The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-12-02
MEXICO IS WAITING
FOR WILSON MESSAGE
Presidents Words to Congress
Are Anticipated With Interest.
AT THE MEXICAN CAPITAL.
Only Intervention or Supply Arms
To COnStitutionaliStS Will
Disturb Huerta.

Mexico city, NOV. 3O.--The posi-
BILE treatment OF the Mexican question
by President Wilson'S coming mes
sage has aroused considerable inter
est among Mexican government Off
CiLis. but there is notable absence
OF alarm because of the deep rooted
conviction that neither Intervention
nor the supplying of arms and am
munition to the rebels will be recon-
mcndcd. The continuation of the
financial blockade, President IIuerta
VIII not regard as n vital blow to his
administration. however cnfcebling
, il may be. Anything short OF inter
Vcntion or the supplying of munitions
of war TO the rebels will be regarded
with comparative Complaccncy by
General lluerta, who is prepared to
pursue a doggcd course of resistance
: against his enemies. although h"
realizes il means indCinit. warfare"
But his friends point out that, al
/ though the government may he bank
rupt, the provisional president is far
from being without funds. and is not
| likely to be entirely without money
as long as private institutions and
corporations possess funds They are
of tn" opinion that tn" pr" .idcut viii
! not fail for the sake of what he CON
sidcrs right. to resort to forced loans
| Indeed, persuasive methods already
| have been used aud i'm several eases
have borne marked similarity TO the
! forced loan sum.
! In the Mexican republic there are
many men rated as miiliCnaircs and
| several larg" CorpOr, tiOuS whose
properties might bc available for
protective taxation.
MILLIONS FOR THE TAKING.
There are millions to be had for
the taking, and IIuorta's adm rcrs de-
clare he would b" aCUlng in accord
anCc with justice and his duty To the
country If he utilized this money for
defense.
Special taxes have been announc.
! ed, which viii become CfI'Ctiy" to
morrow and will net at least $4,000,
600 pesos C$l7.5OO. .OOOD annually to
/ the government. II would he quite
| feasible. IT is pointed out. to augment
this amount materially 10y tn" simpl"
method Of still further increasing
! the taxes. No avenue VI hich might
produce funds for the Eo .crnmcnt il
being overlooked.
For years Mexico city was known
as city where gambling was greatly
restricted. but today there are many
resorts of this class operating openly.
and each is paying its quota i'm the
shap" OF li"cns" fees. II is announc-
ed that all these gambling places will
be closed temporarily. I'm order that
they may h" r"op"N"d under new
arrangement. II is understood that
this arrangement viii b" granting of
a concession To ON" concern for all
tn" gambling In tn" city This would
max" th" tax NOR" simpl" and c"r-
tam.
NO confirmation Is avallahl" of yes
t"rday report that TIA" government
has obtained a 1000, 600 pesos loan,
nor Is ih"r" "Nld"nc" of any marked
optimism That further foreign loans
viii b" obtained. Tn" banks viii
stand hS IN" hnp" tor small loans
from TIM" To time.
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