The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-13
ANARCHY IN MEXICO,
WILSON Is ADVISED
Daily Reports on Critical Stu
alton There Are Sent to
President.


WAsHINGToN. Jan. 12.-Despte the
suppressive tactics employed by the
State Department with regard to every
item OF news coming from Mexico It has
become generally known Ia Washington
that the situation in Mexico recently has
become 30 critical tina. President Will
son has demanded daily cable advices
and Is being kept apprised Of every move
of the Carranga Gov eminent.
When President Wilson went to
Europe he took with him among other
things not directly related to the bust
ness OF the peace conference a complete
file OF documents and reports on the
Mexican problem. Since his arrival
overseas the reports received by the
state department from the Consuls at
various points in Mexico, with the re-
ports Of the agents OF the State Depart
ment, the bureau uf military intelligence
and the bureau % Investigations OF the
Department of Justice, have disclosed
from day TO day that the situation has
been growing more and more critical
In some States OF the republic there
IL complete anarchy. For example in
the rich State of Oaxaca, never section
IN which the CarranZista Government
enjoyed much popularity, 1t Is reported
that conditions are well nigh anarchical.
Complete disruption OF law and order
prevails in the mining regions In the
oil country things have lately been
going from bad 10 worse, and in num-
her OF Instances important wells have
been sealed to protect the supply from
the s'upendOus waste which might be
effected II in the midst of the perennial
civil strife n confagration was started,
On such points as these the Die re-
ports TO President Wilson dwell az great
length For example. the record OF out
law activities In Mexico shows that
within a days motor run of the impor
'ant gulf port of Tampico there have
been in single year 80 holdups OF pay
masters travelling to pay on the opera
tiVes at the various of producing plants.
The loot OF these robberies varied in
amounts, but the aggregate was high.
The largest sum stolen In any one OF
these attacks was $4,000.
In one OF the holdups of paymasters
within two miles OF Tampico the rife
fire which accompanied the attack was
clearly heard aboard the United States
Monitor Ozark. lying In the Panuco
River of the town. On the following
morning It vas discovered that tive men.
some OK then. American minor corpora
ton officials. had been killed by the BAN
dts.
Meanwhile before the Overman com
mlttee now investigating German propa-
Candist activities in the United States
the subject OF the interrelat.n between
the pro German workers In the United
States and agents Of the kaiser's Gov
eminent in Mexico shortly will become
the subject of a closer scrutiny than
that previously extended by the investi-
gators he subcommittee has in hand
data tending TO show that the under
standing between the pro German
agents here and in Mexico was OF the
most intimate character.
The subcommittee has been put in
possession OF Information by witnesses
In the Government service who can tell
them some startling facts with refer
euce to Germans stirring up trouble for
the American and British oil producers.