Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-21

I'D Infantry. ana three batteries OF .hs
A battalion OF the ed Infantry Is sta
toned at each Of the following posts
along the border: Forts Mcintosh. CLARK
and Bliss.
Other Troops Available.
There also are two troops Of cavalry at
Fort Huachuca. Ariz.. which can be called
upon by Gen. Hoyt In case Of necessity.
At Whippie barracks, Ariz., there Is one
battalion Of the 18th Infantry. which can
quickly be rushed to the scene OF any
trouble that may break out in Texas or
anywhere along the border.
Belated kilograms to the State Depart
ment from its officials in Mexico make
mention of various revolutionary disturb
ances at different points in the country.
hut all agree in one respect. That Is that
the Diaz government is strong enough
to sterniy repress the rebels and to re-
army and the police. which SO far ap-
pear to remain answering In their loyalty
to the existing government
Under Saturdays date Ambassador
Wilson telegraphed the department
from the City OF Mexico that he had
been informed by the Mexican govern
ment that there were revolutionary
outbreaks at Pueblo and at Juarez. and
that the government apparently had
the situation well in hand The news
paper PaiX had been publishing vio-
lent and incendiary articles, and the
ambassador stated that the paper prob
ably would be suppressed
Report by Consul Ellsworth.
United States Consul Ellsworth of
Ciudad Porfirio Diaz crossed the Rio
5rande to reach an American telegraph
office yesterday. and wired the State
Department that there was consider
able unrest along the border. but that
the situation on the American side OF
the line was under strict control.
Mr.. Ellsworth is cooperating with
the Mexican officials at Ciudad Porfirio
Diaz in the effort to discover and
Ihwart the attempts of military expe-
ditions organized on the Texas side of
the line from crossing the border into
Mexico to attack the government forces.
In fact it is evident from the activity
Uf American consuls near the Mexican
border Of the United States district at
torneys, the Department Of Justice and
of the American military forces In Texas
and Arizona that this government Is DO
ing everything possible to prevent Viola
lions Of the neutrality laws. There Is no
question of taking sides as between the
DiaS government and its enemies, accord
ing to the officials here. but 1t is neces-
sary, In order to avoid facing future
claims by the Mexican government Tor
damages through failure to observe the
solemn oblis ations Of international law.
that the grea test alertness be shown by
the American. government agencies to
prevent the United States territory from
being used as the basis OF hostile military
expeditions directed against a friendly
neighboring state.
Department Of Justice Acts.
Primarily that duty devolves upon the
Department of Justice, which is acting
Its marshals and sheriffs and
secret service agencies. The United
States district attorneys are also chars-
ed to make every effort to discover and
suppress these Illegal expeditions, while
the collectors of customs Oh the Treasury
Department are doing their part The
WORK of prevention Is attended with dir-
iiculty tor the reason that 1t Is not al
Invites OF the revOiutionists In their
early stages and before they have COM
mitted any overt acts.
Thus in the case Of Francisco Madero.
the alleged head Of the present revoiu-
tionaIy uprising. who is reported in the
newspapers to have been buying horses
in Texas and to have crossed the border
line into Mexico. the Ofnc,als are not
clear In their minds that they have any
legal right to arrest him upon nearsay
evidence and until 1t Is quite clear that
he has been guilty under the neutrality
laws of organizing . military expedition.
Nor Is the mere accumulation OF arms
and ammunition on the Texas side Of the
line In itself sufficient to warrant their
seizure unless 1t Is clearly manifest that
they were part of the tools of an illegal
expedition. But as soon as the necessary
evidence Is forthcoming In the case Of
either men or arms the military will
seize the latter and the district attorneys
will prosecute with visor the former.
Appreciated in Mexico.
Apparently the Mexican government is
highly appreciative of the efforts OF our
own government to meet its full obliga-
tions under International law. 1t is
noticeable that Americans who get into
trouble in Mexico are being treated with
the greatest leniency. An instance is the
case of the American real estate agent
Carothers, who killed q Mexican boy and
wounded a policeman at Guadalajara last
week. Although under q murder charge,
he was allowed free communication with
the American consul from the beginning
of his Imprisonment and word has now
been received that he has been released
under bond to await his trial.
1t Is said at the War Department that
Gen. Hoyt, in command OF the Depart
ment OF Texas, has received no specific
instructions from the War Department
for the disposition of his forces, but Is
simply acting under the departments in
junction to rigidly execute the provi-