Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 March 1911 — Troops Accomplish Purpose In Mobolization In Texas. [ARTICLE]

Troops Accomplish Purpose In Mobolization In Texas.

While different . morning paperß seem to see different signs as a possible sequence to the mobilization of the troops on the American and Mexican borderland, it seems more than probable that President Taft acted very properly and that the effect will be to hasten the settlement of the disorders within Mexico. A staff correspondent to the Indianapolis Star in a telegram from Washington says: “The last semblance of the martial spirit has been banished from the mobilization campaign, and barring unexpected complications, the mobilized army will be disbanded in ninety days from the time the “rush’’ order was issued.

“Since returning to Washington President Taft has taken hold of the situation with a firmer hand and is rapidly ironing out all of the features of the campaign that gave promise of trouble. He has given Ambassador De La Barra the most pacific assurances. Instructions have been issued to the officers in the maneuver camps that they must take the utmost precaution to prevent clashes between soldiers and citizens. “He has directed that all orders to the troops shall be made public from the city of Washington twenty-four hours before the time of taking effect, which means that there is nothing to epneeal and which, in effect, gives the public a chance to focus its attention on the maneuvers as on a moving picture. It also enables the President to keep a tighter grip on the situation and to negative all orders which do not seem to him best for 'the public interest.

“In the meantime the land troops will be accorded a wide range for maneuvers, and it is not likely that any considerable number of soldiers will be massed close to tbe Mexican border after the practice inarches begin. On the contrary, the later intention is to use not only Texas, but Arkansas and Oklahoma as maneuvering ground. The soldiers will be maneuvered farther and farther away from the border and further and further out of the semblance of an army of invasion. “The President regards the purpose of the maneuvers as having been accomplished, even if the troops should be withdrawn at once, which he has no intention of doing. It is now known that the threefold object of tbe mobilization was as follows:

"1. Notice to the foreign power* that the United States is still mindful of the Monroe doctrine and of its obligations thereunder. “2. Constructive notice to Mexico that the United States is very much concerned as to tbe maintainance of law and' and protection to American personal and property rights in that republic. “3. Notice to all the world ancTespeclally to that while tbe American army is small, it is pretty nifty and is an easily handled, effective fighting machine.”