The Detroit times., 1911-03-23

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WASHINGTON, March 2s.-Sweep4
ing assurance that Japan viii with
draw at once from Mexico was given
to President Taft, by Ambassador
Uchida, 1t was learned today, at yea
terday's conference at the White
House.
Quick confirmation came from Mex
leo City In the announcement that, as
result OF the martial demonstration
in Texas, the secret Japanese-Mexi-
can treaty has been abrogated. Uchida
told Taft that he could rest assured
that hereafter Japan will take no part
whatever In Mexican affairs.
Diplomats and high officials who
have been watching the situation
keenly realized yesterday that the an
nouncement that Taft had extended
felicitations OF friendless to Uchfda
was the merest formality OF diplo-
macy.
II was known that in this case, as
is the invariable role In diplomacy,
President Taft and Baron Uchida
agreed before they parted as to what
statement should be made public and
under the circumstances the state
ment made was the most obvious one
possible, according to the diplomats.
1t is pointed out that II was the nat
ural announcement for this country
TO declare its friendiiness for Japan
and for Japan In return TO do the
same.
Treaty Framed Year Ago.
| Ii was learned today that the secret
| Japanese Mexican treaty, the exist
ence of which was publicly denied by
all officials, these denials being par
roted by certain uniformed news
agencies and correspondents, was
| framed In April OF last year, when
special agent OF the mikado went to
Mexico City and concluded the nego-
tiations. Since that time the United
States has been watching every devel-
opment with the utmos care and OBJ
served with increasing displeasure the
growing activity of japan In Mexico.
This continued until the Japanese
practically controlled the Isthmus Of
Tehauntepec and the ports on tho
west coast OF Mexico, below Guaymas.
This was accentuated and corrobor-
ated when ten days ago the Pacific
Mall Steamship Co., realizing the
futility OF combating with the Japar
nese on the west coast OF Mexicos
threw up It's hands and announced fts
withdrawal from Salina Cruz, the
Pacific terminus OF the Tehuantepec
National Railroad.
The secret treaty relates chiefly to
trade relations and opened the doors
OF Japan TO Mexico. IL was Of such
a nature, however, according to re-
ports here, that IL could rave been
used as the basis for much stronger
alliance. This development was what
vase hiefly feared by Uncle Sam, and
Is said 10 have led to the decision on
the part of his government TO act I'm
forceful fashion.
The movement of the troops toward
the border, served a two-fold purpose.
IL gave notice to the advisors of Diaz,
and TO Diaz himself that this country
would not stand any trifiing. II 10
positively believed here that the 20,-
600 men now on the border could
march, almost without opposition,
through Mexico to the capital and oc-
cupy IT, Diaz has no army that could
Uncle Sam Warns Japan.
On the other angle. il served to
warn Japan that the United States
was wide awake and deadly serious
about the situation. These who be-
lieve that Japan Is insidiously plan
ming war against the United States
assert that she is not yet ready to
strike, and that when she does strike,
she wishes TO take us unawares.
1 Officials who are aware of the true
facts, are amused at the ease with
which portion OF the press has been
led TO accept the diplomatic formaii-
ties as the true situation. A high o.
fetal who. within the last few months,
went 10 Mexico Guy at the instance
OF President Taft. ard who is con
yersant with every detail OF the case
laughed outright at the efforts maae
in some Washington news agency uis
patches 10 dismiss the Japanese stu
alton with only the formai anhouhes
ments OF diplomatic conferences -
their basis.
You may be sure, said THIS on
Rcial. that President Iat VIII not
say that he feared war Win Japan
II he would say such thing as tna(-
he would not be az to hold MS ONCE.
Baron Uchida also Will never tell any
one that Japan made secret treaty
with Mexico and then was forced 20
agree 10 It's abrogarion through the
djctatio nof third power.
The annals OF diplomacy are flied
With instances where war has actual
ly ben declared where the Diplomats
OF the opposing nations held one&
other In areotionate satoem."