The chronicle=news., 1912-12-20

nik.. u. pose to make fresh
reprcscntA.. % that government
rcga ardlng 10 tho continuation OF the
rebellion. Is directly attribatcd to
tho return To Washington of several
persons thoroughly convcrsaut with
the alleged evil conditions existing
south Of the border.
First was Henry Lane Wilson.
American nmba ssador to Mexico. who
has been In close touch with every
ono Of the American consular officers
In the disturbed districts and who Is
also personally aware Of the altitude
OF the Mexican government toward
the large number OF American claims
presented as II result OF the dcprcda-
tIons committed BY the rcbclx.
Then there have come forward the
three members OF the sclf-constitutcd
commit,c. of Americans representing
the large plantation and mining In
tcrcsts In Northern Mexico. who
from personal knowledge were able
to Inform the state department Of the
various practices employed by the
rebel leaders to cxtort money from
the American Managers and forcmcn
and OF the comparative Indifference
OF the Mexican government officials
TO the numcrous appeals OF the Amer
lean interests FOR protection from
the raiders
Lastly. there have come the mem
bers OF the senate subcommittee on
foreign relations. fresh from an In
vestigation AZ first hand OF border
conditions. from California to Texas.
The combination OF all thcs. repre-
sentAtions has made u profound I'm
preston on til. administration. Il
has been concluded that stronSc rep
rcsentztions than have heretofore
been made must he directed 10 the
Mexican kovcrnmenr II the conditions
are 10 be cured. In the ordinary
cUirse these will bc communicated
through Ambassador Wilson. who Is
leaving Washington today for New
York. whence h. will sail next Thurs
day for his pos, by way Of Vera Cruz.
The fac; that the Ambassador Is re-
turning In "A lcisurcly fashion may
be indicative OF the purpose OF the
adm nisiration to avoid undue haste
or excitement in developing this
stronger policy toward Mexico.
II has been represented to the state
Department that tho strict enforce
mcn' OF the ncutraliy laws. is. In fact
resulting In the maintenance Of an
attitude anything but neutral on the
part OF the United States and that
the Madcro government Is bcncfitting
unduly by the exclusion Of arms from
quantities OF military supplies. and
the United States government Is now
contemplating some amendment of
the practice In that respect SO as TO
max. Its attitude more impartial as
between the combatants.
Reports to the state department to-
day from the border refer to the
strike OF $50 Mexican miners en-
pioycd In American mines at Canaan
ga. Sonora. and Of the strong anti
American feeling among the strikers.
The local officials express confidence
in their ability to control the situa-
tion, but II is thought Americans in
the ncighborhood would be In danger
In the event Of u riot. The reports
indicate that arms and ammunition.
allowed to cross the border from the
United States for the purpose OF pro-
tcctiny American interests and placed
In the hands of the miners to use
against the rebels are being turned
upon the American mine managers
and foremen.
James 5. Goliath. manager of the
Mines Company of America at Los
AZueles. Chihuahua. who was capt
ured by the rebels December u and
held for ransom, was released De-
cember is. according to consular
report to the state department.
Nothing has been heard of the
American, J. Morreys, roadmaster OF
the Mexican Northwestern railway.
VINO was abducted by bandits when
he tried to extins,ish a fire they had
kinllad on a bridge.