Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-12
SENDING TROOPS TO TEXAS
Britain Indifferent Regarding the
Purpose Of the United States.
MONROE DOCTRINE RESPECTED
American overtures for Treaty of
Arbitration Welcomed-Lloyd
Georges Illness.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

LONDON, March 11.-When half the
standing army Of a great power is sud.
denly dispatched. with horse, foot and
artillery, to maneuver close to the from.
tier OF neighboring state, no one in the
old world ever accepts the official assur-
ances that there is nothing to it,
In the new world things may be man
aged differently. but with our old world
habit Of disbelieving an official explana-
ton as to peaceful significance of mill
tary movements no American need be
surprised that in Europe every one be-
lieves there Is something behind the army
maneuvers In Texas.
Excites Curiosity Only.
President Tafts orders to the army
rouse only mild emotion Of inquisitive
lantic would mobilize an army or move
battleship II Uncle Sam was suddenly
to announce that he had resolved to an
mex Mexico. Friends of America would
mourn such diversion Of the civiliZing
energies of great republic to the pur-
poses of conquest: her enemies would
chuckle inwardly at the thought that
America was going upon a long. trouble
some and Improbable campaign, but
to prevent the United States doing what
1t pleased.
That is one move in the great game
of universal acceptance of the Monroe
doctrine. No one ever dreams OF inter-
fering In Mexico from this side Of the At
lantic. John Bull has about $500 90, OOO
invested in President Diaz's country, but
from a-dollar-and-cent point Of view he
would probably rejoice II the Stars and
Stripes few over all the country between
md fhn Do tn
vestments would be quite as safe and In
in few years they would probably be
quadrupled.
Proposed Treaty Welcomed.
Official statements that American over
lures for a comprehensive treaty Of arbi-
tration between Great Britain and the
United States will receive most sympa-
thetic consideration are universally well
coined. The only regret on this side is
that such treaty was not ratified twen-
ty years ago.
Monday the incorrfgibIe and purblind
group Of little navy men is to open fire
on the naval estimates. They show an
increase of E31 SOC. 900 sterling. There are
none SO blind as those who will not see.
So far from our estimates being excess
sive they are dangerously low. Instead
Of spending two pounds for every Ger
man pound spent in naval construction,
as we ought to do II we are to keep up
the two keels to one standard. We are
only spending pound for pound.
Fortunately the facts and figures are
too plain to be obscured and the esti-
mates will not only go through, but
will certainly be increased IL the lit
tie navy men had any chance Of SEEM
ing to influence the policy OF the gov
eminent.
Lloyd George an Invalid.
I regret to hear that Lloyd George
is likely to be more or less on the
shelf until midsummer. He has been
living on his nerve for SO long that
unless he takes more rest than he is
doing at present his throat trouble
may develop into laryngftis and the
most eloquent voice in Britain might
be permanently silenced.
I met Lord Morley when lunching at
the Omitted Service Club. which he pre-
fers to the Athenaeum Notwithstand-
ing the double duty thrown upon him
by the sudden illness Of Lord Crewe, 1
was glad to find him fresh and vigor-
our and quite undaunted by his sud
den elevation to leadership of the house
Of lords and his recall to the India
office.
The experiment which is about to be
made by the Indian government Of sub
for $4,000 copies of the new
weekly. The Loyal, a vernacular
paper, for the purpose Of distributing
1t about the country, is one which will
be watched with interest Gen. Igna-
tieff tried something like 1t in Russia
years ago with a fair mea-
sure of success.
Penalty Paid by Joker.