The Washington herald., 1913-02-16
WAR in MEXICO
MAY HURTPARADE
Troops in Line May Be Re-
duced if United States
Takes Any Action.
1900 FROM NEW JERSEY
1t Is Estimated that 10000 Militia
will March on lnaugura-
tion Day.

The inaugural committee is now watch
ing the development Of the Mexican sit
uation with scarcely less anxiety than is
the government, for it is realized that
the disturbances in the Southern republic
may materially affect the success of the
ceremonies on March 4.
From the figures that are now in the
Office of Chairman Weller. of the public
comfort committee. Mr.. Weller Is able to
predict the largest gathering of State
militia ever in Washington for an in
auguration. out he realizes that this
may he changed at any moment by the
struggle in Mexico
"I can say now," said MIR. Weller yes
terday, that barring any interruption OF
the plans as they are working out, there
will be about 5000 more State militia
here than we have ever had before. At
the last inauguration we had in round
numbers 1900 State troops. and on
March Of this wear there will be about
10000.
''Eut this, of course, may be changed
at any minute by the trouble in Mexico.
If situation should develop down there
that would call for the movement of any
large body of troops the attendance at
the ceremonies would be materially cut
down.
This matter has come up in the recent
conferences of the inaugural officials
Attention has been called to the fact
that the regular troops that have been
detailed by the government for duty in
the inaugural ceremonies are the very
ones that probably would he called out
first in the case of emergency When
soldiers were rushed TO Texas the last
time the army was mobilized there.
among the first TO go were those quar-
tered at Fort Myer. and it is the sol
iii hot
part in the parade of March 4.
Chairman Percy S. Foster, of the COM
nlittee on music, said yesterday that all
plans for music in Connection with the In
auguration. with the exception OF the
lands that will be brought to Washing
ton by the various individual organiza-
tions have been dropped. After the in
augural ball was vetoed by President
elect Wilson, il was hoped that the Gus
tomary concerts might still be retained
as feature of the programme of in
ausUration week. but after several con-
fcrencss between Chairman Foster and
Chairman Eust.j it was decided that the
concerts would have to be dropped.
The last word that came into the Office
uf the Public Comfort Committee yester-
day was from the State troops of the
-resident-elects own State. Major David
< Hill, of Trenton quartermaster of th-
State, was in Washington yesterday and
engaged the annex TO Convention Hail
for the lodging of the New Jersey militia.
They will come 1900 strong. They will
arrive at o'clock on the morning OF
March and leave at midnight of the
same day.
New Jersey was active in Washington
yesterday. and besides Maj. Hill. a dele
cation from Bayonne, n. J.. was in the
city. The delegation consisted of Mayor
Cronin. Corporation Attorney A.urray and
John T. Lee. Representative Kinkead of
New Jersey Accompanied the delegation
to inaugural headquarters to inquire con-
cerning the details of the parade that
the plans of the Bayonne marchers may
be shaped accordingly. Bayonne will
bring over 400 to Washington. They will
be affiliated with the regular Hudson !
County organization.