Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-29
INTERVENTION IN MEXICO SAID
TO BE UNDER CON-
SHERATON.
WARNING FACTIONS FAIL
TO GET TOGETHER
Wilson to Send Warning as PreIimin'
airy Step to More Drastic Action
Bryan admits Many Mexieans Are
Starving and That Suffering 10
Widespread.

Washington, May Designs that
watchful waiting in the case of Mex
| leo is nearing at an end began to ap-
pear here late today. The utter failure
| of this policy either to protect Ameri-
! can life, American property, the lives
of foreigners or to bring about peace
/ in Mexico has not only long since be-
come obvious to the public, but there
are indications the administration Is
getting weary of IT,
President Wilson has decided to
serve notice on all the warning fac
, lions in Mexico that conditions in that
country have become intolerable and
that unless they, themselves compose
the situation soon some other means
may have to be employed to accom-
plish the result.
The first intiriatioh of the presi-
dents determination to take this step
came in his appeal issued as head OF
the American Rea Cross setting forth
that due to several years of internal
disturbances" the unfortunate people
of many parts of Mexico have been
reduced to the verge of starvation ana
urging contributions to relief funds.
To Issue Statement.
Later the White House gave out
the following:
When the presidents appeal for
aid for the Mexicans was issued II
was also stated at the executive Of
fees that a statement from the presi-
dent on the present situation in Mex
leo might be expected within the next
few days"
This statement has been prepared
and will be issued after the cabinet
meeting next Tuesday and then com
municated to the leaders of alh4the
Mexican factions.
Officials at the White House and
state department declined to state
what the presidents statement con-
tanned. but denied that recognition ~
any faction was now contemplated.
It was stated authoritatively that
while friends OF Carranza here had
been pressing for recognition the
Washington officials had not been i'm
pressed with the ability of any of the
contending chiefs to restor. order. IKE
present action it was said, was not in
tended to assist one faction at the ex-
pense OF another. but to demand in
effect. that the Mexicans arrive at an
early settlement Of their troubles or at
least provide for the sustenance of the
starving population.
Moneomhatants Starving.
While America Is crying out al the
fate of Belgium. the helpless Mexican
noncombatan.s are starving at our
very doors
It is supposed the president will soon
warn the leaders of the warning fac
tons that there must be relief given
and intolerable conditions improved.
Whether he will go so far as to give
warning of intentions to use armed
forces unless famine conditions are re-
lieved remains to be seen.
One of the highest officials of the
government was asked To-Day II there
would be Intervention.
at will not be immediate" he re-
piled, with emphasis on the immediate.
Talk of intervention which has been
dormant ever since the European war
diverted attention from the situation
nearer home, was Immediately revived
by the White House statement. Many
diplomats who interpreted the days
events as the forerunner of new pol
icy thought intervention was an in
evitable outcome of the situation and
that the United States was paving the
way for such action by notifying the
world of its purpose to take the step
for the sake of humanity. They point
ed out that similar utterance had
preceded intervention in Cuba in 1898.
Not to Appropriate Supplies.
The belief was widespread in Of
/, fetal and diplomatic circles tonight that
ian immediate effect Of the forthcoming
statement will be to give warning that
relief supplies must not be appropriat-
ed by the military factions and that
they must assist in feeding the starry
| ing populace.
| While the presidents statement will
not say specifically the alternative
! course in case it is not needed. the
general trend of comment tonight indf-
Gated that the United States govern
ment as first step in such con-
! tingency would insist on keeping the
railroad between Vera Cruz and Mex
| leo City open for the transportation OF
supplies, and might even deliver its
supplies to the people in other Mexican
cities by governmental agencies.
The governments plans. it is said,
will take several weeks to be worked
|