The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-03-13

Austin, Tex, Feb. 2S-In a state
ment given to the press tonight, Gov.
o. B. Colquitt of Texas, emphatically
declared it is not and never has been
his intention to order Texas state
troops to cross the border into Mex
leo.
There seems to be a deliberate at
tempt at Washington, the statement
says, lin dealing with the Mexican
border question insofar as matters pre-
scented to me are concerned. to make
me appear ridiculous before the peo-
pie of the country"
The governor refers to a dispatch
from Washington saving he threatened
to send rangers into Mexico, and de-
clares it untrue.
In 1912, the governor says, he did
send telegram to the president, ask
ing him to prevent Mexican revolution
lists and federal soldiers at Juarez
shooting into Ell Paso, Texas, endan-
gering the lives of the Texas people.
"And in that dispatch" the COVER
nor says, Il stated that if the federal
government did not take steps to pro-
tect the Texas people, would.
gave orders to my adjutant general to
be ready to proceed with state troops
to FL Paso for that purpose. | knew
had no authority to invade Mexico
and was not foolish enough to make
any such threat
In February, 1918, the governor says.
Mexican troops made threats against
Americans at Matamoras, Texas, and
Brownsville Texas. He communicated
with General Steever at Fort Sam
Houston, the governor says and asked
that United States troops be sent to
Brownsville. The general telephoned
him, the governor states, that he had
asked for instructions from Washing
ton. but had received none.
Then l called the adjutact general
of the state of Texas to my office"
the statement continues. land directed
that two cavalry and two infantry
companies of the Texas National
Guard be sent to Brownsville by spe-
cial train, my determination being to
defend and protect the people of this
state, whom ! considered the national
government to be neglecting.
at was never my intention to order
or permit the Texas troops to go be-
yond the border, but they were In
structed to the full extent of their
ability to take care of the Texas peo-
pie whom they had been sent to de-
| fend.'
The governor refers to news DIS
patches at the Time of the Brownsville
and Matamoras troubles, saying Cen
eral Steever was directed not TO permit
Texas troops to cross into Mexico
"If such order was given" the state.
ment says, ut was most ridiculous he
cause communication between myself
and the authorities at Brownsville.
published the morning after the oc
currence, clearly showed there was no
such purpose"
OF efforts to enforce neutrality laws,
the governor says:
Il have endeavored in every way to
cooperate with the federal govern.
ment in enforcing neutrality laws, I'm
der the treaty between the United
States and Mexico, border states may
surrender fugitives from justice with
out going through the Formally of
presenting their appeals through the
state department, either of the Unitel
States or of Mexico.
81 am endeavoring to get the United
States government to advise ne whom
they regard as constitutional authority
In Mexico so that | may present my
acquisitions to that constituted author
lily for the surrender of murderers OF
Texas citizens. 1t does not appear that
the United States government rerogN
nizes either the IIuerta government So
called, or the Carranza government 40.
called. There seems to be no govern
ment in Mexico recognized by the