Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-19
MOBILIZATION PLANS
OF U. S. ARMY AND NAVY
WILL NOT BE CHANGED

WASHINGTON, Feb 19.-Althoush
it's plans remained set for action IN
case of emergency, the United States
today was distinctly relieved at the
overnight news from Mexico telling
sr the abdication of President Madero
and the apparent settlement of the
civil war that has swept the cap!tai
itself. Preparation for eventualities.
however were not relaxed. 1t was
recognized that reimbursement in gov
ernment was filled with danger and
no orders were issued that would halt
the movement already begun
Gathered under the avowed decla-
ration that they We're to be mobllized
for practise with the Atlantic fleet at
Guantanamo, 1000 marines will be
dispatched to that port as originally,
unless there is good reason for their
recall. Such orders were not apparent
today The navy department also de-
MED that it had issued any orders IN
any way setting aside the original
plan of action.
officials feel that this government
| has been, at least temporarily, re-
leased from a difficult diplomatic
! situation.
u. :. to BE Neutral.
| Although the tension has been SEN
| sibly relaxed, the attitude of the adj
ministration remains of great circum-
| spection and caution in dealing with
| a situation which it is realized contains
| elementary danger to the relations of
| the two countries. officials realize
/ that any outward exhibition at this
stage either of coincidence for the
| fallen Madero regime or satisfaction
| in the accession to power of the new
military party might be quickly re-
sented by the Mexican people and do
much to prejudice the status OF
Americans in Mexico For the present
| the attitude of the State department
will be one of keen observation and
uon-interference
steps of graver Importance remain
to be taken in the Mexican capital
before the Diaz revolution can be ac-
| ,eDted as completely successful.
Ambassador Wilson and other mem
bers of the diplomatic body of the
Mexican capital will Immediately
recognize General Huerta as the de
facto leader of the temporary gov
/ eminent. lllb it2uSt w bNAhN e'iSNN
foreign representatives may properly
look after the interests of their own
poople: but what will follow that ac-
ion must be determined by the de-
| yelopments Of the immediate future,
'or there must be substantial evidence
| IF the pernanence of the new gov
ernment and its ability to bring peace
out of the chaos which has prevailed
IN Mexico before political recognition
may be extended.
situation Like That in China.
In a way the situation in Mexico
now approaches that in China, where
the state department has withheld
formal recognition of the new repub
lie until the provisional government
has been replaced by q permanent
constitutional government. Events
lare moving so rapidly in the Mexican
lcapital, however, that it is expected
such recognition soon can be eX-
tended.
Two factors that must be taken
into account are the probable course
of the Orozco- Salazar revolutionists
in the north and the Zapata REBEL
ion in the south of Mexico, for if
the leaders of these move ments, as
threatened. hold out against the new
EIuerta regime, another period of dis
order and suspense is expected, which
might affect the attitude of the
United States toward the new gov
eminent
While military and naval prepara-
tons for the dispatch of forces to
Mexican waters or nearby points,
such as Guantanamo, have been re-
Taxed as a result of last nights de-
velopments, sufficient data has been
gathered by the strategists of the
war and navy departments to afford
material for an interesting study Of
the responsiveness Of the new scheme
of brigade organization of the army.
II is believed the results have been
eininently satisfactory, showing a
marked increase in the mobility of
the land forces as compared with the
conditions existing as recently as
two years ago.
! J The cost Of the rapid military de-