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THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1913.
lEXi? RHfDLT
Hi WORKS
Federal and Constitutionalist
Forces Both More Active
All Over Country.
rlTH the announcement that
negotiations between the
United States and the provi
sional government of Mexi
co, conducted by ex-Governor John
Llud, President Wilson's personal rep
resentative, md Provisional President
lluerta. had virtually come to an end
news comes daily of the Increased ac
tivities of the Federal and Constitu
tionalist forces In northern and west
urn Mexico.
In the north Governor Carrunza, at
the head of the Constitutionalist a'rmy,
is said to have suffered a severe sot
hack at the hands of General Bravo,
the federal loader, while reports of up
risings from many points in the west
ern part of lower California lndlcato
that the revolt there is spreading.
Nevertheless, despito the foregoing
facts, the possibility of armed Inter
vention by the United States In Mexi
co daily grows more remote. The prob
ability that this government will raise
the embargo on arms entering Muxiran
territory, a step which once seemed
Imminent, is now almost negligible
even In the face of the fact that Pres
ident lluerta rejected without qualifi
cation the suggestions of President
"Wilson for eliding the war in that
country.
President Wilson's future policy, it
is now understood, will be that pur
sued by President Taft in the last
mouths of his administration and fol
lowed by President Wilson up to the
time he sent ex-Governor John Llnd to
Mexico City to try to effect an end to
the hostilities and a restoration of
Photo by American Press Association.
MEXICAN INFANTRYMAN ON GUARD AT
BOUNDARY ON URIDQE AT Eli PASO,
Ti:X. PILLAR ON RIGHT MARKS LINE
BETWEEN TIIE UNITED STATES AND MEX
ICO. peace through mediation a policy of
noninterference and tho maintenance
of a strict neutrality, a tightening up
of the frontier guard to prevent tho
shipment of arms and ammunition to
either faction in Mexico.
Only Three Alternatives.
When President Wilson sent Com
missioner Lind to Mexico with three
suggestions for settling tho disturb
sinccs ho had in reserve three alterna
tives which ho could adopt in the event
of failure. They woro:
First Intervention.
Second. liaising the embargo against
the revolutionists obtaining arms and
ammunition in the United States.
Third. A return to tho former pollc.x
of noninterference, always entertain
ing tho hope that one side wpuld quick
ly win out In the strugglo of arms.
Like his predecessor. President Wil
son never did seriously consider the
first alternative. Ho held that it was
too drastic a remedy for tho ailment
After going over tho reports of tho
state department ho found that so far
as the killing of Americana was con
cerned there had not been a sufficient
disregard of tho safety of foreigners on
tho part of either of the factions In
Mexico to justify Intervention.
lie found that with two or threo ex
ceptions all tho Americans killed In
Mexico had lost their lives through
somo overt net on their part A few.
less than half n dozen, had been acci
dentally killed. Tho most tho reports
showed was a whalesalo pillago of
property and destruction of tho same.
Tho remedy for this, tho president de
cided, was not intervention, as under
international law all claims for dam
age can bo collected without resort to
anus.
After viewing and reviewing all this
the president cast aside every thought
urging for intervention.
Matter of the Embargo.
no nest gave consideration to the
proposal of raising tho embargo against
the revolutionists obtaining arms and
ammunition In tho United States.
Whnt he found was this;
All tho foreign governments having
property interests in Mexico bavo pro
visionally recognized lluerta. Germany
hns given full recognition.
Theso countries were oskqd by the
United States to lend their moral sup
port to the effort to induce Huerta to
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accept one of the threo pv70sals for
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01 PEACE IISSI
Intervention Improbable, but
United States Prepares
For Ail Emergencies.
mediation. All were assured that Un
united Suites would take no action in
Mexico without fully acquainting tuoiu
with it and that no step would be taU
en which was contrary to internation
al law and diplomatic procedure.
To lift the embargo and permit the
insurgents to obtain arms and ammu
nition lu the United States without re
striction would mean, the president
found, that there would bo a just cause
for complaint on the part of those
countries looking to the United States
as n guide and which had pledged the
American government moral support
Photo by American Press Association.
MEXICAN FEDE1SAL TROOI'S ON ROOF 01
CATTLE CAR.
UENERAI. XNUSTIANO CAIUUNZA, COM
MANDER IN C1IIUF OF TUB CONSTITU
TIONAIjIST FORCIB AND LEADEIl OF TUB
REVOLT AGAINST PEOTISIONAI PRESI
DENT HUEKTA.
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Photo by American Press Association.
GENERAL VENUSTIANO CARRANZA, GOVER
NOR OP COAHUJLA, EXHORTING HIS FOL
LOWERS TO REMAIN LOYAL TO TIIE
REVOLUTION.
In dealing with tho problem that tho
United States was not fulfilling Its
part
Lifting tho embargo on, tho insur
gents would mean that tho latter could
fortify themsolves and could carry on
Indefinitely a warfare such as they
have maintained for tho last six
mouths nnd alt hope of ending tho dls
turbances would bo remote. Of course
this line of thought was based on the
premises that Huerta Is so strongly In
trenched In tho capital and tho states
which ho controls as to defy dlslodge
mcnt by all tho revolutionists in the
country. Tho reports received in the
last few weeks lndlcato that the revo
lutionists will not bo able to make any
advance on tho Mexican capital; that
with plenty of arms and ammunition
they are numerically too weak to ac
complish tho overthrow of Huerta un
less it Is dono with assistance of a
forco in tho capital, Just as Madero's
overthrow was accomplished.
Third Proposal Possible.
In taking up tho other proposition
tho president had in mind much of the
argument ho had beforo him for aban
doning tho proposal to lift tho embar
go against tho revolutionists the in
terests of tiw European governments
and the question of tho future of the
two factions In Mexico. His conclu
slon was that both tides would have
as much consideration for American
lives and, property us they have had
heretofore. They would have tho same
respect as heretofore for the lives and
property of other foreigners, so that
question was decided In favor of re
turning to the noninterference policy.
Jlo then gave thought to tho question
of the Uiiances of both factions and
their ability to carry on n warfare for
an indclinlte period. The reports be
fore the president indicated that both
factions are hattl pVessod for funds nud
that the reason they are not obtaining
more arms is not because they cannot
transport them Into Mexico, but be
cause they have no money with which
to purchase them. Another phase in
tills feature was that - without any
source of supply one side or perhaps
both would exhaust themselves fight
ing. Again, that with resources down low
one side might make sufficient head
way to force the other to agree to quit
It was believed that by following n
policy of noninterference beyond mal;
Ing tho customary demands that for
eigners be protected we would retain
the moral support of foreign govern
ments. '
Neutrality Strictly Enforced.
In the meantime there will be no let
up in the maintenance of vigilance by
tho American government Tho four
battleships nt Vera Cruz will bo re
tained there, and tho border patrol will
continue Its duty. It Is probable that
It will bo strengthened, as will the
naval force on the Pacific coast of
Mexico, for the purpose of prcvcntlm:
tho shipment of arms or other muni
tions of war to either the rebels or fed
erals. It Is believed that with these precau
tions strictly enforced the troubles in
Mexico will speedily settle themselves.
On the other hand, while tho possibil
ity of Intervention is now regarded as
slight tho United States shall not be
found unprepared for tho worst In the
event that It becomes necessary.
Kvor since the first revolution in
Mexico army and navy officers have
been preparing for just such a contin
gency. They have been working out
Photo by American Press Association.
OITICERS OP THE MEXICAN FEDERAIi
rOBCES DIBCCTISQ OPERATIONS IN
NOItTILElW MEXICO.
tho smallest details, so that upon di
rections from tho president, the com
mander In chief of tho army and navy,
all of tho available troops of tho army
and navy will bo ready to move.
Should it become necessary to em
ploy tho armed force of tho United
States it Is expected that tho navy
would have less work of an urgent and
Immediate character than either the
marine corps or tho nrmy. Tho ma
rine corps is in readiness as an expe
ditionary forco to bo taken to any
point on tho Mexican coast where It
might bo considered advisable to land
a largo body equipped for field opera
tions and furnished with the means of
shelter nnd support for nn Indefinite
period.
Mobile Array of 30,000.
Tho troops forming tho Second divi
sion, at Galveston and Texas City, un
der tho commnnd of General William
IL Carter, have been for several
months Impatiently nwaltlng orders ei
ther to cross the Itlo Grando or to be
relieved from monotonous nnd uncom
fortable service. It Is realized by the
military experts that this command
will not of itself suQlco for any form
idable movement in Mexico, but ar
rangements have been mado to in
crease tlie force by infantry, cavalry
and field artillery comprising the mo
bile army to an aggregato extent of
35,000 troops. Most of theso are dis
tributed over the United States, but nil
tho details for their concentration at
ports on tho Atlantic nnd west coasts,
whence they would sail on specially
chartered transports to the Mexican
point of debarkation, novo been com
pleted. Tho four transports which have been
nt Galveston for somo months nro in
possession of full complements of moil
and in readiness to sail wltb troops
and supplies nt a moment's notice.
Theso four transports aro regarded ns
Bufllclcnt to trnnsfor from Galveston
to tho Mexican ports all tho troops as
rapidly as they can bo brought to Gal
veston, with their supplies for de
parture. Thus every feature of our military
arrangements have been worked out in
detail in anticipation of n possiblo in
fusion of Mexican territory. If It does
sot co mo and Its probability grows
dally less and less it will bo duo in no
small measure to the preparedness of
Uncle Sam's naval and military forces
Flippant Flings.
A medical Journal finds tho death
rnto of divorced men extremely high.
Well, some men would rather die than
pay alimony. Louisville Courier-Journal.
'
Just as soon ns tho parcel post be
gins carrying twenty pound packages
every woman will try to think of some
thing that weighs 10 pounds to send
to her aunt Toledo Blade.
Literary men nro being appointed to
tho European ambassadorships by
President Wilson. Which suggests
that the embassies may bo moved from
tho six best hotels to the six best cel
lars. Kansas City Star.
College and School.
More than 90 per cent of the high
schools now reporting to the United
States bureau of education have full
four year courses.
Tho University of Wisconsin wns tho
first university In tho country to stirt
a bureau of social center development.
Now several other educational insti
tutions have similar bureaus.
Wisconsin reports a revival of inter
est In penmanship. " rltlng need not
bo n lost art." says State Superinten
dent Cary In recording tho efforts of
several counties to Improve penman
ship Instruction. '
The Royal Box.
Wllhelmlna of Holland Is the only
actually ruling queen In tho civilized
world.
King George of England recently de
clared that somo of tho happiest hours
of his life have been duo to his hobby
of stamp collecting. Ho has one of
tho throe finest collections In the world.
The kaiser's pet hobby is tho collect
ing of ties. He Is said to have more
than 5,000 stored and catalogued, rang
ing from cotton ones in purples and
yellows that would startle a plowboy
to the costliest specimens of embroid
ered cravats.
Pert Personals.
May Irwin becomes nn editor. Let
her handle some of the "ragtime" copy.
New York American.
We doubt if the life insurance agents
are bothering General nuerta very
much. Columbia Stato.
No doubt Archdeacon Stuck, who
scaled Mount McKinley, will bo con
sidered a high churchman liereafter.
Macon Telegraph.
It was our amiable friend, Wu Ting
Fang, who proposed tho basis of peace
In that China rebellion. Wu Is the
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