Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-13
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS BELIEVE
TAFT IS HOLDING BACK
INFORMATION.
MEXICO NOT SOLE REASON
FOR MOVEMENT OF TROOPS
Insist That Time For Franknsss Has
Arrived and That President Should
Take Congress Into His Confidence
Invsstis alton 10 Threatened Unless
Real Purpose 10 Revealed.
Especial Correspondence

Washington, April 13.-Constant re-
peated from time to time in detail and
surrounded on each occasion with
what purports to be substantial cir
cumstantial evidence. is beginning to
get on the nerves OF members Of con-
gress Notwithstanding assurances from
/! the White House that the mobilization
| of the American troops on the Texas
border line was due entirely to the
grave nature Of the Mexican revolu-
ton.
Senators who have interested them
selves in the matter have received
conflicting information. Many of them,
and particularly those who are mem
bers Of the committee on foreign rela-
tons, assert in the most emphatic
tones, and upon authority Of Presi-
dent Taft himself. that the attempt to
connect Japan with the mobilization
OF the troops. is malicious and without
justification. One Of these senators IL
authority for the statement that
mysterious propaganda is being car
ried on. This senator does not pretend
to know the source Of this propaganda
but expresses himself as confident that
the time is not far distant when an OF
the facts will become known.
Conspiracy on Foot.
The nearest approach to definite
charge In connection with the con-
slant assertion that the fear Of a Jap
anese invasion OF Mexico prompted the
presidents action Is made by Repre-
sentative Foster, OF Vermont, chair
man Of the house committee on for
eign affairs in the last congress. Mr..
Foster says he is convinced that there
is conspiracy on foot for the pur-
pose Of forcing tho president and con-
gress into . position where 1t Will be
impossible for the executive and leg
withstand a manufactured public SEN
tinene In favor Of a big navy.
'-r.ss::s conspiracy will unfold Itself
to the country Gsc,a- ~ ester
today II have been looking into this
subject with great deal Of care and I
am convinced that there is a conspir-
acy Matched by certain interests which
would profit by . governmental pro-
gram looking to greatly increased ac-
tivity in the construction Of battle
ships. am not yet prepared to dis
close the Information which has come
into my possession but 1t is sufficiently
Definite to lead me to believe that there
IS q niger in the wood pile and that
It is almost time he was smoked out"
Curiously enough some OF the sena-
tors who have talked with President
Taft about the movement of the troops
are telling stories which do not coin
eide in every detail. SO far as Japan
fs concerned.
Something Held Back.
One senator. who was called to the
White House Immediately upon his ar
rival in Washington and before con-
Eress convened, is not in accord with
other senators who declare that the
movement Of the troops was due sole
ly to conditions In Mexico. This sena-
tor, who said he was not at liberty to
reveal the nature Of his conversation
with the president. declared that while
this was the controlling influence which
prompted the president to send the
troops to Texas he nevertheless carried
away from the White House the dis
tinct impression that this government
did not like the nature Of the informa-
ton which had been received regard
ing negotiations between Mexico and