Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-04-18

invasion of Mexico prompted the pres
idents action, is made by Representa-
| tive Foster of Vermont, chairman o
the house committee on foreign af'
fairs in the last congress. Mr.. Foster
says he is convinced that there is {
conspiracy on foot for the purpose o.
forcing the president and congress int
position where it will he Impossible
for the executive and Legislative
branches of the government to with
stand a manufactured public sentimen
in favor of a big navy.
This conspiracy will unfold itself tt
the country" declared Dir. Foster to-
day. Il have been looking into this
subject with a great deal of care, anc
| am convinced that there is a conspir-
acy Matched by certain interests which
| would profit by a governmental pro-
gramme looking to greatly increased
activity in the construction of battle
ships. l am not yet prepared to dis
close the information which has come
into my possession, but 1t Is sufficiently
definite to lead me to believe that there
is a nigger in the woodpile and that II
is almost time he was smoked out"
Conflicting Conference Reports.
Curiously enough, some of the sena-
tors who have talked with President
Taft about the movement of the troops
are telling stories which do not coin
eide in every detail, so far as Japan is
concerned.
One senator, who was called to the
White House Immediately upon his ar
rival in Washington, and before con-
gress convened, is not in accord with
other senators who declare that the
movement of the troops was due solely
to conditions in Mexico. This senator
who said he was not at liberty to re-
veal the nature Of his conversation with
the president, declared that while the
controlling influence which prompted
the president to send troops to Texas
was internal disorders in Mexico, ne
nevertheless carried away from the
White House the distinct impression
that this government did not like the
nature of information which had been
received regarding negotiations be-
tween Mexico and Japan, and that
therefore. the mobilization of the troops
was expected to serve the dual pur-
pose of having a restraining influence
on those who were engaged In filibus-
tering. and at the same time calling
Japan's attention to the fact that this
government was aware Of it's colonial
ton in Mexico and of its desire to
maintain coaling station in Mexican
waters.
Object Lesson to Japan.
This view of the situation Is entire
" at variance with practically every
inspired statement which has, ema-
mated from the White House, but II
was expressed by a senator who was
convinced that there is some founda-
tion for the repeated assertions that
the United States is anxious to DEM
onstrate to Japan that it Is ready al
any moment to protect itself, either
from an attack or from gradual prep
aration for war under cover of con-
cessions from Mexico and the influx
of Japanese into Mexico.
There is a growing feeling at the
capitol that the time has arrived wnen
the situation should be dealt with, with
the utmost frankness on the part oil
the administration. Members OF the
of the committees of the house or SEN
ate, having jurisdiction over legisla-
ton dealing with foreign affairs have
been consulted by the president in re-
gard to the connection with the MeXi-
can situation and also the anti-Japan-
csc stories which are being circulated
so industriously and in a manner which
il is now believed, is arousing the
country.
Not one of these members of con-
gress doubts the information furnished
| them by the president, and none is
| willing to believe that the information
was cXpurgated before 1t was submit
ted to them. Many of them do be-
lieve, however, that the administration
must have some knowledge of the rea
source of the anti-Japanese sentiment
and they believe that the time has ar
rived when it is up to President Taft
and his advisers to take them into
their confidence.
| In Justice to Japan.
| 1t is pointed out that if this senti'
ment is permitted ~ grow it will no
| he long before the leading members o.
the committee on foreign relations II
| the senate and foreign affairs in the
house will he precipitated into a de-
hate during the course of which the!
will he placed in an embarrassing po
sition unless they have all the fact:
before them.
IF the administration has not IN
vestigated the source of these anti
japanese stories" declared promi
nent senator today, lit is high time
il began to do so. We cannot AFFORD
| to impugn the motives of a friendl!
nation in this manner. 1t is impos
sihle to believe that this agitation coult
he maintained without the assistance
of powerful and influential backing
financially and otherwise.
IF we have nothing to fear from ia
nan it is due that nation that we dis
| close the source of this agitation. /
we have something to fear in that di
rection the time has arrived when th'
administration must take congress in
To its confidence and disclose some o
it's secrets"