The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-03
TIP TO MEX|CANS
WILL CARRY HINT
OF INTERVENTION
President to Advise Leaders If
They Can't Restore Peace
Outside interference will
Be Necessary.
CABINET TO PASS ON NOTE
Faction Chiefs Will Be Asked
to Agree Upon Government
This Country Can
Recognize.
CABINET TO PASS ON NOTE

washington, Tune THE details Of
President Wilson's statement regard
ng the Mexican situation will not be
earned until Tuesday, but it was I'M
lerstood that the different Mexican
leaders are to be informed that the time
has come for peace to be established
in the southern republic, n to agree
upon a government which the United
States can recognize. The statement OF
the president Is expected to recite the
conditions in Mexico as Duyal West and
other agents " portrayed them and
discuss the approaching famine. The
president will point out that the Uni
ted States has awaited patiently for the
Mexican factions to reach an agree
ment and while this statement which
will be sent all the Mexican factional
leaders will not the course the
United States expects to take. il will
point u that conditions have become
intolerable and must be remedled by
outside influences TO wrest the re-
public from its state of anarchy.
Embargo Considered.
h advisabiIity OF placing an en-
barge on the expectation OF arms and
ammunition to Mexico has been strong
ly urged as n way OF ending the
troubles.
A statement by the American Red
Cross declared conditions In Mexico are
growing steadily worse.
1t declares that at Monterey several
thousand persons are fed daily and
many families are forced to apply at
night for assistance.
The Red Cross statement further
stated that at TampicO food Is about
exhausted. while at Vera Cruz and in
the surrounding country, famine con-
ditions prevail.
At Jalapa, the capital Of the state
OF Vera Cruz, the general conditions
ore ranNrtn1 aG nnnnlfn1 nf1fra9utnr
scenes are said to ave occurred when
rations were given out. About $500
women were collected in line at 7 In
the morning and stood in the sun until
nearly noon for fear OF losing their
turns in line. Many of them tainted
n some were injured and on some
occasions even killed.
On the west coast. the inhabitants
are reported as starving. Acapulco Is
said to be practically without food.
When a boatload of corn was brought
into the city the people mad a rush to
get the grain and several children were
trampled to death and number OF
women injured.
In Mexico City, according to the re-
port, the situation Is growing very
grave. AS early as March 100, 900 per-
sons were reported suffering from
hunger. Epidemics of smallpox and
typhoid fever are reported and Sc
rious food riots nave occurred.
While the RED Cross was giving out
this statement. the Carranza agency
was making public a cablegram from
Vera Cruz declaring that there was no
possibility of Il famine.
The constitutionalist agency here
today made public a personal telegram
from General Carranza which said
no merchandise a BEEN taken from
the international committee" and
added:
Mexico City is now receiving grain
via Atoluca and upon its retaking by
the constitutionalist forces abundant
provisions will be introduced"