The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-03-16
]. S. WILL STOP WAR.
SECRECY ABANDONED AS TO
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS TO
MEXICAN BORDER.
STATEMENT FROM TAFT PARTY
American Soldiers VIII stop f''ouS
tsrlns and Smuggling OF Arms
Across Frontier-situatlon IN 10"
or California Causes Anxiety.

washington.--A correspondent, who
Ia accompanying President Iait on
his Journey TO Atlanta, Ca declares
in a dispatch received here thurs
day night that the administration nas
decided to no longer hold PACK i's
reasons for the sudden assembling OF
American troops In Texas along 'he
Mexican border.
The United States government pro
poses TO see that the Mexican reNoiu'
ton comes TO a quick end ana peace
be established In the republic. inc
dispatch asserts that all aid possioie
for the United States government 10
give to Diaz will be given o'he'
sources In Washington take an oP
posite view and declare II IL the in'
tention Of this government TO over
throw the Diaz regime.
One report received declares tha'
Mexico City is hemmed In by reoe'S
and will be cut OF from communioh
tion with the outside world March u.
The dispatch referred TO. dateu
Charlottesville. Va. through "hich
place the presidents train passeu'
follows:
IAN doubt as TO the purpose OF the
government In sending 10000 troops
10 the Mexican border has at last
been swept away.
The United States has detern,ineu
that the revolution In the republic 10
the south must end.
The American troops have been
sent 10 form a solid military wall
along the Rio Grande TO stop hlibus'
tering and TO see that there Is no
further smuggling OF arms and men
across the international boundary
1T is believed that with this source
OF contraband supplies cut on the In
surrectionary movement which has
disturbed conditions generally Tor
nearly a year without accomplishing
anything ike the formation OF re
sponsible independent government
will speedily come to a close.
president Taft. on his way TO At
ianta and Augusta for n ten days
vacation. appeared we'll satisfied with
the situation.
There In a general belief that the
rapid movement OF troops into Texas
and southern California viii so speed.
ily accomplish It's purpose that the
net results in the end will constitute
a valuable lesson In quick mobiliza.
ton OF an effective fighting force that
will prove a revelation TO the country
at large. to the critics OF the army
in particular. and a justification OF
the automatically worded explana'
tons that have been given out from
official sources In Washington.
There no longer is reason 20
doubt that the sudden move on the
part OF the American government
was the result OF either unofficial rep
reservations OF foreign governments
regarding the situation In Mexico or
the intimation that several OF the Eu'
ropean powers were sounding each
other as TO the desirability OF making
representations to tho United States
at an early date. AZ any rate. the
matter was put up to the administra.
ton In such a way as TO call for the
quickest sort OF action. The neces-
sity for this speed OF mobilization
was seized upon by the war depart
ment as a heaven-sent opportunity 10
answer critics both In and out OF
congress. and that Interpretation was
put upon the movement.
There was little doubt in the
minds OF these officials that the true
meaning OF the 'maneuvers' soon
would be known and the logical in
depreciation so quickly put upon the
movement OF the troops unquestion.
ably Disconnected the administration
officials. from President Taft down
There is no telling at this time
how long the big army sent to the
Mexican frontier will have TO remain
there II will not be withdrawn un.
I'll the revolution has been crushed
out and until conditions In Mexico
are much more stable than they now
are believed 10 be.
"The situation in lower California
Is said TO have caused more concern
10 the United States than at any
other point. II was reported that the
revolutionists were exceptionally
strong there. and threatened to set
up a government independent OF
either that OF Diaz or OF the revo.
lutionists TO the east. The line be.
tween the United States and lower
California is but an imaginary one.
and a revolutionary government there
would be a source OF constant worry