New-York tribune., 1913-02-23
TAFT ORDERS TROOPS
RUSHED TO GALVESTON
Fifth Brigade, I'd Division, Will
Mobilize at Once, Prepared
to Embark for Mexico.
INCLUDES ABOUT $500 MEN
Two Other Brigades Held Ready
Administration Confident,
However, That Interven-
tion Will Be Avoided.
Ion The TfLbune nureau !


Washington. Feb. -Four infantry
regiments. commanded by Brigadier Gen
cral T. i. Smith. and comprising the Jth
Brigade. I'd Division. OF the reoreanized
army. were ordered to-day by President
Taft 20 cn,rain FOR Galveston. ready FOR
embarkation TO Mexico II the necessity
for Intervention develops.
Tt!s order VII te followed coon. less
tho 3 an unc1' ,c ted change In the .dsX-
lean situation. by orders Tor N 2d Cayal-
- Brigade. commanded by Brigadier
General Tasker H. Bllss. TO proceed TO
Galveston. The units of this brigade are
already In Texas and New Meslco. within
easy reach of Galveston The "A Brigade
comprises tho 9Th and ST. Cayalry.
The troops ordered 10 assemble ~ Ga
weston have been awaiting positi." orders
for ten days. and the full force. number
ing about 80" will be ready to embark
by Wednesday. Preparations have been
made to carry tho force to Mexican wa
ters on the army transports Fitzpatrick,
Mcclellan and Sumner. Several mer-
chant marine vessels are available for
such service
President Taft has made = clear that
this latest act I'm carrying ont ms policy
Of being prepared for drastic action does
not indicate the slightest intention OF In
tsrveniion. and that recent developments
have not prompted the action. Rather IL
is asserted. the President wishes 10 have
the naval and military forces ~ the most
convenient points for INN .dit;c cmbarka-
ton should Prcsident-elcct Wilson ind 1t
necessary 10 intervene.
Look for Continued Trouble.
There IL, however. grave concc'n on the
part Of the administration over he ap-
parent inability OF General Huerta. the
Provisional President. 10 establish peace
in Mexico Dispatches reaching the De-
partmont OF State to-day indicate that
the revolutionary spirit - still rampant.
and the prospects point To continued
trouble and bloodshed.
Indefinite rumors Of pleas 10 assasslnate
Francisco Madero as means OF elirni-
mating the deposcd President from the
situation reached here to-day. II IL
hardly believed that President Huorta VIII
order the execution OF Madero and as
sumo tn. responsibility for the act. but II
would not surprise officials mere TO learn
Madero had been ''assassinated' or had
committed suicide" officials believe the
ex-Presidcnts life hangs by thread
and that his chances for escaping death
are not improved by the activities OF his
relatives and friends In defying the new
regime.
The regiments making up the 9TH Bri-
gadc Of the I'd Division, ordered 10 Gal
weston, are the 9TH, Fort Omaha. Ne
braska: Fort Crook. Nebraska. and Fort
Smelling Minnesota; the lth. at Fort
Lcavcnworth. Kansas; the 18th, AT Fort
LcavenN orth. Kansas; Fort Meade. North
Dakota. and Fort SIN. oklahoma. and the
18th Infantry. at Fort Smelling. Mime
sofa.
Preliminary orders We're sent To Major
General william H. Carter, division com
mander. ten days ago 10 have the troops
ready To cutrain Oh a few hours notice.
As a result. railroad transportation faciii-
ties had been provided and all other de-
tails completed, So that there was no de
lay to-day In getting started FOR the mo-
bilzation point Ii is possible that troops
from Forts i.eaVenworth. Crook and Ne
braska will reach Galveston tomorrow
night or Monday morning.
In addition to the expeditionary infan-
try regiments. one of the companies OF
engineers from either the ID or Sd Bat
talon field hospital, ambulance company
No. 3. and ID Company, signal corps, all
stationed at Fort Leavenworth. will also
go TO Galveston to complete the brigade
unit.
Fort Crockett on Galveston Island, will
re the temporary station OF the expedi-
tionary force. while the supply depot will
bc az Texas city, seven miles from Gal
weston.
Ready for Quick Work.
Up to to-day the War Department ON.
Gals had contented themselves with the
issue Of preliminary orders to the 1st