I wallt alsd to call the attention of the Senator to the fact that the increase of $10.000.000 in the appropriations for the Army was not due to the fact that we did not have soldiers enough to go into Mexico in case we had war with Mexico. To take care of and feed the Mexicans who were driven from Mexico on to American soil by Gen. Villa. the refugees being l part of the Huerta rly. did involve an extra expense to this Government of about $2.000 a day. That was chargeable to the Mexican ditficulty. but. so far as the increase of $21.000.000 in appropriations for the Navy is concerned. we never appropriated that amount because of the fact that we had to have extra war vessels to protect ourselves against the little tubsthree of them. I believethnt Mexico had.
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