Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-03-22
The n1eairali situation.

The h1eairaA SITUATION.
Washington, March ga martial
demonstration in the interest OF peace
comparable with the world cruise OF
the battleship feet. This Is the official
explanation OF the Mexican situation
made b. the administration today. Inc
mobilization OF troops along the
Mexican border, it was declared,
was to prove preparedness on the part
OF the United States to cope with events
which it was believed would not trans.
pire for the very reason that the conn
try was ready for them. The world
cruise OF the battleship feet wos
notification TO Japan that America had
9Th enough to maintain peace.
The maneuvers'' along the Mexican
border are a similar hint. The admin.
istration has never contemplated
invasion of Mexico. y 1t has never
figured on any exigency save protection
of American property and lives, 10
case untoward events in the revolution
forced decisive step. President Taft
has realized from the very start OF
the "maneurers" that congressional
sanction was necessary for any decisive
step. But he did not need congressional
aid to mass troops in anticipation OF
possible emergencies.
Officials who have viewed the Japa-
nese angle as the impelling motive for
the "maneuyers today pointed out the
fact that the administration s definition
OF attitude was parallel with their con-
tention that it was 4 notification to
Japan to keep away from Mexico. War
with Japan was an exigeney which
might have developed, they said, had
the United States ignored the increasing
friendship and threatened alliance be-
tween Japan and Mexico. Proponents
of this theory explained that the mar
tial demonstration on the border was
designed as q warning both to Japan
and Mexico that their negotiations must
cease, and it was claimed that the mill.
tary display had, in part at least, ac-
complished its purpose and probably
prevented the development Of a situa-
ton which might have thrown the
United States into one OF the worst in
ternational tangles in our history as
we'll as into a long and disastrous war.
Washington, d. G., March $50
we'll pleased was President Taft today
with The effects of the mobilization OF
the army in Texas rs a martial dem
1rstration for peace" that he invited
Baron Uchida, the Japanese Amhassa.
Tor. to call AT The White House this
afternoon, in order that he personally
might assure the representative OF The
Mikado that the relations between the
two countries are satisfactory. The
president wished to inform the am
bassador that there VAS no ground for
m interpretation Of the activity OF The
army and navy IS an nnfriendly move
toward japan, bit that his whole desire
vas 10 maintain the present friendly
relations existing between the United
States and all foreign governments.
He wished to make il plain that the
immediate cause OF the demonstration
was the apparent danger OF crisis IN
Mexican internal affairs. with \ possible
serious effect upon American citizens
and property. The rapid develop
menls Of thu last twenty-fonr hours
tended stronuGly 10 bear out the dis
patches Of last week, Ia the effec that 4
dangerous situation threatened in such
\ manner as to demand extraordinary
action 10 prevent its realization. That
It was Il big ounce Of preventive,
which was found necessary vas "a
miited today, but il was asserted al the
same time that the resulting pound
Of cure is Of even greater relative size