Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-04
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e or not crisis between Mexico
lnd the United States will result
from the statement to be issued
~ President Wilson after the
Cabinet meeting on Tuesday will
depend upon the way it is receiv-
ed by the leaders of the Mexican
factions.
The President will state the
facts about the famine conditions
in Mexico as he has learned them
from Duvall West and other of
his special representatives, and
will announce the desire and the
of the United States to
relieve the situation through the
agency of the Red Cross.
he will make it plain that the
United States cannot look with
indifference or complacency upon
such suffering and distress as the
civil population of Mexico is now
enduring because of food condi-
tions brought about by the long
continuance of revolutionary war
fare.
He will offer the generous help
of the United States to relieve
the famine conditions and will
inform the leaders of the Mexican
factions that the United States
expects cooperation in the carry.
ing out of its high and unselfish
humanitarian plans.
Already alarmed by the reports
that President Wilson has de.
termined upon a more vigorous
policy, the Carranza agency in
Washington got busy today, is.
suing reassuring statement in
, regard to the food situation in
the republic.
According to these statements
President Wilson has been mis-.
informed. There is. stated the
agency, no real famine in Mex.
leo, only a temporary short
age" of food, which will be me!
when the next harvest arrives,
and which will be tided over by
the action Of the Carranza, O,
Constituencies, government in
gathering large quantities Of
supplies in sections of the coun'
try it controls and distributing
foodstuffs where needed.
Regardless of what the agency
reported, however, official Wash.
ington is awaiting with deep in.
terest the issuance of President
Wilson's statement. It is no,
believed that the belated efforts
of either faction in Mexico to
take action for the relief of the
famine sufferers will cause him
to withhold his warning.
The message given out by the
Carranza agency reads:
| Scarcity of food, while gen.
eral, is not serious, except II
Mexico City, where Zapatist.
have been unable to cope with
the situation. Carranza is pre-
Iparing now to alleviate condition.
and will better them when til.
Constituencies forces enter
Grain and provisions are now be
ing gathered to supply the city
10 her parts of the country repor
no such harassing conditions
We will be able to weather short
age until the harvesting of the
next crop.
Not a single case of death
from starvation has been report
ed in the entire country. Thi,
YEARS crop will be tlree-fourth.
LOT normal. At this time much
provisions are being imported
and the opening of conmunica
tions with Mexico City will brinf
a food of orders by merchants TO-
foodstuffs from the United States
The Constituencies Govern
ment in states where condition,
are the worst is distributing cor,
and flour and selling them at cos
price.
1T is utterly false that ther,
is any possibility of famine
Conditions are mending daily
with the increase of transporta
ton facilities, due to the success.
of Constitutionalist arms"
A statement issued tonight BY
the Red Cross, however, puts ar
entirely different face on the
situation. 1t says:
Conditions in Mexico are
growing steadily worse. A,
Monterey several thousands Of
persons are fed daily. Many re.
fined families apply at night fol-
aid. The farmers from the sur.
rounding country are coming ia
the city to buy corn to feed their