The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-21
Publication Would Precipitate Crisis.

Publication Would Precipitate Crisis.
washington, July 21.-So delicate is
the information contain in reports re-
ceived by state officials that an int1-
nation of the advices became known
today only with the stipulation that 1t
was unofficial and that it should not
be represented as being the view OF
any official of the United States gov
ernment. Authoritative publication OF
the nature of the advtces, it was said.
probably 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 reports which SO S4r have found
no reflection in 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 ex-
pected by Thursday or Friday.
President Wilson finds himself in the
same state of doubt as to actual con-
ditions in the rebelliOn-torn republic
as he did when in the hope of getting
at the facts, he summoned the Amer
lean ambassador to the capital. He
realizes that even the Americans scat
tered throughout Mexico, individually,
are unable to get a comprehensive view
of the situation i'll the whole country,
their judgment being affected by purely
local events.
From the Mexican capital come re-
ports that have turned every engage
ment into a federal victory and so far
the administration has heard absolute
ly nothing except through the press re-
ports from the constitutional side OF
the case. This has led to an intima-
ton that information of a reliable char
acter from that source would be well
come by the administration.
AT the request of Secretary Bryan,
Surgeon General Blue of the public
health service, has ordered quarantine
officers at Havana and Key West to
expedite the passage of Ambassador
Wilson
Intervention Only Hope.
Mexico City, July 21.-Only the con-
viction that the retirement of Presi-
dent Huerta means the elevation of
another revolutioniSt and the plunging
of their country into greater depths of
hopeIessness prevents thousands of
representative business men from
uniting in a petition to the existing
administration to yield.
Many of these business men believe
that only foreign intervention can re-
store peace, but expression of such
opinions is not popular and is made
guardedly or with due reservation.
Overthrow of Huerta by any of the
rebellious forces probably would mean
SUCCESSION TO the presidency of Car
rama, Maytorena or Obregon or other
leaders possessing no universal follow
ing such as could be depended on to
stop rebellion.
Late in June a plan was advanced by
Manuel Calero, former ambasSado to
the United States; Jesus Flores Magon
and Jorge Vera Estanol former ca BIZ
net members, to unite upon candi-
date for the presidency agreeable to
loyal citizens and rebels. This sugges-
ton had for its weakness the assump-
ton that rebels in the field would not
assent to anything but the overthrow
by force of arms of what they term a
usurping administration. The scheme
fell of its own weight.
Rebels Have Upperhand.
Inc fallure OF the government to
make any headway in Sonora against
the rebels; the daring disDlaved nv
bands which captured Zacatecas ana
Durango, capitals of adjoining states
and raided with impunity the country
ana smaller towns; the occupation or
blockading of all the border ports of
entry and the steady and swift growth
OF the movement throughout the re-
PUBLIC, has created even at the ma
IonaI palace spirit of pessimism
easily perceptible.
Huerta and his counselors BETRAYED
their dependency by concentrating
all efforts on reopening the National
Tallroao from Mexico City to Laredo
II was believed that if this line could
be opened the effect abroad might he
Snch as to enable them to market
ponds for which foreign bankers were
given options. and Huerta's forces
could thus prolong the fight. The
ca1npalgn against Matamoras was
practlcaily abandoned in order to use
an available troops along the rail-
road.
ENFORCED service has provided Huer-
ia with an army of perhaps $4,000
men, but of such character that gov
ernment commanders dare not defach
small bodies of troops for scouting or
other work Bugle calls might NOT