File No. 812.00/16665.
Special Agent Belt to the Secretary of State.
Department’s October 23, 7 p.m. Carranza states he will personally investigate situation; that he will remove from that section of the border any troops that may be inclined to instigate trouble, replacing them with soldiers to be relied upon. Submitted to him feasibility of using Mexican secret service with a view to discovering bandits causing the trouble. He stated he had considered this and would order the detective bureau to cooperate with the military authorities in effectively locating and punishing offenders. He assured me he had ordered the arrest of De la Rosa, also any other bandits discovered on Mexican side who had taken part in recent raids. Informed me had wired Governor of Texas direct in answer to his telegram. Unfortunately he has at present advisers who do not take into consideration importance of problems this Government is confronted with.