Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-04-14
DIAZ AIDED JAPAN
THAT'S why PRESIDENT TAFT
Sent CUR TROOPS To The
TEXAS BORDER.
Ambassador Wilson Read Secret Treaty
and Had Photograph Made, Taking
Same to Taft and Cabinet-Ultim-
alum to Mexico s Head Changed the
Scheme-Japan Had Been Favored.

New York, April 1.-THE New York
Sun publishes the following from Mex
leo City: Facts of the most significant
character bearing upon the reason for
the mobilization of 10000 American
troops within striking distance of the
Mexican border, have become known
here. They deal with secret relations
which existed prior to March 1 between
Japan and the Diaz government, the
discovery of which led to instant ac-
ton by President Taft
| Henry Wilson of Spokane, ambas-
sador of the United States to Mexico,
had occasion many months ago to real
lze the strong antipathy of Mexicans of
all classes toward the United States.
| During the celebration in honor of the
founding of the republic, when many
japanese if high rank came as special
ambassadors from their country to Mex
lean capital, the ambassador had reason
to know that there had been private
audiences between Diaz and few of
his more influential ministers and the
Japanese delegates. Ambassador viii,
son also learned that for the last IS
months every ship of the Toxic Kisen
kalsha, whose port is San Francisco,
were carrying from 20 to $50 Japanese
passage paid, besides cargoes of agricul
tural machinery, household goods and
general stores At San Francisco these
Japanese were transhipped to steamers
of the Pacific Mail line plying between
San Francisco and Mexican ports. 1t
was matter of public record that these
japanese colonists had received grants
of tracts for cotton and corn raising
Learn of Secret Treaty.
During February Ambassador Wilson
was busy cultivating every source of
information in the higher circles of the
Mexican government. Very near the
end of the month, from a certain source
in the government, Wilson obtained for
few hours the original of a secret
treaty between Japan and Mexico lie
kept it long enough to have photographs
made of it aud then it was returned to
its place in the innermost archives of
the Mexican state department
! The document was in the shape of
several clauses, which were to be part
of formal agreement ON the. part of
the Mexican government to allow Il
Japanese commercial line of steamers
to have it's own coaling station at a
certain other colonization rights in
states along the western coast.
Coaling Stations for Japan.
| The secret clauses of the treaty, those
photographed by Wilson, gave Japan Il
lease of a coaling station and maneuv-
er privileges in Magdalena bay, with the
alternative of "a coaling station at one
| other of few scattered ports down the
Mexican coast.
Clauses also set forth Japan and
Mexico s mutual interests in the Pa
cifc and while not STIMULATING an Of
fensive and defensive alliance, gave in
diplomatic way Japan S keen inter
est in the protection of Mexico against
aggression. The treaty had been rati-
fed, not by the Mexican senate, but by
Diaz and his cabinet.
Taft Rushes Troops to Border.
The day after he obtained the photo
graph of the treaty, Wilson left for
Washington. lie wired the state de-
partment of his coming and the urgency
of his mission. When Wilson arrived
at Washington the cabinet was already
in session with the president. The am
bassador went direct into the cabinet
room and laid before the president and
his advisers the evidence brought with
him. At l clock Chief of Staff Gen
| eral Wood was summoned by President
Taft and was closeted with the presi-
den for several hours. The war depart
ment building was all ablaze with lights
that night. Orders were going out for
the mobilization of 10000 men at San
Diego, San Antonio and Galveston, for
the assembling of marines at Guatan-
amo aud the patroling of the west coast
of Mexico by American war vessels,
Diaz Is Given Warning.
Jose Yves Limantour, Mexican min
lster of finance was in New York at the
time. Ambassador Wilson went to New
York Il day or so after delivering his
message at Washington, and had a con
ference with Limantour. What Wilson
told Limantour was that he (Wilsonl
was to become the bearer of message
from the United States to Diaz
The message was, in effect, that the
United States government would regard
as an unfriendly act the carrying into
effect of the clauses of that secret
treaty; that six days would be given
to Diaz from the time of the receipt
of the message orally from Wilson, in
which to abrogate the treaty
If positive assurance that com
planee had been made within this period
We're not given at the end of six days,
the United States government would
take whatever action it might see fit
to defend itself against the unwarrant-
ed action of both Mexico and Japan.