The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-12

|LLEGED POLICY OF
THE ADMINISTRATION
Resident Taft Said to Have De-
cided to Compel Order as
Far South as Panama.
BY RALPH NJ. wHITEsIDE.

9y Leased Wire TO The Tribune,
WASHINGTON, March 1l.-Th'
|[7nited Staes secret service has beer
lied into the Mexican mixup aut
Lhief Wilkie s men are as busy as any
|n the army and navy. To them ha!
been given the task of locating ant
keepiug watch on every known fill
tnsterer in the United States. There
nre number OF American adventures
Ia the south who are expert gun run
ners. 1t has come TO the ear of tho
tovernment that there has been much
nctiyity among these men since the dis
patch of the army to Texas and the prob
>bility that the running of arms and
tmmunition across the border from
rexas, Arizona. New Mexico and Cali
.ofnia was made more difficult, if not
I The assumption is that they are pre-
|>aring to follow the plan SO successful
b Cuba Of using the sea as the means
Il getting supplies to the anti Diazites.
Xot only will the secret service men
<eep sharp lookout on the known fill
Iusterers but the Mexican coasts, both
4tlantic, Gulf and Pacific, will be close
u guarded by American warships.
4 The military situation in Texas was
,urther complicated today by the news
<on the city of Mexico that Congress
III be convened in special session to-
1orrow for the purpose of proclaiming
Hlitary law in chihuahua and Coahul.
the two most important of the five
ties bordering on the United States.
~ tt.,t ,Nf
exican troops along the Rio Grande
Trouble Likely Result.
! "a command of soldiers on both sides
the river and the contemptuous atti-
L1de of the United States soldiers TO-
.|1rd the greaseTs' is regarded as ia
cfable to serious trouble.
2 The action of Mexico in conyenlng
I agitated the military authorities 1t
reported here that preparations are
Uder way for the mobllizat tion of l5,-
no additional troops in Texas.
The war department, though denyin g
Iat it contemplates sending any more
oops TO the Mexican border, has made
<eparatlons for such contingency, 1t
rs plans made for hurrying another
Vision to the front if the one now
<dered south should have TO cross the
rider
The general staff has figured out
here the troops for this provisional
vision would be drawn from, and
1fery preliminary to sudden order for
utilization is being made on paper.
.Qf course, no orders for another divi-
|rrn would be given unless in an emcr-
Fucy OF the gravest sort.
The war department positively de-
ed any intention of calling on the
Hilary save as it invited national
lard officers TO participate IN the
Pneuvers, but the experts have al
Hdy figured out where regiments
Iuld be drawn from in case military
puld be needed.
Not weeks or months of campaign.
B, but years of it will be required
~-9m the United States army if it is
ut into Mexico TO suppress disorder
either 1T be to thresh or round W
lnsurrectloDlsts OF ANYTHING in the
lure of that sort of work.
View Of Old Army Oflcer.
a This was the : atement today by an
army man, W,st Pointer, who
uaelf has seen years of service on
n Mexican border, Ie said that ev.
y 9Th of service knew that If the
nerican troops were ordered into
xico TO bring about settled condi
DNns in that country the task would be
fvFar's work-not Il picnic of peace
seems to be the prevalent impress
~ 1t was pointed out that if the
OPS crossed the border and attempt.
= to put down the instruction il
uid be necessary to carry on u
IlYfefiils warfare against reople who
Iow the lay of the land in country
mirably adapted for that style OF
ntlng The last time the troops were
mi to the Mexican border in any
fat number was in the fall Of 1891