The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-04-19
ARMYANDNAVY ORDERED TO
 BE READY
President Taft and Advisers Con- vinced That Intervention Is Inevitable. Instruct to
 EPrepare for Action
AMERICANS ARE BEING ARMED
Special Trains are Being Held In Readiness at Railroad Centers


 WASHINGTON, April 15.-Presid-
 ent Taft and his advisors are con
 vinced that intervention in Mexico by
 the United States is inevitable.
 No announcement to this effect has
 been made at either the White House
 or the State Department, but it be- came known today that secret orders
 have been issued to the various corps of the army to get ready for an inva
 sion.
 To the navy divisions orders have been issued directing that supplies for men and ships be assembled at the various naval stores. The Atlantic and Pacific fleets are ready for war in other respects.
 While President Taft will not move any troops until he nas authority from Congress to do so, he will be prepared to strike the instabt that authority is given The President does not be- lieve that when he asks Congress for authority to send an army into Mexico for the purpose of restoring peace and order, thus protecting the lives and property of Americans in that country, that Congress will hesitate.
 The orders sent to the various corps of the army were to get ready. The ordnance department since that order was issued has been working at top speed finishing field guns and mounts, getting small arms into shape, manu- featuring ammunition and purchasing considerable of the latter from the manufacturers. The medical depart ment has been gathering supplies as has the quartermaster's department. These supplies are being assembled at depots in the various divisions The railroads have been communi- cated with a number of times regarding the transportation of troops to the Mexican border. The five army transports at Newport News, Va, have been in and supplies The mobile army in the United States is being reinforced by the sending home of four regiments from the Philippines. Two regiments of cavalry and two of infantry are now en route or will be in few days from the Philippines to the United States. Two of these regiments have been ordered to the Department of Texas, and two to the Department of the Columbia.
 President Taft will not make any | to Congress just l now. He will wait and see what ef- feet the note of Secretary of State Wilson sent at his orders to Ambas- sador Wilson will have on the MeX1- can government and the rebel chief tains. The orders to the Mexican people through the United States rep resentatives in that country were man datory the reports that there is to be no intervention to the contrary not withstanding.
 No More Wanton Killing
 It became known at the White House today that President Taft will not tolerate any longer the wanton killing of Americans and the destroy ing of their property. He has de- their protection from both in Mexico, and now he in- tends to see that this is carried out.
 In official circles here, that part of acting Secretary Wilson's note to President Madero and Gen. Orozco, that intervention was not contem- plated by the United States" is re- garded merely as diplomatic language for it is known that intervention will be the order unless both parties to the conflict heed the warning.
 President Taft is now convinced that Gen. Pascual Orozco, the rebel F leader in Chihuahua, is doing his ut most to bring about intervention. The President does not want to interfere in the affairs of Mexico, and he would rather Orozco was the victor than take such steps, but if Orozco contin- ues to order the execution of Ameri- cans and the confiScation of their pro- perty as a means of forcing inter- vention, President Taft will take the step.
 Further evidence that the admini- stration is preparing for such a con tingency as intervention was shown today, when 150 Krag-Jorgensen high power rifles and 50,000 rounds of am- l munition were shipped to the Ameri- can Consul at Guadalajara, Mex, for among the Americans there.
 Efforts will be made to have all Americans in Mexico gather at cen .ral points and arm them with the same rifles and ammunition the regu- lar army used in the war with Spain. With these Americans armed and prepared to defend themselves there ( will be less danger of their being mas cared if the American army is sent nto Mexico. This has been the fear ( whenever intervention has been sug- ' gested. In fact, at one period of the present rebellion the United States vas plainly told by both sides that t meant the killing of ev- I ,ry American in Mexico. !