Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-21
DIAZ ABLE TO HANDLE
REVOLUTIONARY OUTBREAK

DIAZ ABLE TO HANDLE
REVOLUTIONARY OUTBREAK
Washington, Nov. 21.-Belated telc-
grams reaching the state department
from the officials In Mexico mention
various revolutionary disturbances at
different points In that country but all
agree in one respect and that is that the
Diaz government Is strong enough to
repreas the rcvolutlonists.
Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson tele-
graphed the department under Satur-
days date that he had been Informed
by the Mexican government that there
were revolutionary outbreaks at Puebla
and Jaurez and that the government
apparently had the situation under con-
troll.
The newspaper Paix had been pub
fishing violent and ncendiary articles.
the ambassador said, and 1t probably
would be suppressed.
American Consul Ellsworth at c. r.
Diuz crossed the Rio Grande to reach
an American telegraph office and wired
the department that there was con-
siderable 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 dis
cover and thwart the attempts of a
military expedition organized on the
Texas side of the line from crossing
the border into Mexico
1t is evident from activity of the Amer
lean cons,lls near the Mexican border
and other officials that the United
States government is doing everything
possible to prevent violations Of the
neutrality laws.
Primarily this duty devolves on the
department. of Justice, which Is acting.
through its marshals and sheriffs and
secret service agencies. The United
States district attorneys are also
cover and suppress any illegal expedi-
tons forming In United States terri
'orS ~1'has work Of prevention Is at
tended with difficulty for the reason
that it is not always possible to lin
'erfere with the activity of the revo-
lutiOnists before they have committed
any overt acts. In the case of Fran
cisco N1adero. the alleged head OF the
present uprising, who Is reported to
have been buying horses in Texas and
to have crossed the border line into
Mexico. the officials are not clear that
they have any legal right to arrest him
before II has been established he has
been guilty under the neutrality laws
OF organizing military expedition.
Tho mere accumulation of arms and
ammunition on the Texas side OF the
line is not In itself sufficient to war;
rant their seizure unless 1t Is clearly
manifest that they We're part of the
tools Of an Illegal expedition.
Apparently the Mexican government
IS highly npprecintive OF the efforts of
our own government to meet its full
obligations under International law and
It Is noticeable that Americans who get
into trouble in Mexico are being treat
ed with the greatest leniency.
1t IS said at the war department that
Gen. Hoyt, in command of the depart
mcnt Of Texas, has received no instruc-
tons from the department for the dis
position of his forces. but is simply act
Ing under the departments injunction
to rlgidly execute the provisions of the I
neutrality laws.
1t is believed the federal troops in
Texas are ample to meet any emergen-
" that may arise along the border
line. The soldiers available for imme-
date service are stationed at the fol-
lowing points:
Ten troops OF the Third cavalry. the
entire regiment of the Twenty second
Infantry and three batteries of the
Third field nrtillcr-' at Fort Sam Hous-
ton: Il battalion Of the Twenty-third
Infantry ut each Of the following posts:
Forts Mcintosh. Clark and Bliss. Two
troops OF cavalry ut Fort Hunchuca.
Ari.., and one battalion of the Eigh-
teenth infantry at Whlpple barracks,
Arizona.
Capt George Vdemrr. Eleventh cav
airy: Lieut., a. r. Chaffec. Fifteenth
cavalry: Lieut.. /. S. Martin. Fourteenth
cavalry: Lieut.. j. Y. Spring. Seventh
cavalry: Lieut.. NJ. Andrew. Eighth cav
airy: Lieut.. Gordon Johnstone. Seventh
cavalry.