Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-10
United States Determined That
Smuggling Of Arms and Men
Across Border Must Cease
and Cease at Once,
PREPARED TO INVADE
MEXICO IF NECESSARY
Prompt Action to Be Taken in
Event of Death of President
Diaz or Other Untoward
Event in Republic,
iBy Morning Journal specinl Leased wire

BY Morning Journal Special Leased Wirel
Washington, March 9,-That the
administration has decided to dis
semble no longer its reasons for tho
sudden and unprecedented movement
of troops to the Mexican border is
indicated by the following dispatch
received tonight from the staff corre-
spondent Of the Associated Press who
is accompanying President Taft on his
journey to Atlanta.
The dispatch dated Charlottesville,
Va. through which place the presi-
dents train passed tonight at 1880
O'Clock, Is as follows:
"All doubt as to the purpose of the
government In sending 10000 troops
to the Mexican border has at last been
swept away. The United States has
determined that the revolution in the
republic In the south must end. The
American troops have been sent 20
form a solid military wall along the
Rio Grande to stop fiIlbustering, and
to see that there is no further snug
Cling Of arms and men across the in
ternational boundary.
1T is believed that with this source
of contraband supplies cut off the in
surreotlonary movement which has
disturbed conditions generally for
nearly a year without accomplishing
anything like the formation of re-
sponsibe government viii speedily
come to a close.
President Taft on his way to At
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cation. passed through here at 7:10
o'clock tonight He appeared satis
fled with the situation. There Is Il |
general belief that the rapid move
ment of troops into Texas and South
ern California win so speedily ac-
complsh its purpose that the net re-
suits I'm the end will constitute val |
liable lesson on quick mobilization OF |
an effective fighting force that viii
prove revelation to the country at
large, to the critics OF the army In
particular, and justification of the
automatically worded explanations
that have been given out from official
sources in Washington.
There is no longer a reason TO
doubt that the sudden move on the
part of the American government was
the result of either unofficial repre-
sentations of foreign governments re-
garding the situation in Mexico or the
intimation that several European
powers were sounding each other as
to the desirabilty of making repre-
to the United States at an
early date
cat any rate, the matter was put
up to the administration In such a
way as to call for the quickest sort
of action. The necessity of this
speed OF mobilization was seized up
on by the war department as heaven
sent opportunity to answer critics
both In and out of congress. and that
was put upon the move
ment
There was little doubt In the
minds Of those officials that the true
OF the maneuvers' soon
would be known, and the logical in
so quickly put upon the
movement of the troops, unquestlon-
ably Disconnected the administration
from President TAFT down.
THE Washington sovernment un-
expectedly found itself confronted by
the necessity of throwing an army
along the border line OF Mexico to
stop the source of supply of arms to ,
he revolutlonists and to be in a po-
sition to invade Mexico at a moments
notice in the event of the death Of
President Diaz or any other untoward
which might precipitate
general fighting or riotlng.
1T was represented AT the state de-
,artment that the United states must
,ct and act quickly If the Monroe
doctrine was TO be maintained. For
,ign Interests In Mexico, naturally
ook to the United states for protec-
ion under that doctrine.
"The foreign interests In the re-
1ubllc, however are not to be COM
pared with the American capital In
,ested there. so. after all, the move
o bring about more tranquil condi-
ions In Mexico has To do principally
With American interests.
Just what part the Diaz govern Q
nant has played in recent events has a
,ot vet been disclosed From time to /
line protests have been made 10 n
regarding the violation of q
he neutrality laws on the border, .
such protests. however would not b
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