Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-14
MEXICAN BORDER
. SITUATION SERIOUS
Continued from First Page,

of divided responsibility. An ill-con-
sidered move on our side may pre-
cipitate an armed conflict between the
American forces and the Mexicans,
with ultimate consequences that no
one can foresee. l feel you should
give the gravest consideration to the
great responsibility you assume in
this respect before you determine to
do so.
II can assure you and your people
that we are giving constant and SYM
pathetic consideration to the situa-
ton, and are doing everything that
we can do short of engaging In hos
Titles. The President is advised of
the contents of this message and con-
ours with what is said herein"
Replies to Hunts Query.
Mr.. Garrison's message was in reply
to one from Governor Hunt, asking
what new measures" were being
taken by the Federal government to
prevent "a continuance of Mexican
outrages against Arizona citizens"
and expressing a desire to send the
Arizona National Guard to the bor-
der.
Secretary Garrison conferred at
length with President Wilson. show
ing him reports from General Bliss
and border officers. In the meantime
another telegram from Governor Hunt
arrived, stating that situation sim
liar to that at Naco had arisen at
Douglas, Ariz., and Secretary Garri-
son Immediately telegraphed that two
additional troops of cavalry had been
ordered from Columbus. N. NJ, to
Douglas.
The report from General Bliss,
which was placed before the Presi-
dent today by Mr.. Garrison, stated that
Naco, Ariz... and Naco, Sonora, were
practically one town, and that $500
Constitutionalists under General Hill
we're intrenched in semi-circle flank
ing the international boundary Gov
ernor Maytorena, with $500 troops,
mostly Yaqui Indians, faced them in
parallel line about 1000 yards away.
Neither side, according to General
Bliss, seemed sufficiently strong to
make an attack, but = was reported
to him that 1000 men were coming to
the aid OF Governor Maytorena
Heavy Force Patrol Border.
Fourteen troops of cavalry and
| two machine gun platoons are pa
| trolling the border, and all citizens
have been ordered to keep under
| cover. Mucn ulInCulty IL DelnB ex-
perienced with spectators, however,
and at one time procession of sixty
automobiles with siglftseers from
Bisbee. Ariz., were stopped by the
American troops.
| General Bliss telegraphed Secre-
tary Garrison during the night advis-
| ing strongly against permitting the
Arizona troops to go to the border,
saying the only additional thing
which could be done would be to use
force and the State troops might
complicate the situation. General
Bliss transmitted a report from Col
onel Hatfield, in command of the
American troops at Naco, saying
none of the hostile Mexican forces
had crossed into American territory
that when certain detachments were
about to enter on October IL they
had been ordered back. Three can
non shots, the report said, had been
| fired into the American side, but that
seemed unintentfonal, and the aim
was corrected.
! No homes have been destroyed and
the only civilians injured SO far have
been a Mexican woman and her In
FAINT. both slightly wounded, and Les