Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-01
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from apprehension, more personal lib
erty, and q larger measure of pros
perity owing to the influx of American
money than they have known in many
years. Many even assert that they
would cheerfully subscribe to any pol
icy of the United States which would
insure them a continuation of the
present conditions and the extension
of these conditions to the rest of the
republic.
Many Factions i'm Mexico
Some careful observers among the
Mexicans, however, take a pessimistic
view and do not believe that anything
short of complete American occupa-
tion of Mexico would bring about these
desired results. They point out that
many factions are striving for power
in various sections of the republic.
The entire State of Morelos is abso-
lutely controlled by the followers Of
Zapata, while the State of Guerrero is
under the jurisdiction of the Figueroa
brothers.; furthermore, northern Mex
leo, much of the western coast and
isolated points elsewhere, such as
Tampico, are controlled or hemmed
in by the supporters of Carranza and
Villa. In the capital Provisional
President Huerta Is in the saddle, but
strong factions favoring Carranza,
Felix Diaz, or some other aspirant to
the presidency, are intriguing against
Huerta and each other. Zapata and
the Figueroa brothers have been run
ming things in the country they control
without regard to any claims of CEN
trail power. Such States are virtually
independent principalities within the
borders of the distracted republic.
This statement of general conditions
| is made by MeXioans to support the
idea that complete American occupa-
tion is the only thing that will bring
lasting peace.
Endorse Occupation Idea
There is also an element of Mexi-
cans and American refugees now in
Vera Cruz who express doubt that the
mediation undertaken by Argentina,
Brazil and Chile, or similar negotia-
tions, will bring about a stable coali-
! ton of the warning factions in the
republic or result in the re-establish-
m ent of order. They are of the opin-
ion tha. personal jealousies would pre-
vent tn selection of any leader to rep
resent them all. and they unhesitating-
| ly declare that, in their opinion, ambi-
tion and not patriotism actuates a
great majority Of the Mexican fac
! tionists
1t Is apparent that local opinion of
the future is most conflicting. Another
idea presented to-day by thoughtful
| Mexicans is that the only solution of
the problem lies in a partial occupa-
tion of Mexico by the United States
and the establishment under American
protection of a government similar to
the one formed In Nicaragua, which
would later be succeeded by duly
elected Mexican officers, the Aneri-
cans supervising the elections and
vouching for their fairness. The idsa
is receiving considerable endorseme emf
from group of Mexican officials who
have remained in the city
| The American authorities, civil
naval and army are making every eff
fort to disseminate throughout the re.
! public truthful pictures of the benevo.
LEM rule already established in Eerf
Cruz. There is reason to believe alsc
that Washington is quietly worlSins
[ to this same end through military ant