Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-08
BY Associated Prcss

By Associated Press
Washington. March THE most
extensive movements Or troops and war
vessels ever executed In this country In
time Of peace is now under way by or
der OF the President as commander Ia
Cnief ue The army and navy The obs
jecuye is the country nor,h OF the
Mexican boundary and the waters OF
the two oceans at either end OF IT,
Twenty thousand soldiers. more
than one fourth of the army of the
United states service. are moving to-
wards the Mexican border -Four arm
ored cruisers. comprising the Fifth d.
vision of the Atlantic fleet, have been
ordered from Northern waters TO the
naval station at Guantanamo. cuba
and most Of the Pacific fleet ts, or GER
tainly win be. on its way to assemble
az san Pedro and San Diego, CO., and
two thousand marines are preparing "a
make the Guantanamo station theft
temporary headquarters.
White House and at the War and Navj
" vas oftl.i.'V 'rr.
Departments that the purpose Of this
great mobilization OF troops unpre'
cedcnted save In war times, Is the
training Of officers and men under
service conditions an practice In CO.
operation between the land aud nava
forces
Unusual pains were taken by all Of
ficiolly concerned In the matter to give
this color to the sudden activities, hut
these statements we're accepted with
increasing reserve. There has been in
portant Joint manuvers in the last few
years but they have been planned fai
IN advance and carried out without
even evident interest at the White
House
Today the executive officers were
stepped with mystery. The entire
morning was given over TO confer
ences with officers Of the War and
Navy departments This atmosphere
of mystery and efforts to minimize the
Importance NJ business lent a slgnifi'
cance 10 the fact that General Leonard
Wood chief of staff Of the army II
an effort TO elude lntervicwers slipped
out Of one OF the rear windows OF Pres
ideni Tafts office and beat a retreat
through secluded portions 1f the Whit,
House grounds 10 rear entrance oi
the war department
Tho real significance OF these 1ctlv'
Itics which have been confined appor'
entity to the last forty-elght hours OF
less Is thought TO relate very dircct,
10 the conditions in Mexico and to Tho
growing belief that the situation thcr,
Is by no means as satisfactory az th'
Mexican government would have u
believed
There are persistent reports that tho
physical condition Of President pla'
has lately become such MS TO alarm hli
adhcrents aud that momcnton5 devel
opmonts are to he prepared for one
report which was current here today
was that the Plcrson syndicate heavily
Interested In mining Mexico, had ap
piled 10 the British government for nd
euuatc protection from the chaotic con
ditlons which would almost certainly
follow serious loss of prestige, e
say nothing " the collapse Of the Dlaj
government. II was said that thu
british Ambassador had taken mp thu
question with the state Department
with suggestions that unless the Un'te'
States took immediate steps, 60 SHOW
its disposition md ability TO protec
foreign lrtcrcstB In Mexico. the Eur
opcan governments of Great Brltiai
and Germany would be compelled e
do 60. or course no direct oonfirma
tlon 10 this report was obtainabe, bu
the suddcn burst Of martial ACTIVITY
gave lt color
Ambassador Dctabarra OF tho Re
public Of Mexico who has been In New
York returned 10 Washington tonlgh
TO fulfll social engagement aud re
turned AZ midnight 10 New York III
professed entire ignorance as to th'
meaning Of the moboliaation OF Am
erlcan troops, II was said that on
ronson for the return OF Ambassado
DE Iabara TO New York tonight was L
meet there with Senior Umnntour. tn
Mexican Minister Of Finance, who ar
rived from France. II also was sal,
that another party TO this moetlni
would he Porlslo Dldz. Jr.. son of th'
president, who was said TO be on hi
North from Mexico for that purpose,