Arizona republican., 1919-08-20
J. {. WATCHFUL
 WAITING POLICY
 IN MEXICO ENDS
Bandit Nuisance Hereafter To Be Dealt With Swiftly and Surely = Cavalry Along Border Ready for Minute Action-Plan To Bring Out Bandits If Captured
[RepubIican A. P. Leased wirel

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-No offi- how the United States government in tends to handle the bandit nuisance in northern Mexico, from this point on, but there is every evidence that all preparations have been made to meet future depredations with a swift move ment of troops such as now is being con ducted against the desperadoes who held the two army aviators for ransom.
 Swift moving cavalry, fully equipped with machine guns, and guided by air planes, it is understood, will be relied upon and will be prepared to move quickly from strategic points along the border of the bandit country on the Rio Grande.
 Will Act Quickly
 Organization of the border guard to insure the greatest protection in these movements have been completed the cavalry having been so distributed as to place the nucleus of a flying column at carefully selected points along the Rio Grande.
 Movements of troops of the Eighth cavalry into Mexico today inaugurated the new plan, according to officials. and for mthis time on similar incidents will be handled without gloves"
 In announcing that Major General Jos. T. Dickman, commanding the southern department, had acted on in structions from the war department, Secretary Baker intimated that only the danger in which the two officers were placed prevented an attempt to rescue them by force.
 When the reports came of the cap ture of these two officers and their being held for ransom, Secretary Baker said, '-the hour of execution on the next day in default Of the ransom paid there was. of course. no oppor- tunity to make a military rescue with m such a time, and I therefore di- recied that the ransom money be paid up the hot trail of the bandits and pursue them, with the hope of being able to capture as many as possible"
 Details of how the dash was con ducted wer left entirely to General Dickman, the only requirement being that it should be made with swiftly moving force.p
 To Bring Out Bandits
 Cavalry with machine guns and guarded by airplanes would be used. If captives are taken, they will be brought to the United States The close proximity of the bandit rendez- vous to the border led to the hope that the American troops might overtake them before they would have time to scatter
 Reports to the state department to- day from the consul at Fl Paso said that late last week General Dieguez, Mexican commandant at Chihuahua City had ordered Mexican cavalry pa- trols out through the country where the American officers were held. but there was no indication whether these patrols still were operating.
 The department was also advised by the American embassy at Mexico City that when 1t made representations re- garding the capture of the aviators, the Mexican foreign office promised to see that every possible step was taken to assist in the rescue of the men.
 Mexico Offers Big Reward
 Dispatches to the department from Chihuahua said the governor of that Mexican state, with tke approval of President Carranza, had offered re- ward of 50.000 pesos for the capture of
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