Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-29
MEXICAN SITUATION
!. DECIDEDLY GRAVE
PROPERTY RIGHTS OF AMER
IcANs MENAcED eY INsUR.
REcTIoN.
CITIZENS OF UNITED STATES
LEAVING BY THE CARLOAD
Some Making Exit From Country Un-
der Great Difficultiss-Stats and
War Departments Keeping in Close
Touch With DsveIopmsnts-lnter-
vention Not Probable.
Especial Correspondence

| Especial Correspondence
| Washington. Feb. 29.-That there Is
little real understanding Of the grav-
ity Of conditions in Mexico on the par
OF the general public is the statement
made by officials and civilians VINO are
! in close personal touch with the sit
uation in the republic Of the south.
| The conditions so far as property is
concerned are deplorable, according tc
reliable information reaching here. In
vestors in Mexican property are find
ing not only that their investments are
decreasing in value but that they have
TO assurance whatever that any pro-
lection for their property may be
looked for in the near future. In
other words, there is no stability OF
government in sight so far as the
Mexican republic is concerned.
Inasmuch as there is approximately
a billion Of American money invested
in Mexico it is apparent that the sit
uation is serious enough from bust
ness and financial standpoint. But
more than this, the lives of Americans
and foreigners generally are In many
cases In danger.
Americans Leaving Country.
i That Americans are leaving Mexico
| by the carload is the information that
comes here from various reliable
| sources from Texas. Judge S. H. Cow
an. OF Fort Worth, Tex, who is per-
sonally familiar with Mexican condi-
tions, and who is in Washington this
week. spoke today OF Mexican condi-
tons and said that large numbers of
Americans were getting out of the
country. Some Of them are making
their exit with great difficulty.
Judge Cowan says the feeling In
Texas generally and on the part Of
Americans who have investments in
Mexico is favorable for the interven-
ton Of the United States.
The state and war departments are
keeping themselves thoroughly we'll
informed about conditions, not merely
along the border but In the interior
of Mexico. One large and important
source of information is the Americans
who are fleeing from the country.
These people are looked up by the
governments special agents and are
carefully Intercepted as to their ex-
periences and as to the conditions that
led to their departure from Mexico.
Previous Action Criticized.
When the Mexican question was
acute in congress and in the country
last spring, following on the sudden
mobilization Of troops by order Of the
president the temper that developed
in congress and in a large share OF the
press was that this government should
not send troops into Mexico and invoke
war by doing SO in order to protect
wealthy owners OF property in the
United States The Guggenheims have
large interests in Mexico and so have
various other big financial houses. The
administration drew down hot fire on
its head because Of the charges that it
| was intended to use the army TO help
certain interests pull their chestnuts
out OF the fire. The result Of this out
cry has undoubtedly been to make both
the president and congress conservative
about letting the troops start south
over the Rio Grande as everybody
knows they are yearning to do.
! Will Be No Intervention.
It is pretty clear that there will be
! no Intervention in Mexico to protect
American property rights. At least,
there will be none that is ostensibly
| based on this purpose. II American
| lives are lost at the hands Of Mexicans
however, that will be another thing.
| In such a case. the president and con-
sress would be likely to act promptly.
The information here is that the Mexi-
cans are being careful not to indulge
| in any attacks on Americans except IN
/ a few individual cases. Similarly. the
subjects OF sother powerful nations are
given a certain immunity for fear OF
the consequences. Talk is heard. how
ever that Chinese in the republic are
again in danger and another massacre
| Of Chinese Is threatened at Torreon
spaniards are also in danger in some
localities. 1t is we'll realized here that
any day the dislike and hatred enter
tanned for Americans may break bonds
! Information accumulates that the Ma
dero government is not likely to sur
! yiye and that by failing to keep III
promise to distribute the large estates
~ has earned the ennaity Of the poems