Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-08
CLEAN UP MEXICO,
CAPITAL DEMANDS
AFTER NEW RAIDS
President Urged to Send
Militia to Aid in Quell-
ing Outlaws
CONGRESS ROW FEARED

WASHINGTON, May s.--Demands that
che Administration call out the National
Guard for service along the border and
for a much increased force of troops to
cope with the Mexican situation poured
In on the White House today.
The latest outrage at Glen Springs and
Bouuillas, Tex, plainly has caused as
much indignation throughout the country
as did that at Columbus, N NJ Texas
Senators and Representatives today, were
demanding action that will give the entire
border an adequate guard
The latest raid has added to the tension
between this country and the de facto
Government in Mexico. II showed con-
cIusiveIy that the claims made by the
Carransistas that they had control of
the entire country with the exception of
the small section where villa was possibly
TO be operating in person absolutely were
without foundation.
II completely refuted the arguments
made by Ambassador Designate Arre-
dondo that another Columbus raid was
an utter impossibility. officials declared
that the expedition now on the way to
the scene of the latest outrage would pur-
sue the bandits no matter where they
might try to flee.
SUSPECT CARRANzISTAS.
Although the officials of the de facto
Government insisted that this latest raid
was entirely the work of Vilistas, there
are many army men here who do not take
this view of the matter The Carranzista
forces who have been operating In Mexico
across from the Big Bend country are noto-
riously anti-American. 1t wasin this section
that earlier outrages took place, which
caused the massing of the troops at
Brownsville At the War Department 1t
was stated today that General Funston
already had reported force of $50 troops
in pursuit of the bandits. and others
would be sent to the scene as soon as pos
sble.
OGlcials were fearful of another out
rage in Texas. 1t was pointed out at the
War Department that there were dozen
points along the border where conditions
parallel those at Glen Springs. and with
the small forces at his disposal 1t was
almost an impossibility for General Funs-
ton to align his troops so as to provide
the adequate guard that is needed. Be-
cause of this army officers were urging
today that the coast artillery available
be organized as infantry and sent to the
border along with the selected units OF the
National Guard already tentatively
chosen for service when, the President de-
cides that their services are needed.
There was no concealing the fact that
this latest raid on American soil Will have
the effect of keeping the American forces
in Mexico indefinitely. II the new eXpedi-
tion which has been sent in pursuit of the
Glen Springs bandits crosses the line 1t
will be possible for them materially to
shorten General Pershings lines of COM
munication.
Administration leaders in Congress met
early to plan means of checking the out
bursts of interventionists which they felt
sure would follow the Texas outrages.
Chairmen Stone and Flood, of the Sem
ate and House Foreign Affairs Commit
tees, prepared for the fight of their lives
to keep full control of the situation in the
hands of the Administration.
FALL MAY GET BUSY.
What they feared particularly was that
Senator Fall, of New Mexico, would push
his measure for the immediate enlistment
of 100000 volunteers for Mexican service.
For several weeks he has been preparing
data intended to show that much of the
Mexican border is guarded by patrols so
small as to have no real power of resist
ance. This preparation has been prelim-
mary to an argument for the mobilization
of large force along the border. Fall
has delayed making the proposal until
some expected event such as last nights
might give him an advantageous time
for pushing it,
Another possibility was that the dec
laration of war which Republican Leader
Gallinger has had drafted for months
might be pushed forward. Senators Sher- |
man. Borah, Smith (AGichigan), Ashurst !
and Smith (Ari2ona) and others were eX-
pected to speak.