File No. 812.00/619.
The Secretary of State to the Mexican Ambassador.
Washington, January 6, 1911.
Excellency: Referring to previous correspondence regarding the movements of Mexican insurgents near the international boundary, I have the honor to inform you that a letter has been received from the War Department, inclosing telegraphic correspondence on the subject with Gen. Hoyt, commanding the Department of Texas, from which it appears that on the 4th instant the general was informed of the reports that one McQuarters, domiciled at Dallas, was making El Paso a base for the shipment of arms between that city and Eagle Pass; that a number of armed men under Coliato Guerra and another insurgent leader were between Sanderson and Del Rio, Tex.; and that Alfonso Madero had announced that two or three border towns would be attacked on January 5. Gen. Hoyt was ordered to investigate, take appropriate action, and report.
The general reported on the 5th instant that he was in conference with the United States attorney and the consul of Mexico at San Antonio, and that the reports as to Guerra and Madero were based on rumors and not on definite information. He added that all was quiet at Del Rio; that Guerra and others were under surveillance; [Page 385] and that insurgents had disappeared from the border near Presidio, Tex. He states that it is possible that arms are smuggled into Mexico by individuals, but not in any considerable quantities; that he has no information of seizures of arms on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande; that the civil officers are watching the situation; and that no action is deemed necessary at present.
Accept [etc.],