The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-10
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pean countries similar to those which |
have been going on in northwestern |
Mexico for several months, there has |
not been the slightest intimation OF
intervention on the part of any one
of the stronger governments of Eu- |
rope, although the foreign interests of
these European countries in which the |
disturbances have occurred are large. |
1t is generally known that the in |
surrectos in Mexico have Struggled
arms and supplies across the Texas
border. Obviously, the stationing of |
large force of United States troops in
that section will lessen and probably
stop the smuggling altogether. The
presence of troops there will also have
a decidedly Statutory effect on the in
More than this I can not believe that
the United States government contem-
plates in the mobilization of troops
Japan Makes Denial.
Washington, March 10.-"Japan has
never made the slightest effort to OBJ
tain from Mexico any concessions for
a coaling station for naval uses. at
Magdalena bay or All Saints. bay or
indeed at any point on the Pacific
coast of Mexico"
This today was the emphatic dec
laration of Baron Uchida. japanese
ambassador to Washington. when his
attention was called to published
statements that through secret treaties
or other arrangements with President
Diaz's government, Japan either had
coaling station or naval base on this
side of the Pacific. Abiding to the
fact that a new line of japanese
steamers was to ply between some
on the south, the ambassador said If
this company had made any arrange
ments for taking on coal for ITS yes
sells in Mexican territory, which nat
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such an arrangement was on purely
business basis and was such as is en-
tered into by all commercial lines of
maritime nations.
With such arrangement, he said, the
Japan government had nothing to do
nor had any attempt been made to
extend Japanese sovereignty to any
Mexican port where the commercial
line steamers took on their coal.
The ambassadors statement was d.
rected to i charge by Mexican revo-
lutionary agents in this country that
President DiaZ had sought to secure
Japanese support by making traffic ar
rangements with Japanese steamship
lines. These arrangements, it was al
legged, would give the lines practical
control of the Tehauntepec railroad
a connecting link between the gulf of
Mexico and the Pacific ocean. Baron
Uchida promptly denied knowledge of
any special arrangement between his
government and the Mexico govern
ment relating to the Tehuantepec
railroad. The conditions under which
Magdalena bay was abandoned by the
United States navy as a drill grounds
were disclosed by officials of the state
department early in the winter. Sew
eral years ago, when the American
gunners were not nearly SO proficient
as they are now, it was regarded as
necessary by the navy department to
conduct the target practice in some
sheltered bay which would afford
plenty of smooth water. 1t was neceS-
sary to go south on the Pacific coast
because the practice is usually held
in the late fall or winter and early in
spring.
Magdalena bay was found to be adj
mirably adapted to the purpose. The
to it's use and even went further and
granted permission for the blue jack
cts and marines to land on the shore
north of the bay and establish tenn
porty rife ranges. Also a couple of
hulks were moored in the bay to act
as golfers and some coal was piled on
shore.
This arrangement worked we'll for
several years, until an element in
Mexico which has always been jeal-
Gus of the United States began a sys-
tematic attack on the government of
Dfaz, charging it was yielding Mexi
can territory to the Americans and by
other charges infiaming the national
arrangement expired early last De
cember the Mexican governm ent de-
cided to refrain from renewing it. The
American state department was con-
suited and 1t developed that naval Off
Gals no longer considered the bay as
indispensable for target practice.
Militia Officers Want to Go.
Washington, March 10.-Genera1
Robert K. Evans in charge of militia
division of war department today re-
the adjutants general of the states
and territories indicating that the in
vitations extended to the militia Of
ficers of the country are being enthu
siastically received. There are 5000
militia officers and it is expected
more will accept the invitation than
can be accomm odated. In that case
they will be divided prorata among
the states and territories and the Dis
trict of Colum bia.
The war department denies the
question of inviting the enlisted men
of the militia to participate in the
campaign is under consideration.
Diaz's Health Is Good.
Paris, March 10.-The Mexican lega-
ton today received from Enrique c.
Creel, the American minister, the fol-
lowing cablegram:
THE health of President Diaz con-
tinues good Statements to the con-
trary are pure Inventions
People Have Faith in Him.
Baltimore, March 10.-The Baltimore
News this afternoon will print the fol-
lowing dispatch from Ernesto T. Sim
ondetti. editor of Ell Diaro at Mexico
City:
Mexico City. March 10.-The health
of President Diaz was never better.
The. people have perfect faith in him.
The Instruction is confined to the
state of Chihuahua, and delay in
crushing it is mainly due to the geo.
graphical and Typographical conforma-
ton of that section of Mexico. The
massing of American troops on the
frontier of our country has created
great impression on the public, but the
Mexican people have accepted in good
faith the advices of Washington en-
bodying Mr.. Taft's declarations of as
surance that there is no intention of