Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-26


Austin. Tex. feb. 2h-Ap extraordi
nary situation has arisen Ut the Next
an border following the ordering oul
~ Governor Colquitt OF four comps
lies Of the Texas national guard 10 IN.
leld In rcadiners at brownsville iu or
er to protect lives OF Americana said
u be In danger NJ MHtamorHs. Mexico
I've militin were hardly OH their wa,
o brownsville before word was re
'eiv.d here that a troop Of United
Suites cavalry had been ordered TO
proceed from Fort Sam Houston TO
brownsville II wns Instructed To pre-
vent IL Texas troops from crossing
iuto Mexico.
Governor CoIQuitt has declared that
ne ordered ont tae militia only after
icing Informed by General Steever. In
ommand OF the border patrol. that he
'ould not send federal troops TO
Brownsville until he had been 80 In
Structed from Washington 1t Ia evi
lent that the administration Mt Wash
ngton feared that grave consequences
might result from Governor C%oluuitt's
lction and no ordered the cavalry to
he scene.
According to advices received by
Governor Col1uitt. the lives OF Amei
cans In MatamorHs. Of whom there are
lbout II dozen. are in danger The gov
ernor was Informed that the Mexican
military commander at Matamoras had
unde n demand upon the American
'itiZens there for $4,000 and that he
threatened to blow up the United
States consul If the money wns not
orthcOming
Consul J, III. Johnson refused to leave
lis post. hut suggested that the consu.
ntP be protected by either Texas or
federal troops. II IL stated that the
Mexican commander has also made a
tennnd upon Consul Johnson for the
urning over to him of General Fran.
isco Estrada. the former commander
# that district. who IL a refugee IN
the consulate This demand hns beer
refused. sheriff C. r Ryan and CouD.
" Judge F.. F. Goodrich OF Brownsville
virei Governor Cuiuuitt M follows:
Have Just talked with American
onsul mt Mstamoras. Commanding
ulcers there hn We demanded money
4 American citizens living In Malta.
noras. Threatens to withdraw Its
'egnlar troops md turn the town over
% the looters If the money Is not forth
uming"
II was In response to this and other
elegrnms that the governor ordered
he Austin cavalry. two Houston ON
nnies and the Corpus Christi company
v the Texas national guard to pro-
'eed Immediately TO Brownsville. Tile
ocal military company nj Brownsville
'l@o went on duty and Is %patrollinG
he Texas side of the Rio Grande river
It that point.
Governor COiquitt said that the fed.
raj government So far ms he ~ adj
'lsed. has taken no steps to protect the
americans In Matamoras or the citi
ems OF this country along the lower
'order, Replying to n dispatch from
Washington that General Steevpr had
taken steps to relieve the situation,
Governor Colquitt said:
1.-The statement IL ridiculous md
shows n lack OF Information Of the
real facts, After | received n telegram
from the sheriff and county judge Of
Cameron county | talked to General
Steever NJ Fort Sam Houston oyer the
long distance telepho1c md asked hi
II. be-. ss3euid send relief to Browns.
vile.
HE said he could not unless he Ind
instructions from Washington to do 70
he said he had Rske! Washington to
s'0w him to send troops to Browns
vile some time ago. hut he ha never
received anv instructions to do so
AFTER he told me he could not send
the protection requested by the people
nj Brownsville | gave orders for the
state troops to proceed there. and |
told General Steever that ! intended
to do IN.
'Thp statement from Washington
shows n ridiculous lack of information
,ni Il lack OF understanding OF the de
, Of officials of the state o: Texas"