Arizona republican., 1916-05-10
With 5000 Additional Troops Under Orders for Border Necessary Steps for Pro- lection Seem to Have Been Taken
PRESIDENT ALONE
 ORDERS MEN OUT
Acting On Suggestion from Funston, Mr. Wilson Di- rects Calling Guard Be- fore He Has Chance to Consult His Advisors
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

lRepupnCdn A. F. Leased WreI
 WASHINGTON, May 9.-With 5000 additional troops under orders for the Mexican border, including 4,000 national guardsmen from Ari- zona, New Mexico and Texas admin istration officials felt tonight that necessary steps had been taken to prevent further raiding of American border towns by bandits.
 President Wilson and his cabinet discussed the Mexican situation to- day but the president had author ized the new troops orders before his advisers got there. General Scott and General Funston recommended early in the day that additional forces be sent to the border. After an exchange of telegrams General Funston suggested that the national guard from the three states named be called out in addition to the send ing of all the remaining regular in- fantry to join his command. His suggestion was promptly approved and orders dispatched.
 i Some members of the cabinet were frankly pessimistic after the meet ! ing over the delay of General Obre- : gon in ratifying the agreement he i negotiated with General Scott GOV ering cooperative border operations ] including those of General Pershings expedition. Reports from Mexico City indicated that the agreement has been approved by General Carranza and officials here are at a loss to un- 1 derstand Obregon's action.
 l,o of visers believed the agreement finally would be ratified and that the bor- der situation would clear itself quickly thereafter. It was clearly in timated in all quarters, however. that there would be no change in the pol icy of the Washington government;
 that the troops would stay in Mexico
 until the border was safe from in cursions; that raiders would be pur-
 sued over the line every time they
 became active and that the whole
 strength of the national guard would be used if necessary
 Secretary Baker said the question of calling guardsmen from other states into the service was not under immediate considera ton. It was
 learned, however, that General Fun ston already had been supplied with } all papers, forms and instructions
 necessary to muster into service the . guardsmen of all states near the bor- : der, and that ordinance and quarter
 master stores to outfit all such troops ) on a full war basis are held at con- t venient points for quick distribution. ? Mir. Baker refused to discuss re- 3 ports that General Funston had urged that he be given a total of 10000 : men to maintain the border guard
 It is possible that the border com-
 mand demanded that figure as the
 number of men he thought necessart 1 to inJure protection of all border towns and ranches by providing an
 adequate guard for each.
 The secretary said General Persh-
 ing's force in Mexico was able tC
 take care of itself in any emergency
 Eliseo Arredondo Mexican ambas.
 sador-designate, took to the state de. l. partment a written state of the in If formation upon which he base s charges that the Glenn Springs rait " was planned and possibly carried Ie out from the American side of tn Q line. Because of this he presente, if a request that the United States talk n additional precautions on its owl If side Of the boundary. The ambassa
 dor was informed that additions troops had already been sent an if more would follow if they should b ,o needed. He expressed his satisfac to tion at the steps taken and form