The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-02-15
TROOPS TO MEXICO
Up TO CONGRESS
FORCES MAY rs ORDERED THERE
TAFT WILL SUGGEST
ACTION.
$1,000 MEN READY TO MOVE
Blk Dreadnaushts Rushing sovth-1e
Other Ships OF Guantanamo
Situation 10 Very
Alarming.

Washington. Feb. l4..--Alarmed by
reports from Ambassador Henry Lane
Wilson that the cor,batants in Mexico
City were training their guns in such
directions as to increase the danger
o Americans and other foreign resi-.
tents. the state department.. hurried
~ dispatched instructions 10 Mr.. vii.
son TO warn all non.combatants to
keep out of the lighting zone.
Find Refuge for Many.
Mr.. Wilson reported further that
large numbers Of Americans and
other foreigners. terrorlzed because
81 the rain Of bullets IN the residen.
tial section. had sought protection at
the embassy and in that neighborhood
Of the city. The ambassador said he
found places OF rSfugc for hundreds
President Taft and the cabinet are
In accord that congress shall share
the responsibility for any intervention
In Mexico.
A day of conference between the
president and his advisers ended with
the understanding that should condi
tions in Mexico City become so much
worse az to demand the landing OF
American troops, Mr.. TAFT will lay he
fore both houses Of congress the full
facts of the situation in a special mes.
sage.
All 10 Arranged.
Every preliminary has been ar
ranged for the action which might
follow such a course. Thirty-five thou.
sand men Of the army. navy and ma.
rine corps were peIt In readiness for
movement.
division. Just created in the reorgar.
ization. 1900 men in all. and the
nucleus Of an expeditionary force Of
$4,000 was nut on marching orders.
ready to eptrain for Newport News.
Va. where army transports wait IN.
der steam.
Between $500 and 5000 marines OF
the Atlantic hattleship feet and at
the Guantanamo naval station. wore
prepared for immediate movement to
Vera Cruz where they might be kept
aboard ship. ready for landing to
blaze an avenue Of escape to Mexico
City for foreigners, as thoy did at
Picking.
Six dreadnaught. with approx.
mately 5000 jackies and officers now
are rushing under full steam for
Mexican ports--four on the Atlantic
and two ON the Pacific. The first
should arrive at their destination Fri
day, the last Sunday
Ten other crack fighting ships OF
the Atlantic battleship feet swinging
at anchor 70 hours off at Guantanamo
are ready fer sea. They have ap
proximately 5000 officers and men.
Five other smaller craft in Central
American wters are within call OF
the wireless
Within call to supplement this force
are the cruisers Denver, enroute to
Acajutla, Salvador; Transport But
falo, at Cortnto. Nicaragua: Cruiser
Des Moines. enroute to Bluefelds
Nicaragua, md due there Saturday;
Gunboat Nashville. enroute to Puerto
Cortez, Honduras, and Gunboat An
napolis enu,ute to Amapala, Hon
duras.
The battleships Wyoming, Utah
Florida. Arkansas, North Dakota
Michigan, South Dakota. Minnesota
Idaho and Ohio. II torpedo boat de
stroyers and many auxiliary craft Of
the Atlantic feet remain with Real
Admiral Badger. commanding the At
lantic fleet at Guantanamo.
Unless one side or the other
achieves decisive victory in the
+, City Of Mexico within the next da!
or two. it is probable that Ambassador
Wilson will be instructed to try tc
induce the American residents OF the
capital to 20 to the ports or Other
places OF safety. and the representa-
! tives OF other foreign nations are ex
| pected to do the same.