Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-03-22
BARON UCHIDA
At WHITE HOUSE
Invited to a Conference This
Afternoon by Presi-
dent Taft
TO ALLAY ALL WAR RUMORS
Mareuvers in Texas and Califor-
MIA Not Directed Against
Japanese.

Washington, March 22.-President
Taft today invited Baron Uchida, the
Japanese ambassador, to a conference
az the White House this afternoon
The Presidents object is personally
to set at rest the various irresponsi
BILE stories that have been published
to the effect that the army maneu
vers in Texas and California in a
vague way are directed against Japan
No Excuse for Canard.
Washington. March 22.-When Bar
on Uchida called on President Taft
he said there was absolutely no war
rant or excuse for the stories thai
have been printed that the United
States in sending troops to the MeXi
can border had done so in eXpecta
ton OF a treacherous move by Japan
The President said the report is
scarcely worth denying, but he desir
ed to set it at rest for all time. The
President asked Baron Uchilda tC
communicate these views directly tC
the emperor of Japan.
To Stop Malicious Reports.
Washington, d. c., March 22.-Tht
President has been greatly annoyed
by the persistent reports that Japar
had negotiated a secret alliance will
Mexico for a coaling station on tht
Pacific coast and that the United
States is menacing Mexico as a pro
test. Denials from the Japanese EN-
bassy and from the ambassador him
self as to the coaling station stor!
as we'll as denials from the state de
partment as to any connection of ia
pan with the army maneuvers have
failed to stop the reports, which th'
President regards as malicious.
Friendly to Uncle Sam.
Toxic, March 22.-Resolutions fo
impeachment of the imperial cabine
| fer "numiliating the empire" in tn,
negotiation of the new treaty with tn
United States were rejected by tn
| lower house of the diet, the last da
Of the session. The resolutions wer
introduced by members of the Natiot
1list party as soon as the session be
/ gan. They declared that the declare
! ton made by the government regard
ing its policy of emigration was hi
initiating to the empire. Count Komu
ra. replying for the government, dc
clared that the American treaty mad
no change in the standing of the jar
anese in relation to American imm
! grafton laws. The present policy o
the government, he said, was to main
tain the most friendly relations t.
the United States. After Komura'
speech the resolutions were rejecte
by an overwhelming majority.
Japan Wants Mastery of Pacific.
Toxic, March 22.-All attempts t
conceal the fact that Japan consider
the mastery of the Pacific ocean a
vital to her existence have bee
thrown aside by the association 70
the investigation of Japanese-Amer
can relations, which today change
its name to that of the Japanese an
Pacific Ocean Association. At tn
last dinner given by the associatio
every speech concerned the necessit
cf Japan gaining the absolute master
of the Pacific Several of the speech
es had decided jingo ring, and tn
mere violent the expressions tn
greater was the enthusiasm created
Bell Wants Million Rough Riders.
Denver. Colo, March 22.-"All tina
is needed to set this country allan
with war fever is for some small con
plication--perhaps it will be anothe
explosion like that of the Maine--t
happen said General Sherman Bel
o. the Roosevelt Rough Riders, thi
morning. 81 expect to see Japan smas
into us some day. It may be tomo1
row. 1t may be weeks, but it is goin
to come without any question c
doubt
General Bell said he had received
number of letters from men who wan
ed to join proposed Roosevelt Roug
=. Riders brigade. One Of these wa
from an army officer.
"I am not considering the organize
ton of any such company or OF goin
to Mexico continued General Bell.
will wait until the proper time arrive
and then I will do it and do it quickl
There was some talk among the boy
, about going to Albuquerque to met
Mr.. Roosevelt, but that was just il
, tended as a social visit. You ca
| count on it that the former presidel
didn't say anything for publicatio
about the organization of a brigade
Rough Riders. He may have mentio
ed it incidentally to some of the new
paper men and propably when Ii
proper time arrives he will get toget
er some men. We may need 100000
OF them. Probably all nations wi
get on one side or the other"
T General Bell continued that few pc
, pie realize the size of the Japanes
} population in this country and alon
t the west coast of Mexico and in tn
Hawaiian islands.
: REPORT OF RUSSIANS DEATH