. Review of reviews and world's work. *, the 18th,taking Congress as well as thecountn* by surprise, PresidentWilson, through Secretary Baker, of theWar Department, called upon the States tomobilize their militia and National Guardfor the protection of the Mexican meant that more than 100,000 men THE PROGRESS OF THE If ORED, 15. ftam iiie Fzcn luostntiag Seirice UNITEX) STATES SOLDIERS ON GUARD AT THE BORDER were required to meet in their respectivearmories or designated places of rendezvous,prepared to be sent southward whenever or-dered. The call was due to dispatches fromGeneral
. Review of reviews and world's work. *, the 18th,taking Congress as well as thecountn* by surprise, PresidentWilson, through Secretary Baker, of theWar Department, called upon the States tomobilize their militia and National Guardfor the protection of the Mexican meant that more than 100,000 men THE PROGRESS OF THE If ORED, 15. ftam iiie Fzcn luostntiag Seirice UNITEX) STATES SOLDIERS ON GUARD AT THE BORDER were required to meet in their respectivearmories or designated places of rendezvous,prepared to be sent southward whenever or-dered. The call was due to dispatches fromGeneral Funston indicating increased friction<tu the border, and a growing danger that our15,000 men, waiting needlessly and inertlyon the long line south of the Rio Grande,might be assailed by large forces or even cut«;ft. Minor raids had occurred on the bor-der, though by very few Mexicans and easilyrepelled. We had meanwhile, .^me , strengthened the border forces untilabout 20,000 men were scattered along thel50(J-mile line, in addition to the ofwhose services we were deprived because wehad placed them where they could accomplishnothing except to provoke the Mexicans and make the guard duty of the 20,000 vastlymore difficult. If the 15,000 had beenpromptly brought back to reinforce the longpatrol on our side of the b
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