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Show TROOPS ARE TO QUEL THE WAR IN MEXICO Dispatches From Pres. Taft's H Party plicate Purpose H of Mobilization M MOVE EXCITES THE NATION INTENDED TO MAKE WALL ON VAbTJ NORTHERN BORDER TO PRE- V VENT CONTRABAND SUPPLIES H GOING OVER, BBH Washington, March 9. That the ad- ministration has decided to dissemble VH no longer Its reasons for tho sudden H nnd unprecedented movement of H troops to tho Mexican border is in- H dtcntcd by n dispatch received tonight H from tho staff correspondent of the BBf Associated Press, who Is accompany- BBBfl Ing President Tntt on his, Journey to BB Tho dispatch, dated Charlottesville, Va., through which place tho Presi- BBH dent's train passed tonight at 7:10 o'clock, is as fol'ows: BBBfl "All doubt as to the purposo of the BBBa government In sending 20,000 troops BBBl to tho Mexican border has at last BBBl been swopt nwny. Tho United States BBfl has determined that Uie revolution In BBBl tho republic to tho south must end. ABH Tho American troops havo beon sent H to form a solid military wall along the B Rio Grande to stop filibustering, nnd BBBl to seo that there is no furthor smugg- BBBa ling of Wn and arms across tho In- BBBl ternatlonal boundary. BBB "It Is believed with this eourco of BBBJ contraband supplies cut off, tho in- BBBJ surroctlonary movement which has H disturbed conditions generally for BBBJ nearly a year without accomplishing BBBJ anything like tho formation of a re- BBBJ sponslblo independent government, BBBJ will speedily como to a close. BBBJ "President Taft, on his way to At- lanta nnd Augusta ,for a ten days' va- BBBJ cation, passed through here at 7:10 BBBJ o'clock tonight. He appeared satisfied with tho situation. There Is a general BBBJ belief that the rapid movement of BBB troops into Texas and southorn Call- BBBJ fornia will so speedily accomplish its H purposo that the not results in the BJBJJ end will constltuto a valuablo lesson H on quick mobilization of an effective H fighting force that will provo a revc- H lation to the country at large, to the BBB critics of the army in particular, and BBB a Justification of tho diplomatically- BJBJJ worded explanations that havo been H given out from official sources in BBB Washington. BBB "There no longer (s roason to doubt H that the sudden move on tho part of BBB the American government was tho re- H sulo of either unofficial representa- BBB tlons of foreign governments regard- H Ing tho situation in Mexico or the BBB intimation thnt several European H powers wero sounding each other as BftBJ to the desirability of maklnr presenta- , BBfl tlons to tho United States nt an early BBfl BB Calls for Quick Action. BB "At any rnte, the matter was put BftB up to tho administration In such n BftB way ns to call for tho quickest sort BftB of action. The necessity of this' speed BftB of mobilization was seized upon by BBJ tho war department ns a heaven-sent Bfl opportunity to answer critics both in a BftB and out of Congress, and that inter- Bfl pretntlnn was put upon tho movement. BftB "There was little doubt In tho BBl Continued on Pago 8. BBl Troops Are to Quel The Wai In Mexico Continued from Pago 1. minds of those officials that tho true mcanlg of tho 'maneuvers' soon would bo known and tho logical Interpretation Interpreta-tion so quickly put upon the movement move-ment of the troops unquestionably dls-concorted dls-concorted tho administration officials from President Taft down. "Tho Washington government unexpectedly unex-pectedly found Itself confronted by the neceslty of throwing an army along the border line of Mexico to stop the source of supply to the revolutionists, and to bo In a position to invade Mexico Mex-ico at a moment's notice In the event of tho denth of President Wlaz or any other untoward circumstances which might precipitate general fight-Jng fight-Jng or rioting. "It was represented nt the stato department de-partment that the United States must act nnd net quickly It ho Monroe doc-rlne doc-rlne was to bo maintained. Foreign interests in Mexico naturally look to dor that doctrine. "Tho foreign Interests In tho republic, repub-lic, however, nro noe to bo compared with tho Amorlcan capital Invested there, so nfter all tho move to bring about more trnnqull conditions in Mexico Mex-ico has to do principally with Americans Ameri-cans nnd Amorlcan Interests. "Just what part tho Diaz government govern-ment has played in recent events has not yet boon disclosed. From time to time protests havo been mado to Washington regarding tho violation of tho neutrality laws on tho border. Diaz Confesses Inability. ' 'Such protest, howovor, would not ordinarily call out such a forco as has been rushed toward Texas and tho Mexican frontier during tho last Iprty-elght hours. It is considered proh able that'tho Mexican government may havo indlcnted to European powers Us Inability to put an end to tho disorders dis-orders soilongns succor was given to tho revolutionist forces In tho United Un-ited States. 1 "Vhatover tjio inncr'nnd "diplomatic moves may hive been, there no longer long-er is any purpose on tho part of tho administration to cloak tho movement of troops with irtystcry. "The Mexican government whether it asked help of . this government or not, has been given the greatest assistance as-sistance It could possibly havo desired. de-sired. Tho orflclal note from Washington, Washing-ton, made public in Mexlpo City last night, assuring General Diaz that there was nothing In the movement of troops that should cause uneasiness on tho parfof tho Mexican government, was more than Justified by the admissions ad-missions made today "Thoro Is no telling how long tin-big tin-big nrmy sent to the Mexican frontier fron-tier will have to remain there. It will not be withdrawn until conditions In I Mexico arc much more stable than they aro now believed to bo. fl "Tho situation In Lower California B Is said to have caused more concern U to the United States' than nt nny u' I other point. It was reported that tho l revolutionists were exceptionally KB strong there, and threatened to set KB up a governmeht Independent either BB of that or Diaz or of the revolutionists ffil to tho east. Tho line between tho tin- ifl lted States and Lower California Is U but an Imaginary one, nnd a revolution fl nry government there would ho a ' I Hourco of constant worry." fl |