Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-09
Mobilization of Corps in South
west Remarkable Demon
Stration of Military Efficiency
so Lacking in Days of 1898,
TROOP TRAINS POUR
SOLDIERS INTO TEXAS
Officials Declare Maneuver Is
Simply Grand Training G
Scheme, While Public Specu-
IateS in Vain to Find Reason,
m, Morning Jonrual Special reased wireI

IBy Morning Jonruai Special reased Wirel
washington. March S--The officers
who set the machinery going for the
great gathering of United states
troops and warshps on the Mexican
frontier today sat back in their chairs
in the war and navy departments 10
watch the thing work"
From all directions trains are carry
ing soldiers, horses. field guns, ana
ammunition toward the places or
rendezvous.
Official Washington still insists
for publication, that the sole purpose
Of this sudden and unexpected display
of the military resources of the ma
ton is to engage in field maneuVers
and practice under service conditions,
In private they make little attempt to
conceal the relation of the "maneuv-
ers" to conditions actual and potential
over the Mexican border line.
The conundrum over which the un-
informed are puzzling tonight Is the
real attitude of the Mexican govern
ment toward this unprecedented dis
play of war resources at its doorstep.
Not a word of an authoritative char
acter is obtainable on that subject
1t is the general belief that the
Diaz government was not in the least
surprised in the matter. Cordiality
OF the relations between the Taft and
the Diaz administration, as expressed
when the two presidents met on the
international bridge. have not been
diminished by any happening since, so
far rs is known here.
1t is taken for granted that the un-
precedented mobilization of troops
within few steps of Mexican soil,
never would have been effected with
out suitable interchange between the
two governments to preclude the pos
sibility of misunderstanding.
Those who hold this view think II
sufficient to ask what would happen
If one great power in Europe should
suddenly mass a quarter of its entire
military force within striking distance
Of the imaginary line separating 1t
from another unless a perfect under
standing existed in advance
There would be war over night"
these people say And assuming the
validity of their agument they build
upon il the belief that the presence
Of this great naval and military force
under the shadow Of the Mexican flag
is actually welcome to the Diaz gov
eminent
Old Washingtonian compared today
the conditions prevailing at the war
and navy departments with the tur-
moil which characterized the early
days of the spanlsh-American war.
Thirty-six hours after the deter
mination was reached to mobilize q
whole army division in Texas, the Of
ficlals were sitting TRANQUILITY at their
desks watching with quiet interest the
workings of the magnificent machin-
cry that had been so carefully built
up to respond to just such an emer-
gency. The secretary Of war was
busy winding up important matters oi
civil administration preparatory tc
leaving Washington for several days
lis was able to proceed late in the
day for Atlanta.
Major General wood, chief of staff
came into town from his Fort Myei
home early and was soon busted will
the reports from his aides and from
the other members of the general star
showing what progress was beint
made in carrying out mobilization
plans. These appeared to have beer
been laid with perfection and witt
the exception Of dispatching orders o
certain companies to take the place o.
others whose withdrawal to Texas hat
left some of the military posts with
out proper caretakers, there was littl'
to be done.
Major General Carter who is Z
command the army division in Texas
was looking after personal correspon
uence and making sure that his fav'
orlte chargers viii be suitably caret
Tor on the long railroad trip to Texas
Nowhere was the superiority of th'
new state of affairs over those tina
existed in the war department before
the days of the Spanish war made
more manifest than in the quarter
masters department.
General Aleshre. with his deputies
were engaged in a herculean task
ne was moving q body of soldier
ueross the country more numerou
than the entire force which was gath
cred at Tampa Fla, to form tn
american army of occupation II
loSA, yet there actually was no evi
uence 70 the casual observer tina
re waa In progress anything NOR
A1 sortne business
tfe9p movements were proceed
wtH absolute accuracy, and up L
'f flse Of the business today no
lesTam had been received b.
hrtermnster general to complain
=, anything essential to the com
VT T the troops or to the animal
~ lne road was missing.
nen was good reason for this. be
naA ls the records of the quarter
l.s'erk department show every dc
W ei IN movement had been worke,
ot wlihthe greatest perfection lon
Fofanu Lying on the desk of tn
iA@t ieIaaster pana,al ana i'm IN