Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-03-10

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the administration has decided la dis
semble no longer its reasons for the
sudden and unprecedented movement
Of troops 10 the Mexican border is
indicated in the following dispatch re
ceiVed tonight from the staff CORES
pendent Of the Associated Press who
is accompanying President Taft on
his journey To Atlanta. The dispatch.
dated at Charlottesville, Va. through
which place the presidents train
passed ~ 7:10 tonight. follows:
IAN doubt Of the purpose Of send
ing 10000 troops To the Mexican Dor
der has at last been swept away. The
United States is determined that the
revolution in tibet republic of the
south must end. The American troops
have been sent To- form 4 solid mill
tary wall along the Rio Grande 10
stop filibustering. and TO see that
there shall be no further smuggling
OF arms and men across the inteTna-
tiOnal boundary. II is believed that
with this source of cOntraband sup
plies cut off. the insurrectionary
movement which has disturbed con-
ditions generally for nearly a year
without accomplishing anything like
pendent government. will speedily
come to close
The president on his way To At
lanta and Augusta on ten days va
cation, passed through here at 7:1O
tonight He appeared satisfied with
the situation. The general belief is
that the rapid movement of troops to
Texas and southern California has SO
accomplished its purpose that the net
results in the end will constitute a
valuable lesson in a quick mobilization
OF an effective fighting force that will
prove a revelation to the country at
large and the critics of the army par
ticularly and Il Justification of the di-
Dramatically worded explanations that
have been given out from official
sources at Washington. There is no
longer reason To doubt that this sud
den move on the part of the American
government is the result either of I'M
official representations from a foreign
government regarding the situation in
Mexico or an intimation that several
European powers have been sounding
each other as TO the desirability Of
making presentations to the United
States al an early date.
AT any rate the matter seemed to
the administration such as To call for
the quickest sort of action. The ne
cessity for this speed i'm mobilization
was seized upon by the war depart
ment as a heaven sent opportunity
in answer To critics both in and out
Of congress. That Interpretation is
put upon the movement There is
little doubt in the minds of officials
that the true meaning of the maneu-
vers viii soon be known. This logical
Interpretation so quickly put upon the
movement of the troops has unques-
tionably disconnected the administra-
tion officials, from the president
down The Washington government
Unexpectedly found itself confronted
by the necessity Of throwing an army
along the border line of Mexico To
stop the source of supply of the revel-
utionists and be in a position to in
wade Mexico at u moments notice in
the event of the death of DiaZ or any
other untoward circumstance which
might precipitate general riOting and
fighting.
II was represented To the state de
partment that the United States must
act. and act quickly If the Monroe
doctrine be maintained. The foreign
interests in Mexico naturally look to
the United States for protection un-
der that doctrine. Foreign interests
in the republic. however. are not to be
compared with the American capital
invested there. 50 that after all. the
move To bring about more tranquil
conditions in Mexico has to do prin
cipally with Americans and American
interests
Just what part Diaz government
has played i'm the recent events has
not yet been disclosed. For time
protests had been made To Washing
ton regarding the violation of neutral
ity laws along the border. Such pro-
tests. however. would not ordinarily
call out such force as has been
rushed toward the Mexican frontier
during the last forty-eight hours. II
is considered probable that the Mexi-
can government may have indicated to
European powers its inability to put
down disorders so long as succor was
given the revolutiOnists by forces
within the United States.
Whatever inner diplomatic moves
is any purpose on the part of the adj
ministration To cloak the movement of