Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-14
May Establish Obligatory Mill
tary Service in Mexico.
REYES MISSION TO PARIS
Sent Abroad, He Declares. to- Make
Study of the Question.
BULLET-PROOF CARS IN USE
Federal Forces Prepare to Combat
Attacks of Rebels-To Protect
American Property.

PARIS. February 14.-Cen Barnardo
Reyes has completed the first part of his
military mission from Presidept Diaz of
Mexico, and today he gave an outline of
his conclusions. They have to do with
the establishment of obligatory military
service in Mexico. The general said
that his ideal was powerful army based
| upon his suggestions and that would
| make possible a grand homogeneous re-
public freed Of revolution and anarchy.
In connection with his mission the
| Mexican soldier has said before that lie
left Mexico more than year ago Tor
| the expressed purpose of preventing the
use of his name as slogan for revciu-
| ton. He said today that he had no
| idea of returning home now, as his doing
SO might be interpreted as desire on
| his part to profit politically by the pres
| ent political chaos in Mexico
! He was, however. he said greatly dis
| turbed by the persistency of the revo-
luton and the great loss of life. Never
| theless he expressed confidence that the
government would be victorious in the
| end He added
THE mountainous regions in the north
of Mexico are practically impregnable re-
treats for revolutionists. I believe one OF
| the surest means of ending the rebellion
would be for the United States to insist
upon strcter neutrality by throwing up
I
| insurgent bands taking refuge in Texas,
when pursued by the federal forces
Wants U. S. to Protect Frontier.
Il realize that this is an enormous task
but it must be remembered that an un-
protected American frontier is great
| fomentor of revolt
| Gen. Reyes said that he would remain
| indefinitely in Paris to complete his mis-
| sion. On the matter of obligatory mill
| tary service he said that in his fOrthcom-
| ing report to President Daz he would
| recommend obligatory service for two
| years, with no possibility for the richer
| classes to hire substitutes, as has been
the practice in Spain.
The greatest difficulty, he had found.
| was the refusal of the educated and more
prosperous classes to mingle with the
| poorer
To meet this situation the general will
| Propose three divisions for the army.
| The first division will be recruited from
a military academy designed for the sons
of wealthy parents. The second will
come from a school especially organized
for the middle classes and the third d.
| vision will provide a general barracks for
| the masses.
The first and second groups which will
| support their own establishments will
will serve eight years in this capacity.
| To Use Steel Cars.
MEXICO CITY. February 14.-Military
trains modelled after those employed by
the Russians in the campaign against
Japan are being prepared for use against
the rebels in Chihuahua. Four cars lined
with tempered steel, and containing sew
| enty-two loopholes some of which will
accommodate mountain cannon, are about
| to be put in commission.
/ telegram from Gen. Luque. from Oil
naga, recently stated that q detachment
of his forces had been sent to attack q
formidable group of rebels who were
again menacing Coyame. fifty miles west,
which until recently has been occupied by
federals, but now is either undefended or
garrisoned by a very small force.
From Chihuahua comes report that
| the rebels haye burned a bridge near
JuareZ which had been recently recon-
structed by the repair train in which
Gen. Navarro is proceeding northward.
causing further delay in the resumption
of train service on the north end of the
| Mexican Central
May Send Troops to Mexico.
The question of sending American
troops into Mexico to protect the Amer
lean dixie being constructed on Mexi-
| can soil to control the waters of the
| Colorado river still is under cOnsidera-
ton by the State Department and the
| Mexican government. 1t is said Mex
| leo has shown disposition to Cooper
| ate with the United States in safe
guarding the engineering work. and II
| it develops that Mexico has sufficient
| forces in the vicinity to protect 1T
American troops will not be sent across
| the border
| II the warrant issued yesterday at FL
Paso for the arrest of Francisco l.
Madero, provisional president OF Mex
| leo, was done by the direction OF the
Department Of Justice, no official con-
| frmation Of such a statement could De
| obtained today.
The utmost secrecy has been thrown
around this governments actions TO
| protect the neutrality laws.
! Large numbers of agents OF the IN
vestigation bureau which are ordinarily
occupied in securing evidence on anti
| trust cases, have been engaged along the
| frontier working under immediate d1rec-
tions from Washington Chief Finch OF
| the detective force, has just returned
| from the frontier. where he went to exc
cute orders in person. The detective
force has been working closely with the
! agents of the Mexican government to
prevent arms and ammunition being
/ shipped over the line.