The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-21
STATE DEPARTMENT
PREPARING A VOTE
Brigandage, Kidnapping Of
Americans and the De
struction Of Their Prop
erty Must Cease-Condi-
tions Growing Worse ln-
stead Of Improving Ac-
cording 20 Reports

wHahiunton Dee af-Henrv Lane
wilson. the Amorlcau nmhauaaanr O.
Mexico. who has been here cpufcfinE
uith ire state department regardins
conditions in MeElro. reHuiting from
fhe revolution. lrft tudar to return O.
hfs Inrf without thU expected nuto
tHa7 thla government is preraring to
arna ta Nertcn demnnhinr fhe proters
zion faf American rltEeua end prup-
srff The note wiH he transmitted
early ia 1anuars.
Thp deiav la believed to be evidence
that me administration On daaung wtth
fhf delicate sIfuafiun with extreme
care The state department ia labo-
riauaiy nrarariua demand which tt Il
Believed wll te unanswera be except
hr prompt action o. tHe Mcxican suN
srumrnf Justification 81 thia demand
s fpund fn reports of hriFandaFe. KID
mapping of Americans and destruction
of property
Alta mraflnr 81 the senate suh-con-
mifife today many rercrtH of ihis ua-
ture were heard
sTiFFER POLICY
The determination ~ ths adminis-
tration 90 adopt a sitter policy tgward
Mexico aa disclosed In the announce
rnent nat night of the purpose 20
make fresh Representations to that
Government couceruinR the rchellion ia
tirratIy afffrihutahie to ne recent re-
frrl 20 WashlnNf0n ~ some parsons
fhoruuHhiy coNnlxnnt ~ aiieged evN
conditions existing south of the hnrder
riru was Henry lane wilson Amer
.ran abhaHsador 20 Mexico. who has
been On close touch with every one ~
fha American consular ofhcerf ln the
disturbed district and who is also per.
Honafiy aware ~ fhe attitude of the
Mexican government toward the large
number ~ American claims presented
aH a result ~ the depredationH COM
mitted by rebels
Then there have come forward the
three members of tho solf constituted
committee of Americans. rcpresenting
TIE large plantation and mining iu-
fernatn On Northern MoKico who rom
personal knowledge were able 20 In
form the state department. - the vari.
Gus practices employed hv the rebel
leaders to oxturt money from she
American manaRrrs ard faremeu end
~ the comparative indifference 20 fhc
American government to the numerous
MNEAHM." e" N".H #0..Hl NAHM NNN.H."N# ANN
rrotection ~ the rnifera
lastly there have come the members
~ the senate nuh-committeo on fore
siEn relations. fresh from an lnvesti-
Eatiun at first hand 81 the border con-
ditionn. from California 60 Texas
The combinations of an me rerresen-
tatl1na has made n profound imrres-
Hicu upon ere administration m has
been concluded That stronger rerrgseu.
tatinn than have heretofore been made
uuat he directed to thr Mexican gov
eminent f tfs conditions ere O. bs iHn-
rroFed in me ordinary course these
SD ue communicated through AuHaHa
satrr Wilson who .s leaving WashIuHs
t1n today far New T1rk whence ~
wiH aaiI next rhurrdHv far hfF poet ty
say ~ Nrra Crur THE fsct that the
amh8ssn8rr "a refufuinE in a isiHureiy
fHfaiun. may he indicative of ere uuF-
pose 1f tHH aiminIsffHUuu fo avoid uu.
fuo harfe HF excitement ir deFriHr'nr
thH FfrunHrf policy towards NrvfrH
70 has been represented ta ere HfHfr
department fHaf toe strict Enforcement
~ tHe nfufraHfr lave is In fact result.
'nF m ere wairfrrrrrf 20 an attitude
anFfH'rE hHf rnTfrsf rH fFH port af fra