The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-11
THE wan WITH MEXICO.

THE WAN WITH MEXICO.
Porfirio Diaz President of Mexico,
6ied two days ago
Later. Diaz is not dead
Later still. President Diaz is In
splendid health.
Even still later President Diaz has
no intention of dying.
Tho mobilization OF an army o
10000 United states soldiers in Texas
part OF military manoeuvre. with no
special Significance.
The movement Of the United States
Army to tho Mexican frontier i'll Texas
Is intended for the protection OF Amer
;can property in Mexico.
The Army has been sent to Texas
snd the Navy ms been dispatched 10
Guantanamo for the purpose OF up
holding the Monroe Doctrine.
The Government at Washington has
been compelled to take cognizance OF
the insurrectionary conditions in the
Republic OF Mexico
Tie United States has sent its Army
to Texas and its warships to Cuba 10
check Immediately tho Japanese who
have been trying to gain foothold in
Mexico.
The movement or the United States
troops to Texas means that This coun-
try is on the verge OF hostilitics with
Mexico.
President Taft. tho COMMUNICATIVE
Chief OF the United States Military and
Naval forces, has assured Mexico that
the movements OF United states sol
dicrs to Mexico and OF United States
sailors to Cuba arc not intended in any
way as n menace to MEXICO.
The newspaper correspondents in
Washington declare that tho present
unexpected activity in American mil
ltary circles surely presagcs war.
II appears from all this that the sit
nation Is very much mixed Well in
formed men in Richmond. who have
been to Washington within tic last
few days. picked UP some rather alarm
ing intelligence during their brief In
veatgation Of tho situation nj the
National Capital. Nobody Knows what
viii happen We arc now going
'hroiGh very much the same sort OF
experience we had during the days ana
weeks and months preceding The war
With Spain. That contest was brought
about by The yellow press Of this coun
try. 1t would have been ayerted If
Mr. Mckinley had followed his own
SOUND Judgment and good Intentions
We do not believe that there is any
thing more in tile present excitement
than there was in the scare preceding
the war with spain.
We are too easily disturbed I'm tho
United States. Business is going on
epout as usual There has been no
break in the stock market because OF
impending trouble, The Secretary Of
War has left the Capital and gone out
West somewhere. THE President Of tic
United States has jonrmeycd down 10
augusta Ga, TO rest for two or three
"echs' and only the newspaper people
ABOUT Washington appear 10 know cx-
actiy what Is going to happen. TO
snow how little they know really. il is
worth noting. probably, that they did
not even know that there was to be n
movement Of troops 10 Texas ana a
movement OF ships to Cuba until after
the movement mad actually begun.
President Diaz is dead
President Diaz is not dead.
President Diaz Is in q sinking con
dillon.
President Diaz is in the hes, d
health
The United States Army viii Invade
Mexico.
The United States Army viii not in
wade Mexico.
President Diaz has been mach dis
tnrbed by the demonstration in force
on the Texan frontier.
President Diaz has accepted the az
surance OF President Tart thar tf.cr,
iH nothing but tho frir,itiest feeline
on the part Of the United states foi The
Republic Of Mexico ana its continued
prosperity.
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