Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-21


conditional salute by Mexico, which
Mexico felt was incompatible with her
dignity. Mexico has yielded as much
as her dignity will permit. Mexico
trusts TO the fair -mindedness and spirit
of justice of the American people"
The national guard of the several
states will constitute the first reserve
force of the United States in event OF
armed Intervention in Mexico. The
president will call upon the respective
states to supply their quota of the
militia to be furnished in company or
regiment units. but to be sworn in in
dividually as volunteers for the regu-
lar army. 1t will be necessary that
each guardsman shall be commission
ed as a United States volunteer in or
der that they may be sent into the
foreign territory. 1t is believed that
the strength of the national guard
would be sufficient to meet the i'm
mediate requirements of the United
States, and that by commanding their
use the president would obviate for
the time being at least, the necessity
of calling for volunteers from the
public at large, as was the case in the
Spanish American war. The war de-
partment officials believe that bet
ter and more efficient body of soldiers
is TO be obtained on short notice by
resorting to the national guard. and
that. morever. the national guardsmen
by virtue Of joint maneuvers with the
regular army in the past, would work
in good accord with the army.
Officials of the navy department
said Sunday night that there now
were in Mexican waters on en- route by
the east and west coasts 1880 sailors.
1870 marines and S55 officers. OF this
number l4l70 sailors, 1880 marines
and 700 officers are in the Gulf of Mex
leo, while off Pacific Mexican ports or
en- route there are $3.50 sailors, $50
marines and 140 officers. The force in
cludes: At Vera Cruz. two battleships.
1920 men, 120 marines. Prairie, 26O
men, 500 marines. At Tampico, two
battleships, 1920 men, 120 marines;
Des Moines 240 men, Chester 300 men,
200 marines; Dolphin $50 men, San
Francisco 400 men. Solace, hospital
ship Hancock. transport $50 marines.
With Admiral Badger en- route to Tam
pico, eight battleships, 1880 men. 500
marines; Tacoma 240 men. Nashville
$50 men. Pensacola, Birmingham, 300
men; Dixie, repair ship, IA destroyers,
1900 men. Dixie will carry two hydro
aeroplanes with spare motors and pom
tOons. Battleship Mississippi 500 ma
eigh $50 men: New Orleans $50 men;
Annapolis $50 men; Yorktown $50
men: California 900 men, 60 marines;
supply ship Glacier. En- route to Mex
lean Pacific Coast, battleShip South
Dakota and collier Jupiter. $50 ma
rines; Cleveland $50 men; Chattanoo-
ga $50 men: Maryland 900 men. so ma
rines. At San Diego, Cal, five destroy
ers, $50 men. Is officers.
- Prompt organization of volun-
teer army for servI- in Mexico, or
in any other crisis, would be provided
for in a house bill passed yesterday
by the senate with amendments.
Sending of the measure to conference
was delayed by a motion by Senator
Reed to reconsider the vote. but sem
ate leaders said the motion probably
would be disposed of tomorrow. The
bill would revise the law under which
a volunteer force was organized for
the Spanish h-American war in 1898.
It's authors claim that volunteer
force could be raised more quickly
than under the existing law; that ii
would prevent the payment of boun-
ties, would do away with a short
term of enlistment by making the
term of volunteers the same as that
in the regular army; would procure
the necessary number of men at the
beginning of the war 1Or long period
thus making drafting unnecessary,
and would decrease the pension list
after the war. Another change in the
existing law would give the president,
instead of the governors of the states,
the authority to appoint all officers
for the volunteer forces, requiring
him TO give preference in their Selec-
ton to those who have had military
training and instruction in the regu-
lar army, national guard, volunteer
forces or military schools. Instead
of the volunteer forces waiting to be
called into service until all the or
ganized militia of all arms has been
called, ii would permit the organiza-
ton of volunteers of q particular arm
as soon as the militia of that particu-
lar arm had been put into service.
Another provision is that the number
and grade of officers should be the
same in the volunteer forces as in the
regular army. The present strength
of the organized militia, including
both officers and men, is approximate
ly 10000. according to the latest re-
turns from adjutant generals of the
different states These are divided in
part as follows: North Carolina, p
56S: South Carolina, 1909: Tennessee.
l.S34: Virginia 2.699.
- Washington, April 1G: Present
indications are that the house COM
mittee on the judiciary will report
favorably the pending resolution pro-
posing an amendment TO the cOnsti-
tuition providing for nationwide pro-
hibition of the liquor traffic. Much
TO the surprise of the leaders, pro-
hibtion loomed up prominently as
he
that it will be presented to the house
at an early date. 1t had been asSum-
ed by most members that the prohi-
bition amendment would be sidetrack-
ed. test vote taken in the judiciary
committee foreshadows early action
by that body on the proposed constl-
tutional amendment. y motion was
made today by Representative Carlin
of Virginia, providing that date
should be fixed for Il vote on the
pending resolution. 1t was defeated
by vote of to s. Members who
were present say that the discussion
indicated that when the time came to
vote on the prohibition amendment
on it's merits, that it will be passed
by Il comfortable majority. Leaders
say that if the resolution is reported
to the house. as now seems assured.
that it will undoubtedly be passed.
This would put the issue up To the
senate Just what action that body
would take is a matter of lively spec
ulation among both the vets anu
the "dryS in congress. Consideration
was also given by the judiciary COM
mittce today to the proposed conSu-
tutional amendment providing Tor
women suffrage. 1t seems to be agreed
that this measure will go. over until
the next session. OF the two prOpoS-
ed reforms the prohibition amendment
has the stronger support. In Demo-
cratic caucus held early in the year a
large majority voted to postpone ac-
ton on the suffrage amendment This
will influence the Democratic mem =
bers to vote it down when it Is called
up in committee. But the prohibition
amendment has not been passed upon