The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-15
PLAN TO TAKE MEXICO.
HOW UNITED STATES WILD GO
ABOUT TASK OF INTERVIEW
TION.
Regular Army Will Invade Country
While Militia Holds Border and
Navy Closes the Ports.

York sun sends from Ell Paso a re.
view of the present state OF affairs in
Mexico, predicting intervention by the
United States and makes n forecast
Of the American plan of campaign,
following the first invasion. lie says:
While Mr.. Bryan may assert that he
can conceive of nothing which could
said that today the War Department
and the Navy Department are not
only ready TO go into Mexico. but they
have worked out plans. they have
made arrangements to carry out those
plans and they can begin to move in
side OF a half hour. IL is again safe
TO say that within two hours after
the sending Of telegraphic Instructions
from washington the guns OF Uncle
Sans field artillery would be in a po-
sition to wipe Juarez off the map in
case OF no surrender and to razc
Matamoras, Nuevo Laredo. Naco. Can
anea and every other Mexican town
hipnE the DOTuer.
American troops would hold ali
these outlets within half a day, IL that
were necessary. and control the ter
mini of the railroads. nation II or pri-
vate. while fleets CT warships in the
Atlantic and the Gulf OF Lower Cali
fornia would be moving up to capture
every Mexican port.
A full day would see 10, 900 infan-
trymen and artillerymen-a full divi-
rion-at Texas City on transports
which are now waiting for them,
bound for Vera Cruz. the first import
ant strategic point toward Mexico
City. The following day would see
every United States soldier on the
mainland on train from Washington
on the Western coast. and Vermont
in the East, moving toward the posts
assigned to them. This is no guess
work. and no prophecy; the plans are
made. the trains arranged for and
tested. the supplies provided for. 1t
only required six hours 10 start for
Cuba In the last Intervention and 1t
will not take so long i'm Mexico.
As the situation stands today there
are six regiments Of cavalry--about
$500 men-guarding the frontier
from Brownsville. Texas. to San Diego,
Cal. The Second and Third Cavalry
are at El Paso. the Fifth and Ninth
In Arizona. the 18th in New Mexico
and the 18th from opposite Nuevo
Laredo to Maria, Texas. There are
In addition compnaies OF field artillery
stationed at every point near an inn
portant Mexican border town.
Gen. Scott i'm Command.
Brig. Gen. Hugh l.. Scott. at El Paso
Is In command of the border patrol,
and upon him will fall the responsible
ity OF the first move. Gen. Scott, who
has fought along the border for years.
Is ready for IL. His command can
move on call with the quickness OF "a
hre company and he knows exactly
what to do.
There are 10000 infantrymen at
Texas City and Galveston, under the
command OF Major Gen. William III.
Carter all as hard as hard service
can make them, and within call are
six transports lying along the wharves
of Galveston ready to take them out.
The infantrymen belong To the Cen.
tral Departmtnt. which has headquad.
ters at Chicago. but Gen Scott and
his men are under the command of
the Southern Department. the head OF
which Is Brig. Gen. Tasker III. Bliss,
with headquarters mt Fort sam Hous-
ton. San Antonio. where is stationed
another large force of men. The
Fourth. Seventh and Eighth Cavalry
are I'm the Philippines or Honolulu.
The First Field Artillery is in Homo
lulu and Second in the Philippines;
the other four organizations are all
within reach. The First, Third.
Eighth and 18th Infantries are in the
Philippines. the 25th il in Honolulu,
while the 10th Ia at Panama. All the
others are ready either on the east OF
west coast.
The United States army has avail
able for service az a mobile army i'm
Mexico about 5000 men OF all arms.
This does not include the %, 900 coast
artillery nor the soldiers now i'm the
philippines. Hawaii and the Canal
Zone. y month will see the mobile
army Increased. for the coast artillery
could be drawn upon by the field ar
ullery. and Veterans of other cam
paigns. with new recruits. would comu
LIN 10 raiac Ihl. uir.....A A.. W 900 -.-t.,