New-York tribune., 1911-03-14


directed to instruct such understands
10 the full extent made possible by con-
6itions.
General Leonard Wood. chief Of stan,
has decided 10 defer his visit TO the
"manpuvre division" until early IN Apru'
About that time Major General William
II. Carter will he relieved of the COM
mand of the division and will he sue
ceeded by some other major general
probably Major General Murray.
The function as well as the problem OF
the military authorities in the distrlpu-
ton of troops along the Mexican ooroer
is therefore. for the present at least
confined TO such thorough surNe'llah'e
&C will prevent tho aid which has oeei'
rendered to the Mexican insurgents
The decision 10 send troops 10 Mexieo'
as has been said. was reached on Mon
dav of last week. and the preliminary OF
ders for the movement of troops ana '''e
shipment of supplies were lssueo ~ '''.
afternoon Of that day. those conCei"eu
q IN this work being employed "l 'ne 'aSN
the larger part OF the night Inc nis'
90 the ,roors "a move started from their
POSTS within twelve hours ai'er '"e
ceipt Of the orders
American Sympathy with .'nsuree"'e'
The confidential reports received lro'h
representatives Of this government III
Texas have contained information "HiO"
has been a revelation to the olrloiais III
Washington. where il Was not reaHzeo
that the aid given TO the Mexican ihsul
gents by Americans had reached sue"
proportions
An embarrassing feature has been 'ne
sympathy Of American citizens WIFI I'VE
Nexicau rebellion. and this has eNtenue'
even 10 many of the government oinoe'S'
esnecially those at Fl Paso, "nlch aP-
,e.rs % he the secret base of supplies
~ the enemies Of the piaz government
I, has been difficult for instance 10 o"'
tain legal proceedings against A"'e'i.a"
Nexicans who have been caught aioins
the rebels It may he necessary 10 NAM
.or,a disn,issals among civil authorizes
IN Texas who have been most Co"SP'
ous and active in this irregularl'N'
The shipment of arms and alnmuhi''o"
haa been conducted With great iho"S'''
and skill. Lar-e quantities OF these NJ
terials have been shipped mo AeNds
"furnitnre" and stored in cellars VI
houses at different points along the Mex
,can border. Here the arms have oeeh
,ss,ed a. individrals who have. under
the cover of night. found II easy 10 pass
over the border and join the insureen'
forces This has been done hv eo'hE
through the bushes and passing over the
dry bed Of the river. The situation mas
heAn favorable to such action.
The impression prevailed in Texas that
this individual recruiting Of the lnsnr-
ser, forces was an effective means or
avoiding international difficulties Inc
purpose has been to avoid equipplns ex-
reditions. IN this way there has been
much activity on the part Of the lnsur-
gents. whose methods in Mexico nave
also furnished an illuminating example
Of ingenious financial strategy.
It has been the practice for band vi
insurgents TO descend upon a town. sur
round the quarters of the Mayor and by
MS lltinl0IllfS 'fhNi Y Nof'"iN
ofrcia and carry him into the country
with the svowed purpose Of executing
him. This threat is finally withheld. with
the understc nding that the Mayor shall
furnish considerable sum of money Tor
his release The amounts vary in ac-
cordance with the circumstances. out the
usual tribute demanded is from Sl,'oc
to 81 600 Almost invariably the Mayor
hsS raised the fund. and il is by revenue
so raised that the insurgents have been
abl, ~ obtain means ny which their rep
.csentatives in the United states nave
purchased the materials Of VAT.
Reports received from Fl Paso show
that the excitement in that place is in
tense. that most OF the citizens are
ardent sympathizers with the insurgent
movement and that every possible aid is
there given 70 the rebels.
This is a circumstance which has Sc
riouslv embarrassed the army officer in
command Of the troops a Fort Bliss. at
Fl Paso. where the headquarters OF four
companies Of the 23d Infantry are main
tanned. The commanding officer is Col
onel Alfred c. sharpe. who evidently ap-
rreciated that the situation was a griev-
Gus one calling for thorough military
control For some days the garrison
vas under arms in expectation Of raid
. bv armed Mexicans Al FL Paso. on the
Mexican fort across the river at Ciudad
Juarez from which half Of the regular
garrison had been withdrawn about
three hundred miles TO quel a disturb
snce at MADEIRA The insurgents de-
stroved the bridges. SO that the return
OF this force was attended with much
diff1cultv. but was accomplished in time
to forestall the proposed attack.
Difficulties Of Border Patrol.
II is difficult matter so TO patrol the
Mexican border as 10 prevent the re-
cruiting OF the insurgent army from the
American side. The uprising now ap-
years 10 be confined TO the two states
OF Sonora and Chihuahua although
there is an independent rebellion in
progress in Lower California. with no
sympathetic connection between the
two rebellious elements
The Mexican Federals are able 10 en-
ter Mexico al only four plsces--Nogales.
in sonora: IL Paso, Eagle Pass and
Laredo. The insurgent sympathizers, on
the other hand. have been able 10 cross
the Rio Grande at almost any place be-
tween Laredo and Noeales There is
long strip Of country between Eagle