The Washington herald., 1913-09-07
Such Plans Do Not Mean that War or Armed Intervention
Is Imminent, but Only that Country Means to Be
Prepared for What May Come.

The United States Military authorities
have in their possession complete plans
for the invasion of Mexico by two diff
ferent rout-z.
Don't alarm yourself. That fact doesn't
necessarily mean that there is going TO
be war with Mexico or armed interven-
ton. Probably the War College also has
drawn complete plans to meet an inVa-
sion Of California, Oregon, and WASH
ington by the japanese. 1t is merely a
little precaution that the War College
takes to be prepared for anything that
might happen and anything within the
range OF possibilities.
II by any chance invasion Of Mexico
should become necessary. the United
States would be as prepared as 1t is pos
sible for the United States with its nor
military policies TO be. According to the
blue-printed pla- of the War College,
invasion of our Southern neighbor would
be made via FL Paso, Tex, and Juarez,
Mexico, to Mexico City and Vera Cruz
Mexico. The latter port probably would
be attacked by the feet first. and. after
submission, troops would be landed and
the advance to Mexico City begun. The
two columns would then meet somewhere
near the capital of Mexico.
Down at Fort Sam Houston, Tex, is
located the headquarters Of the South
ern Department, U. S. A, with Brig.
Gen. Tasker H. Bliss In command. If
Congress should authorize the President
to act against Mexico and the President
shou' direct that American troops cross
the Mexican border at once, Gen. Bliss
and his men would do the crossing.
Orders from Washington.
Probably they would be REINFORCED by
regiments from other departments after
they had crossed the border. or. If there
were time enough, before crossing.
Besides Gen. Bliss, the officers who
would be in command OF this first in
vasion of Mexico, would be Brig. Gen.
James Parker, commanding the First
Cavalry Brigade OF the Southern Depart
ment: Brig. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, COM
manding the Second Cavalry Brigade Of
the Southern Department. and Gen.
Bliss stan, consisting OF the following
line of officers:
Aide-de-Camp, First Lieut.. Matt c.
Driscol; chief OF sta1. Maj. Robert A.
Brown; adjutant. Lieut.. Col. John w.
judge advocate, Mai. Henry NJ. Nor
row; quartermaster, Col Gonzales Bing-
ham; surgeon, Col William D. Crosby;
engineer, Capt. Henry H Roberts; ord
nance officer, Maj. John II. Rice, and
Lieut.. Col. William S. Rice. officer in
charge Of military affairs.
All plans of procedure OF the provis-
ional army OF invasion would be in the
hands OF these officers. OF course all Of
the principal instructions for the move
ment OF the brigade would come from
the General Stan Corps OF the Army
at Washington. Many minor matters
would have to be settled on the scene
OF action, however, by Brig. Gen. Bliss
and his stan, calling into consultation
the colonels and majors commanding the
individual regiments and the brigadier
generals commanding the brigades.
Wilson Would Be Head.
Not only would the great General Stan
Corps direct the movements of Gen.
Bliss. but it would. under the direction
Of the President and the Secretary of
War, direct the movements OF troops all
over the country, and actually do all
the planning of the campaigns. The
President as Commander-in-Chief would
be supreme, of course, but inasmuch as
he Is not a military man, as neither is
the Secretary OF War. practically all OF