The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-23
ARE THREATENED BY lAWLESS BANDS ON BOTH SIDES AS
 HUERTA REGIME TOTTERS.
AM BASSADOR MAKES HASTE
Battleship Louisiana Is En Route to Tuxpam. Where British Residents Are Thre atened - Mexico
 Seeks Japanese Aid.

Washington, July 23.-Intervention | in Mexico by this government within 30 days, if order is not restored and | Americans protected, was proposed in the house by Representative Murray of Oklahoma. He introduced lengthy resolution violently denouncing the Huerta government. All foreigners in interior Mexico are in grave danger. Additional advices received from confidential circles in- dicate that their peril is much greater than in the days immediately follow ing the overthrow of the Madero rule. The present situation in Mexico is due to the fact that the Huerta gov ernment is assailed on all sides, and that many of the so-called bands of revolutionists are in reality only armed forces of robbers, plundering at will and using torture and even muder to enforce their demands for gold.
 The entire country is in state of turmoil. Both the federal and revolu- tionary forces are flaming the flame of discontent with the presence of foreigners. This is absolutely proven by the confidential advices received at the state department by it's accred ited secret representatives who are covering every foot of the, troubled zone. As fast as each report is re- ! ceived> here, it is turned over to Counselor John Basset Moore, acting secretary of state, and a copy sent to President Wilson.
 No attempt is being made to hide the fact that the Mexican situation is troubling the president greatly. He has sent word to Ambassador Henry i Lane Wilson to make all possible speed in his trip here.
 The president maintains an open mind on the Mexican problem. He has examined carefully the confden. tial reports received by the state de- partment. and has some very search ing questions ready for the American ambassador.
 There is a possibility that soon aft CT Wilson gets here this government
  in Mexico, thus leaving the rival fac tions free to fight it out. Failing this there would be the alternate of utilz ing the army and navy to restore or der or else recognition of the Huerta government should that government still be in power when the problem is considered
 What Intervention Means.
 Intervention means terrible toll of American lives. There is no ques tion of that in the minds of the presi dent and his advisers. The appear ance of the American army or navy on Mexican soil would be the signal for unifcation of the Mexican factions against common enemy, possibly the return of former President Porfirio Diaz to assume the command of the army, and with it all a chance of for eign complications of a disagreeable nature.
 It is openly charged in official cir cles here that Mexico has been trying deliberately to bring about general understanding with Japan so that the Nipponese could be per
  suaded to aid her against the United States in case of intervention.
 The fact that irresponsible persons have attributed to the president per. sonally the declaration that the Huer. ia administration is tottering. is being utilized in Mexico to increase the anti. American feeling. according to conf. dential advices from there.
 Warshp En Route to Tuxpam.
 The battleship Louisiana is steam. ing under forced draught to a point in the Gulf of Mexico near Tuxpam big oil center This town was cap. tured by the revolutionists last Satur day, and the British consul sent an ap. peal for aid to Rear Admiral Frank F Fletcher at Vera Cruz The rear ad miral went in person, because, owing to the location of Tuxpam, more than five miles from the coast and on a river that the battleship cannot navi. gate. it may be necessary to land a | marine guard. There are many Amer | lean and British residents at Tuxpam and if is feared thp situation tbaro ;s l