Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-02-28
TEXAS SOLDIERS
RUSHED TO BORDER
Governor Orders Militia to Res.
cue imprisoned Americans.
HELD FOR RANSOM IN MEXICO
War Department Teiegraphs General
steever to Prevent State Troops
Crossing Boundary Line-May
Bring Serious Clash.

companies OF the Texas State Guard to
proceed to Brownsville with all haste
when il was reported to him that
Americans had been arrested and held
for $2e.9e8 ransom at the Mexican
town OF Matamoras, across the hoan-
dairy from Brownsville. when they re-
fused to contribute money to the OF.
ficials "a charge Of Matamoras.
The governor also sent this message
to Captain Head. in command OF the
Brownsville company of the Texas Ma
tional Guard;
Notify Mexican commander at Mat
amoras, whois demanding money, that
IT he harIGs Is single Texan, his life
will be demanded as forfeItP
Consul Asks Aid.
Governor Colquitt earlier In the
night received the following telegram
from Captain Head of the company
OF the National Guard which has been
on duty at Brownsville for several
days at the request of the sheriff Of
Cameron county;
Have just received msssaeN from
Consul Joseph II. Johnson at Mata-
moras. Can you authorize me to cross
river at order OF the CONSUL to protect
the consulate and American interests7
Demand made upon Americans for
money"
Holds Troops in Texas.
The governor telegraphed' Captain
Head as follows:
Telegram received. Do not cross
river unless you receive orders TO do
so. Request American consul and
Americans to come to Brownsville. :"
Governor Colquitt repeated the tele-
gram from Captain Head to the officer
In command OF the United States
troops at Fort Sam Houston,
Serious Clash May Result.
Washington, Feb. 25.-A serious
clash may result between Federal
troops and the Texas National Guard
at Brownsville, Tex. should the latter
attempt to cross the Rio Grande to,
the relief Of Americans alleged to- be,
imperiled In Matamoras, Mex.
When the war department learned
that Governor Colquitt had issued on.
ders for four companies OF Texas
guardsmen TO proceed to Brownsville
orders were telegraphed at once to
Brig. Gen. u. q. Steever, in charge Of
the Federal troops on the borderg To
send to Brownsville Immediately such
a force as he deemed necessary
and under no circumstances to- nera
NIT the crossing OF the river except
upon the specific orders of the score
tary OF war"
Wood In Personal Charges
When the word of Governor Col
quits action was received Maja GEN
Leonard Wood, chief of staff OF the
army, recognized the danger In the
situation and Immediately took per-
sonal charge. over military eele-
graph line from Fort MyeF he senb I'm,
perative orders to General Steeyer to
utilize his forces TO prevent the pro-
posed invasion of Mexican, territory.
These he supplemented by fusailer or
ders through the regular channels OF
the war department.
Order More Troops to, Barder.
President Taft has orSiHred 7,eo0
more troops 10, mobilize al Galveston.
Tex
With their.arrival at Galveston there
Will, be a full diJision 40 peace
strength" about $4,000 men. ready for
duty in Mexico.
The last troops ordered out are the
Fourth and Sixth brigades OF sho Sec
ond division, central department.
MAI. Gen. Carter to Command.
The other brigade of this division
received orders to move Saturday and
ia. now well en- route to Galveston.
Mni. Gen. William III. Carter, command
Ing the central department and sec
ond division headquarters at Chica-
20, will command the mobilization
camp.
Mai Gen. Leonard Wood, chief of
staff OF the army, said that the orders
were issued by direction OF the presi.
dent and that the movement was part
Of the presidents plan TO be prepared
for any emergency.
Does Not Mean Intervention.
President Taft said the movement Of
additional troops did not mean inter
yeption. He said the administration
still adhered to noninteE1ention pol
icy, but that he wanted to be prepared
to meet any contingency which might
arise, and that he wanted his successor
TO be as well prepared as he (the psasi-
an1B4 .rroftld like To he
The troops movement ordered fol-
lowed the receipt of dispatches from
the American ambassador at Mexico
CITY and American consuls throughout
the Mexican republic. These Dispatch
es stated that almost the entire Next
can republic was aname as a result OF
the killing Of Madero and Suarez, the
deposed president and vice-president
of Mexico. Dispatches from consuls in
the northern tier OF Mexico states that
those states were ready to openly re-
volt against the Huerta-Diaz regime In
Mexico City These reports state that
the local authorities In the Sates
a. Il