Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-27
EYES CENTERED
ON TEXAS BORDER
ARMY CHIEFS ARE GIVING THEIR
ATTENTION TO TENAS BORDER
WHILE NAVY MEN ARE DOING
THE WORK AT VERA Cruz.
MANY TROOPS WANTED
WAR DEPARTMENT RECEIVES AP-
PEAI.S FROM ALL BORDER
POINTS AND THEY ARE FOR
WAHDED TO GENERAL BLISS.
(SpccnI Staff Corrcsp0n.iencc),

Especial staff CorrcSp0ndcnccl.
Washington. ID. C.. April G.-The
eyes of the army chiefs are all away
toward the Texas border. Marines and
the navy are doing the war work ut
Vera Cruz and. il necessary, can open
the railroad 10 Mexico City some dis
tancc from the famous old port. But il
Mexico City is 10 bc taken. whether by
march frem the north or by the rail
road up from Vera Cruz, il must bc by
"A considerable army. which is now oiI
hearing something from the States that
border on Mexico. Texas towns and
counties have been tclceraphing anew
their requests for larger rcinfofccmentS
and these requests have steadily been
turned over Ia General Bliss. In com
mand in Texas. Senator Sheppard Of
Texas. who recently offered his services
aS a soldier to the President in ease he
should bc needed. has been taking these
requests Ia the War department. e>pcc-
tally requests from South Texas.
Senator Fall of New Mexico. who has
been the most aggressive Of all the bor-
der Senators for some vigorous action
on the part of the administration. is get
ting teleerams and letters almost 10y the
buShcl from his constituents. There are
many residents Of New Mexico and Ari-
zona. who like people along the Texas
border. find that the hoStilitics ia Mex
leo dcmoralizc business and. who. con
Sauu.utly ar.. ~ufT.r,u,r I.,rv. f;u.n.tal
loss. Ii a large army must bc mustered
for operations in Mexico il will pre-.
sumably he brought together in Texas
or some point adjacent thereto.
Not until il becomes very plain what
the attitude Of Carranza and Villa will
he can the prospects for army operations
bc defined. Many believe il might a.
well he taken for granted from the start
that Carranza and his constitutionalists
will resist the United States troops.
Such men woild have the United States
begin AT once raising large volunteer
army. have IL rendezvous in Texas and
make ready for the long aud hot mar n
ing and fighting down through the hos
tile corntry I'd the City Of Mexico.
PrcSid mt Wilson. however. il very
loath to accept that view. He clings to
the Aea that il may be- unnecessary To
use any large army i'm Mexico.
itports Of operations by Villa close
uTfi 20 Juarez have caused some dsquict
\ II Washington. lie has large armed
fdrcc at hi command. and IL h. and Car
rama should decided 10 join in the war
against the Cnsicd States might cause
some commotion 10y dash across the
border. The administration doubt :
very much whether he would hazard
such an expedition. which ultimately of
ronr>e. would be most dangerous for
Villa. Nevertheless some Of the Prr,i.
dents advisers are urging him to take
extra precautions against hostile opera
iion> from the cOu>titu ionalist> ia
Northern Mcxico.
I The Wilson administration has
brought many surprises. The occupa-
tion of Vera Cruz by marines and blue.
Jackets has come a elimination. Very
little. in the way Of important happen
ings. has followed prospects and pr nh
estes since Wilson became President. Df
course il was conceded tariff law
would h. enacted. Hardly anyone be-
lieved il would be- done so methodicaIlv
as really happened. Few thought .he
enactment Of the law would require 80