The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-03-14

OF course. 10 part of the general
'naneuvers" about which the ooun-
try heard 20 much during tho first
forty-eight hours Of this remarkable
movement, In reality, these ships
'are on patrol duty, to intercept snug
Gling. and to land troops II the Org
comes from Americans or other for
etgners tor help,
The protected scout cruiser Taco
ma was ordered TO sail from Puerto
Cortes. Honduras, northward along
the Mexican coast. She left that port
Thursday night and will frst, put In
at Puerto. Mexico, which 10 the gulf
terminal Of the Tshuantepeo railway,
owned BY British interests. While
there Communication will be had with
tha representative Of theae inter-
eats. From TINT port the Tacoma
will saa 70 Galveston and Join the
NTH division OF the Atlantic feet,
which ts 10 assemble there for partici-
patton In the war game" II that
game IN ever played. ~
Csast ID Patrolled
In like manner the scout cruiser
Chester started from Pensacola, go
ing southward to Tampico. Mexico. 1t
was stated yesterday that she will
touch at other Mexican ports, par
ticularly Tuxpan and Vera Cruz. The
orders to these vessels sailing In op-
posite directions along the Mexican
coast proves that they are really pat
rolling the coast Of the republic with
a view to intercepting nlibusters and
atfording protection to those who
may need It. How long these two
two ships will ply back and forth in
these waters, naval oficials yester-
day declined to say.
The statement telegraphed from the
train upon which the president was
travelling south regarding the rpa-
sons for the p,ovement Of the troops
has opened ! .Saouths Of ohicials
slightly, and astay there was no
further attempt 9 surround the
movement with inn -able secrecy.
War and navy oflcl> admitted for
the first time that the cS1euvers"
we're incidental, and thah>> q main
object Of mobilizing the trooN cong
the border was to give Mexico . j.
ance In suppressing the revol1>lon
and to protect lives and property, IL
necessary. Whether this extensive
massing Of. troops on the border is or
Is not wise is question officials do
not discuss.
State Officials Not Consulted
1t was whispered yesterday. how
ever, that the conclusion to issue the
order that tnystified the whole coun-
try was reached practically without
taking the state department into the
confidence Of those responsible for
the mobilization Of the troops. It is
said that the war department, and
particularly Maj. Gen. Wood, mind
ful of the criticism of unpreparedness
that had been made against the army,
was desirous Of showing what could
be done. and the step was ordered
without much consideration Of the In
ternational phase OF the situation
that naturally would be promptly and
prominently brought TO- yubic stten-
ton.
The conservatism that always
marks the state department probably
would have advised against the ex-
tensive movement, and this may &C.
count for the Ill concealed chagrin
among the officials Of that depart
ment yesterday morning when they
found that the mask had been thrown
OF and no effort now was being made
to conceal the real purpose Of tho
movement.
Announcement Softened
By way Of softening that announce
ment, however. the statement was
made that this movement marks a
new departure on the part of the gov
ernment. It was stated that hereaft-
or when revolutions arise the whole
power Of the United States will be
uptilized to prevent filibustering and
the smuggling of military supplies
from any part Of the United States,
for 1t 10 notorious that for years every
revolution among the South and Cen
trail American republics has been fin
nanced and supplies furnished from tho
United States, where juntas are main
tained and rebellion against the consti-
tuted government of the country
where revolt exists is hatched.
BY way Of emphasizing this new
policy of prohibiting this sort of sup
port for revolutionists, the government
may 60 to the extent Of prosecuting
INDIVIDUALS IN CHlb COuutTy WHO nave
supplied the funds with which the
revolutionists have been armed and
through which insurrection has -four
ished. Where revolutions have suc-
ceeded In tho past. valuable oonoes-
sions have not infrequently been
granted to men in this country who
were suspected Of being the financial
backers Of tho. men at the head Of tho
revolutionary party, and tho Ameri-
can government docs not propose
longer to wink at this offer OF mater
ial inducements to bring about an in
surrection against the existing gov
ernment Of these republics,
Iapahoso Question Injected
Tho Japanese question was also
brought into tho situation yesterday
through tho statements Of Mexican
revolutionary agents that President
Diaa had sought to obtain Japanese
support by making trafso arrange
ments with certain Japanese steam
ship lines. This turns out to be mere-
" 4 business matter In which neither
the Japanese nor the Mexican govern
ments arc interested as governmental,