The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-03-14
. (Associated Press By Federal Wireless.)

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( sWyAST+INGTON, March l4-aWhiie seratorS
w were urging that all other legislation be
dropped and that preparedness be made the sole
consideration OF the upper house Of congress, in
view OF the possibility that the invasion of Mexico
by American troops may unite the warning fac
tions there and this country find itsefEonfronted
with the necessity OF fighting the whole republic,
instead of merely chasing Villa to his lair in the
mountains. the President last night was reported
as indignant at rumors that the administration
poets trouble with Carranza. #I9 .@ y '., y
e. q twas announced at the White House that Mr..
Wilson believed in the good faith Of the provisional
president of Mexico, and has accepted his propo
sal for a reciprocal agreement which gives the
Constitutionalst soldiers the right to cross the
border line and enter the United States whenever
their leader sdeems it advisable @ 's.ts 81 & -.
Mexieans Pleased With Decision ~ Z l.,
E Wien the few$of this decision on the part Of
the vas naade pubic II aroused tle
widest enthusiasm in the Mexican embassy, wefe
it had been a1xously awaited In officisa circles
twas stated that certain elements have been c6ri-
sistenty misrepresenting the facts in the case in
order to bring on war with Mexico If possible
& Five thousand Carranza troops are now being
gathered at Cabullons eighteen miles south OF the
border at Douglas, Arizona General Gales is in
command of this force, (which has with it fifteen
pieces of heavy artillery and number of machine
guns. 1t is announced that General Gales will
lend every assistance to the troops under General
Funston. =, IT,, >: ? >, -
Funston Rushes Preparations
Preparations for the punitive expedition are be-
ing rushed through as secretly and as speed
lily as possible by General Funston, who has his
headquarters in San Antonio. Four troops Of the
First Cavalry have left San Diego California for
Fort Douglas, where they will be joined by other
troops. OF the same, regiment with orders to pro-
ceed at once to the border for service with the
expeditonary forces. -''':
1t is t.lieved here that the main body of the
pursuit will start from Columbus New Mexico,
where large force of Cavalry and Artillery has
been assembled and is said to be ready to Cross
at moments notice.
In the senate, yesterday the Mexican situation
excluded everything else. Senator Borah, in an
unpassioned address, urged the senate to forget
everything else and concentrate upon the work of
getting the Nation into a state of preparedness.
Consequences May BE Serious
mo one knows what the consequences of this
move against Villa may be-" said the senator.
1T is quite possible that may find our expecta
tions are far short Of the actualites time may
bring US, and now is the opportunity to make pre-
paration-such preparation as should have been
made long, long ago" 49,.
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon declared he be-
Iieves there are not enough men and supplies to
handle the task we have undertaken
Il should not be at all surprised" he said, 'if
we come soon to find ourselves fighting the whole
of united Mexico. l believe that it would take
but little to swing the entire republic in line for
ViEa who is certain to pose as prosecuted here
in the eyes of many of his fellow countrymen
Should such situation arise we are going to find
that we have neither the men nor the munitions
to do the work that will devolve upon us"
General Pershing Will Command
From General Funston at San Antonio Texas,
came the announcement that there are enough SOL
diers gathered now under his command to begin
the pursuit of Villa at once, but that his plans
for furnishing sufficient backing for the expedi-
ton are not yet completed. and may not be fol
several days. He declined to make any estimate