The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-25
WILSON WILL FIND
ALL IN READINESS
Army Of 10000 Men Now Is
Assembling at Gal
weston.
NEXT STEP WILL BE HIS
Taft Prepares for Invasion, but
Qrder3Must Be, His
Successors.
EXT STEP WILL BE HIS

Washington, February 24.--Mtlitary
| orders flew thick and fast to-day in
redemption of President Taft's prom
ise to have an army of 10000 men as
Hcmbled at Galveston, the most con-
| Venient port to Mexico all equipped
for foreign service and ready to exc
cute any orders that his successor
might choose to issue upon the basis
OF conditions that will exist after
i March 4.
These orders were supplementary to
those which left the War Department
last week and werc calculated to In
sure asscmblaEc of the Second Divia-
ion of the rcorganized army at or in
the neighborhood of Galveston
Tho completion OF the orders to move
the entire Second Division Is intended
as further warning to Mexico that
established policy OF preparedness dur
Ing the remaining week OF President
Tafts administrations
10 Awe MalcOntantH.
All plans for the possible sending
OF troops into Mexico will continue
! with the same minuteness OF detail
which would characterize official orders
had the present acute condition arisen
in Mexico at any time earlier in the
strife, which has rent that republic
since the first, uprising against Portirio
. Diaz more than two years ago. This
course is based on the ground that any
cessation in the closing days or even
hours of the Taft administration might
be seized hold of by Mexican malcon-
tents as an opportunity for strike at
Americans, which could not be ade-
quately overcome should officials hero
relax their vigilance.
So far the State Department has
given little thought to the question
of political recognition of the new
government in Mexico, inclining to
1 u
uation and willing to regard It large
ly by the recommendations of Ambas-
sador Wilson whose course so far,
under extremely difficult and delicate
circumstances. has met with the un-
qualified approval OF the department.
Major General william II. Carter,
who commands the Second Division,
was ordered to-day from Chicago to
Galveston. This will be the second
time that this officer has had the honor
of commanding complete division of
troops within the limits of Texas, the
first being In the case of the mobili-
zation OF 1911. when the Mexican trou-
BILE first became acute.
The Fifth Brigade OF this division
already is moving to Galveston, as
is the Fourth Field Artillery. COM
posed of mountain batteries. The
order issued to-day will set in mo-
ton the Fourth Brigade. the Sixth
brigade ana the sixth Cavalry. Brig
adier-General Frederick A. Smith COM
mands the Fifth Brigade, previously
ordered to concentrates; Colonel Edwin
f. Glenn. of the Twenty third infan-
try, Will command the Fourth Brigade
In the Illness OF Brigadier- General
Ramsay ID. Potts. and Colonel Arthur
Williams. of the Eleventh Infantry,
Will command the Sixth Brigade In
place of BriSadier General Clarence
Edwards, who is under orders for
Philippine service. The War Depart
ments estimate is that under these
orders there will be concentrated at
Galveston between 5000 and 5000 in
fantry. about 500 cavalry and about
the same number OF field artillery. or
a total OF nearly 10000 men.
These troops widely scattered
throughout the Middle States and along
the Mississippi River from. the Gulf
to Canada. During the manoeuvres of
1911 IL required two weeks time to
get some OF the soldiers to Texas, but
it is believed this period can be cut.
in half ut present. Even then the whole
Second Division will almost certainly
be at Galveston or vicinity some time
before water transportati tion- can be pro-
vided. =
NIuHt Send Transports.
The four army transports, all the
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