The sun., 1916-10-15
TROOPS MUST STAY
TO GUARD BORDER
Wilson Says Need of Militia
on Mexican. Frontier Sun.
happily Still Exists"
HOPE I'm. NEAR FIXTURE"
President Ttlis Coy. Whitman
1t BE Possible to Re-
lievc MY. Regiments.

LoSo BsANc1z. N ~ Oct. 1l-Presi-
dent Wilson. In a letter sent to Gov.
Whitman '0f New York october 0 and
made public here to-day. declared that
the emergency which caused the sending
OF the mintia:to tho Mextcan border "un.
happily stAh .eatttA' , lila added. how
ever. that. DO; ,belLeve =. conditions In
northern Mexico are improving and TIA.
in the nssr fstuse' ttCproha bly, will be
possible To do more than Inns been done
to relieve 'iths enbarsassments u,der
which orrAptatxi. militia regiments ha, )
necessarily Bu6sr<d~ ""' y.
Presidsat WnscsSs .isttes was In an
swer to ssie fum tins New York Execu-
tive Regarding the New'f0rk militia or
Ssnisatioas on the border, The Presi-
Gent told Mr.. whitman that II was i'm
possible % set a date onilwhich the re-
naming anew York regiments tsere
could be. released. r'
.WtAhdrawal psriieu..
The President declared ne had beer
advised " the Wal Department tina; q
withdrawal Of the militia at Il time
since they were sent to the border
would In All human likelihood hav.
been followed by fresh Aggrsssions from
@loAtCO AAu PsyDtEty "a
The people OF the United stats"
PresidfhzT Ic7Is5K Bxyd q high tribute
10 IN ftgsUesEuf-ths- miiitiamen on
~ border, and denied that any organiza-
.ikors were retained on the border to per-
feet their military training.
y The President says In his letter:
'-,~I have received your letter OF Sep
'xSEnber 20 and have taken up with tine
secretary Of Wal the st6ationi as,it af-
fScts the presence OF New York troops
~ the border. From the beginning ot
the difficulty which .iecessitated the call
for the militia, I have been deeply sensi-
tive Of the Inconvenience causei to the
nnembers OF these citizen military organ
isations by their separation from tier
families and from their ordinary BUSH
ness engagements and pursuits.
'"In order to minimize these sacrifices.
the War Department Is sending to the
border from time to time militia which
have not participated in the service
there. and as each fresh contingent
goes to the border. Gen. Funston Sc
lects for return to their home stations
Md mastering out such units as In his
judgment can best be spared.
''rhis policy will distribute this duty
over as wide al area al possible and
make It's burden fall as equally as Is
practicable upon the organised militia
forces. 1t has already resulted In the
return Of a number OF New York organi-
Stations. The Fourteenth and Seventy
frst Infantry and the First Brigade
headquarters are at present In their
State armories preparing. to muster out.
The Third Infantry In the State mobili-
ration Ii going to muster out. the Sec
ond ~InfantSy y prcparing en- route from
tho border to The State mobilization
camp also for muster out. the First
Ambulsare compsny and. the First Regi-
ment Of Field Artillery have been des-
isnatedf TO return from the border to
their State mobilization camps for mus
ter out snd the First Aero Company
was not sent to the border but mus
tered ott at Nineola, N. Y.
"Thus a substantial number OF the
New York contingent either have been
or are in course of being released from
the Federal service AT this time, n
as other forces are sent 10 the border
Il may well be that Gen. Funston Will
find It possible to AFFORD the New York
militia even fuE.ther .reiisf. =.
Of the militia was, as defined In my call
Of Tune IS. the possibility OF aggression
from Mexico and the protection Of our
frontier.
Emergency sim Exists.
'"This emergency still %unhappily
exists and SeNn.ISdyiscd By the military
authorities that the withdrawal OF the
militia At any time from the date or
its original call w to and including the
present would In all human likelihood
have been followee by. fresh aggrcssions
from Mexico upon the lives and the
property OF the people OF the United
States. The militia have therefore been
used and are being used to repel inva-
sion and are rendering services OF the
highest quality and most urgently
needed character to their country.
ut would of course he impossible to
81 a dateS a. which the release OF the
remaining New York units can with GER
tainty be accomplished. l am happy.
however. I believe that the condition
that In the near future We will be able
10 do even more than has been done to
relieve the advertisements under which
these organised militia regiments have
necessarily suffered.
Il share your admiration. my dear
Governor. for the spirit In which these
men nave served and are serving their
country chd would he very sorry to
have It supposed that their retention on
the border Is for any mere purpose OF
completion Of their military training or
any less commanding purpose than the
preservation Of our frontier from ag-
gression.s 49,
The Governor's Letter.
Tho Governors letter was dated Sep
TENDER 20. lie wrote in part:
Il am sure you will not mistake the
spirit in which I inquire II 1t is not
possible for some announcement to be
made a. To the farther duration OF the