The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-20

sauadrcn out ahead of the army. Re
cent reports have said that the insur-
rcctos have established a base at
Preside del Nortc, just across the
Rio Grande from the American town
of FL ORC. and that through this
point they have been receiving their
largest shipments Of arms and muni-
tions. Maria. Tex, on the Southern
Pacific line. about 80 miles north OF
Preside del Norte. has been one OF
the chief depots for the receiving OF
contraband for secret shipment
across the border to the insurrecto
base over the river, and Del Rio. 17c
miles west of San Antonio, has been
another distributing point.
As tn The general movement OF all
the troops at the division camp at
Fort Sam Houston, the utmost Sc.
crecy is maintained, and little be-
sides the indubtable fact that Gen
eral Carter expects his command to
move sometime within the next four
days can be learned. Something that
the commandlng general said in con.
versation with a visitor at the camp
is the best proof of his preparedness
to move. This was his remark:
81 will get my men out OF here on
cne and a half hours notice when
the order comes We will simply
move out Of camp Immediately, leav.
i,o al toot. ..oudinC aud ,vfth a
handful of beans and some hardtack
in our pockets.
Nothing will go but what every
man carries on his back. Heavy i'm
pediments can be left behind. and
with one days rations with us we
are prepared to pick up our commits
sary at different points until we ar
rive at. our destination"
Word that came from Mexico City
indicated that the preparation for an
instant movement may have bearing
on the political squabble in Diaz's
capital. An English mining engineer
Pc financier from Mexico City
nau.ed Pursell, who passed through
San Antonio. said that upon the
events of the days Immediately FOL.
lowing Limantours arrival in Mexico
City would depend the solution or
the complication OF the whole situa-
tion across the line.
Limantour Man Of Hour.
"Limantour is indeed the man OF
the hour down here" Mr.. Pursell
said, for he brings with him the
possible solution of all the difiicul-
ties. 1t now lies between him and
Diaz as to whether Mexico is TO pass
through this crisis or not. All Mex.
leo knows that Limantour was in
conference with the Madero family
In New York, whom he used to serve
as legal counsellor; that he brings
with him from them the irreducible
minimum on which Francisco Ma
'dero and his insurrectos will con
clude a peace, and that this demand
is for great reforms, including a fair
election and real representative
government.
There is great doubt about Diaz's
accepting these terms. He Is very
stubborn man and he will not eat
humble pie easily. But Mexico ex
poets him to accept them, at least to
treat with the insurroctos as II they
had fair grievance. If he does not
the revolution will surely gain in
violence and strength, and there will
be a very grave situation for Diaz
TO face"
Mr.. Pursell added that recently the
people had been as prone to blame
their grievances on Diaz's ministers
as upon the president himself, but
that of late there had been a grow
ing manifestation of anger against
Diaz. He confirmed the report of the
stoning Of Diaz's palace. as reported
in these dispatches, saying that scy.
cral had been arrested as result OF
| tho affair, but that It had no great
political significance except as an in.
dication of the growing unpopularlty
Of Disz in the federal district.
DR.. F. s. Pearson OF London, who
represents the Pearson interests In
Mexico. which include investments
of English, Canadian, French and
Belgian capital amounting to S125,'
100000 arrived here from San Fran.
cisco and FL Paso. In discussing the
Mexican situation Mr.. Pearson said
"There is not enough of revolt
down there to demand Intervention.
and certainly not enough of a revo.
lutionary government to merit recog,
niton | don't think anybody can
figure out why this army mobiliza-
tion and It's inherent threat is or.
dered." lie emphatically denied that
tho Pearson interests had asked the
United States to intervene.
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