Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-01
ORDERS ISSUED IN STATE OF
SONORA TO coNFiscATE
PROPERTY OF ALIENS
MAY FORCE UNITED STATES
TO INTERVENE WITH TROOPS
Huerta Said to q. War Game Expert
and to Be Playing Upon Fears Of
His People by Claiming United
States Seek. to Control Mexican Re.
public.

= projection Oh americans aha tnSlI III
! terests in Mexico.
| From the state of Sonora, which has
/ declared it's independence Of the Huerta
government and which is absolutely
controlled by the forces of General
Pasqulera, have been received COPIES
! of laws for the coniscation of lands
owned by aliens.
! This means that large holdings OF
American citizens will be seized and
bly, sold by the government of the
/ state and that similar action will be
taken with respect to the properties
of other aliens
! The situation contains elements OF
danger as some of the Americans are
unlikely to submit to dispossession ex-
cept by force. In this event 1t is re-
garded as altogether probable that a
number viii be killed and injured.
Nothing Done to Aid Americans.
In his Mexican message President
Wilson used this signiacan. language:
I'VE should let every one who as
| sumes to exercise authority in any part
OF Mexico, now in the most unequivo-
cal way that We shall vigilantly watch
the fortunes Of those Americans who
| can not get away. and shall hold those
responsible for their sunerings and
losses to definite reckoning"
Beyond communicating this purpose
| to the self-constituted authorities in
Sonora. big state bordered on Arizona
and California, and intimating that
failure to respect American citizens
and their properties would lead to mill
tary Intervention, the administration
has done nothing.
1t has been devoting itself to seeking
to reach an agreement with General
Huerta. believing that when that is
omplished 1t will be comparatively
easy matter to induce General Car
rama, the leader in Chihuahua and
quiera to accept the terms made with
the de facto government in Mexico
City.
Expect Help Of Foreign Powers.
But with the negotiations hating in
Mexico City. and the leaders in Sonora
acting in the highhanded fashion they
are doing. the administration is being
forced to consider the conditions In
the Mexican state and to determine
what steps, II any, Il ought to take.
It is likely that urgent representa-
lions will be made thru the American
consuls. and these representations win
be backed up by those OF foreign pow
| ers. The latter will not want to en-
barraks tb/ president Of the United
States. but It is evident, according to
diplomats here, that they can not stand
idly by and see treaties violated In such
wanton fashion.
It would be to the advantage Of
Huerta II the United States should
, occupy Sonora, for that would free him
from the necessity Of attending to one
of the hotbeds Of revolt. He would
realize and expect that as soon as
peace were restored Sonora would be
handed back to his country. Moreover.
| 1t would be borne In on him that
American occupation Of a part OF Mex
leo would tend to strengthen him with
the people elsewhere.
Husrta an Able Stratsgist.
| Huerta has played a game in hts
| negotiations with the United States
which show him to be an able strate-
! gist He has made it Gear to his coun-
trymen that the Unirec states is SEEK
ing to control the destinles OF their ma
ton by debating who shall and who
J shall not be president As an andica-
! ton Of what he ostensibly fears. he II
distributing his troops around various
seaports as if TO repel American as
| sault.
/ Irrespective Of what his enemies say
of him. it is admitted that Huerta is q
good soldier. He knows the assign
nlent of small garrisons to seaports is
not the way to meet an invasion. Con-
I centration is an elementary principle
Of warfare in order to prevent being
| beaten in detail.
! But a people, not excluding those of
the United States, are :rassured by the
presence of a force, no matter how
; small il. may be. 1t VIII be recalled
! that during the war with Spain, New
! England cianlored for protection from,
the Spanish feet. urging the division
! Of the squadrons under Sampson and
/ Schiey for that purpose. The Wash
ington government sent them cruiser
! and a gunboat and their clamors
ceased
Plays Popularity Game.
To the Mexicans, army officers here
! say that Huerta's preparations for the
defense of various ports Will make for
his popularity. 1t will create the i'm
preston that he is busiiy engaged in
seeking to defend his country against
the greedy Yankee of the north.
That there Is danger of such invas-
ion is being impressed upon the PEG.
pie. not only by the notes Of Minister
Gambia in reply to those of Special
Commissioner Lind, but by the sugges-
ton to Americans to leave Mexico.
why should Americans leave II
their government were not to war;
the average Mexican asks. II there
were no such prospect, the chances are
that many more Americans would stay
than now is the case, under the In
fuence of fear.
Entered Pledge in 1o4S.
! It is not generally known that thu
treaty Of 1s4s between the United
States and Mexico, still in force, pro-
vides that IL war should break on
the two governments solemnly pledgt
themselves a. follows:
1.-THE merchants Of either republic
then residing IN the other, shall be al.
lowed to remain twelve months (fol
those dwelling in the interior) and si1
months ttor those Dwelling 2. the 80