Connecticut western news., 1916-05-18
LATIN NATIONS WILL BACK J. s.
Said to Agree to Mexican IG,
 terVentiOn.
NAVE CHANGED ATTITUDE.

Believe Patience of This Country Has
 Been Stretched to Utmost-Will Lene
 EuII Moral Support if Government
 Decides to Put End to Chaotic Con.
 ditions.
 The American government has receiY. @E0 unofficial assurances from the gov. ernments of Argentina. Brazil. Chile Bolivia. Uruguay and Guatemala that Ghey will intcrrosc no objections if the United States finds it necessary to in GeTVene in Mexico.
 Although the president is determined Go avoid such a step if ii is possible to do so, the assurances of moral support received from these governments are regarded as a powerful lever in the diplomatic negotiations with Carranza snasmuch as all six of these powers Joined with the United States last fall 3n deciding to recognize the CarranZa government after a vain appeal to the two factions in Mexico to get together
 Although the source of the infOrma- E1on cannot be disclosed, it can be stat ei authOritatively that not only have a9HeSe six Latin-American powers signi- fled their willingness to keep hands off. but their informal assurances have kone so far as to indicate their willing mess to back up the United States with 'Ssl the moral support they could muster.
 Have Changed Their Tune. Throughout the tortuous progress of Mexican developments one of the seri- oms factors which the administration gfas had to face has been the attitude of fhe rest of the Latin-American repub- Hes. Sus piciOus always of the inten- lions of the United States. Latin-Amer- tca has looked askance at anything like the use of the mailed fist on the part of Fisis country toward any of the Latin republics.
 These same six powers during the pan-American Mexican conference last fall made it plain in assurances to Gen, teral Carranza that they would not sub Scribe to any step by the United States Rocking to armed intervention i'll Mex Sc@.
 According to the information which fas been brought to the president tfsere has recently been a decided change of heart on the part of the countries in question.
 Convinced now that the United States has no ulterior purpose with respect to Mexico, high officials of these cOun- trkeS, the president has been advised appreciate the fact that he has strained the limits of patience in dealing with the situation and that the American 913i hos cfn Mexican outlaws than the public of any other nation would have.
 ascott's Report Hopeful.
 Officials of the administration, how ever, are still hopeful that intervention can be avoided. They were greatly en- sNuraged by a report received from Major General Hugh l.. Scott follow 1Hg the adjournment of his conference with General Obregon.
 1'he report confirmed the impression Es3at while the conference did not re. stlit in any formal agreement, tacit understanding was reached which, un- 1eSs an untoward incident should Oc- rs1r, would enable the military forces 0e the two governments to act in har- 33ony.
 General Scott said in his report that Following the last conference Genera! Gbregon had given orders for the move nEent of large force of Carranzistas under General TrevinO into the Parra1 district and into the districts of Chi hsafua and COahuila, opposite the Big Bend section of Texas, for the purpose of cleaning up the bandits who at tackled Glen Springs and Boquillas.
 3n this connection General Scott in affs>ated his belief that General Obregor WAS in better position to command the support of his troops than had he sign ef an agreement, which might have 0esen miscOnstrued by the Mexican peo Esse. The American chief of staff de scribed the situation generally as yer! favorable.