El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-30
Should Invasion Be Neces-
sary, Ell Paso Would Be
One of the Principal
Points of Entry.

w AsHINGTON, D. C., Aug, 30
w The United States military au-
thorities have in their possess
ion complete plans for the invasion of
Mexico by two different routes.
That fact doesn't necessarily mean
that there is going to be war with
Mexico or armed intervention. Prob
ably the war college has also drawn
complete plans to meet an invasion of
California, Oregon and Washington by
the japanese. It is merely a little pre-
caution that the war college takes to
De prepared for anything that. might
happen, and anything is within the
range Of possibilities.
Would Enter Through FL PasO.
If by chance, invasion of Mexico
States would be as prepared as it is
possible for the United States. with its
nOn-military policies, to be. Accord
ing to the blue printed plans of the
War college, invasion of our southern
neighbor would be made by way of
FL Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico,
to Mexico City and Vera Cruz Mexico.
The latter port would probably be at
tackled by the fleet first and after sub
mission. troops would be landed and
the advance to Mexico City begun The
Two columns would then meet some
where near the capital of Mexico
Down at Fort Sam Houston, Texas,
is located the headquarters of the
southern department Z. s a, with
brigadier general Tasker H Bliss in
command. If congress should author
lie the president to act against Mexico,
and the president should direct that
american troops cross the Mexican Dor
der at once, general Bliss and his men
would do the crossing.
Probably they would be reinforced
by regiments from other departments
after they had crossed the border, or,
If there were time enough. before
crossing.
Officer In Comm,nd
Besides general Bliss, the officers
who would be in command of this first
invasion Of Mexico, would be brigadier
general James Parker, commanding
the First cavalry brigade of the south
ern department; brigadier general
Hugh l. Scott, commanding the second
cavalry brigade Of the southern depart
ment, and general Bliss staff con-
sisting of the following line of Off
GERS
Aid-de-camp, first lieutenant Matt
c Bristol; chief of staff. major Robert
A Brown; adjutant, Lieut. Col John w.
Hoard; inspector, major Alonzo Cray;
Judge advocate, major Henry NJ Nor
row; Quartermaster, Col Gonzales
Bingham; surgeon, Col William D.
Crosby; engineer captain Henry H
Roberts; ordnance officer, major John
II. Rice, and Lieut. Col. William S
Rice. officer in charge Of military af-
fairs.
All plans of procedure of the pro-
visiOnal army of invasion would be
in the hands of these officers. of
course all of the principal instructions
for the movement of the brigade would
come from the general staff corps of
the army at Washington. Many minor
matters would have to be settled on the
scene Of action, however, by brigadier
general Bliss and his staff, calling into
consultation the colonies and majors
commanding the individual regiments
and the brigadier generals commanding
the brigades.
Not only would the general staff
corps direct the movements of general
Bliss. but it would under the direction
of the president and the secretary of
war direct the movements of trOops
all over the country and actually do all
the planning OF the campaigns. The
president as commander in chief would
be supreme, Of course. but inasmuch
as he is not military man. as neither
is the secretary of war, practically all
of their directions would be given at
the suggestion of the officers of the
general staff
The General Staff.
Here is the personnel of the might
lest military arm of the United
States:
Major general Leonard Wood, chief
of the general staff corps.
Major General William L Wither-
spoon.
Brigadier general Albert L. Mills
chief Of the division Of military af-
fairs.
Brigadier general Erasmus NJ. Weav-
er chief of the coast artillery.
Colonel John Biddle. engineer.