Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-11
General nss Appeal Needed and Troops Sent Kill Bandit Villa
continued from Page One)
Garrison Lends Aid

'ssoe'a 10 washington and offered
sso vices to aid his successor. They
BE 80 st once accepted and Mr.. Garri-
see s.nt into conference with Secre-
'sry ,'r Baker at the War department.
'''' -o, carranza in a telegram to
:. state department expressed reeret
Ae .ss columbus massacre. but MADE
IS u. rent on the proposal Of sending
10 Cav "nar troops to hunt down the
An'e, ,,.s rliseo Arredondo. his ambas-
oaau.' aere. was officially informed Of
sso', oerican governments action. He
re .,,ed that he would communi-
0An vith his chief. He has previously
cav e.ssed the personal opinion that the
er"sr,ent eArt would not be opposed. State
n't n-,r,ent officials declined to say
0.p their attitude would be if Gen.
saa .onza took a hostile position. They
-. ,,a United States would settle
~, M question when it arose. If an offer
.,'oneration Of Carranza troops is
VA they said, 1t could hardly be
ssad Today Gen. CarranZa ordered
Am ,roops from various garrisons to
,o no on the Villa forces. The ef-
~. Of their advance probably would
| ;. 70 keep the Nilla bandits near the
.,der hut Secretary Lansing an
..,nced during the day that no matter
,,u far into Mexico it was necessary
T., American forces to penetrate or
,sat numbers it bee anne necessary to
Nit
.oud consider the expedition pun
,,a one solely for the suppression Of
.s,aws. For such an expedition there
| Il ample precedent in international
.vand In fact in the relations of the
,,,ted States with Mexico. How many
u the 1o.0oo troops now on the bor-
isr will be employed has not fully
,sen determined. The general plan will
ts TO distribute the infantry to guard
,he border towns, while the cavalry
uillbe release for securing the mount
sjns deserts, sage brush and arroys
In erder not to weaken the defense Of
border towns it may he necessary to
move other troops from interior posts
70 the border.
National Guard Possibilities
No prospect of using the National
Guard exists in the situation tonight,
but any large scale of operations would
invite II No orders have been given
10 the navy. The tlet with more than
1900 bluejackets and marines availa-
bic for landing duty is on the winter
dill ground off Guantanamo within
saay sailing distance of Mexican wa
ters. should anti-American damonstra-
tons or uprisings endanger Americans
s2 Dther foreigners
While the government counts the ma
va force as available. there is every
disposition to do nothing in the wav
II naval demonstration which might
regarded as menacing Carranza.
rom whom the United States hopes and
'1pects cooperation. passive at least.
: not active
Approval in Congress
IN sharp contrast to the stirring
"e'fs IN congress fW" years ago when
Resident Wilson ordered the fleet to
ieTa Cruz. the Presidents action to-
NJ vas received with marked compla-
'ehw IN both House and Senate. Mem
b'rs had prepared 10 make speeches
lrglg action but when word went
around that the President had ordered
y, the troops, expressions of approval
Sere heard on both sides of the cham.
Resolutions Introduced
Senator's Fall and McCumber. Repub-
ANS. both introduced resolutions pro-
Nsing occupation and policing Of Mex
q with large forces, but they consent
ID TO permit them to be referred to the
''rtlsn relations committee without de-
laie Tie pleas Of the administration
saders 10 let the President deal with
9e situation in its present phase seem
d TO he acceptable all around. The
''esident outlined his position fully to
senator Stone and Representative
Food, chairmen of the foreign affairu
emmlttee soon after Mr.. Flood in
'Hfmed the House committee and Sem
a'or Stone called meeting of the
senate committee for tomorrow morn
AS Tor the same purpose. The object
administration leaders will be to
Neyent as far as possible all discus
Son in Congress and to block action
"hicn might interfere with the Presi-
lent or serve to indicate that the Uni
ei states is engaged in more than
purely punitive expedition
act
ne President is fully within his con-
"Naoonal authority to repel invasion
Bakers Statement
At'er his conference with the Presi-
'ea'. Secretary Baker issued the fol-
owing statement:
ihere is no intention of entering
AeAieo IN force. a sufficient body of
AVule troops will be sent in to To-
a'e and disperse or capture the band
pahcs that attacked Columbus. AS
VVH as the forces of the de facto gov
aaMent can take control of the sit
*aon' any forces of the United States
~en remaining in Mexico will of
'a'se be withdrawn. The forces of
-s thited States row on the border
=" oe Immediately recruited, but only
She purpose of safeguarding the
"1uofy of the United States from
srser raid"
.SWFetary Baker explained that by
'0fu''ed' referring to the present
yer 1orces. he reant that move
-'n'S or troops along the border or Of
,,s ,s'ien's from the interior to sup
"'aent the border control were not
'e construed as mobilization for
extensive movement into Mexico.
'acicated that there would be no