The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-10
United States Decides
That Rev olution in
Mexico Must Cease.
N 0 | NV A SION
CONTEMPLATED
Solid Military Wall Will Be Built
Up Along Rio Grande, and, Adj
ministration Believes, Impos-
sibility Of Smuggling Sup
plies Will End Trouble.
May Be Emergency.

Washfnston, March O.-Thnt the nd-
ADMINISTRATION has decided to disscmble
no longer its REASONS for the sudden.
ness and unprecedented movement Of
troops to the Mexican border, liz fndf-
Gated by the following di.pntch, rc-
cciycd tonight from the stan cores
pondcnt OF the Associated Press, who
Is accompanying President Taft on his
Journey to .ttIantn. The dispatch,
dntcd charlottesville, Vn., through
which place the prcsldcnt's train
passed Tonight at 7:iO o'ciock, is ns
follows: gt
All doubt 10 the purposc Of the
government In sending 10000 troops to 3
the 1IexicnD border hnh ut last hecn y
swept away. Tie United Stntcs has
determined that the revolution In the
rcpuhiic to the south must cud.
The American troops have been sent
10 form a solid military wall along
the Rio Grandc to stop iilibuSterinS ana Z
TO see that there is no further SNUG
CLING of arms aud men across tile in
ternational boundary. M
I is believed that with this source
OF contraband supplies cut off tic in
Surrcctionary movement, which huS&
disturbed conditions generally for ~
nearlyia year without accomplishing
anything like the formation Of Il re-
sponsible independent government Will
| speedily come tosa. close
! raft Well Satisfied.
| President Taft. on his way to a tlan Ia
and Augusta for Il ten days vacation, n
passed through here at 7:lO o'clock to-
night. lie appeared We'll satisfied with
the situation. There is Il general be-
| lief that the rapid movement OF troops
| into Texas and Southern California
Will so speedily accomplish it's purpose
! 1rf ~ To- {,,i = ~ II
constitute valuable lesson In quick
mobilization Of an effective lighting
| force that VIII prove Il revelation to
the country at large. to the critics or
| the army in particular. and Il justifica-
! ton Of the alphabetically wordcd eX-
| plantations that have been given QUE
from official sources iii Washington
| There no longer is reason to doubt
\ that the sudden move OH the part OF
;ithe American government was the re-
/ suit either of unofficial representations
lof foreign governments regarding the
| situation in Mexico or the intima on
| that several OF the European powers
were sounding each other as TO the
| desirabflity OF making Representations
/! TO the United States at an early da te.
| At any rate, the matter was put up
TO the administration in such a way
! as to call for the quickest sort of ac-
! ton. The necessity for this speed OF
/ War Department as a heaven-sent ops
! portunity to answer critics both N and
! out OF Congress. and that interpreta-
ton was put upon the movement. There
was little doubt in the minds OF these
| officials that the true meaning or tho
| '.manoeuvres' soon would be known,
anu the logical Interpretation so QUICK
! ly put upon the movement of the troops
| Enthusiastically disconnected the adj
mnistration officials from President
| Taft down. egs# i{5
Prepared for Invasion 5E
! Tho Washington government uneH@8
| pcctcdly found itself confronted by tho
! necessity OF throwing an army along
the border line OF Mexico to stop tli<,
! source Of supply to the revolutionists
! and To be In position to invade Mex
| leo ~ Il moments notice in the event
| or the death of President Diaz or any
! other untoward circumstance which
inisht precipitatc general fighting anu
| rioting.
/ Il was REPRESENT ted at the State De-
| uartment that the United States muse
act and act quickly ii the Monroe doc
| trne was 20 be maintained. Fol cigl.
| interests in Mexico naturally look to-
the United States for protection under
| that doctrine. The foreign interests
in tho republic. however are not to be
| compared with the American 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 piaz government
| has played in recent events has not yet
been disclosed. From time TO time
| protests have peen made to Washington
/, regarding tho violation of the neutraI-
ity laws along the border. Such pro-
/ tests. however would not ordinarily
call out such force as has been
rushed toward Texas and the Mexican
frontier during the past forty-cight
| hours 1t is considered probable that
the Mexican government may have in-
dicated to foreign powers It's inability
! to put al end 10 the disorders so long
as succor was given to the revolutions
/ !St forces in the United States.
/ Whatever the inner and diploma Ito
/ moves. there no longer Is any purpose
on the part OF the administration to
cloak the movement OF troops with
mystery. 5&
/ Given Grcnt Assistance.
1 The Mexican government whether
II asked help OF this government or nor,
J has been given the greatest assistance
i 1t could possibly have desired Tho
i official note from Washington made
public In Mexico City rea ssur;ng Cen
erai Daa that there was nothing in
the movement OF troops that should
cause uHcasiness on the part OF tho
I Mexican government was moro than
justified BY tho admissions made to.
day.
There isano ,einng at this time how
long the big army sent TO The Mexican
frontier Viii have TO remain there. It
4 VIII not BIO withdrawn until Tho rrvo-
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