New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-12
is ORGANIZING
PARTY TO FIGHT
Three Hundred Mexican
Soldiers Invade Texas,
Report from FL Paso.
RACE WAR is FEARED
War Department Ready to Rush
More Troops to Reinforce
General Funston.
From ne ThSun. Bureau J


Washington, Aug. 11.-Carranza
defes the United States and will
oppose with force any attempt 10y
TIE United States or Latin-Ameri-
car countries to impose a govern
ment on Mexico without his consent.
This is shown in statements issued
here tonight by the Carranza
agency, which reveal that the First
Chief is organizing his party
against interference in Mexican af-
fairs by this country.
Coincident with the defiance from
Carranza come reports indicating
that crisis is near on the Mexi-
can border. A dispatch from FL
Paso states that 300 Mexican sell
diers, said to be Carranza troops,
have crossed the border near Lang
tly. Tex, burning a railroad bridge
and looting ranches.
From Brownsville comes the in
formation that practically every
American citizen in the counties Of
Cameron, Hidalgo and Starr is rest
ing under arms tonight in fear that
tie overwhelming Mexican popula-
tion of the section will start race
war.
Secretary of War Garrison noti-
fed General Funston that 10000
more troops would be sent to the
border if he requested them. No
request for reinforcement has yet
been made by Funston.
The Carranza agency gave out
the text Of telegram TO Carranza
flom the Governor of the State of
Vera Cruz, affirming his determina-
tion to back up Carranza in fight
ing with the faith of old" for the
victory Of the Constitutionalists
over any attempt to limit the s"v-
cleignty Of Mexico.
Leaders Uphold Carranza.
Similar expressions have been re-
ceiyed, the agency says, from the
following Carranza adherents:
General Alvarado, Governor CT
Yucatan and commanding the army
corps of the Southeast; General
Flores. Governor and military COM
nander Of Hidalgo; Lieutenant
Colonel Cervantes, Governor OF
Puebla; General MILAN, military
commander a Orizaba; General
Urquizo, commander of the division
named "Supremos Poderez"; Cen
eral Aquiles Juarez, Governor and
military commander of Tabasco;
Lieutenant Colonel Del Castillo, di-
vision commander; General Mucel'
Governor and military commander
Ct Campeche.
The publication Of THESE telegrams'
following closely Carranza's defiance 10
the American government this morning
and his letters to the Latin American
governments, whose repr, sentatives con-
ferred with Secretary Lansing at New
York to-day, made a decidedly un-
favorable impression in official circles.
It is stated that any hope Carranza
may have had of a decision favorable
to him in the conference has been
blasted by these threats.
President Wilson will arrive here to-
morrow morning and at once take up
the Mexican situation. in preparation
for the Cabinet meeting on Friday. lie
may issue a statement to the American
people defining the present position OF
this government in Mexican ahalrs
and outlining the policy to be pur-
sued With foreign relations IN
state OF quiescence it is expected the
President will rush through his Mexl-
can plans while the opportunity offers
Quieter in Vera Cruz.
Dispatches to the State Department
to-day from Vera Cruz stated that
conditions were quieter and that the
governor OF the state Of Vera Cruz had
repudiated me incendisry speeches made
by city Official, which caused the dis
turbances there. The governor said
the outbreaks were chiefly aimed at
Spaniards.
The Navy Department announced to-
day that while the battleships Louisi-
ana and New Hampshire had left New
port and proceeded south, their destina-
ton is not yet determined. Conditions
IN Vera Cruz. it is thought. are i'm
proving, and the chips may be detected
TO Guantanamo, r may put INTO
Hampton Roads. the sailing orders
were TO proceed TO southern waters.
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