The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-13
TAFT ORDERED OUT
TROOPS IN SPITE
OF ESTATE Dept
Secret Agents Informed War Depart
ment That Diaz Regime Was Being
Undermined and American
Interests in Peril. =
Militia Organizations Will Be Called
Out II Regulars Gross Border
Into Mexico.

WASHINGTON, March tit was
clearly indicated today that the army.
under Major General Leonard Wood.
has completely usurped the functions
OF the department OF state In the pres
ent critical situation in regard 10 Mex
leo.
Furthermore, II was learned today,
the war department Is going ahead as
IL there were certainty OF serious
trouble on the Mexican frontier. Not
only are plans being made for the oc-
cupation OF the border country for
year, but the way Is being cleared for
the summoning OF more troops TO the
field, even including the mobilization
Of the militia.
Following the departure OF Acting
Secretary OF State Wilson for Aiken.
s. c., leaving the department without
It's two most prominent officials, as
Secretary Knox Is sojourning at Palm
Beach, Fla, reports that the state de-
partment was being little considered
grew more persistent.
IL Is now definitely declared that
Wilson was not taken into the coun-
ellis of war at the White House, and
that President Taft gave the order
for the military demonstration with
out consulting with the state depart.
ment Since then the department has
not been informed as TO military de
yelopments and visibly embarrassed
by its ignorance.
State department agents failed TO
reveal the true situation In Mexico
and the reports OF agents of other de-
partments were responsible for the
displacement OF the diplomats.
While the state department was de.
claring the Mexican situation not seri.
Gus, army officers on the border were
sending In reports which soon con.
vinced Washington officials that con.
ditions were extremely grave.
The department of justice secret
agents supplemented the reports with
descriptions OF the undermining of the
Diaz administration, and upon the re-
ceipt OF a particularly full report a
week ago definite action was decided
upon. This week. further confidential
reports were received from Brigadier-
General Bliss, commanding the de-
partment OF California and Brig. Gen
Hoyt, formerly In command of the de-
. Vi iCAdS ucSt
previous military reports.
On paper, a second army division
has already been formed. and could
be called into the field with a score
OF kilograms at any moment. The
second division will consist OF about
$4,000 men. The organization by
which II will be made up, and the
manner In which 1t will be modified
have already been arranged.
The second division will be called
out only when the division now in the
field crosses the border into Mexico
1t then will take the place now occu
pied by the first division.
As soon as the second division Is
called out, orders will be sent to sufi-
cient militia organizations to make up
a third division to prepare to take the
field. As the militia requires more
time for mobilization, !, they will re.
ceive their orders long before they
are needed. The military organiza-
tions to be called on have been tenta
lively selected, and their officers will
be among the first chosen to go to
San Antonio for instruction