The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-07
Crisis Reached in Affairs OF
Southern Republic De-
mands Action
MANY THOUSAND
TROOPS READY TO
CROSS THE LINE
American Interests Endanger-
ed Have Appealed to Adj
ministration for Pro-
lection

demonstration, involving twenty
thousand troops and four ar
mored cruisers, was ordered by
the United States to-day to be
made Immediately on the Mexi-
can frontier.
Though officials refused tn dis
cuss the possibility OF troops be-
ing sent across the international
line, 1t was known as n matter
Of positive fact that the State
Department had been inyestirat-
Ing the possibility of such action
for several days.
As the state Department OPEN
iy admits its support for the es-
tabiished government of Mexico,
the Diax government. and as
American capitalists have invest
nieHts. largely through conces-
s1ons from Diax, aggregating moro
than S100. o00. 900 I'm Mexico, II
was believed here that the den,-
onstration was against the Ma
dero revolution.
The action was taken follow
ing the return OF Ambassador =
Henry Lane WilsoS from Mexico
City. and coincidcnt with a cabI-
net meeting at which General
Wood. chief of STAFF, was present.
The state of mind OF the officials
was shown by the action OF Gem
erai Wood In leaving the White
House by way of French win-
dow to escape newspaper men.
combined land and naval at
tack upon Galveston, Texas, In
one OF the features OF q great
war game" which the officials
plan to play. The officials assert
fnat the movement Of troops In
purely for tactical practice. but
the sudden dispatch Of one-fOurth
Oh the entire army TO the Mexi-
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-..s S1 sosc.nhhcnt mas re-
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.. IN MeAico Oh Tar more
ILL =, ulan lie fcsoiauon
NOV IN pfO& Iae rush OF
n ana the great num-
~ o aDse0
oApI.IsN IN any other
way say department oIhc1ais.
Woods Maneuvering.
Upon leaving the cabinet meetins
dajor General Wood. chief az sfxf,
ather than brave newspaper RE,
hirn. beat a hastys refrca
rom the back of the exeentivs ma
lion. making his exit thronrh
french window in private secrefar
Sorton's office. The ..rnaneuyer,' va
,eariy frustrated by a policeman wh
the generals right ~ leav
he executive mansion in that M,
,ut who, Withdrew when nc rocc~
lized the chief OF stan Of the arrns
Ii IL understood that Henry ~
wilson. United states Amb.ssssIcr =
fexico, who returned here Satura.
light brought much importanf into
nation. Fresh from the Diax e,anitsj
Ne II Il. immetitate touch Win q,
ituation and has been In snn 49,
with the ofriciaIs sir,crs m
Irriyal. His report fs hs,iicved 4
rave had much Influence IN c.ns,,s
he sudden activity of tire ruvcrr
nent.
When asked for an explanations d
he movement OF four armored cruis
,rs to Texan waters Secretary r
he Navy Meyer today said:
I'VE are sending ships down ~
o that the people can ~, what A,n~r
can fighttnx yesseIs really Ionk Hfra
Orders were issued to-day for M
marines at PhiladeIphia to nrepar
L once to ship on board the trans
,ort Prairie for Guantanamo. Cur
he governments naval base on ~
outh coast of that island. This 81
Ter was declared to be part OF IN
sherAi inaneuVers. nut u was point