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10 our own. And thus he has gained
the big advantage, with the only al
Tentative for US to answer hlm IN
kind. Once before We cringcd and side
stepped.
Is il any wonder that officers AZ the
front are saying: "Nera Cruz over
again: we knew il all the time from
tho beginning" Only, OF course, as
officers. they never said 1t then, for all
they may have thought and learned
from past experience.
Army officers are anything but
souealers. but there is a limit 10 the
straws you can pile upon cameIs
back. There is a limit, too, to the
logic and patience Of men whose com
nlete lives arc trained and dedicated
TO attain certain military ends IN
military way. when suddenly they have
the very ground they have been or
dored out upon yanked away from IN
der them.
In stating this. il must. be realized
that for a month ! have hardly been
out Of sight Of General Pershlng. and
that only one other correspondent has
been in as close touch with MN. MS
parting instructions when we lett MN
last Friday a Namiquipa were to
quote no officers Of the expedition.
name no locations or movements OF
troops. refer to no individual COM
mands except in cases Of fats &C
commits. and 70 make no criticisms OF
the staff. line of supplies, aero or sig
nal service.
Cooperation Talk Fiction.
No+hi,o, ne that sort is necessary az
all: facts concerning II arc as well
perhaps better advertised along the
border than al headquarters. But the
fact is no criticisms are IN order
Nothing but the highest praise Is due
the work Of the army. granted the re-
sources and equipment allowed 1t by
our benignant form Of government
But politically / feel free TO try and
tear the lid of.
Specific instances would be super
fuous Moreover. do not consider
stated military authority necessary 10
enforce the ABOVE. Our little adven-
ture in Mexico is child's play beside
what I have observed abroad, and the
conclusions reached are inevitable Tor
anv one. situated as ! have been, who
keeps his eyes and ears open and his
head fairly clear.
For DAYS VIC with the general duti-
fully wired our little fiction about
Carranzista cooperation. He knew the
contrary, and We knew It. In neither
case was there assembling; merely
the wish was father 10 the thought, and
long continued so, despite the slow
pilng. daily solidfying evidence OF the
opposite. which reached its fated climax
at Parral.
Pursuit Blocked by Herrera.
All mention OF the use Of railways
was forbi dden us a very grace OF SD
pererogation toward our "allies. con
sidering that we could hardly have
done better with them. And most
rigidlv was barred reference TO the
any-fool's proof OF the intended running
OF the expeditions mission from the
beginning by Carranza's forblddlng
that use. But his scheme failed, and
brought US TO the present pass IN this
wise: The Mexican government never
anticipated that. with our equipment
and line Of supplies. We could pene-
trate 80 deeply into Mexico or operate
there with such success. II was TINS
which brought out Luis Herrers's order
al Minaca 70 one of our commanders
that he must not penetrate south OF
Parrsl. and upset the kettle there.
Incidentally. VINO is Herrera. the
general known throughout Chihuahua
10 be in closest touch with the Provi-
, sonal President? Who is this man
upon whom chiefly would rest the bur
den Of Cooperation IN the region that
we are occupying?
He is the man whose message was
communicated 20 General Wood after
/ the Parral business and made no men
f ton Of its inception by government
troops.
! Heis the man who time and again has
made vague promises OF aid 10 our
troop commanders. oblique suggestions
regarding our movements TO catch
Villa and never moved a man 20 help
Us
Heis the man who removed mis- forces
from Minaca 10 Chihuahua City TO leave
us a free hand" IN the Guerrero dis
trict promptly to shift them back
again.
lie is the man who sent Colonel
Cano. the one seemingly sincere leader
no the region. 20 Cusicurhuachic 10 get
Villas corpse. and promptly proved
that he was recalled. when 10 was seen
what roorback was the fiction. lie
is the man whose habitual state Of in
toNication hampers our column com
manders dealing with him upholdcr OF
the Mexican tradition 10 make 4 prom
$50 and cancel IL when your back is
turned and. happily, leader Of those
troops Of whom ono colonel said 20 me:
Have YOU ever seen these Carran
zistas? They'd be jokes, they and their
shrivellcd little mounts. If YOU didn't
know they were but boys Of fourteen