The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-11
MAY CALL MANY
TROOPS TO BORDER
# Need Becomes imperative Along Rio Grande 1t
May Be Necessary to Use National Guardsmen
-Reassuring News From Vera Cruz, But Battle
ships Are on Way There

WASHINGTON, August 11-Reassur-
ing dispatches from Vera Cruz to the
state department today said the governor
had given out public statement depre-
eating the anti-foreign demonstrations and
incendiary speeches and that quiet was
restored.
| Meantime the battleships New Hamp-
shire and Louisiana are on their way to
reinforce Commodore McNamees little
gunboat squadron in case it should be-.
come necessary to protect lives or prop
erty against the demonstrations of Mexi-
cans in Carranza's temporary capital
who resent the action Of the United
States in calling the Pan-American con-
ference to compose Mexican affairs
At the navy department it was said
| there was no plan to send the Tennessee,
which started for Haiti with marines, to
| Vera Cruz. While the naval forces are
hurrying to the gulf attention was turned
for the next development to the Pan
American conference which resumed ses-
sions today in New York In accordance
with Secretary Eansings announcement
yesterday that it might be necessary to
strengthen the forces on the border be-
cause of brigandage, orders probably will
be going out soon to the army posts to
hold troops In readiness, if not actually
to move them.
| Secretary Garrison returned today and
conferred with his staff on the subject.
The conditions on the border" said he,
''have nothing whatever to do with the
lighting in Mexico and have no political
significance. Lawless people are using
ito plunder and steal and we are not sure
Fthat all the lawbreakers are Mexicans
ISome Of them we know are not"
Under Major General Funston's com
mand on the border are nine regiments
of cavalry, 61a regiments of infantry anC
two full regiments Of field artillery, in al
about 1900 troops. At other posts IL
the continental United States are abou
1900 more mobile troops.
, 1t was being suggested today that if the
need of troops became imperative i
might be necessary to use some nationa
Iguardsmen.
The Carranza agency announced toda!
that Gen. Carranza had sent notes to Ar
gentina and Chill protesting against thei
participation in the Pan-American confer
ence and, apparently, having been misin
formed that the Brazilian minister refused
Ito join the conference, has despatched
note to Rio de Janeiro expressing hi
qualification for what he understood t
, have been Brazil's action.
Carranza s communication, delivere,
on his behalf by his Washington
: agent, Elisio Arrendondo, was regarde
: as little less than defiance of tn
v United States in its efforts to bring al
: of the Mexican factions into a confer
:, ence for a peaceful settlement of tn
!, Mexican affairs.
What the next move of the Pan
e American conference in session in Ne,
n York today would be in the face o
: Carranza s warning that he intende
= to brook no outside interference i
Mexican affairs was eagerly awaite,
. In letter to Secretary Lansing, A
a rendondo expresses surprise that
! lPan-American conference had under
II taken to devise a plan for the pacific;
e tion of Mexico and says reports to tha
ID effect E'have caused the constitution;
= government to feel justly alarmed y