Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-09
THE CARL TO ARMS.

The exciting scenes along the
Mexican border are hard to account
for at the present time. One-fourth
of the standing army OF the United
States has been ordered to Texas
and a large number of frst-class
cruisers have been sent under rush
orders to southern waters.
At Washington this action is ex-
planned by stating 1t is an effort to
see how quickly the army OF the
United States, together with the
navy, can be got together in case
of actual war. 1t is referred to as
a war game" to increase the eff
cheney of the fighting force of the
country. This explanation. however,
Is ridiculed by army officers and
there seems to be good reasons to
believe that something more than
mere practice Is behind 1t all. A
significant fact is that the troops
have been provided with 200 rounds
of ball ammunition. For ordinary
m%anoeuvres blank cartridges are
used. This proves that something
more than ordinary Is under way.
Naturally, such action on the part
of this government all kinds
Of curiosity.
Not since the Spanish wal has
there been such orders given to
the army. 1t looks as If the United
States was preparing to take some
drastic action in connection with
the present unrest in Mexico, and 1t
would not be surprising If some very
startling news came from the south,
within the next few days.
1t is recognized that President
Diaz is growing old and he cannot,
remain at the head of that govern
ment much longer. He has been in
office continuously for a great many
years, ruling to all intents and
purposes, as a king or emperor. He.
no doubt, has made the country
what 1t Is and has stood head and
shoulders above all others who have
aspired to his position. Under him
there are a large number of men
who feel capable of filling the posi-
ton, but among whom there Is a
great deal of rivalry and there Is no
doubt, should he relinquish the Of
fee, much trouble would result.
rhe rumor that Diaz is e death I
8 prevalent and it Is stated that !
European powers, which have a /
deal at stake in Mexico, are E
sady to interfere unless the United a
proves herself capable to d
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tKfhsEe 8 alae 2 rnmor saont trou- q
8 with Japan, which always flares o
, whenever there is a mention Of ais,
IL to arms. There is no doubt that o.
ae Japanese are a very cunning n
eople and they view with appre- e
the building of the Panama Z
anal by the United States. They
aust realize that Ii ever they intend
o strike a blow at this country they 8
aust do so before that waterway ts
,pen. Rumors have been circulated
the effect that Japan has made
an effort to secure q naval station
along the Mexican coast on the Pa
cifc side. 1t Is said that colonies of
Japanese have settled there, just as
they have settled In the Hawaiian
Islands. While we are not looking
for any trouble with Japan, the
character of the people make 1t
necessary to be ever on guard, and
the United States does we'll tn be
prepared for anything that might
happen.
Just what is behind this latest
move only President Taft and his
advisers know. 1t Is evident, how
ever, that something unusual Is about
to transpire, in which case the Presi-
dent has done we'll to put the United
States In a position to play the inn
portant part that must necessarily
be hers should trouble break out In
Mexico. In the meantime there is
little to do but to wait for develop
ments,
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