El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-28
u. S. INTERVENTION
IN MEXICO WAR
An FL Paso Travelling Man
Says Foreign Interests
Are Alarmed.

Armed intervention by the United
States is all the talk In Mexico 1cr
the solution of the present >diffleuttv'
according TO a well known FL Paso
travelling man who returned sunday
from Mexico City and who has been
making trip through the republic
Intervention on the part of the United
States is being talked throughout the
republic. he says, as the only speedy
way of restoring a normal trade con
dition.
The Iimantour interview is be-
Iieved to be authentic in Mexico" he
said ut is also believed to be fair
and plain statement Of the govern
ment's position in the matter and the
admission that the federal troops are
not able to handle the situation is
taken at par in the republic On the
insurrecto side the movement has not
gained sufficient Roadway to draw TO
it the great body of people which is
required to make the movement sue
cess. While the feeling is almost uni
versally in favor of the insurrectos, ex-
cept in official circles. the people hesi-
tate to make the move which will mean
their political and commercial de-
struction, once the Instruction fizzles
out
For this very reason, the insurrecto
activity is sure to continue indefinitely
and means that business will be kept
at its present standstill until final
adjustment is arrived at. This will only
be possible many Mexicans believe,
when the United States steps in and
demands that the troubles be adjusted
and peace restored. There are many
millions of American dollars invested in
Mexico and our government cannot af-
ford TO allow these investments to be
lost entirely by the stagnation which
has resulted from the insurrecto activ-
ity which the government has, thus
far, failed to suppress.
Foreign Capital Endangered.
There is another phase to the stu
alton. This is the heavy foreign invest
ments in Mexico, aside from the United
States England Germany and France
are heavily interested financially in
the republic in mines. manufacturing
and railroad construction, and the de-
velopment of other natural resources.
I understand already that representa-
tives Of the Pearson interests are in
Mexico City to put it plainly up to the
government that if the lines of the
Pearson interests are not protected
they will seek protection from the in
surrecto side. AS great part of the
stock in the Pearson roads and the
Pearson lumber interests in Chihua-
hua is owned by Canadian and English
capital, this is practically an ultima
tum to the government to protect the
English interests in Mexico. The United
States, under the Monroe doctrine.
could not afford to allow a European
power to intervene even peaceablv. in
the present trouble in Mexico and it
looks now as if the United States would
have to act as peacemaker between
the inSurrectos and the government
first by peaceful means, and if this
is not successful then by armed inter
vention.
News Censored Both Ways.
News in Mexico is as closely cen
sored coming into Mexico as it is go
ing out. We could learn little or moth
ing of the troubles in chihuahua, and
the only paper that prints the news is
The Ell Paso Herald. The people
throughout the republic scramble for
The Herald in order to learn what is
doing in the north, as it is almost i'm
possible to get anything from the gov
eminent lines. The government is build
ing standard gage railroad line over
the asphalt pavement from the Colonia
station right through the exclusive Co
Iona Roma district in order to con-
meet the arsenal which is located II
kilometers out Of the city with the
garrisons in town. When it is known
that the Colonia Roma is so very fash
ionable that horses are made to wear
corks on their shoes for fear of spoil-
ing the asphalt, the building of a rail
road line along this thoroughfare is
readily seen TO be an emergency work.
Ahumada Disheartened.
I heard at chihuahua that governor
Miguel Ahumada in a speech at the
Washington's birthday celebration at
the Foreign club. where he was the
guest of honor. said that If he had been
called to Chihuahua sooner he might |
have been able to accomplish some-