The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-09
Death of Diaz Is
Only Good Explanation

this Is built the belief that the pres
ence Of the great military and naval
force Is welcome to the Diaz govern
ment. The conditions at the war and
navy departments are different from
the turmoil and excitement which
characterized the early days OF the
Spanish-American war. Thirty-six
hours after the determination was
reached to mobolize whole army
division in Texas, the officials were
sitting TRANQUILITY at their desks, quiet
ly watching the workings of the ma
chinery.
General Aleshire with his deputies
was moving body of soldiers across
the country more numerous than the
entire force which was gathered at
Tampa, Fla, to form the American
army of occupation in 1898, yet there
was no evidence to the casual observ-
er that there was in progress any.
thing more than routine business of
the quartermaster's department. The
troop movements were proceeding
with absolute accuracy.
Details Worked Out Long Ago.
| The records of the quartermaster's
department show that every detail of
! the movement had been worked out
long in advance. Every particle of
information needed by the depart
! ment was included.
Particular credit attaches to that
| part of the quartermaster generaFs IS
! department which deals. with the wa
ter transportation Last Tuesday four
4 of the big army transports, the Kill
/ patrick, Sumner, Mcclellan and the
Meade were lying out of commission
at Newport News. with only one
small crew Of care-takers. Crews for
4 the ships were rushed to Newport
I News, the vessels we're docked, clean
ed and painted, the supplies are now
4 going aboard aud they will be read!
to embark two full regiments o.
coast artillery and to sail for Calves
ton Friday morning.
War is Predicted.
Ell PASO, Texas, March 9.--An
tonic v. L,meli. Mexican consul a
El Paso. declared that American in
: tervention, would mean war ant
nothing else Mr.. Lomeli. after ex
I hibiting a telegram from Enriqu
Creei, foreign minister of finance, il
!. which the latter said that Mexic,
I would not ask for Intervention, said:
intervention by the United State
would be hypocrisy, for your govern
I inent has announced that it is mere
ly sending it's troops out on maneuv
q ers. We rely on the American gov
ernment's assurances that the mot
olization is only for the purpose Q
practice Intervention would meal
: war We have the means to resis
1 and we cannot accept such thing"
He said that Mexico did not wis
/, to slaughter the insurrectos and ha
not sent as many troops to the from
7 as it could command.
If Diaz Dies.
4 WASHINGTON, March 9Th
army mobolizing at San Antonio wa
g today declared by the highest mil
t. tary authorities to be eA,ner an arm
y of conquest or invasion. CAREFUL
/ prepared maps of the roads in Mexic
II have been made for General Carte
9 The signal corps has been ordered o,
, to a man. The United States stand
D. ready at moments notice to tax
J. charge of Mexico IL the news of tn
g death of Diaz flashes over the wire
today, the army would have orders
y a moment to invade Mexico.
!, Formal denial that D1az is dea
n has been sent out to all Mexican col
suls and officials i'll America and III
{ rope. but it is significant fact ths
call was issued to all loyal Mex
II cans to return home. The Mexlca
5, embassy does not attempt to explal
n the cutting off of all dispatches fro
Mexico last night
L If Diaz is dead the United State
], will be compelled either to form
n protectorate or take active charge
I Mexico.
L More Troop Trains.
" I,EAvENWORTH, March s.-Tf
Ii last of the 1900 troops from here Il
Texas, got under way today.
e KANSAS CITY, March 9.-Thre
q train loads of soldiers from Fo
3. Smelling, Mimi, headed for Mexic
u passed through here today.
n Indians to Be Used.