The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-12

With 10000 soldiers encamped in /
Texas, it is believed that Wall street |
can dictate terms to Mexico, and even
perhaps, actually name successor
for Dfaz. With American warships
patrolling the coast of the defense
less nation and the big army at its
Threshold, the American capitalists
would be able, it is pointed out, to
protect a new head OF the Mexican
government until such time as III
could secure control of the situation.
Intervention Threatened.
The Indifference of this country to
the opinions of Diaz was taken to
account for the mixed and confused
diplomatic situation. which resulted
in President Taft backing the state,
ment that Intervention would follow,
if he considered it necessary to pro-
tect American and European inter-
ests. while Diaz declared that inter-
yention would not be tolerated.
The European investors are in the
same boat as the Wall street investors
and the cfamor of Europe that the U.
S. protect their interests was made in
concert and practically in cooperation
with Wall street. Instead of being
the original cause of activity the
European complaiats are believed to-
night to have been mostly coincident-
al.
The Japanese are active in Mexico,
1t is admitted, but close investigation
this week failed to rsyeal any sud-
den development in aSat connection
that offered an explanation of an inn
mediate mobilization of troops. 1t
was pointed out that any demonstra-
tion in favor of Japan would be staged
on the Pacific coast.
The concentration of troops in Tex
as does not give the Pacific coast
states the demonstration for which
| they have pleaded.
[Gate City Leased Wire Seryie.]
Ready for Battle.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, March 11.-Prim
ed for battle and hoping that battle
will come early, 5000 soldiers and
sailors of the U. S. are here in the
/ southwest corner Of the country to
I nigh ready for. war.
/ PERHAPS II WIN be an occupation q
Mexico; perhaps it will be merely
brush or two with the insurgents
along the line; perhaps, the mer
whisper. Japan enters into the situa
| ton. When the gunboat Yorktown
| and the Buffalo nosed their way into
!; the harbor here this afternoon anG
the Eighth Infantry arrived, the U. S
mobilization here was practically
completed. Only the arrival of the
battleship Delaware, ordered here
from Valparaiso, was needed to fill ou
the toll of fighters held by Uncle San
for events as yet publicly unknown.
Another Reason Given.
4 SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March IL
An insignif1cantly displayed story il
4 the latest additions of the San Anton
10 papers has given the American
army which is gathering here wha
4 it believes is the first genuine clu
as to the reason for mobilizing tn
: complete army division at San Al
tonic, for ultimate service on tn
, Mexican border. The item declare
the constitutional guarantee had bee
suspended in Mexico and mild
form of martial law had been declal
ed
This paragraph was seized upon S
eagerly by those officers who al
, in ''the know that it tends to prov
, that the real purpose of the mobiliz;
ton of 10000 troops in Texas is notl
= ing more or less than complete CT
operation with Mexico in bringing
an end the revolution that has bee
!, throwing the republic south OF tn
. Rio Grande into a state of practici
! anarchy.
+ One of the highest army officers
/. San Antonio, who, for reasons OF q
] plomacy declined to permit the us
4 of his name, declared tonight that th
t division modified would not renal
at Houston two weeks.
u Everything said the office
t points to ordering these troops
h the border of Mexico inside of tV
weeks. The proclamation of marti
law in Mexico proves to my mind tn
complete working understanding b
tween The administration at Washin
9 ton and that of the city of Mexico.
r "For weeks it has been reporte
L that the Mexican government W;
Q permitting anarchy in northern Me
y leo without daring to move trool
4 from Mexico City to aid in suppress
e ing the revolution. | cannot belie'
$ that this is true Men who ha'
,. been in Mexico recently also belie'
3 it untrue
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