The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-23
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
 Washing ton, March 23-Sweeping as- surance that Japan will withdraw at once from Mexico was given to Pres ident Taft by Ambassador Uchida, it was learned, today, at yesterday s conference at the White House. K Quick confirmation came from Mex leo City in the announcement that. as a result of the martial demonstration in Texas, the secret Japan ese- Mexican 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 com pletely realized, yesterday, the an- nouncement that Taft had extended felcitations of friendship was the merest matter of formality.
 It was known that. in this case, as is the invariable rule in diplomacy, President Taft and Baron Uchida agreed before they parted as to what statements should be made public and under the circumsta ances the statement was made the most obvious possible, according to the diplomats. It is announcement for this country to de- clare its friendliness for Japan and for Japan, in return, to do the same, in view of the fact that recent develop ments were satisfactory to the Uni ted States.
 cret Japanese-Mexican treaty. the ex- istence of which was. publicly denied by all officials, these denials being parroted b certain uninformed news agencies and correspondents, was framed in April, of last year, when a special agent of the Mikado went to Mexico City and concluded the nego- itn6 States has been watching every devel- opment with the utmost care and ob- served with increasing displeasure, the growing activit of Japan in Mexico. This continued until the Japanese completely controlled the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and the ports on the west coast of Mexico, below Guaymas.
 This was accentuated and corrobor- ated when, 10 days ago, the Pacific Mail Steamship Company realizing the futility of combating with the Jap anese on the west coast of Mexico, threw up it's hands and announced its withdrawal from Salina Cruz, the Pa cifiic terminus of the Tehuantepec Ma tional Railroad.
 The secret treaty related chiefly to trade relations and opened the doors of Japan to Mexico. It was of such a nature. however. according to reports here. that it could have been used as the basis for a much stronger alliance. This development was what was chief 1 feared by Uncle Sam and is said 10 have led to the decision on the part of this government to act in forceful fashion.
 The movement of the troops to the border served a two-fold purpose. It and to Diaz. himself, that this coun- try would not stand any trifling. It is positively believed here that the 20 900 men now on the border could march. almost without opposition, through Mexico to the capital and cc- cupy it. Diaz has no army that could even make a pretense of opposition.
 On the other angle. it served to warn Japan that the United States was wide awake and deadly serious about the situation. Those 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.
 You may be sure.' said an official, "that President Taft will not say that he feared war with Japan. If he would say such thing as that he would not be fit to hold his office. Baron Uchida also will never tell anyone that Japan made a secret treaty with Mexico and then was forced to agree to it's abrogation through the dicta- tion of a third power
 ''The annals of diplomacy are filled with instances where war has actually been declared when the diplomats of the opposing nations hold each other in affectionate embraces"
 It is understood, in diplomatic cir cles here. that one of the features Of the settlement was that no tatement would be made to the public further than that the two nations exchanged expressions of good will and friend liness. No official statement is ex- pected.
 The only acknowledged treaty now existing between Japan and Mexico is the treaty of friendship commerce and navigation,'' ratified in 1889. ac- cording to the statement, today, Of Ambassador De La Barra, of Mexico The terms provided that it could be abrogated six months after either
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