Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-28

requests 10 the War department, c>pcc-
tally requests from South Texas.
senator Fall of New Mexico who has
been the most aggressive of all the Dor
der Senators for some vigorous action
on the part Of the administration. IL get
ting kilograms and letters almost by the
hushci from his constituents. There are
many residents of New Mexico and Ari-
iona. who like people along the Texas
border. find that the hoStilitics in Mex
leo dcmoraliZc business and. who. con
Scqucntly. are suffering large financial
loss. Ii : large army must b. mustered
for operations in Mexico il will pre-
sumahiy bc brought together in Texas
or some point adjacent thereto.
Not until il becomes very plain what
the attitude of Carranza aud Villa will
he can the prospects for army operations
be defined. Many %irciicve il might aS
well he taken for granted from the start
that Carranza and his conStitutionaliSts
viii resist The United States troops.
Such men would have the United States
begin "a once raising a large volunteer
army. have il rendezvous in Texas and
make ready for the Icing and bot msr-h-
ing and fightin. down through tnc hos
tile country 10 the City OF Mexico.
President Wilson. however. j. very
loath TO accept that view. lie clinc> Ia
the idea that il may bc unnecessary to
use amy large army in Mexico.
Reports of operations ~ Villa close
up 10 juareZ have caused some diSquict
in Washington. lie has Il large armed
force ai his command. and il he aud Car
rama should decided 10 join in the war
against the United States might cause
come commotioR 10y a dash across the
border. The administration doubts
very much whether he worid hazard
such an expedition. which ultimately. of
course, would be most dangerous for
Villa. Nevertheless some Of The PreSi
dents advisers are urging him 10 take
extra precautions against hostile opera
tons from the constitulionaiistS I'M
Northern Mexico.
The Wilson administration has
brought MANY surprises. Tine occula-
ton Of Vera Cruz by marines and bluc-
Jackets has come rs Il elimination. Very
little. IN the way Of important happen
ingS. has followed prospects and prlph
estes since Wilson became President. Of
course il was conceded Il tariff law
would H. enacted. ~IIarli, anyonc be
licycl il would TX dome - mcthoiicanv
really happened. Few thought he
OF the law would require %
long u session rs il did. Indeed prr>i-
dent Wilson has found many things
different than he anticipated. When h.
came to Washington h. was cxIcc' ing
the enactment Of II tariff law hy July
but the perfected bill was not placed on
table till October.
IL was contrary TO all Congressional
prcccdcntS thai Senate aud House hav.
inc disposed ~ one big task should
tackle another ii the same session.
Politicians were amazed when il was
proposed that 4 second great task should
bc undertaken ~ the fag end of a sum
nicr when the legislators were supposed
Ia hc out Of humor and weary. but the
big currency task was thrust upun them
and all but enacted at that extra session.
Never before had Congress been kept nj
work IN such 4 manner but the extra
session and the regular session did not
have the thickness If a sheet of paper
between them. Meeting ia December The
completion Of the currency hill seemed