The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
10000 TROOPS TO
MEXICAN BORDER
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pointed out that Guantanamo Is
within striking distance OF Mexican
ports.
A fun army division will De concen-
trated al San Antonio and II Is expect
ed that the secretary OF war and Gen.
Wood will inspect the troops there.
Little doubt was entertained but that
the movement vas a demonstration
against the revolutionists In Mexico.
among the officials here. IL Is thought
that the assembling OF an overwhelm-
ing force on land and sea will serve
TO brighten the insurrectos so that
they will be ready TO make terms with
the Diaz government.
Upon leaving the cabinet meeting.
Major-Gen. Wood, chief OF stan, rather
than brave newspapermen awaiting
him, beat a hasty retreat from the
back of the executive mansion making
his exit through French window In
private Secretary Norton's ONCE. The
"maneuver" was nearly frustrated by
a policeman who questioned the gen.
erals right TO leave the executiv.
mansion In that way. but who with
drew when he recognized the chief OF
the army.
The immediate reason for the rush
ing OF American troops to Mexico Is
the inability of the Mexican govern
ment to protect the Colorado river
dam. IL is said that the dam Is In
immediate. danger 'of destruction by
Mexicans brigands and the Mexican
government alleges that the reyolu-
tionists are supporting the brigands.
IL Is not doubted here, however, that
the state department will strongly
urge the use or United States troops
ITO protect American interests" In
Mexico and incidentally TO uphold the
Diaz government, as against the revo-
lutionists, as IL Is known that Ameri-
can interests-chiefiy centering In
Wall street--in the view OF Secretary
Knox are dependent upon Diaz
The American interests In Mexico.
which are enormous, are almost en-
tirely sustained by concession from
the Diaz government. In all OF the
four years effort OF the insurrectos TO
overthrow Diaz, the state department
has made no secret OF rendering Diaz
every possible aid for the preservation
OF the American interests obtained
through him.
The cabinet today, with Gen. Wood.
chief of the stan OF the army, went
over the entire situation with the
president.
II ia understood that the navy de-
partment today arranged to send all
war vessels now in Caribbean Sea to
the Texas coast. to be ready TO move
to Mexico ports II so or
dered.
Within FIVE days. nearly 10000 Am
erican troops will be modified on the
Mexican border. Already orders have
been issued for the movement or hf-
teen regiments of infantry, four regi-
ments OF coast artillery, the latter
organized as infantry, to proceed to
the boundary line.
Four armored cruisers, the Wash
ington, Tennessee, Montana and West
Virginia, have been ordered TO pro-
coed with all possible haste to the
Texas coast to cooperate with troops.
IL is believed here that the United
States government has received word
of an insurrectionary movement In
Mexico of far more Importance than
the revolution now in progress. The
rush of the mobilization and the great
number Of troops to be assembled,
cannot be explained in any other way,
say department. officials.
Ell PASO, Texas, March THAT
battle has taken place between Ma
dero's forces and the federals under
Col. Escudero, In which the latter lost
$50 killed and wounded was the as
sertion of couriers who reached here
today. They say that the Madero
forces waited In ambush on the edge
OF a deep canyon fifteen miles west
of Montezuma. When the federal
forces were well in the canyon the
insurgents poured whitening fire on
them.
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