Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-07-21
CRISIS COMING
IN MEXICAN
AFFAIRS
the WASHINGTON OFFICIALS HAVE
RECENTLY RECEIVED ALARMING
REPORTS OF CONDITIONS IN
SOUTHERN REPUBLIC. WILSON
AT HAVANA.
NO ACTION TAKEN
ON EUROPEAN DEMAND

| Washington. d. G., July 21.--Alarm-
ing reports of an approaching crisis IL
Mexico have been received here by
high government officials. 1t was au-
ithoritatively stated here today on un-
impeachable authority that the deve-
lIcpments of the coming two weeks
are regarded as fraught with tremen-
dous importance to the Huerta govern
ment. So delicate is the information
that an intmation Of the advices be-
came known today only with the stip-
ulation that it was unofficial and that
i, would not be represented as being
the view of any official of the United
States government.
Authorative publication of the ma
ture of the advices. it was said, prob.
ably would precipitate the very crisis
the dispatches forecast. The means
by which the predicted events were
to be brought to pass or what was to
follow were not limited at in the re-
ports which so far haveHound no re.
fection on the military or naval pre-
parations by the United States.
Meanwhile, the administration is
marking time on the Mexican problem
pending the arrival Of Ambassador
Wilson from Mexico City, which is
expected by Thursday or Friday.
President Wilson finds himself in
the same state of doubt as to actual
conditions in the rebellion-torn repuD-
lie as he did when in the hope of get
ting at the facts he summoned the
American ambassador to the capital.
He realizes that even the Americans
scattered throughout Mexico, individ-
ually are unable to get a comparative
view of the situation in the whole
country, their judgment being affected
by purely local events. From the
Mexican capital comes reports that
have turned every engagement into
federal victory and so far the ad'
has heard absolutely no
thing except through the press reports
from the constitutionalist' side Of the
case This has led to an intimation
ter from that source would be vel
coined by the administration.
At the request Of Secretary Bryan,
Surgeon General Blue, of the public
health service, has ordered quaran- |
tine officers at Havana and Key West |
to expedite the passage of Ambassa |
dor Wilson
Wilson Expected at Havana.
Havana, July 2l.-i'he arrival OF I
Henry Lane Wilson, United States
to Mexico, was awaited
at sunrise today. but the steamer Mex !
leo was delayed on its voyage from
Vera Cruz and is not expected to be /
here until late tomorrow morning.
Ask Protection for Americans.
Mexico City, July 21.-The Ameri-
can ambassy, acting under instruction
today, made representations to the |
Mexican foreign office relative to the
danger in which a number of Ameri- |
cans in the town Of Madeira, in the
state of Chihuahua, were placed.
The embassy urged the dispatch OF
troops for their protection.
Ask For Gun Boat.
Washington, D. c., July 21,-The /
from Consul Lespinasse at
Frontera, Tambasco, that a United
States gunboat there would quiet the
fears of Americans who are apprehen
sive because the rebels have threaten
ed to attack that port and already
have occupied a few American owned
near the city, is being
but no request has yet
been made to the navy department for
war craft in the Gulf of
Mexico.
FederaIs Report Victory.
FL Paso Texas, July 2l.-Federal
ldvices to Juarez from Chihuahua.
state that Pascual Orozco's force Of
'ederal irregular troops, repairing the
'airoad north of Chihuahua, from
rorreon. encountered and defeated
Manuel Chaos rebel band south OF
Chihuahua Saturday, killing ninety. In
he first engagement, Is rebels were
killed. They returned to the attack
md lost 10 more
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