The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-07


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After eonferehce with the secretnry
ttGF aud the secretary OF the navy
e wise to assemble an army
tiEisior OF full strength at San An;
tDhiO, Tex, q brigade OF three regt-
Eents at Galveston, a brigade OF In
hfy 81 the Los Angeles district OF
5dth6En California. together with a
sq6ddFOn OF battieshfps and cruisers
aTIdf Transports Sae Galveston and Q
small squadron Of ships at San Diego.
AZ the same time. through our repre-
sentative at the City OF Mexico. e1-,
pressed to President Diaz the hope
fliAt no approximations might result
from unH0Unded conjectures as to
these military maneuyers and assured
him that they had no significance
which should cause concern to his gov
erumenf.
The mobilization was Effected with
treat promptness, and on the 18th OF
March. through the secretary OF war
and the secretary Of the navy, in a let
ter addressed to the chief Of stan
Issued the following instructions:
at seems my duty as commander In
chief to place troops In sufficient num-
her where IL congress shall direct that
they enter Mexico to save American
lives and property an effective move
ment may be promptly made.
.'The assumption by the press that
contemplate intervention on Mexican
soil to protect American lives or prop
ertS "a, of course. gratuitous. because :
seriously doubt whether have such
authority under any circumstances.
, and IL I had ! would not exercise 1t
without express congressional approx
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..In the 6rst place, want to make
the mobilization a firSt class training
for the army, and i wish you would
give your time and that OF the War
college to advising and carrying out
nlnneuyers OF IL useful character and
plan to continue 10 do this during the
next three months. BY that time we
may expect that either Ambassador
NVilsori's feartEswiIl have been realized
and chaos and its consequences have
ensued or that the present government
OF Mexico will have so readjusted mat
ters as iO secure tranQuilllty. q result
deVoutiy, TO be wished. The troops can
then be returned TO their posts / I'M
derstood from you In Washington that
General Aleshire said that you could
probably meet all the additional ex-
pense OF this whole movement ont OF
the present appropriations IL the troops
continue in Texas for three months.
sincerely hope this is 50. I observe
from the newspapers that you have no
blank cartridges. but 1 presume that
this is nm error or that it will be easy
to procure those for use as soon as
your maneuvers begin.
second. Is u state ordinarily
peaceful. but you cannot put 10000
troops into 1t without running some
risk OF collision between the people
OF the state and especially the Mexi-
cans who live in Texas near the bor-
der and who sympathize with the in
surrectos and the federal soldiers. For
that reason I beg you to be as careful
IS you can to prevent friction Of any
Eind.
.'Third.-one of the great troubles in
the concentration OF troops is tue dan
ger OF disense. and suppose that you
have adopted the most modern meth
ods for the preventing and IL necessary
for stamping out epIdemics. That Is
SO much part of campaign that 1t
hardly seems necessary for me 10 call
attention to it.
''FinaIIy. l wish You to examine the
question OF the patrol OF the border
aud put as many troops on that work
uS is practicable and more thnn are
now engaged in It In order to prevent
the use or our borderlnpd for the car
rying on OF the Instruction. ] have
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