New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-25
This, and Not the Mexican Stu
alton Alone, the Real Reason
for the Mobilization of
10000 Troops at
Galveston.
WILL SEND MORE WARSHIPS
Half Dozen Soon To Be Ordered to
Mexican and Central American
Waters Ready for Any Emer-
gency Under the Wilson
Administration.

tFrom The Tribune Bureau.
Washington, Feb. 2i.-General rcvo-
luton throughout Central America is
seriously 10 bc feared according 10 in
formation which has reached the De-
partment OF state. The change OF ad-
ministration. the hostility of the Demo-
Gratis TO the Taft policy, the probable
supremacy Of Senator Bacon in the
Committee on Foreign Relations, and
the incxperience of President elect Will
son and those he will have TO rely on
for advice have inspired with hope q
group of professional revolutionists,
who have banded together for mutual
protection and conspiracy, confident
that the new administration will prove
unwilling or unable TO check the
sional reyolutionists and conspirators.
II is not, therefore, the gravity OF the
situation in Mexico alone, but tie inn
mnent danger OF a general revolu-
tionary movement throughout Central
America which has led President Taft
to mobilize 10000 troops on the Gulf
of Mexico. To assemble nearly J,up
marines off the Mexican coast and 10
concentrate extensive marine reserves
az Guantanamo.
s,.1t,c
dcrs will be issued within the next ten
days for half dozen additional war
ships 10 proceed 10 Mexican and Cen
trail American waters. -Nlready there
are six battleships ut Mexican ports
and seven smaller vessels in Central
American waters.
Conforming with the plan an
nounced by President Taft on Satur-
day. orders were issued to-day direct
ing Major General William II. Carter.
commanding the second division OF
the reorganized army. 70 mobilize tho
rest of his command AT Galveston and
vicinity. These orders mean that, in
addition 10 the 9th Brigade, which is
already on its way 10 the mobilization
point. the 18th Brigade. comprising the
I'D. 26th and 9th Regiments of In
fantry. and the 9th Brigade. compris-
ing the 18th, 18th and I'D Regiments
Of infantry, and the 9th Cavalry. which
constitutes the divisional cavalry OF
the second division, will entrain as soon
as possible.
Bio Force at Galveston.
Under these orders there will be c)r-
centrated at Galveston between S,OoD
and 1900 infantry, about 500 cavalry
and about the same number Of field ar-
dllery-the 4th Aeld artillery. a regi-
ment OF mountain artillery. being al
ready on it's way-making about lO,CO
men available for service in Mexico or
Central America.
The four army transports, all that
the government owns in Eastern wa
.ers. can carry only brigade at most
and there are three brigadcs in that d.
vision. II will be necessary to charter
from ten TO fifteen merchant steamers
,f large size to accommodate the re-
onaining two brigades if they are
moved by water
These precautions are taken for the
sole purpose Of protecting the new ad-
ministration from the dangers o@~
threatening in Mexico and Ccntra'
America. Even before the release OF
Diaz from prison and the battle in
Mexico City. resulting in the downfall
OF the Madero government, President
Taft had begun 10 throw safeguards
about the Latin American countries,
the sending Of the Ave warships Oh
February I being the first act. At
that time there were we'll founded re-
ports that a general revolution was de-
veloping and that San Salvador, Hon
duras and Guatemala were seethinz
with the revolutionary spirit, the as
sassination Of President Arajuo of SAL
vador being only an incident.
Department Of State officials have
not permitted the serious developments
in Mexico to becloud the danger i'm
DenUlIlS Ill tic SOun-
tries, and their agents have kept in
close touch with the so-called profes-
sional revolutionists and their activi-
ties. An official said to-day that tine
names Of twelve disturbers who were
plotting in this country for the over
throw of San Salvador. Honduras, Qua
temala and Nicaragua had been fur
nIshed TO the department, and that
there had been other reports Of filibrs-
tering expeditions and conspiracies.
Cipriano Castro, the exiled dictator
of Venezuela. and Jesus Santos Zelaya
the deposed Pre- dent Of Nicaragua,
are. it is admitted. suspected Of be;ns
behind certain plots. one being to over
throw the governments pf H0ndurxA