The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-30
INTERVENTION SAID TO
BE DRAWING NEAR

New York. Sept. 3o-(Monday).-The
American this morning prints the fol-
lowing:
Washington. Sept. Estate Depart
ment officials stated tonight that they
had received innumerable requests
from Americans everywhere in Mexico
for aid and protection against the pres
emit rebellion there. and that these de-
mands come from regions which were
only lately reported by government Of
ficials to be under the control of the
Madero government. The whole trend
of official opinion in Washington now
seems to be that the air of decided
unrest" reported several weeks ago has
progressed rapidly toward anarchy in
Mexico and that nothing but a strong
hand can repress it.
According to the official reports the
anarchy which still prevails in the
north is about to be UNNECESSARILY in
creased by the successes of the new
revolution under Gen. Aguilar which
has broken out in the Vera Cruz Sec
ton.
All of the signs point to great
change in the administration view as
to Mexico regardless of what may be
the official phrases given out for pub
lie consumption. The propaganda of
the officials is that the United States
must act. There is nothing at all to
contradict the report that the Presi-
dent may be prevailed upon by his po-
litical managers to take a strong hand
in Mexico for its effect on his political
fortunes.
To Consider Extra Session.
1t is not improbable that the President
will first consider the calling OF a spe-
cial session of Congress. In that event
he would have the backing Of the Mexi-
can Congressional Committee, which
concluded its investigation recently, and
which is firmly of the opinion that there
should be absolute Intervention.
In order that the administration should
have the benefit of the conclusions of
the committee before election, the Off
cial hndinss Of the body must be made
public and there will be no difficulty
about this. as the findings fit in right
now with the sentiment in Washington
that there must be a military demon
stration as to Mexico.
The State Department is counted on
for moral and documentary assistance
The news came from Mexico CITY and
not from Washington, where 1t should
Rave originated, that this government
had renewed its pressure on Madero
The obvious object of that pressure. in
VIC" VI -'iaoCio is TO help
the political game. Madero has been
given American claims en- masse at the
very moment that he was endeayorins
to borrow money to run his army- In
dispatches he has replied to Ambassador
Wilson that the American claims are
exaggerated"
The sending Of the Des Moines to Vera
Cruz followed fast on the discovery
by Ambassador Wilson that there was
a great revolution in the Vera Cruz
province. and that Gen. Asuilar had
captured many towns" It is more than
suspected that the real object of sending
the Des Moines to Vera Cruz was that
she should be on hand for a flight of the
American colony. =.
Zapata Near Capital.
1t is known that Gen. Zapata is almost
near the city lines OF Mexico City, and
that he is now much to be feared" He
has shut up the Southern Mexican army
in Cuernavaca, and the State Depa rt-
ment news lately showed that the Next
cans had with difficulty gotten supplies
to the beleaguered army Gen. Wood.
Capt. Mccoy, Of the cavalry arm. and
others Of the General STAFF. just before
the breaking out of the scheme for in
PREVENTION and the suggestions Of an ex-
ira session Of Congress, went West,
where they are making a tour of army
posts
There is no question that the higher
army officers have begun to understand
that they will be needed. II is some of
these who told the correspondent that