New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-10

to recognize any appeal directly to the
War Department for definite ana ue-
cisiye action where abuses OF neutral
ity and the like have occurred near the
Mexican border, the President mas come
TO the point now where he ignores Ihe
State Department utterly. lie deeloes
matters of diplomatic procedure lor
himself, and gives his orders direct 10
Secretary Garrison to fulfil the neces-
stiles of the emergency.
This was clearly shown last nlght'
when, at the direction or the fTesl-
dent. Secretary Garrison ordered tnree
batteries of field artillery and briga-
der General Tasker Bliss hlmseli 10
Naco, Ariz., where for the last Tort
night the Mexican factions nave peeh
carelessly shooting across the lnterna-
tional boundary, with numerous
sultant casualties to American men,
women and children.
Bryan Left in Ignorance
The State Department apparently
was left in ignorance of the President
action. for at the close Of business last
night Secretary Bryan had no news nor
ideas to impart regarding the Naco
situation. and yet before midnight Ihe
President and his Secretary OF wal
had conferred, the orders were issued
and General Bliss and 400 artlllerymen'
with twelve long-range guns were
bowling along at express speed across
the Texas prairies, Arizona bound.
The suggestion has been advanced
that perhaps by reason OF ms iacH o.
sympathy with the Bryan-Daniels con
ception Of the proper defensive poilcy
of the United States Secretary CARR
son might feel called upon to tender
his resignation, but II IS known lIa1
President Wilson is not so minded ne
is aware that for Mr.. Garrison TO re-
sion with the known inference that MS
Cabinet position had become untenaole'
would be accepted forthwith as the sig
nal IN the conservative Democrats tnat
the shirt of Bryanism has become tne
ending sentiment and the guiding pol
lev of the Wilson administration
OF course Mr.. Garrison has no per
sonal political following. lie mas
eschewed politics. He is in no sense
politician. whereas his opponents ~
the Cabinet are masters IN the arts u
building and controlling politlcal ma ma
chinery, Politics is distastetuI 10 Mr.
Garrison, but is the blood and mario"
of both Secretaries Bryan ana Dahiei''
Believe Upheaval Is Near.
Washington is disposed to accept the
reiterated statement, never until no"
backed by significant facts, that the
end of Bryan Danielsism Is IN sign
The designations may not be forth-
coming Immediately. The SITUATION
NAV. for the time, correct itself, but
everybody believes that something IN
the nature Of a Cabinet upheaval Is
Imminent. The slamming which Sec
retary Garrison has handed to tne
Bryanistic peace propaganda IN ms
pithy message could not have escaped
the eve of President Wilson.
IL is accepted that the report IN al
it's pungency was reviewed and APP
proyed BY the President before 1T was
given to the public. 1t is further &C
cepted that the Presidents clear-think-
ing, direct intelligence cannot have
missed the unveiled hostility OF his
War Secretary to the beliefs OF his
Secretary of State and the naval policy
of his Secretary of the Navy. Wash
ineton wonders how the President IS
going to preserve the concord of the
Cabinet after the country has had time
to size up the situation of which the
Garrison annual report is the index.