Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-16
SUBDUING FORCES OF E4UERTA
WOULD BE RATHER EASY TASK
Military Chiefs Certain Marines and Buejackets Could Com
pei Federas to Surrender Without Aid of Army-Fear
Constitutionaists if Huerta Is Eliminated

WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE near
possibility of actual Intervention and
consequent war i'm Mexico has result
ed in considerable speculation in
Washington as to just what such a
course is likely to mean in the way
of men and money necessary to carry
il out. In attempting to form any
estimates military men are handi-
capped at the outset by uncertainty
as To what the attitude of the SO
called Constitutionalists would he in
the event of armed Intervention,
whether they would bury their dif-
ferences with Huerta and join arms
with him against the United States
or whether they would stand aloof or
support this government.
subduing Huerta Not Hard.
Roth army and navy experts agree,
however, that the subduing of the
Huerta government to superior force
woulu De the least difficult feature of
the problem. The real difficulty would
come later in the restoration of an
orderly and peaceful government and
the crushing of general warfare. TO
accomplish this the United States. it
is believed by many, would be obliged
10 po4ice all Mexico for years.
With the precedents of the war
with Mexico of 1916 and 1S47 to build
upon, the assumption Is made by
American military and naval officers
that actual war with the Huerta gov
ernment would be Of short duration
and marked by a series of American
successes, ending, i'm the repetition of
General Winfield Scott's triumphant
entry into the capital.
In dealing only with the Huerta
government and with the force now
assembling on the gulf coast, the
problem as worked out Is compare
lively simple. Plans have been made
for many months to be followed in
the event of actual hostilitles. The
campaign proposed by military eX-
perts, It is understood, provides for
the taking of Vera Cruz by d com
bined force of bluejackets and ma
rines. The attacking force would be
supported by the fire of large calibre
guns from the battleships of the fleet,
Marines to Go II Alone.
During the period of The landing OF
the attacking force the lighter
draught gunboats and the torpedo
flotila with their rapid fire artillery,
would make the defensive position of
the MeXicans near shore as nearly
untenable ms possible.
The navy plan does not provide for
any wait upon the arrival Of army
transports with the representatives
of the military arm of the American
force. The navy would bo relied upon
in the event hostiities are inaugu-
rated to procure immediate possess
sion of Vera Cruz and 10 commanders
the railway leading to Mexico city.
II is the anticipation of the tacti-
clans that the Mexican force retreat
ing from Vera Cruz would immedi-
ately destroy the railroads leading to
the capital in their rear as they with
drew. The navy plan for the invest
ment of Mexico City presupposes that
all possible harm viii have been done
to the railroad line by the Mexicans.
Quick Repairing OF Railroads.
To the end of correcting such diff
ficulties as the destruction of the
railway win have created the plan
contemplates the landing Of a large
force of engineers and mechanics
from the battleships to man and re-
pair such locomotive engines as may
be found in the yards at Vera Cruz,
The same force, assisted by blueJack-
cts and marines, serving as section
hands and repairmen, would be
rushed forward repairing the de-