The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-06-25

requiring the military occupation of
Mexican territory for the benefit of
that republic and its citizens. 1t il in
view of tbs essibiIity, however in
difinite and remote today, that the mill.
tary authorities have turned their at
tention to our resources and the means
Of providing the facilities for bringing
order out of the Mexican chaos. Upon
the adNices Of General Funston, the sec
rotary of war has suspended until furth-
er instructions the eHecutiOn of ~
orders for the movements of the Fif.
teenth end NinPth regiments of cavalry
and the Twenty-seventh regiment O.;
infantry to the Philippine Islands and
the return to the United States of the
Seventh and Eighth regiments of cav
airy and the Twenty fourth regiment Of
infantry, now in tn" Philippine Islands
The individual orders affecting Tie
transfer TO and from the Philippines
of 2Oi officers, which were 20 nave been
promulgated from the war department
this week, have been temporarily o. IN
def niteIy suspended. IT is assumed
evidently that the Mexican situation
comes within tho exception incorporate
in the statute Limiting the tour Of duty
IN the Philippine Islands to two years
on and after October |. This limitation
aIph"3 'cXcPpt in case of insurrcctiun
or of y tuaI or threatened hostilities -
ann n" "onrCam"rt is made Of the
gravity Of the cOndit ions prevailing in
MeH1co to give them the Significance Of
- threatened hoStiIities, - permitting
the President to suspend the OPe at low
Of we new legislation in order to retain
III Oh" nit"d States regiments and ia
dlvIdual Officers whose services may he
necessary and aSSurcdly would he necpS
sary = VIZ are to enter Mexico for what
eyer uurrosr
Thi" situation with its dire posSihiH-
ti"". HIS rrnhr""d it incumbent upon tn
military authorities to prepare for the
emergency and Ia that ep,l con feremrcs
have been held frequently in the war
department during the past two weeks.
mere has been, as a preliminary fnur
tion, the ascertainmeRt OF the exact
state Of supplies aud the availability Of
the sources Of supply. It is understood
that thore are 100000 Mexicans under
arms, all possessing the readiness for
conflict which comes of the protractrd
military service upon which they have
been long engaged They are not
well supplied with ammunition and in
the event Of trouble would of course,
be handicapped by the stoppagc of sup
plies. IT is aIso realized that in any
attempt T" enforce pacificatiOn in Mex
leo 1t will be necessary to maintain a
large body of troops capable of cover.
ing the territory where Resistance IL
likely to appear.
There are various estimates of what
IL necessary in the way of a command
under arms for this purpose, the most
conservative representing 100000 men
as not too much for the purpose, ia
ward this force the country has avail
aide some 10000 men Of the regular
army in this country with IG0, 900 of tine
organized militia available for CONVEX
SION into volunteer force, maKIng II
necessary for the government to raise
an additional army of volunteers of at
lenHt 300, 900. steps have been taken
IN preliminary way to arrange for the
adequate supply of such force, 50 far
as the war department may do this
without final transaction. There is no
money available for the movement Of
brc,s,'s and any ambitious project in be-
hal of Mexico would require u special
appropriation made by congress called
in extra session. Estimates have been
completed in the war department to
cover the cost Of the campaign, and th"
total sum for providing al army Of
$4,000 men and its supply and maimtru
ance for one year is fully $SOo,ooO,ooo.