant indicates that Preei-
dent Taft does not look with favor
on the development OF pro-Japane2e
sentiment. but he is unable to Control
the situation. This is the condflioa
of affairs that President Taft has boon
called upon TO meet. His problem
has been to check the Mexican desire
for Japanese alliance before 1t Gets
beyond control.
Americas military preparations
are much more extensive than Is gen
orally known. Preliminary prepara-
tions have been made for concentrat-'
ing the country's whole lighting
strength against Mexico should fu-
ture developments make this course
necessary
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