El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-07
NEW ARMY ORDER TO
KEEP MEXICANS OUT
VIII Not Be Permitted to Flee to This
Side When Defeated, Unless EE-
ecUffOn is Threatened.

VIII Not Be Permitted to Flee to This
Side when Defeated, Unless EL-
ecutiOn Is Threatened
No federal or rebel soldiers will be
permitted to cross the border during or
after the battle of Juarez and find a
haven OF rest and three free square
meals a day on the American side OF
the line, where they may Wiggle their
fingers from their noses at the enemy
on the opposite side.
Gen. Hugh L Sect has received in
structions from the war department at
Washington not to permit the belIiger-
ants Of either cause TO cross the line
unless they are in danger Of summary
execution. His Instructions follow:
NO member OF Mexican forces
whether IedeTaIs OF reYOlutiOnists, viii
be permitted TO enter United States ter
rltOry unless closely pursued by hostile
forces and there is reasonable fear Of
summary execution II captured If
such persons enter our territory under
any other circumstances. they viii be
Immediately placed by our troops on
the Mexican side Of the line and pro-
nlDlLeu from returning. Whenever Spe-
cial conditions indicate q different
course for reasons Of humanity, such
persons may be permitted to enter
United States territory. but whether
armed or uuarmed, in uniform or civil
ian clothes, they must Immediately sur
render Internationally. If armed, they
VIII be disarmed. The facts viii be at
once reported TO these headquarters
and all such persons will be held under
suard pending further instructions.
LnLl IurLler orders all command
ing officers Of United States troops
performing guard and patrol duty on
the border viii Re guided by the above
instructions, which apply TO members
OF the armed forces Of either party in
Mexico, whether at the moment they
In or
such persons appear at a point on the
border where our troops happen to be
the latter viii prevent them from cross
ing except as indicated IN paragraph
=, above. II such persons are found
after they have crossed TO our side Of
the line and are not too far from the
border o permit its being done by a
reasonable march, they VIII be taken
back under guard ana placed over the
line with prohibition to return. If too
lar from the line TO permit this being
done, they VIII be disarmed and held
under guard and the facts reported To
these headquarters
The foregoing instructions apply in
all cases where The persons are pre-
sumaDly acting In good faith and 90
not come Tor the purpose Of using our
territory as q base for further opera
lions In any case where there is good
reason Tor assuming that they come for
the purpose Of using our territory in
1urtherance of their designs in N pllicc.
they viii be dIsarmed and held under
rlgld guard and the facts reported to
these headquarters
I'm determining whether reasons of
humanity warrant not returning such
persons Immediately to Mexico, il viii
be kept in mind that mere incOnven-
fence or a certain degree Of physical
hardship is not sufficient to warrant
their aremEeninE Men who come to the
line can E2obably go back the same
way they cane Nor is the mere fact
mat they VIII probably be captured, If
they return q sufficient reason for per
hitting them to remain There must be
reasonable ground for believing that
they VIII be subject TO inhumane treat
meur If captured
The determination of the conditions
which warrant the return of such per
sons or their detention, is left TO the
dissertation Of the local commander.
I'm carrying out these instructions.
local commanding officers will watch
with special care those parts of the
boundary line along their front where
they have reason TO anticipate attempts
at crossing, with a view to stopping
such persons at the actual boundary in
all cases where they are not permitted
TO cross. And whenever an engage
ment Is believed to be near at hand at
any Of the border towns. sufficient
troops should be assembled at and near
the point TO enable those Instructions
10 be etEectually carried out"