Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-25
War Department Sends ADJ
ditionaI Regiments TO Gall
weston Equipped for Service
in Mexico,
PRESIDENT TAFT TO
TAKE NC CHANCES
Believes MalcontentS in South
ern Republic May Attempt
to Take Advantage of fChange
in Administration,

nv Morning lnnrual special rearrd wirc.l
Washington. Feb. 2i.-Military or
ders flew thick and fast today In rec
dempiion of President Tafts PRONE
ise TO have an army of 10000 men
assembled at Galveston. the mos, con-
venient port to Mexico. ail equipped
for foreign service and ready to exc
cute any order that his successor
might ehoose a. isruc upon thc hasis
Of the conditions that win exist after
March 4th.
These orders on the whole We're
supplementary 20 those which began
to flow from the war department. last
week and were calculated to insure
the assemblage Of the second division
Of the reorsanized army az or In the
neighborhood Of Galveston. The eom-
pletion of the orders 10 move the
entire second division Is intended as
further warning to Mexico That there
will be no departure from the es-
tablished policy Of preparedness In
the remaining week OF President
Taft's administration. All plans for
the possible sending of troops into
the republic OF the south win eon-
tlnue TO he carried out. This course
Is justified on the ground that any
cessation In the closing days or eNen
hours of the Taft administration
might be seized hold OF by Mexican
malcontents as an opportunity for a.
strike AT Americans which could not
be adequately overcome should Off
cials relax their vigilance.
Major General William IT, Carter
who commands the SECOND division
was ordered today from Chicago ~
Galveston This will be the second
time that this officer has had the
honor Of commanding a complete di-
vision Of troops within the limits of
the state Of Texas the first being la
the mobilization Of 1911.
The Fifth brigade Of this division
already is moving under previous or
ders 20 Galveston as is the Fourth
field artillery, composed Of mountain
batteries. The order issued today will
set in motion the Fourth brigade. the
Sixth brigade and the Sixth cavary
Brigadier General Frederick A. Smith
commands the Firth brigade. preyi-
ously ordered to concentrate: Colonel
Edwin F. Glenn. of the Twenty-third
infantry. will command the Fourth
brigade in the illness of Brigadier|
General Ramsay d. potts. and Colonel
Arthur Williams. Of the Eleventh IN
fantry. win command the sixth bri
gade in place Of Brigadier General
Clarence Edwards, who is under or
ders for Philippine service.
The war departments estimate is
that under these orders there will be
At Galveston between
8 900 and 5000 infantry. about 500
cavalry and about the same number
of field artillery. or q total Of nearly
10000 men IN the maneuvers Of |
1911 1t required two weeks time TO
get some OF the soldiers 70 Texas but |
if is believed that this period can bc /
cut in half at present Even then the |
whole Second division VIII almost GER /
iaiply be at Galveston or vicinity some |
time before the necessary war trans
portation can be provided.
The four army transports, oil the
owns IN eastern waters.
,nly can carry a brigade at most and
here are three hrgades In this divi-
iion 1t Will be necessary to charter
rom ten to fifteen merchant steamers
# large size TO accommodate the re-
two brigades. The quarter
masters department has long list Of
lvallable ships but as IT would cost
N an average Of s700 a day for each
hip to keep them ready for service
he war department has avoided IN
urring any such large Liability.