The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-11-21
RI()TING IN
OLD MEXICO
American Troops Are
Ordered to Guard
the Border

Washington, Nov. 21-Brigadier
General p. w. Hoyt. commander ot
the department of Texas, has been in
gtructed by the war department TO
hold troops In readiness 10 meet any
call made by the government OF Texas
TO preserve neutrality on the part OF
The United States in connection with
trc revolt In Mexico.
Washington Noy. 2l.-bclatcd tclc,
grams reaching the state department
num the officials in Mexico mention
various revolutionary disturbances Of
different points in that country, but
all agree In one respect, and that is
that the Diaz government is strong
, enough TO repress the reyclutlonists.
Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson tel
egraphed the department under sun
days date that he had been informed
by the Mexican government that
there were revolutionary outbreaks
ut Puebla and Juorez and that the
government apparently had the sit,
Lation under control. The newspaper
FaiX had been publishing violent and
.nceudary articles, the ambassador
SAID. and 1t probably would be sup
pressed.
American Consul Ellsworth at c. p.
DlaZ crossed the Rio Grandc to reach
an American telegraph office and
wired the departme that there was
considerable unrest along the border
but the situation on the american side
Of the line was under control.
Mr.. Ellsworth is cooperating with
the Mexican officials In the effort to
discover and thwnrt the attempts OF
military expeditions organized on the
Texas side OF the line from crossing
the border into Mexico,
II Is evident from the activity of
the American consuls near tho Mcxl-
can border and other officials that
the United States government is do
ms everything possible to prevent VIC.
iauons OF tho neutrality l;OSS.
The United States district attorneys
ire also charged to make every el~
fort 10 discover and suppress any H.
legal expeditions forming in United
states territory. The work of preven-
tion is attended with difficulty for
the reason that it Is nos always pos
s.ble TO interfere with the activity OF
The revolutionlsts before they have
committed an overt act In the case
Of Francisco Madero, the alleged head
oil the present uprising. who is re.
ported to have been buying horses in
Texas and to have crossed the border
Ire Into Mexico, the officials are not
Gear that they have any legal right
10 arrest him before it has been estab-
lished he has been guilty under .he
neutrality laws Of organizing a mill
tdTy expedition.
Inc mere accumulation Of arms and
ammunition on the Texas side OF the
line is not in itself sufficient 10 war.
iaht their seizure unless II is clearly
lGdnifest that they were part OF the
Tools OF an illegal expedition,
1t is said at the war department
that General Hoyt, in command of
the department in Texas, has received
no instructions from the department
lor the disposition OF his forces. but
lS simply acting under the depart
rient'S injunction to rigidiy execute
the provisions of the neutrality laws
II is believed that the federal
troops IN Texas are ample TO meet any
emergency that may arise along the
horder line. Tho soldiers available for
Immediate service are stationed at
tho following points;
Ten troops of the Third cavalry.
TIC entire regiment of the Twenty,
second infantry and three batteries of
The Third field artillery at Fort Sam
Houston; a battalion OF tBe Twenty
tiird infantry at each Of the follow
ing posts; Forts Mcintosh. Clark and
Mss; two troops OF cavalry at Fort
iiuachua, AriZ., and one battalion of
he Eighteenth infantry at WhippIe
barracks, Arizona
San Antonio. Texas, Nov. 21-f a.
m.-Contlrmatlon OF the report that
the Mexican consul at San Antonio.
Enrique Onealas. has been advised
oil rloting at the town of Zacatecas.
Mexico about 500 miles south OF the
United States line Is not possible at
tnls hour. Efforts TO locate Senior
onealas have proven futile because of
recent change In residence.
The Express publishes story this
morning that Francisco I. Madero is
peleyed TO have made his way Into
The Interior
REYES TO LEAD