Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-11
Deeper Motive for Move
ment Of United
States Troops.
FLOOD OF DENIALS IS
NOT WHOLLY BELIEVED
Government Continues Prepara-
tons for Campaign All
Along the Border.


WASHINGTON, d. c., March H.
Despite official denlals that Japan is IN
any way connected with the revolt In
Mexico and the mobilization OF Amer
lean troops along the Texas and Cali
fornia frontier, there is a growing be-
| lief in Washington today that Presf-
dent Tart has fifth reason for his
sudden action and that the reason, not
officially announced. is secret informa-
ton pointing to unfriendly activity By
Japan.
1t is declared by an army officer in
a position to know that a second divi
sion Of troops have received orders to
prepare 70. movement to the front"
and that secret instructions have been
sent TO National Guard officers OF sew
eral States to hold their men in readi-
ness for active service.
Financed by Japan.
That the Mexican revolution is being
financed by Japan is the unqualified
statement OF a government official al
Baltimore. He further declares that
the movement had been started with
view of establishing new govern
ment In Mexico which would be friend
ly to Japan, and with the hope that
that nation would either concede or
lease to them Magdalena bay and ad-
joining land for naval purposes and q
coaling station.
The official who made the foregoing
statement was prominently connected
with the Spanish-American war ana n
IN close touch with the various de-
partments in Washington. He says:
This government was In possession
OF unquestionable information that
Japan contemplated landing IN Mexi-
can territory 10000 soldiers of what Il
known as the foreign legion, made up
exclusively of Japanese who saw serv-
Ice in the Russian-Japanese War
He called attention to the fact that
with the opening of the Panama canal
drawing near. Japan, as well as other
countries across the seas, are anxious
to secure coaling stations as near the
canal as possible.
The gunboat Princeton, now at Pam
anna, will be ordered northward. touch
ing at Acapulco. Mexico, and probably
at other Mexican ports, while the gum
boat Yorktown will sail southwark
shortly from San Diego, Cal, also with
orders to stop at several Mexican ports.
These orders. in conjunction with those
issued few days ago to the gunboat
Tacoma and the scout cruiser Chester.
viii establish a patrol of United States
war vessels along both coasts Of
Mexico.
At the rate the mobilization of the
troops in the department of Texas is
now proceedings, according to the esti-
mates of the general staff. all of The
soldiers from the other departments
which were ordered to Texas should be
at their destination tomorrow or by
Monday morning at the latest There
have be nesome few bitches in the
movements, but these, without excep-
ton, were due to delays on railways
and inability to secure cars for men
and beasts as promptly as were de-
sired. These were matters beyond the
control of the military authorities. who
assert that their plans, laid long In ad-
vance, have been carried out to perfeo-
ton.
Strength of Division.
While the entire force under Major
General Carter will number almost 2o.-
900 men, 1t is said that the full strength
of his actual division will be only 1o. 900
men. This excludes the coast artillerv
troops and many other detached com
mands which still are within the de-
partment of Texas. but are not technt-
cally part Of, the division which was
ordered to be modified. This division
at full war strength should consist Of
nine regiments of infantry. composed
of three brigades of three regiments
each. There should be one cavalry
regiment of lisa men, a brigade of two
regiments of field artillery numbering
$3.50 men, one battalion of engineers
numbering 500 men. two companies of
the signal corps with 200 men, four
ambulance companies Of 31S men. and
four field hospitals with 230 men. on
GERS are not included is this calcula-
ton. There win also be non-conba tants
surh as teamsters, rocks. frelghters.
etl.
The only news that has reached tho
war department today of any consId-
cradle troop movement was from Fort
Monroe, whence it was reported that
the big transports Fitzpatrick, McCIeI-
Ian and Summer had sailed for Calves
ton at $50 o'clock this morning. three
thousand miles away, with twenty-four
companies of the coast artillery from
New York, Philadelphia Baltimore ana
Washington.
Reports of the extent to which ths
President expects that he may have to
use the army in enforcing order along
the Mexican frontier and in protect
ing the lives and property of Ameri-
cans and foreigners generally in Mex
leo have drawn a sharp statement
from Ambassador De La Barra, which
is supplemented by statements from
Senior Limantour in New York.
Mr.. De La Barrss statement II -
follows:
THE conditions in Mexico ara nor