The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-29
Tense Situation i'm
Mexico Is Reaching
the Breaking Point
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official; November rs, James Wallace at
Tampico.
1t is further said from the unofficial rec
ords that Wallace is the seventh Ameri-
can killed by Caranza soldiers in Tampico
district.
Immediately on receipt OF the news of
the death of Wallace the state depart
nnent ordered Investigation and further
repors on the details
| Investigation and report on the new
phases of the Jenkins case raised in the
Mexican note refusing to meet this gov
ernment's demand for the consular
| agents immediate release, already had
been ordered
SITUATION WORSE
| The whole effect of the days develop
ments was to put the Mexican situation,
already acknowledged bad, into the wors.
light of prabably more than year. The
reports of fighting in Mexico City and
the reported fight of Caranza, should
they be verified, are expected to have a
material bearing upon it. So far as re-
vealed no news was received directly from
Mexico City. Tie state and war depart
ments and the department of justice, all
OIL WHICH Hdu Dttu IECclNiilS liiloi Hd'icii
recently tending to forecast such de-
ve1opment, set about seeking further in
formation and veriication of the day 9
reports which came to the border.
There was just a suspicion that the
trouble in the Mexican capital was re-
action from the execution of General
Felipe Angeles at Chihuahua City agains;
which many Mexicans, including Car
ra MA supporters protested vigorously.
I'm for time
that the preiiminaries of the Mexican
presidential CAMPAIGN were waxing warm
4 with Carranza and Obregon as the CHIEF
figures.
Obregon has been touring the coun-
! try and is Just about due at Manzanillo,
| one of the Pacific coast ports controlled
! by Carranza forces. Although the re-
| port of an outbreak seemed to be the
| logical consequence to an accumulation
{, of information at hand. there was a
| disposition to await further news be-
| fore considering it real factor in the
/ situation.
| A change of government in Mexico,
/ It was pointed out might point the
| way to solution of the present diff
| culties.
/ On the other hand, 1t was said a
| change in government might be accom-
panied by such disturbances and spolia-
| ton Oh lOTc1S HCio anu ASiNt6 II PA0f->- .
| as to present itself as an added cause
! for action.
! So far the situation has been handled
almost entirely by the cabinet under
| the guidance of Secretary Lansing.
| President Wilson, who hitherto has
| handled the Mexican crisis personally,
has been unable because of his illness
| to take active charge of it.
| In view of the climax which now
| seems to have been added by the Wal
lace killing to the long list of affronts,
the best available opinion is that the
| government will frame its next step
with great elaboration, probably
awaiting full and verified details from
Tampico. and if it decides to act will
ACCOMPANY its decision with a complete
record framed to make clear its tusti-
| fication.
| There was considerable agitation for
positive action among senator's and
! representatives gathering for the re-
converting of Congress Monday. Senator
| Ashhurst of Arizona, democrat, char
! acterized the state departments policy
so far as running "a big bluff with a
| bob tail flush,
The most definite official expression
obtainable to define the governments
! intention was that the negotiations
would not be prolonged and that once
coursA were decided upon the gov