The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-08
nj PR3RlTIOR!
MARukE IN TONE
tf,ontiuuea from First Pare

tContisuea from First Pace
learned to-day, 10 meet Minister OF
Finance Limantour, who arrived from
pprtant as 90 fcrce him to leave New
York a few hours before LiSnantour
arrived, 10 taken as a connecting INK
Ia the sudden developments,
Post Takes Serious View,
As an evidence of the serious view
OF the situation taken here. the Wash
irgtcn Post to-day. In two column
feature display on It's first page, gives
a chronological record OF the events
leading up 10 the war with spain m
Producing ii rs follows:
Tho dispatch of warsfips and et.-
geo troops to the border between Mex
iro and United States, where a n in
surrection accompanied by btoodshed.
has existed for several months, for
the purpose OF msneuVers} according
TO the White House statement. recalls
the tragedy Of the battleship Maine
ia Havana hArbor in 1925.
Appropriatioux for Joint maneuve
are almost always specifically made by
congress. but at the present time
there Is practically not "a dollar in
the treasury available for such pur-
poses. The Guartermaster and COM
mfssarw officers were ordered to buy
supplies without limit. instead Of for
a definite period.
Every offlcial move indicates pre-
parstion for real action, and not for
practice maneuverS
4 Warning to Japan.
That the demonstration un tie
Naxican border will serve as warn
ing 10 Japan against forming closer
relations with Mexico in order to
strike at this country from the South.
was one phase of the situation which
developed to-day.
In defiance of the Monroe Doc
trine, Japan, IL Is alleged. has been
ensieavoring to obtain n naval sta
lion on the west coast OF Mexico.
Hundreds of thousands of Japanese
have settled on the west coast of
Mexico. and formed large colonies
Most OF them are men who served
in the Japanese army during the war
with Russia. ~
The Diaz' government has SHOWN 8
disposition to befriend the Japanese
and has encouraged their COLOMBIA
ton OF the western coast. Military
experts to-day pointed out the dan
ger To the United States In this move
guent. as Mexico with its mild cll-
fnatc most OF the year is admirably
suited for base OF operations against
the United States.
This may partially explain the con-
centration OF the Pacific fleet at san
Diego. and the mobilization of troops
from Western states at Los Angeles.
Ms far as the Imperial Valley dam Is
concerned. the cavalry now patrolling
the border would afford ample pro-
lection to the entire work.
The japanese war party declares
hat the mikado must strike before
tic Panama canal II completed, ar
not at all. and the Initcd States. II
j. said must he prepared tan avert any
impending movement from Mexico.
The hasty return Of Secretary Knox
from Palm Beach. Fla, where he went
saturday night with his family. was
predicted to-day. In his absence,
Acting Secretary of State Huntington
Wilson is suffering painful embar-
basement EVasiye replies, or none
at all, are given to all questions OF
the newsrsp per men.
il was learned to-day that a report
upon the Mexican situation, obtained
ey special agents of the goVernm emit
outside the regular diplomatic ser
vice, was one cause for the hastS
movement ot troops. 1t is fact that
this report reached the state depart
ment Monday, and within few hours
afierward, orders amounting to prep
aratiDn for war We're issued.