The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-15
PRESIDENT TAFT AIDS DIAz.
PRESIDENT ADMITS AMERICAN
FORCE is BEING MOBOLIZED
TO HELP MEXICO.
Thought That With Frontier Well
Guarded Rebels Supplies Will be
Cut Off - If Not Army is There
Ready for Further EventuaIities.

Washington, March 9.-That the
to dissemble its reasons for the sud-
den and unprecedented movement of
Gated by dispatch received tonight
| from the staff correspondent of the
Associated Press, who is accompany
! ing President Taft on his journey to
Atlanta, The dispatch, dated
Charlottesville. Va, through which
place the presidents train passed to-
night at 7:1O o'clock, follows:
"All doubt as to the purpose Of the
government in sending 10000 troops
to the Mexican border has at last
been swept away. The United States
has determined that the revolution
in the republic at the south must
end. The American troops have been
sent to form a solid military wall
along the Rio Grande to stop filibus-
tering and to see that there is no fur
ther smuggling Of arms and men
across the international boundary.
1T is believed that with source of
contraband supplies cut off, the in
surrectionary movement which has
disturbed conditions generally for
nearly a year without accomplishing
anything like the formation of re-
sponsible independent government will
| speedily come to a close.
President Taft, on his way to At
lanta and Augusta for 10 days va
cation, passed through here at 7:10I
O'CLOCK tonight. He appeared we'll
satisfied with the run. There is a
general belief that the movement of
troops into Texas and southern Cali
fornIa will so speedily accomplish its
purpose that the net results in the end
VIII constitute a valuable lesson in
/ quick mobilization of an effective
fighting force that will prove a reve-
| lation to the country at large. to the
critics Of the army in particular. and
justification Of the automatically
worded explanations that have been
! given out from official sources in
| Washington.
There no longer is reason to doubt
that the sudden move on the part of
the American government was the
result either Of unofficial representa-
tlOnS
ing the situation in Mexico or the in
tlmation that several of the European
powers were sounding each other as
to the desirability of making repre-
sentations to the United States at an
early date. At any rate the matter
was put up To the administration in
such a way AS to call for the quick
est sort Of action. The necessity for
this speed of mobilization was seized
upon by the war department as a
heaVen-sent opportunity to answer
critics both in and out Of congress
and that Interpretation was put upon
the movement
Of these officials that the true mean
ing of the 'manOeuvres' soon would be
known and the logical interpreta ton
so quickly put on the movement of
the troops unquestionably disconnected
the administration officials from Pres
ident Taft down. Then Washington
by the necessity of throwing an army
along the border line Of Mexico to stop
the sources of supply to the revOlu-
tionists and to be in a position 20 in
wade Mexico at moments notice |
in the event Of the death of President
Diaz or any other untoward circum- |
al fighting or riotir g.
"It was represented at the state de- |
partmert that the United States must
act, and act quickly, if the Monroe |
doctrine was to be maintained. For
eign interests in Mexico naturally |
look to the United States for protec-
interests in the republic, however, are |
not to be compared with the Ameri- |
can capital invested there, so. after !
all, the move to bring about more
tranquil conditions in Mexico has to |
do principally with Americans and |
American interests.
Just what part the Diaz govern |
mont has PLAYED in recent events has !
not yet been disclosed. From timo to
time protests have been made To |
Washington regarding the Violation
of tdc neutrality laws along the Dor
de-.
such protests, however. would NOT !
ordinarily call out such a fore. q-