New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
THEDA yINWASHINGTOV

MEXICAN PI.ANS.-The authorities OF
the War Department have completed their
estimates of the force necessary Tor inter-
ventIon in Mexico and they will advise the
President If called on for an estimate, that
II would be the height of folly TO attempt
the pacihcation Of the disturbed republic
with less than 10000 troops. 1t must be
borne In mind that all such plans are pure
l., tentati,,a They are prepared only be-
cause Il is the business of the war De
nartment IN hold itself in readiness TO an
gwer any such question the commander in
chief may ask. And TO that eho INC pia"'
have been worked out with great cure
There would be available IN this 'ouh"f
only 81. 900 regular troops, ana that "uiiiDc'
would have TO be augmented py the s"edN
ins, in of G. O0o militia. The militia. like the
reeuIar army would be divided into three
divisions. Those regiments comlhs ir""
the East woud be added TO the eastern
division OF the regular army ilose Io'"
tho Central States 10 the centrai DIVISION
and those from the West 10 inc "ostc'" I"
division. cxcept that there would ne y GER
tain overflow Of militia from the more pop
rIo,is Eastern states 10 the other diFlSlons
President Tart has practically decided 10
increase tho border patrol, but II is his tlm
determination tn avoid any invasion OF
Mexican soil as long as that can he dohc'
Even the plans Of the war pepal'iIi'ii'
would not he permitted to leak out were ~
not deemed advisable that those VINO 'a'K
and write so fllppanuy OF intervention
should realize something OF the mashltuu'
of the task which would confront the VIII
tary establishment were such project uh-
dertaken Indeed, there are many "t iho
military authorities who believe that II
uo,ld raouire a force OF 2J000O TO achieve
the task of pacifying all Mexico, and no
ono is willing to make an estimate "i 'hc
time which would be required for such a
gigantic task II was with i've purpose OF
warning Americans in Mexico and along
the border against doing anything 20 make
such a step necessary that the IIeSloeh'
issued his recent proclamation, and ne -
especially anxious that reckless Democrats
I'm Congress should gain some appreciation
of tho demands which would be made on
the military establishment il they were TO
force Intervention. With conditions such
as tbev are In Mexico. the abhorrenco with
which the President regards the Democratic
sugar Dill, NnlNH Npuih W "'''O'N
10 provoke revolution and compel reoccu-
patton of Cuba, may be better imagined
than described Nor would its effects be
much less disastrous in the Philippines
OIL. HORRORS!-General Felix AGnus'
rroprietor OF The Baltimore American
and nossessor Of a power TO describe the
awful conditions which might follow certain
events so graphically that he would be the
envy Of an outline circuit rider, came to
Washington to-day and cast into the po-
litical arena a suggestion which sent the
cold ChIls down the backs OF Democrats
and Republicans alike. "If the Republicans
should nominate Roosevelt al Chicago,
said General AGuCs. "the Democrats would
be compelled to go them one better and
nominate William Jennings Bryan. To have
these for opposing leaders could not help
bringing about situation which would be
disastrous. Imagine tho dilemma OF tho
average voter compelled 70 choose between
Roosevelt and Bryan o. 10 stay away from
the polls, And not only would injurious
consequences at home he certain 10 follow
the election OF either. but most probably
the country would sooner or later become
involved in trouble with some foreign
power II tho people will stop 10 think Of
these things, they will certainly nominate
Mr.. Taft at Chicago g. g. ".