Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-27

TUESDAY. JUNE q. 1916.
"Odr Country! In her intercourse with
3oreIqn nations, may she always be right.
but our coutry, right or wrong.'-Stephen
Decatur.


Despite the fact that war with Mexico j.
hourly imminent, and despite the fact that
this Lower Rio Grandc Valley H. CONT
guous to n country which may be in arms
against ours nj any moment. yet the people
residing in the Valley are apparently a.
calm and self possessed as if they dwelt
hundreds Of miles in the interior. II
would not be surprising If the inhabitants
Of this section should BE- filled with fear,
IL they were even more or less panic
stricken. Yet on the contrary, there j.
almost no evidence of u%nea~ine-S in the
Valley. The number Of Valley residents
leaving for the interior j. comparatively
small-not more than usually leave
during the summer vacation to visit
the old home or distant friends. or to
while away - few weeks AT some watering
place or mountain resort. True, The men
whose occupations take them into the
country, may be carrying q weapon-un-
concealed, by the %way-and possibly the
women have a '.gun' or two lying about
the house also. for appearances sake
maybe, 6r perhaps IN possible anticipa-
ton Of some emergency. But there j. q
marked absence of uneaSincss throughout
The Valley. On the contrary. an air of
confidence prevails. and people are going
about their usual occupations calmly and
coolly rs ever.
The reason for this self-posses-ion on
the part Of our people j. not far to seek.
For the fort " five thousand or more in
habitants OF the Valley feel assured
every means j. being taken by the govern
ment to protect them. The new attitude
Of the army. now that the "watchfui
waiting period has ended. fills our people
with confidence. With TIE assumption of
an aggressive attitude towards the bandit;
gang, on the part of the army. all fear
Of such outbreaks a. have endangered life
and property in the valley during the past
year has disappeared.
The bandits have been given notice that
whenever they dare To- SET foot on TIL. side
81 the rscr. they will he pursued rclen,-
iessly and punished. The day has passed
when they could gather on the other side
81 The border for a raid. cross the river
loot. Kill aud destroy. and then find safety
on the Mexican side again. For. under
the skillful handling of the situation nv
siencral Parker. arrangements are sncb
hat . thousand soldier, can reach almost
any POINT which may he invaded or threat
encd by \ gang OF bandits within 4 YER,
short tame by automobiles. And The river
VIII NOT stop pursuit Of the bandit iuvu-
ders who viii he chased aud fought n far
as any of them can be found
The army IN the Lower Rio Grandc Val
ley : no longer ON the defensive. II j..
indeed, ready to assume the offensive ~
the least provoeation. General parko-
has disposed his troops - ~ Ia he able
10 handle any situation thai, may arise
quickly and effectively. Tie general Is ma
tyro at the sort Of fighting involved IN
The hushwackinr methods of the Mexican
bandits. lie has in fact. had active ex-
pcr'snce IN surpressing Mexican border
troubles Al far back as 1885 he wo,
ms ~pnr~ In this very class Of warfare
Later he served in the strenuous work If
nghung the Ute Indians. aud also took m
active part IN the year and n half al cam
th'sshshg needed 10 finally capture the
Indian outlaw Geronimo. Again. in N,
spanish American war and the philinnina
resurrection. General Parker won honor
while at the same time gaining such a~c,ual
\ intimate knowledge Of the kind ~
lighting involved ia this sort az varfare =.
to fit him most thoroughly 10 cone with
the present border situation.
XVreek Al. -1--.L
WIN me advantage Of such \ head Ia
o'recs military operations on the border.
and with the addition of twenty thousand
National Guardsmen, already en- route to
- stationed along this immediate hort!er.
between Harrington and Rio Grandc Civ.
within the next few DAYS there i every
reason for our people to be fully assured
g safety for themselves and their fami-
-.
Nit1 tht new army that is connie.