Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-23
WARRINGTON BELigvEs REpuo.
Lie HAS SEEN ONLY d.
GINNING OF TROUBLES,
INTERNAL CONDITIONS
IN HOPELESS TURMOIL
Municipal Governments Unsettled and
Many Localities Practically Without
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in oouth
Declare United States Will Be Called
Upon to Restore Order.
Especial Correspondence

Washington. Aug. 23.-The adminis-
tration is far from being at ease over
the Mexican situa ton. While the with
| drawal Of most Of the troops from the
Mexican border might indicate that no
apprehension was felt, this Is not the
| fact. widespread feeling, amount
| ing in some cases to anxiety. prevails
in the best informed official quarters
| that Mexico mas seen only the Begin
! ming of her troubles and that the Unit
ed States Is bound to be put in most
embarrassing position with respect
| thereto.
Inside Information as to conditions IN
Mexico is constantly finding its way
to Washington. This information is
as a rule that the internal conditions
in the republic are not merely unset
tied but in a condition Of almost hope,
less turmoil. In fact, some Of the moro
! reliable advices coming here thru prt-
vate sources are that the country Is
more badly torn up than ever, cave
alone for the fact that there is not act
ual collision Of large armed forces.
Prelude to Worse Conditions.
A letter recently received from
railroad man in northern Mexico pic
lures a grave situation which he be-
lieves is but the prelude to worse con-
ditions.
Municipal governments are said to
be unsettled and many OF the localities
practically without government. This
gives rise to disorders and makea
property and life unsafe.
tn
especially among Americans. that there
will be no order, no stability. no set
tied conditions, until this country steps
in and with a strong hand restores or
der is declared to be prevalent to
surprising degree.
The state department here Is not
taking the same attitude as the war
department. The state department Is
not satisfied with the action in leaving
a thin line Of troops strung along GER
tain parts of the border. Good reason
exists for the belief that II the state
department had its way. 1t would keep
a much stronger force mobilized.
Troops Tire Of ldlensss on Border.
The war department officials are by
no means optimistic over the Mexican
outlook. Most Of them say 1t u but
a question OF time until this country
will become involved. But the troops
sent to the border, officers and men.
have not relished their stay In the hos
regions of Texas, New Mexico and Art-
IONA They are impatient to get back
to civilization or what seems to them
civilization. 1t has been hard work
1t has been monotonous in the extreme.
unrelieved by any real action. any Of
the real excitements Of actual service
such as appeal to the soldier. taste
Of real scrapping now and then would
make life bearable and soldering worth
while But not getting 1t, the troops
wan. to go back northward. A good
deal of pressure to get back Is being
exerted by those organizations that
have had to stay on border duty. This
has had its influence with the war de-
partment.
Whether Madero wins the presidency
or Reyes, IT is deemed unlikely hers
that orderly conditions in Mexico are
to be expected. Even II strong. res
pressive government IL established anc
something like the old Diaz method
adopted. it is a question whether the
country, having tasted a certain meas
ure OF freedom, would not be stirred &C.
an upheaval more bloody than the ont
that forced Diaz to abdication ana
exile