Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-07
OUR RELATIONS
WITH MEXlCARS

lCorfinned from uEeG IL
division of full strength at San An
tonic. Tex. a brigade of three regf-
ments at Galveston. a brigade OF In
fantry In the Los Anseles district OF
southern California. together with q
squadron Of battieships and cruisers
and transports at Galveston ands
small squadron of ships at San Diego.
At the same time. Though III repre-
sentative al the City of Mexico. / ok.
pressed TO President Diax the hope
that no apprehensions might result
from unfounded eonjectures as to
these military maneuvers and assured
him that they had no Significance
which should cause concerr to his gov
eminent.
The mobilization YVES effected With
great promptness. and on the 18th Of
March. through the secretary Of wal
and the secretary of the navy. In a let
ter addressed to the chief of staff
asaued the following Instructions:
4slt seems my duty as commander Ii
chief to place troops In sufficient mum
Der where If congress shall direct tina
they enter Mexico to save American
1aves aud property an effective move
ment may be promptly made. Ss
THE assumption by the press that
contemplate Intervention on Mexicai
soil to protect American lives or prop
eryy Ia. OF course, gratuItous. because
~eeriously doubt whether I have sucf
authority under any circumstances
and if | had I would not exercise 4
without express congressional approx
al.
lin the FIRST place. ! want 70 max;
the mobilization a irst class training
for the army. and ! wish you woull
give your time and that of the Wa
college to advising and carrying gu
maneuyers OF a useful character an,
plan to continue to do this during til
next three months. By that time W
tnay expect that either Ambassado
Wilson's fears will have been realizes
and chaos and its consequences hav'
ensued or that the present government
OF Mexico will have so ~readtusted mat
Eers as TO secure tranquility, a result
~sseYoutly to be wished. The troops ca
then be returned to their posts. / III
derstood from you In Washington tina
General Aleshire said that you coul
probably meet all the additional Ell
pense Of this whole movement out O
the present appropriations II the troop
continue In Texas for three months.
sincerely hope this LIS 80. l obsery
from the newspapers that you have o
blank cartridges. but | presume tha
fhs Is an errur or that It will be cas-
to procure those for use as soon a
your ~naaneuyers begin.
Seeond.-Texas Is q state ordinaril
peaceful. but you cannot put 5000
troops into 1t without running som
risk Of a collision between the peopl
Of the state and especially the Mex
cans who live In Texas near the boz
Ger and who sympathize with the II
xurrectos and the federal soldiers. Fc
that reason | beg you to be ais carefs
In you can to prevent friction of an
kind
1A1As~tAE Va LIE Es%At ttSSbtSs I
fhs concentration of troops u the dal
ger OF disease. and | suppose that va
navs adopted the most modern metl
DDS for the preventing and If necessa
Cor stamping out e~pidemleH. That
ao much a part OF a campaign that
hardly seems necessary for na to ca
attention 70 II.
Finally. | wish you TO examine Ii
question OF the patrol Of tho herds
@ad BHf IA many troops on that gor
ms In pEactirHhis and mere than 1T
now engaged Ia II ia order 90 preveE
khs nae Of cur borderiand Eor the ca
eyfnK On Of the i~nauFraction- ! bar
gven assurances BE- shs Mexican an
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