Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-11
U. S. Troops Are Now Being
MaSSed on Mexican Border

President Taft has been watching
the Mexican situation for long time.
and for o long time be has been ap
prehensiye over II
The president has been dreadine
the coming Of the time when Presi
dent Da2 should die and the conse
quences That he tears the death Of
Diaz would mean the necessity fol
American Intervention is known Ir
Washington
while the high army officers in
charge ot the expedition Of 10000
troops to Texas are more silent than
ever. the pretense that this !s mere
maneuver has been practically drop
ped Army officers dc DOT longer con
ceal the fact that the movement lr
connected with the unsettled condition
In Mexico
The facts are that the government
has beer receiving confidential infor.
nation as to the gravity Of condi.
tIons In Mexico from many sources.
Some Of these have come from Sc
cret agents. II was learned that the
treasury officials have some interest
Ing information of their own as to the
situation 1t confirms the belief that
the conditions are grave.
Diaz has been utterly unable to cope
with the situation Good reason exists
for the belief that conditions In the
southern provinces are quite as bad
as In the north.
That President Taft and his advis.
ers perceive clearly the time may not
he far distant when American troops
will have to cross the border to pro
tect American and foreign interests is
unquestioned. In the opinion OF many
they will remain. once they cross the
border. In other words. II will be
much easier to get into Mexico than
to get out OF It.
Scouts Intervention.
The Mexican embassy issued q state
ment branding as preposterous re-
ports current that the Mexican gov
ernment was looking to the United
States for aid in regulating Its inter.
nal affairs. The statement follows:
"The insensate rumor that Mexico
had asked. or was going to ask. Amer
ican intervention to settle It's own
internal affairs is ridiculous. The re-
public has the means and the power.
and Is supported by public opinion. 10
enable II TO suppress the insurrection.
This embassy afiirms categorically
that Blatt and Converse were taken
prisoners on Mexican territory and not
on American SOIL as falsely has been
represented by the press
The two prisoners referred to in
the statement are both Americans who
Joined the lnsurrectos operating along
the Rio Grande. They were captured
by Mexican federal troops and are
now in prison 1t has been stated that
both men were taken after they had.
crossed the boundary into the Unitedl
States.
Move Like clockwork.
kilograms are pouring into theI
Headquarters of the army showingI
that the movement of troops to thel
southern frontier OF the country Isl
proceeding with the smoothness and
regularity OF clockwork. More thanI
one hundred kilograms already havel
been received, and the celerity with
which the orders have been carriedl
out, II is said in military quarters
would give the impression that thel
movement was an everyday occur
renee. Not hitch has been encoun-
tered, and practically the entire forcel
of 10000 men is now en- route to thel
lower part OF Texas and California.
The troops are equipped with BALL
cartridges, although IL is the invari-I
able practice TO supply troops with
blank ammunition for practice exer-'
cises or peaceful maneuvers. Notwith.I
standing this. however. official Wash
ington still maintains that the move
ment is merely plan Of practice tol
determine the efficiency of the fight.I
ing arms Of the country in mobilizingl
and concentrating on short notice!
While this is held 10 be true techni-I
cally, the general impression prevails
that the sudden and extensive military
activity has a vital and direct relation
TO the revolutionary movement In