The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-21
Anarchy Reign Imminent in
NeighbOr Republic.
WAR OF SHORT DURATION
Little Resistance Anticipated IL
War Is Waged.
Too Late for Mediation, Asserts
Washington Official.
BY J. p. YODER.

Washington. June 'z1--Ihe NdI
rama government is nearing It's eho'
a high administration official said to-
day. The machinery is crumollns anu
only an unexpected right-about-race
in C'arranZa's METHODS can prevent the
,-overDme- complete dislnteSratlon'
This official declared, even long
enough enough for it to be replaced
by a government sufficiently strong 20
prevent near-anarchy in the southern
republic.
such a situation has been prophe-
sled for months by some war and state
department officials Because the ad-
r1,inistra tiop il was repeatedly an
nounced publicly, has insisted on CIV
ing the CarranZa government every
chance to restore Mexico TO real
status among nations. such official
prophets were given scaDt attention-
In some instances, administration OH
eials have declared Such prophecy un-
confirmed by official reports, saying
1infavorable conditions existed only in
isolated cases
BIIt todav no official could be found
Who did not ADMIT. privately at least.
that wa tchful waiting has run its
course.
Need New Mex. Government.
Officials themselves today pointed
10 the note sent Carranza as evidence
that President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing are finally convinced that
some other man than Carranza- and
some other government than the pres
eut de facto structure is needed to
bring Mexico out of her ten-year
period of revolution, rebellion and
strife. No better evidence of this at
titude of the administration could be
found today than the statement of a
high administration official who said:
This government still hopes for a
peaceful settlement of the Mexican
situation; we are yet far removed from
war or intervention. But even should
ftbecomenecessary through some overt
act of Carranza or his armed forces
for the punitive expedition to take up
a more serious task, who would our
armed forces set out to fight 20
Policing Country. Problem.
War department officials declared
that in the event of real trouble, they
expected no more than two or possibly
three real enga gementS but there
would be still left the more serious
work of policing and pacifying the
country south of the Rio Grande.
1t would not be matter, they say
of taking two or three strategic posi-
tons by force of arms and then treat
ing with the esta blished government
for peace, fer they are convinced that
one or two decisive victories fol-
American arms would break any re-
naming hold Carranza has on the
Mexican government.
Reports were in circulation today
that efforts may be made by the Lat
in-Arperican governments to bring
about mediation of the differences be.
tween the United States and Mexico
Latin-American diplomats from tbs
first have deprecated the presence o.
American troops in Mexico.
No Offers of Mediation.
Secretary Lansing said no offers O.
mediation had yet been made either
by Latin-American governments or b!
King Alfonso of Spain, who had beer
appealed to by Spanish residents O
Mexico City to offer his services a
mediator.
It was clearly indicated that condi
tons have gone too far to conside
any mediatory steps. The trouble be
tween the United States and Mexic,
is too deep rooted to be susceptible
to settlement by any means othe
than force.
The United States has been menacet
by Mexicans since the overthrow O
the Diaz revolution
Officials are convinced there is n,
hope of relief except by maintaining
force in Mexico sufficient to restor
order and stable government and nov
that such a force has been assembled
they insist the United States shall
not withdraw until the job is complets