The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-04
NEW MEXICAN POLICY.
United States Has Adopted New Mex
lean POlicy-Plan to Relieve
n-COmbatantso
homage,


Wilson and his cabinet today adopted
a new Mexican policy. 1t has for its
object restoration of order and the
relief of millions Of noncombatants
from the devastation of Mexico's mil
itary elements, which have brought
about conditions described as intoler-
able.
The president read to the cabinet
a statement to be communicated to-
morrow to the leaders of all Mexican
factions, serving notice that unless
they themselves compose the situa-
ton some other means will be found
by the United States to bring about
the establishment of stable govern
ment. The statement was approved
after prolonged discussion. 1t will
be made public tomorrow.
The specific course tie United States
will pursue in the event the contend
ing factions fail to agree is not out
lined in the presidents statement but
the administrations present purpose
is to give moral support to coalition
of the best elements in Mexico, and
accord the government thereby Great
ed formal recognition. With such
recognition would come an embargo
on arms, permitting the constituted
government to receive munitions OF
war to the exclusion of all other ele-
ments and factions.
May Have to intervene.
That the governments policy, if I'M
successful in this course, might re-
ouire ultimate Intervention has been
considered, and the intention to in
sist on a settlement has not been
swayed by the possible necessity of
such action. In high executive quar-
ters, however, confidence prevails
that the expression of tae American
governments attitude will clear up
misapprehensions that have existed in
Mexico as to its intentions and bring
about the desired coalition govern
ment
TIE administration policy is the
elimination of several weeks of con-
ference between the president and his
official family. The return of Duval
West, who spent three months per-
sonally investigating conditions in
Mexico for the president, was the de-
Gliding factor
Yhe American Red Cross already
has laid plans for relief work to be
carried out in cooperation with the
state department. The Carranza
agency here has issued several state
ments denying shortage of food and
saying the stories of famine are exag-
gerated, but the Washington govern
ment is not taking these into consid
Grafton because of it's own reports.
/. To Permit Relief.
In this connection Eliseo Arredon-
do, head Of the Carranza agency,
made public tonight the following
telegram from Gen. Carranza, dated
Vera Cruz:
"Tne last military successes have
made clear the triumph of our cause
and therefore l have allowed the free
Importation of all kinds of food sup
plies into the city of Mexico"
I Tie Washington government has
repeatedly received assurances from
Gen. Carranza that food would be
permitted to be shipped to Mexico
City to relieve famine conditions.
Official reports, however, told a few
days ago of the seizure by Carranza
troops of large shipment of corn
started for the capital. A statement
by Arredondo tonight reiterated de-
nial of this charge.
Talk of an embargo on arms was
revived in official quarters today. Miss
Mabel Boardman of the American Red
Cross forwarded some suggestions
to the White House that an embargo
be declared, but later statement was
issued at the Red Cross headquarters
saying this suggestion was not made
by the society itself.
LOOting and Suffering.
Reports from many sections of the
southern republic were made public
tonight by the Red Cross, telling of
, looting and suffering. Among these
were kilograms announcing that both
the Villa and Carranza forces were
looting the property Of an American
citizen, named Ochner at Colina.
One Of these messages added:
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