Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
INTERVENTION BY v. s.
PREDICTED IN WASHINGTON
carranza Busy failing Merchants Who
Refuse to Pay Double Duty-Nsw
President Arrogant and Must Be
curbed, According to Reports From
Mesieo-Funsten Wants Large Force.


United States.
This is the sensational news which
has been suppressed for three days bJ
the war department. 1t became public
accidentally Sunday and now 1t looks
! es If the Mexican trouble is about to
blaze up again and American army
| officers are predicting intervention by
the United States before the war in
| Europe ends.
Strains Patience Of Wilson.
Since becoming provisional president
General CarranZa has conducted him.
self in a manner that has strained the
patience of he administration almost
to the breaking point.
In official circles It is declared that
Carranza has turned traitor TO tho
! United States. which gave him his
power by driving out Huerta and that
! from the day he assumed dictatorship
over the affairs OF the republic OF Mex
| leo he has harrassed Americans and
has done everything possible to make
himself and his government obnoxious
| to the United States government.
Hopes to Curb carranza.
| President Wilson is still patient. still
watchfully waiting, and still hoping 10
| bring Carranza TO a realization Of his
| obligation to the United States. He Is
awaiting the outcome OF the mission OF
| his personal representative. Paul Fuller.
| who is on his way to Mexico city, ard
hoping that it will result in an an
nouncement of the new provislona.
presi dent that he Will reform his ways.
| The hope of President Wilson is not
| reflected in army circles. 1t is known,
for instance. although the news has
been suppressed by the administrator
that General Funston has cabled from
Vera Cruz asking for additional troops.
HIS request has not been complied
with
Believe Crisis at Hand.
| Shortly after Carranza entered Mex
leo City. Secretary Of the Navy Daniels
/, began ordering back vessels OF me
American feet which have been sta :
toned on the east coast at vera CRUZ
| and Tampico. This movement has
ceased. and it is now announced at the
navy department that no more vessels
1 will be ordered home for The present.
! Officers Of the general staff are franh
lin admitting that they believe crisis
Is at hand and that the Mexican sitla :
ton is more grave today than al an!
time during the Huerta regime except
possibly. the few days preceding anc
Immediately after the occupation o.
!vera Cruz by American armed forces.
carranza Has Been Arrogant.
Since the first day he assumed power
Iaccording to official dispatches re-
ceiyed nv the war department, Car
rama has been acting in an arrosah
and high handed manner
One of his first acts was to cut OF
1.-THE line Of communication between
Vera Cruz and Mexico City. he re
fused TO allow any trains to pass Owe
the railroad between the two cities AM
ordered the telegraph wires cut, &C
cording to the information received.
The protest sent to him by messen
ger by Brigadier General Funston wa
unheeded. 1t was not until Brigaole
General Funston ordered that all tn
> railroad equipment at Vera cruz,
within the American zone OF influence
should be coniscated that Carranz
, came to his senses and permitted tn
, resumption of traffic between the tW
cities.
This fact has been known at the wa
department for several days, but ha
e been kept from the public by orders c
E the highest government officials.
: Another face which has been sup
pressed is that hundreds of bushes
: men. both Mexicans and foreigner
have been thrown into Jail by Carran
n za's orders because they refused I
S nav his government a second " dut
on goods which they have imported.
Since the occupation of Vera Cruz b
the American forces the customs {
that port have been administered
speciallv designated American army oil
= fcers. All duties, according to tn
Mexican tariff, have been paid to tn
officer. and, while no direct statemel
has been issued by the administratio
concerning the disposition of thes
funds. it is generally understood tn;
they would be held in escrow pendir
a settlement of American and oth'
foreign claims for damages infiicte
during the war.
Such a settlement can not be MAJ
until a permanent government is estai
lished and recognized by the Unite
States.
Business Men IN Jail.
Carranza, however, according to o
fetal dispatches, has demanded fro
importers who have once paid duty
the American officials that they shs
again pay duty to him. and on failu
to receive the money he has prompt
thrown them into Jail. 1t is report,
that several hundred business men
/ prominence now are in Jail on this a
count.
Members Of the general staff belle
that even President Wilson's patien
can not sustain such affronts as &c
eraI Carranza has been putting up
Americans and the United States go
eminent much longer. They believe
crisis is at hand, and that interventi
must follow.
Urge Big Force in Mexico.
They counsel the sending of a lar
err force into Mexico. They believe tn
he while a small invading force might /,
IT. timately be successful, 1t will be eco
he omy of lives. time, and money to Sc
e. a quarter OF million OF men to occu
re Mexican soil. Such large force tn
ne believe, would awe the Mexicans in
e. complete submission. without its co.
ing single life; while, II q small arr