Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-11
FROWNS ON PLAN TO
FRUSTRATE HIS ARMY
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tion of Mexico and SAYS reports to that
erect have caused the constitutional
government to feel justly alarmed" "
He declares he has been instructed by
Carranza to communicate to the secre-
tary on the subject.
r. Carranza and the persons who
cooperate with him, says the letter
to Secretary Lansing, ARE of the pro-
found conviction that IL the American
Government would have the true
situation in Mexico, 1t would under
stand that the only possible, just and
acceptable solution would be to leave
the revolution to follow its natural
course until the complete victory of
the party representing greater neces-
! stiles and popularity.
The constitutionalisr government,
represented by Mr.. Carranza. abstains
| from passing any comment on the
conferences that are being neId, be-
cause it had no knowledge of their
character and of the conclusions which
may have been reached and because 1t
! does not want to afford the supposi-
tion that they tactitly consented to it,
| but the same time, it considers 1t It's
duty to inform he American govern
ment of the displeasures with which
the Mexican government and people
would view any act which would tend
to Illustrate the success practically &C
factions by the constitutonalist army
representing the hopes and ideals OF
/ the Mexican people"
American warships to-day were
steaming at full speed for Vera Cruz,
| presumably under order from Presl-
dent Wilson to protect foreign interests
| which have been endangered there.
Responding to an urgent appeal
from Commander McNamee, senior
! American naval officer at Vera Cruz
the battleships Louisiana and New
Hampshire sailed from Newport, r. l.,
last night as a result of anti-American
| demonstrations at the Mexican port.
The warships will reinforce the feet
of American gunboats in Mexican
waters.
Officials continued their reticence
| to-day concerning the dispatch of the
warships. 1t was feared that If it be-
came known in advance that the war
vessels were on their way to Vera Cruz
1t might increase the tensity of the
situation there.
May Strengthen Patrol
| In accordance with Secretary Lam
| sings announcement yesterday that II
might be necessary to strengthen the
| forces on the border because of brig
andage, orders probably will be going
out soon to army posts to hold troops
In readiness If not actually to move
| them. Secretary Garrison returned
to-day and conferred with his staff on
the subject
THE conditions on the border" said
he, have nothing whatever to do with
the fighting in Mexico and have no
| political significance. Lawless people
are using this time of excitement for
an opportunity to plumber and steal,
! and we are not sure that all the law
breakers are Mexicans. Some of them,
we know, are not"
Under Major-General Funston S
command on the border are nine regi-
| ments of cavalry. six and one-half
! regiments of infantry and two full!
| regiments of field artillery, in all about
fourteen thousand troops. At the
other posts in continental United
States are about twelve thousand more
mobile troops. 1t was being suggest
ed to-day that if the need of troops
became imperative it might be neces-
sary to use some national guardsmen.