The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-10
SECRET TREATY PHOTOGRAPH
STORY or the
GENESIS or l.. 3. ARMY MOVE.

Ambassador wilson Got Original Of LAP.
anese.Mexican Pact for an Hour
| Then Rushed TO Washington Gave
Mikado Naval Base--Taft uitimatum.
MEXICO CITY. April e.-Facts Of the
mos, significant character bearing upon
the reason for the sudden mobilization
just month ago OF 20. 600 American troops
at three points within striking distance
Of the Mexican border have become
known here. They deal with secret re-
lations which existed prior to March
between Japan and the Diaz Governments ;
the discovery OF which led to instant
action by the President Of the United
States
The circumstance that man who
was in possession OF only half the facts
concerning the hidden activity Of Japan's
diplomatic agents allowed his share Of
the secret 10 become public At FL Paso
last Wednesday has hurried the full
revelation OF the story OF an undoubted
intrigue between the Diaz Government
and the representatives OF the Govern
ment Of Japan looking toward the Sc
curing by the latter OF adequate coaling
stations on the Pacific coast Of the re-
public.
The truth of these negotiations and Of
the effect that their discovery had upon
President Taft and his Cabinet at WASH
inston is disclosed from source which is
trustw orthy. Respect for the source Of
the information has not interfered with
the verification Of the news coming from
that source by more than one authority.
Henry l.. Wilson. the Ambassador Of
the United States to Mexico. had occasion
many months ago to realize the strong
antipathy Of the Mexicans Of all classes
toward the United States. This was fipt
, shown during the demonstrations by the
students Of the city Of Mexico which were
directed against Americans last autumn
On one OF the nights when students were
parading the streets shouting against
Americans band Of them encountered
Ambassador Wilson'S son. They as
saulted him and then offered him a pc.
culiarly vicious insult.
, When Mr.. Wilson'S son told his father
OF this matter the Ambassador took nc
action whatever. though he was fully
justified in doing 90. Then. later. during
= the celebration in honor Of the foundation
9 OF the republic. when many Japanese
n of high rank came as special ambassadors
. from their country 20 the Mexican capital
/ the Ambassador had reason to know thai
marks Of particular respect were being
3 paid to the Japanese and that there had
b been private audiences between Diai
Z and few OF his more influential Minister
> and the Japanese delegates.
r II was during the visit OF the Japanes'
that Mr.. Wilson heard in the streets o
e Mexico city cries Of Long live Japan
= down with the Gringos" SO far az he wa
able to ascertain no effort was mad
on the part OF the authorities to suppress
: those who gave voice to these sentiments
n Anothe circumst ance induced Mr.. vii
{ son to make quiet Investigations into tn
apparent drift OF International senti
g ment between Japan and Mexico. H
e learned through certain steamship ant
e railroad officials that for the last eighteel
= months every ship of the Nippon Yusel
( Kaisha coming into Seattle and Of tn
d Toyo Kisen Kaisha. whose port is Sal
& Francisco. was carrying from twenty l.
lso Japanese. passage paid. besides car
o goes OF agricultural machinery. house
v hold goods and general stores. Al Seattl
v and San Francisco these Japanese. a
men. were transshipped to steamers O
II the Pacific Mail Line plying betwee
d Seattle, San Francisco and Mexica
ports.
II was a matter OF public record thai
'' Japanese colonists had received grant
OF tracts for cotton and corn raising In tn
States OF Sinaloa. Tepic and Jaksco on tn
Pacific coast OF Mexico, but it was no
e apparent that the colonies we're Of a siz
!. sufficient to include the hundreds oi
Japanese who were emigrsting. passag'
's paid, on the subsidized lines of Japai
~ st eamships.
: II was also a matter of record that
subsidized Japanese steamship line hat
requested OF the Mexican Governmen
II coaling privileges in one OF the Pacific
10 coast ports. either at Mazatlan or Man
10 zanillo. The answer to this request hat
been held In allegiance by the Diaz Gov
ernment.
e During the month OF February Am
q bassador Wilson was busy cultivatin
l. certain sources OF information In tn
c- higher circles OF the Mexican Government
,t Very near the end OF the month from
"a certain source in the Government MI
N, Wilson obtained for few hours the origi
T. nal OF secret treaty between Japan an
70 Mexico. He kept it long enough to hav
o a photograph made OF It and then 1t wa
% returned to it place in the innermo'
A. archives OF the Mexican State Depar
"a ment
g. The document was in the shape OF sc,
. erai clauses which we're to be a part Of
10 formal agreement on the part Of ii
40 Mexican Government to allow the Japs
re- nese commercial line OF steamships I
ib have its own coaling station at a poll
N on the Pacific coast and to grant certa
n other colonization rights in the Stat,
s as along the western coast.
st The secret clauses Of the treaty. tho,
photographed by Ambassador Wilso
gave Japan a lease OF a coaling static
}. and lnanruvre rSivileges in Magdaler
., Bay, with the alternative Of a coalir
station at one other OF the few scatters
ports down the Mexican coast.
" The clauses also set forth Japan ar
no Mexico's mutual interests In the Pacii