The Washington herald., 1911-03-09

continued from rage Onc.
and line officers OF the militia through
out the country, 5000 in number, viii
be invited TO go to Texas and witness
the maneuvers. The militia organiza
tions themselves will not, it is said, bt
called into the war game, and the Off
GERS of the State organizations will no
all be at the headquarters in San An
tonic at the same time. They Will b'
invited in patches. off and on, while the
maneuvers are in progress.
Embassy Statement.
Representatives of the Mexican gov
ernment in Washington resented yester
day the intimation that the Diaz govern
ment has asked the United States Il
intervene. The embassy here issued thi.
statement:
The insensate rumor that Mexico has
asked or was going to ask American in.
tervention to settle its own internal az
fairs is ridiculous.
THE republic has the means and the
power, and is supported by public opin-
ion, to enable it to suppress the insur-
rection.
This embassy afirms categoricallJ
that Blatt and Converse were 'taker
prisoners in Mexican territory, and no
on American soil, as has been falsely
represented by the press
The prisoners referred to are both
Americans, who joined the insurrectos
operating along the Rio Grande River
They were captured by Mexican federal
troops, and are now in prison. 1t has
been charged that both men were taken
after they had crossed the boundary into
the United States.
Reports received at the War Depart.
r1ent in the course of the day and last
night show that the mobilization of the
largest force of regular troops since the
days of the Spanish American war is pro-
Ceeding with smoothness and regularity
From all parts of the country troops are
now speeding from their stations, where
they have for months enjoyed the peace
full routine of garrison duty. to the South
ern frontier, where they will be nodded
into homogeneous army, fully prepared
for any possible service.
Orders obeyed' Promptly.
Several hundred kilograms were re-
ceived at the War Department yesterday
telling of the celebrity with which the
unexpected orders have been carried out.
War Department authorities declare that
not a hitch has been encountered, and
tnat practically the entire force Of 10000
men is now on the move for Texas and
Lower California.
It is practically certain now that within
five days the mobilization at Fort Sam
Houston, at Guantanamo, and at San
from Texas say that some of the organi-
cations from nearby posts are already
beginning to arrive at their destination.
The great proportion of the troops, how
ever, will not' reach San Antonio until
the latter part of the week BY Sun
day, it is expected, all Of the organiza-
tions will have arrived there and will
be ready for any possible orders.
The movement OF 1900 troops has been
a tax upon the facilities of the railroads
of the country, because the orders were
thrown on them Unexpectedly. In most
cases, however, the railroads have made
extraordinary efforts to rush the troops
southwark, and few delays on this ac-
count have been met with.
The army now gathering at San Anto-
nio will be complete in every detail. 1t
will be composed Of infantry, cavalry.
field artillery, engineer corps, signal
corps, in fact all the elements that go
toward making up a fighting army. There
will be thirty-six companies OF coast ar
withdrawn from their proper
stations along the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts to serve temporarily at Galveston
as infantry troops.
Mai. Gen. Carter in Command.
From now until the end of the week
troops will be pouring into San Antonio
day and night until all have arrived. A
city of tents will spring up there, such
as has not been seen in this country
since the Spanish war days.
Maj Gen. Carter, who will be in COM
mand of the division, with headquarters
at San Antonio. left Washington at $50
o'clock last night. He waited at the
War Department until he was satisfied
that the great body of troops now con-
verging upon Fort Sam Houston were
fairly en- train, and headed for their
destination. Gen. Carter is going to San
Antonio by way of st. Louis. Gen
Carter is assistant to Maj. Gen. Wood
Chief of Staff. He occupied a similar
post as chief assistant to Adjt. Gen Cor
bin at the War Department in the
Spanish-American war days. Since that
time he has had much experience in the
field as commander of the Department
of Luzon, in the Philippines, and as Chief
of the Department of the Lakes, at
Chicago.
While the railroads may have been
taxed by the unexpected calls that have
been made upon them, the administrative
forces at the War Department also have
been undergoing a severe test. Forces
of clerks and executives in that depart
ment have been working under a full
head of steam for two days, arranging
sIr 80 81.
Maneuvers Not Planned.
The mere fact that the department cler-
ical force has been compelled to do this
work under forced draft, with only a few
hours sleep, is conclusive evidence that
the decision to mass one-quarter of the
regular army in Texas was not the re-
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