The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-23
Movement Declared to
Be Not at All
Alarming. III
D DEFEND Ell PASO
FROM ANY ATTACK
Order Increases by Full Regiment
Force Now Available Along
International Line-Consti-
tutionalists Again to Seek
Recognition of De Facto u
Government. ~

forccmcnt OF the .\mcrican troops on
the Mexican frontier was u develop
mcut to-day relating 10 the Mexican
problem. but this movement OF troops
! was declared to be not at all alarm
! ing by official statements issued in ex-
plauation. II VAS said 1T the War De-
par:mcut that one or two infantry regi-
incnts will bc ordered immediately to
I Fort Bliss. near Ell I?aso. for the pur-
pose OF freeing one Of tho cavalry reEi-
ments. now stationed At the fort. for
Iactive duty along the international line
: in tho execution OF neutrality laws.
/ The choice Will fall upon the Six
! tccnth Infantry. now at the Preside,
/ san Francisco, OF the Twentieth Infan-
! try. stationed at Fort Douglas. near
! Salt Lake city.
To serve ms a garrison and defend
the city of I'll paso from any possible
attack from the south OF the line or
/ to police the city in case of riotinS,
/ il was said that the infantry organi-
! cation would he as serviccablc as the
mounted soldiers. On the other hand,
| not being as mooilc. the infantry could
/ scarcely ill the place OF cavalry on the
| border patrol.
Available on border.
The net result of the order is to in
crease Ivy u full regiment the force OF
! American troops available along the
,
needed to preserve order was asserted
Ivy members of the Texas congression
al delegation. and Secretary Garrison
! Yielded TO their appeals when he learn
ell through press dispatches that the
Federal leaders were again approach
ing .Iuarez. opposite I'll Paso and that
the rebel General Villa, who only re
Gently had captured that town, had
gone forth to meet the t'ederals in bat
tie.
Reports OF threatened disorders nca"
Laredo. lar to the east of III Pasu, al
so reached the War Department. hut
/ General I;lss Informed the Washing
ton officials .hat he had dispatched an
( othcc squadron of the Third Cavalry
from For; Sam Houston. San Antonio,
! TO reinforce the squadron already there.
With the feeling OF apprehension as
/ Ia the 81 fety of the oil tanks near
/ TuNpam allayed by pledges from rebel
|, leaders that there would he no Tiols
! tiou OF property rights there navy OF
iicals We're considerably relieved to-
/ day II was expected that one OF the
| two British 3rmorcd cruisers from
/ Barbados would put in an appearance
/ At Tampico almost Immediately, and
| apparently ii was felt So IL To withdraw
/ the battleship New Hampshire from
1 TuXpam, particularly ms the battleship
Louisiana remains in that neighhor
hood 10 look after foreign interests
With the removal OF all misunder-
. standing as {" the reasons FOR the
visit Of the british ships to the oil
I coast, it vas felt that the lines o, pro
lection AGAINST ANARCHY would BE
strengthened materially. There has
| been fear that an attempt might he
made TO nrc the creat oil tanks wherein
are stored nearly ljooo. 900 barrels OF
, petroleum.
May Sccis Recognition.
Unofficial advices from government
, agents in the sections of Mexico wher.
] tonstitutiCnalists are operating suc-
gest "a revival OF a plan To seek recog-
( milton from the United States OF :, d.
facto government claiming jurieriotiou
/ Ivy right OF possession; the establish
'nont of capital ana OF an organized
! administration in all that part OF
/ Mexico north OF a line drawn about
due ives from l'uXfam or ra,npico.
SO far. however. local CONSTITUTIONS
| aiist representatives here are unwilling
! To admit that General CarranZa would he
! SATISFIED with anything less than a
conquest OF the whole OF Mexico and
I the elimination Of General Huerta
b, Secretary Bryan to-day issued this
! statement relative 10 Mexico City dis
! patches about the movement OF Brit
( ish warships 10 Mexico
THE statement published this morn
/ ms 10 IN" erect that the state DE.
I partmcnt protested against tho action
of Great britain in sending war yes
F, sells 10 McNican waters, IL absolutely
false. And in denying the statement
! desire TO add a condemnation of this
/ publication of statements OF that kinG
without taking time 10 ieIuire into
their truth or falsity. \ denial eau.
not reach all who read the statement.
nor can il prevent the discussion and
( editorial comments that are predicateG
/ on the false statement. Surely In in
tcrnaticnal affairs there ought to be :,
| patriotic desire To promtc friendly re-
] latiouS, and these cannot he promoted
| by the reckless publication OF false
! statements in regard to the acts OF
government officials"