Bisbee daily review., 1912-04-11
1ENERAL MINING NEWS
MEXICO AND INTERVENTION

Conditions in Mexico continue to be so disturbed as to make impossi- ble any accurate forecast of the out come. The Liberal army, under the leadership of Pascual Orozco, domi- mates the situation in Chihuahua and has gained recent advantages over the federal troops sent against them by the Madero government. In the south Emiliano Zapato has not only main tained himself but has extended his authority over several states. Recent iy one of his officers demanded the surrender of Puebla. Both Zapato and Orozco are supposed to be acting in behalf of VasQuez Gomez, who. from a secure position aI San Antonio. Tex as, issues from time to time. address es and pronunciamientos IL is by no means certain that there is real bond
 between the leaders of the various factions of discontent. and it is wide ly believed that success of this re- revolution would but lead to disagree ments and further reyolts Ia the meantime, over much of Mexico local authorities are left to their own de- vices. The results are good when strong able men are in office, and lad where weak cowardly men have happened to be in lower; which inGi- cates that human nature in Mexico is much like it is in other parts of the world. A recent traveller through Ja-
 isco states that conditions there bor- der on anarchy in that there is no rec ognized authority. It is not surprising that robbery and open bTigandage are rife. It is rather notable instead that there have been few murders and that Tn parts of the country and especially in the cities, life goes on much as usual. Most of the larger mines and many of the other industries continue operations. though train service is ir- regular on many lines and labor short age is felt at many points. Work on the Conchos river dam at Boquilia has gone forward steadily with plenty of labor and has only been hindered by irregular receipt of supplies. The Aguas Caiientes shelter is running, though some regular sources of ore supply have been closed. Friends in Sonora state that aside from occa- sional visits from horseback hoboes" they have suffered no interference.
 The outlook for settled conditions is undeniably gloomy, and the interfer ence with business native and foreign, is serious Persistent efforts are being made to embroil inc United States with Mexico, and intervention has been called for by many No self-re- specIing government can or will per init its citizens in foreign countries 10 be subjected to needless indignity. loss, or danger, and with the large number of Americans in Mexico and our extensive interests in that codn- try. there is inevitably much danger of rupture of friendly relStions if con. ditiOns long remain so disturbed. The people and the governments of the two countries have tCen conspicuous ly fr'tLdly through many yclcs. In the time of Maximilian the good offices of the United States. were freely eN- erted in behalf of the Mexican people and the pressure eXerted on Napoleon III by the Washington government was an important factor in the re- esta blishment of the Mexican repub- lie. Speaking generally, there is buJ one wish north of the international line, and that is to see a strong, sta ble, republican government in Mexico. Intervention in any form would be as unpopular in the United States as in Mexico. There is no danger of it oc- curing except through a rush Of pop ular feeling following some great dis aster, accidental or designed. It is widely believed in the United States that the Maine was blown up to in- flame public opinion and force inter- yentiOn in Cuba and if has recently been made matter of court record