The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-06-02
MUST AGREE ON GOVERNMENT
UNITED STATES WOULD PUT END
To REIGN OF CHAOS IN
MEXICO.
President Wilson Makes Statement
Public ON Tuesday. hut Il L. Under
stood That Demand VIII nc Made
by United States to- Cease Fight
ing.

ously seek To end the chaos I'm Mexico.
Until President Wilson makes public
on Tuesday n statement he has pre-
pared. details OF his plans will not be
known. but II was understood to-
night the various Mexican leaders
will be informed that the time has
come for them To- stop lighting be-
tween themselves ana agree on gov Z.
srnment which the United States can
recognize.
II is expected that the statement
will recite famine conditions In the
Southern republic az Duval West and
other government agents have por-
trayed them. The president Will point
out how patiently the American gov .
ernment has waited for the Mexican
factions to adjust the problem them
selves. and how helpless the Mexican
people generally have become I'm ths
hands of the military elements.
The statement. which is TO he sent
TO all the factional leaders. will not
announce the course the United
states expects TO follow in case an
agreement does not result. but will
point out that conditions have be-
come intolerable and must be rem
edied by outside influences IL there
are no elements In the country with
sufficient capacity to wrest the re, ,
public from Its state of anarchy. The
advisability OF placing AN embargo on
the expectation OF arms and am.
munition To- Mexico has been urged
az one means of putting n stop IT,
fighting there.
A Rel Cross statement issued to =.
night pictured conditions among the
Mexican civilian population as de-
piorable with famine spreading from
city TO city and through the outly-
ing districts.
Conditions are growing steadily
worse" said the statement. "At Mon
tsrey several thousands are fed daily.
Farmers from the surrounding coun-
Try are coming to the city to buy
corn. but can not obtain e. Null
titudos are on the, verge OF starvation.
AT Durango tre sovornment's ot.
forts 20 keep Down tie ,Tlce OF food
supplies failed. Food supplies are he
coming 30 scarce and the cost so high
that the poorer classes are unable TO
buy.
AT Tampico all food is about ex-
hausted. Conditions In outlying dis
tricts are worse. and tales of the star
walton OF the poor people are con-
stantly coming into the city.
AT Vera Cruz and I'm the surround
ing country famine conditions pre-
vail AT Jalapa the general condi.
uons Of the town Is appalling Money
was raised by the chamber Of COM
merce to relieve the distress and corn
was Imported. but the funds were soon
exhausted. Most distressing scenes
took place at the municipal hall when
these rations were distributed. Some
$500 women were collected at 7
o'clock I'm the morning to get In line
for the distribution which began at
IL o'clock. Many after waiting for
hours went home crying, for the sup
ply ran out. and, summing up the
case. IL means the practical starvation
OF the town.
On the west coast the inhabitants
are reported as starving. When n boat
load OF corn was brought into Aca-
pulco the rush OF the people was so
great that several children were tram.
pied to death and a number OF wom-
en- injured.
In Mexico City the situation r.
grave. AZ eIrly as March 100 900
persons were reported suffering from
munger. Conditions have grown worse
and many are starving. For the food
supplies that remain fabulous prices
have been reached. so only the ricn
can buy. Epidemics prevail and med
icine Is prohibitory in price. The city
has 5000 inhabitants I'm danger ot
psrishing from hunger. misery and
e"idehdc. Six food riots have oc-
Cured"
While the Red Cross was giving this
statement the Carranza agency was
making public n telegram from Vera
CRUZ declaring there was no possi-
putty OF n famine and that the short
axe OF food was serious only I'm Mex
leo City, where the villa -Zapata gov
eminent controls.