Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-08

hen be returned to tkeir posts. 1 un derstood from you in Washington that
 General Aleshre said that you coulC
 proba biy meet all the additional ex
 pense of this whole movement out o1
 the present 2 appropriations if the troops
 continue in Texas for three months.
 sincerely hope this is so. l observe
 from the newspapers that you have no
 blank cartridges. but l presume that
 this is an error or that it will be easy
 to procure those for use as soon as
 your maneuvers begin.
 "Second.-Texas is a state ordinarily
 peaceful. but you cannot put 10000
 troops into it without running some
 risk of a 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 ns you can to prevent friction of any
 kind.
 ''Third.-One of the great troubles in the concentration of troops is the dan ger of disease. and l suppose that you have adopted the most modern meth ods for the preventing and if necessary for stamping ,out epidemics. That is so much a part of q campaign that it hardly seems necessary for me to call attention to it.
 "Finally. I wish you to examine the question of the patr of the border and put as many troops on that work as Is practicable and more than are now engaged in it in order to prevent the use of our borderland for the car rying on of the insurrection. I have given assurances to the Mexican am- bassador on this point
 am more than happy to here record the fact that all apprehensions as to the effect of the presence of so large military force in Texas proved ground less. No disturbances occurred. The conduct of the troops was exemplary, and the public reception and treatment of them was all that could have been desired, and this notwithstanding the presence of large number of Mexican refugees in the border territory
 From time to time communications were received from Ambassador Will son. who had returned to Mexico, con- frnning the view that the massing of American troops in the neighborhood had had good effect. By dispatch of April 3, 1911. the ambassador said:
 t'The continuing gravity of the sit uadon here and the chaos that would ensue should the constitutional author ities be eventually overthrown. thus greatly increasing the danger to which American lives and property are al- ready subject, confirm the wisdom of the president in taking these military which. making every al- lowance for the dignity and the sover- eighty of a friendly state, are due to our nationals abroad.
 Charged as I am with the responsI- bility Of safeguarding these lives and property, I am bound to say to the de- partment that our military dispOsi- lions on the frontier have produced an effective impression on the Mexican mind and may at any moment prove to be the only guaranties for the safe y of our nationals and their property. If it should eventuate that conditions lere require more active measures by he president and congress sporadic attacks might be made upon the lives md property of our nationals. but the Ultimate result would be order and Ldequate protection
 Tha insurrection continued and re- ulted in engagements between the egular Mexican troops and the insur- ,ents, and this along the border, so hat in several instances bullets from he contending forces struck American ftfzens engaged in their lawful occu- 'ations on American soil.
 Proper protests were made against hese invasions of American rights to he Mexican authorities On April IT, 911, received the following telegram rom the governor of Arizona:
 "As result of today's fighting across be international line, but within gun hot range of the heart of Douglas, five Imerfcans wounded on this side of he line It is impossible to afeguard the people of Douglas un- >ss the town be vacated. Can any i hing be done to relieve situation, now | cute7"
 After cas ference with the secretary | f state the following telegram was . ent to Governor Sloan on April IS, i 911. and made public:
 Your dispatch received. Have made | rgent demand upon Mexican govern tent to issue instructions 10 prevent ring across border by Mexican federal oops and am awaiting reply. Mean me have sent direct warning to the Iexican and insurgent forces near 'ouglas- Pending my urgent repre- sntation to the Mexican government I lnnot therefore order the troops at ouglas to cross the border. but must sk you and the local authorities in ise the same danger recurs to direct le people Of Douglas to place them dyes where bullets cannot reach them Id thus avoid casualty. I am loath
 endanger Americans in Mexico, here they are necessarily exposed. by king radical step to prevent injury
 Americans on our side of the border ho can avoid 1t by e temporary in- 
 I am glad to say that no further in- tsion of American rights of any sub antfal character occurred.
 The presenes Sof- f--s, eigrsA naiiitary