New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-08
From The Tribune Bureau.


,,,,rston March Information
received from Mexico at the Sta'e
nartment is of a character 70 CAUSE
crave concern and even To arouse iearS
that the Diaz government is on the Ners'
Of collapse. This is the sum ard SUD-
stance OF the report made by Ampassa-
dor Wilson. who came to Washington on
saturday night and was in conference
,,,itb the state Department authorities
| day.
II was due to his Information and the
reports which have come later oy 'ele-
graph from representatives OF the Ch''eu
| states IN Mexico that the mihtary anu
,o,,aI authorities worked pretty much
all ,,ight and most Of to-day preparing
for tho mobilization Of about twenty
thousand troops along the MeNicah po'
o.r and the concentration OF shlpS oA
the fifth division of the Atlantic Meet III
| the Gulf OF Mexico ana the di"no'e"
or,,ser command of the Pacific feet IN
southern waters The authorities were
20. irclined TO talk on the subject to-
dav but the mystery which preVailed III
the Navy Department indicated that 'he
situation was serious and that the move
ment of the navy was to be regarded
as confidential. Secretary Meyer au-
pounced the presence Of certain snlpS III
the Gulf OF Mexico and his intention 10
5isnatch two thousand marines to inc
naval base at Guanta namo.
of course. II the anxiety Of the United
states should prove groundless' II wou'u
no a comparatively easy matter TO carry
ont the suggested jolat manGuNres anu
10 noint TO the fact that no omclai
s,a,emert TO the effect that such anxiety
,,.os cherished had been made. on tho
thar hand. should conditions in MeXlch
so develop as to menace the llNeS anu
nropertv Of foreigners, il would nc 81 'ho
u.nos. importance to have In the ilhihe-
diate vicinity a military force ol sums
c,ent strength TO warrant TINS govern
mont in giving foreign powers elnphd'l"
oss,,rances that their subjects and their
,,xoner,v would be ahundantly protected
,.,,hout the landing OF European troops
or anv other step which would pe cons
eiderod prejudcial to the Monroe Doc@
trine.
,,;,.d States Friendly to Mexico
,r. adr,istration is most friendly To
the Mexican government ana III" LA"
administration, and has taken every pre-
,oution To save 1t from Illumination OF
o,o,ance while the interests OF ths
1rpited States and of foreign powers ara
oleo protected. 1t is to that eha 'has
,ho nronosed ioint man9uvres have been
a,,xoas,ed and. as has been said. If ina
D,az government proves able 10 cope
with conditions in Mexico such JOINT
r,anoauvres are certain 10 follow tna
mohilization of the troops. lhe shua-
,ion is such. however. as to warrant ths
in the belief that II "a
q case where an ounce Of prevention -
,yorth q Mound OF cure. Great Britain
has already Informally suggested 'hae
she will rely on the United states TO pro-
tect the lives and property of British
subjects.
Major General Leonard Wood, Chief OF
staff. gave out statement to-day Whlcn
included a list of the troops 10 mobilize
near San Antonio and Galveston. Tex.
and in the neighborhood OF san Diego.
cal II was made 10 appear that the
,roops assembled at Galveston would oe
manneuvred In a programme which con-
,emplated possible attack by the navy"
while the troops in the Los Angeles dis
,rict would be employed in defending
san Diego and San Pedro against pos
sible attack by the navy" Naval officers
refused 10 say that there were any
nlans for naval operations on the scale
intimated by the War Department
This is one of the largest forces Of
the army 10 be concentrated under ons
command. the senior officer of the pros
visional division being Major General
William H. Carter. who Is Assistant
Chief of Staff. His associates will be
Rrigadier Generals NJ. =. Maus. r. A.
smith. r. w Hoyt. A. l.. Mills and T.
u. Bliss II is realized by the military
authorities that this affords an unusual