The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-30
STATE OFFICERS
/. HEAR REVOLUTION
SPREADS RAPIDLY
Air of Decided Unrest in
Mexico Is Progressing
Towards Anarchy
MAY INTERVENE
BEFORE ELECTION
President Taft May Find 1t
Necessary to Call Con-
gress in An Extraordi-
nary Session

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2s.-State
department officials stated tonight
that they had received innumerable
requests from Americans every
where in Mexico for aid and pfetee-
ton against the present rebellion
there, and that these demands come
from regions which We're only lately
reported BY government officials to
be under the control of the Madero
government. The whole trend of Of
hcial opinion in Washington now
seems "a be that the air Of decided
unrest" reported several weeks ago.
has progressed rapidly towards
anarchy in Mexico. and that nothing
but a strong hand can repress it,
According TO the official reports tii,.
anarchy which still prevails In the
north Is about to be UNNECESSARILY
Increased by the success Of the new
revolution under General Aguilar,
which has broken e4i4-in the Vera.
cruz section
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
ffc consumption. The propaganda of
the officials IL that the United States
must act There IL nothing at all
TO contradict the report that the
president may be prevailed upon by
. his nelstiesA managers 10 take. a
strong hand in Mexico FOR its effect
on his political fortunes
May Call Special Session.
II is not improbable that the presi-
dent will first consider the calling
Of "a special session of congress la
that event he would have the backing
N the Aax
fnittee, which concluded its investi-
cation recently. and which Is firmiyl
of the opinion that there should be
absolute intervention.
In order that the administration
ahouid have the benefit of the con-
illusions OF the committee before cleo
ton, the official findings OF the body
must be made public, and there will
be no difficulty about this as the finds
III in right now with the sentiment in
Washington that there must be
military demonstration as to Mexico.
The state department il counted
on for moral and documentary as
sistanee. The news came from Mex
leo City and not from WASHINGTON.
where 1t should have originated. that
this government had renewed its
pressure on Madero. The obvious OBJ
dect OF that pressure. I'm view Mad
eros bankruptcy is to help the poiit-
icai game. Aadero has been given
American claims en- masse at the
very moment that he was endeavor-
ing to borrow money to run his army
In dispatches he has replied to Am
hassador Wilson that the American
claims are exaggerated"
Ready for Flight.
The sending OF the Des Moines to
Vera Cruz followed fast on the dis
covery" by Ambassador Wilson that
there Was a great revolution in the
Vera Cruz province and that Gen.
eral Agnilar had captured many
towns 1t liz 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, 1t is known that
General 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 Mex
lean array in Cuernavaea, and the
state department news lately showed
that the Mcxicans had with difficult
~ gotten supplies into the heleaguer-
ed army. General Wood, captain
Mccoy. of the cavalry arm, and 9TH
ers of the general stan, just the
the breaking out of the scheme for in
teTNohslon, ana the suggestions OF
an extra session OF congress went
West, where they are making a tour
OF army posts.
Army Odicers Understand
There Is no question that the high
er army officers have begun to under
stand that they will be needed, II
is some of these who told the Inter
national News Service that they were
informed of the pressure on this gov
eminent by foreign nations.
There is certainly much self-con-
graduation among officials, that the
situation in Mexico Is getting warsa,
1t is possible. however, that the trick
which the officials are waiting for
will be turned by the navy first. Ii
is not unlikely that with the constant
reports from Ambassador Wilson of
the progress Of the revolution near
Mexico City. the Des Moines will be
reinforced on the east Coast.
Intervention. It may be noted
could be begun in the old way by the
navy without the action of congress-
necessarily.
The president. however, will in
form himself Immediately as to the
views Of the congressional committee
ON the necessity for early action.