New-York tribune., 1916-06-21
Sends Word He Needs
$4,000 State Troops
at Once.
NEW YORK MEN
MAY BE FIRST
Army Officers Praise Swift
Mobilization All Over
the Country.

Washington, June 90 While the
United States awaits Carranzas next
move. measures 10 make the border
secure against whatever may come are
going steadily ahead Mobilization OF
the national guardsmen is proceeding
expeditiously in all states and plans
for sending some of them southVsrd
in response to request from General
Funston are under way.
Secretary Lansing described the pol
icy Of the government to-day as being
founded only on resolve 70 protect
the border. That policy had not been
changed. he said, and no military step
that had been taken had any other OBJ
ject. General Carranza was officially
informed Of this in the note which
went forward to-day.
To carry out his share in the policy
General Funston sent a long code dis
patch TO Secretary Baker to-day indi-
eating that Of the 100000 gusrdsmen
ordered under arms he needs $1,000
Immediately to stiffen his border
guard. The points at which he wishes
the men modified and the proportions
OF infantry, cavalry and artillery ne
desires 10 have at each place were in
cluded. The men are to be stationed
along the boundary from Brownsville
TO the Pacific Ocean" with large force
at San Antonio, Tex, as a reserve.
For Defence Only at First.
General Funston acted only on the
presumption that he was securing an
army for defence, and the stations
we're selected with that idea in mind.
II il becomes necessary TO organize an
army Of invasion he will supplement
the request Of to-day with one for the
balance of the guard.
1t is assumed that the first troops 70
be sent probably will be from New
York, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
General Funston's request for
guardsmen was for "a number suffi-
cient TO give adequate protection 10
the border Officers felt that with
this increased force operations in Mex
leo on a big scale might be under
taken, but, in the event OF interven-
ton or any other action making neces-
sary a general forward movement into
Mexico, General Funston explained
that ne would ask Immediately for the
rest o. the one hrndred thousand
guardsmen called 10 service this week.
Secretary Baker conferred with Pres
ident Wilson tonight, Immediately sf-
ter the latter's return from the theatre,
on General Funston's request for mill
tia. The Secretary declared later that
there was no important change IN the
situation. but he let II be inferred that
no action had been takei on funston's
request. He did not denyy that Cen
eral Funston apprehended serious de
velopments.
So far as possible. the state troops
will enter the border service with un-
broken units. Regiments will be kept
intact. and. if possible. even the divi-
sion organizations Will be maintained.
No increases in the allotment made
are now contemplated. The selections
made we're designed to furnish the ele-
ments o. several provisional brigades
and, taken as a whole, the regulars and
guardsmen would represent the units
of several field armies into which they
might be quickly assembled should war
with Mexico come.
None Yet Ready.
None Of the organizations summoned
under President Wilson's call vas
ready tonight for marching orders.
II may be several days before the
first regiments are mustered in. as the
men viii have 10 be examined physi-