Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-09
No Purpose in Washington TO
Call Out National Guard, Is
information From War De-
patment'
MAY PURSUE BANDITS
IF TROOPS CAN BE HAD
Coast Artillery May Be Sent
10 Border to Act as Infan-
try Says the Secretary of
War;

10y MORNING. JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wssl

washington, May s.--Administra-
,ion officials are hopeful that effec-
five cooperation between American
and Mexican troops to exterminate the
hand of Mexican outlaws which raid
ed Glenn Springs, Tex, last Friday
night. will follow the conclusion of
The conference at ri Paso between
Generals Scott and Obregon. In the
meantime though, at the war and
state departments, it was stated Of
fcally that General Funston had full
authority to send his troops across the
border on any hot trail.
Secretary Baker conferred with
President Wilson this evening. but he
said later there had been no develop
ments in the situation. He declined
to discuss what steps had been taken
by General Funston or what recon-
mendations he had made.
Funst0n's Call Refused.
Officials would not comment on
border advices saying General Fun
ston had repeatedly urged that his
forces be strengthened. The question
of calling out a portion of the nation
al guard is not under immediate con-
sideration. however and as the only
other means of adding materially to
the border guard would be to employ
coast artillery troops as infantry tof
that purpose, there is nothing TO in
dicate that General Funston's force ~
to be increased,
Senator Borah issued statement
tonight urging that additional troops
he ordered to the border and any man
or paitS in Mexico which sought 70
embarrass the task of protecting
American Interests be treated as enc
mics of the country. 1T must be ap-
parent to any one at all familiar with
the situation said the senator, that
Carrahza cannot restpre order IN
Mexico; he cannot establish a govern
ment and what concerns us most, he
cannot protect the border.
Can Cross Border.
The Glenn Springs raid has served
to make clear the attitude of the state
department regarding General Car
ranzas note suggesting the with
drawal of the American expedition.
1t was stated officially today that the
agreement suggested by General Car
rama In the first exchange of notes
for reciprocal right to cross the bor-
der on any recurrence of the Colum-
bus raid. still was assumed to be IN
force Only the status of the present
expedition is involved, it was said in
the present diplomatic situation and
In the Scott -Obregon military discus
sion at FL Paso. The right to pursue
outlaws who engaged in subsequent
raids was clearly stated in the orlgl-
nal proposal from Carranza and II
funston's men go across in pursuing
the Glenn Springs raiders, they Will
he covered by that agreement, re.
gardess of the status of General
Pershings expedition,
Declines to Make Statement.
Secretary Lansing declined TO say
what steps were being taken to in
Nestigate intimations that the imspira-
ton for the Columbus, or the Glenn
Springs raids, had come from the
American side of the border. To
make any announcement, he said,
merely would serve to block the in
Vestigators.
The Washington government was
sun without official notification to-
night as to Carranza's s attitude toward
the Scott-Obregon plan. II was as
soned that the fact that another con-
ference between the two officers was
held today, however that he had ac-
cepted the proposals A report from
General Scott was expected at the
conclusion of the conference, al
though the difference in time made
improbable that the text of the
agreement, If ratified, could he made
public before tomorrow afternoon.
Complains TO CananIa.
secretary Lansing forwarded rep
llesentations to Carranza through
SPECIAL Agent Rodgers. at Mexico
wv last night, when news OF the
mriehn Springs raid was confirmed.
Inc de facto government was notified
q the facts of the raid and il was
lnolcated that Mr.. Rodgers was IN
structed to inform the Mexican Off
elais that the United States assumed
ehat they would take prompt steps to
capture and punish The raiders. The
region below the border from Glenn
Hprings and from which the bandits