Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-29
Jes Wallace an American Oil Man, Was Shot and Killed By Federal Soldiers Near Tampico Last Wednesday, Wallace Is the Eighth American to Be Killed In Mexico Since July 22, Situation Is Further Complicated By Reports of Revolution In Mexico City, With Caranza In Flight to Queretaro.

the Mexican note refusing to meet this governments demand for the consular agents immediate release, already had been ordred.
 The whole effect of the days de- velopments was put to the Mexican situation, already acknowledged bad, into the worst light of probably more than a year. The reports of fighting in Mexico City and the reported flight of Carranza, should they be verified, are expected to have material bearing upon it. So far as revealed no news was received directly from Mex ico City. The State and. War de- partments and the department of justice, all of which had been receiv- ing information recently tending to forecast such a development, set about seeking further information and verifi- cation of the days reports which came to the border.
 Trouble in Mexican Capital. There was just suspicion that the trouble in the Mexican capital was 8 reaction from the execution of General Felipe Angeles at Chihuahua CHy | against which many Mexicans in cluding Carranza supporters, protest ed vigorously.
 ] It has been known here for some | time that the preliminaries of the Mexican presidential campaign were waxing warm with Carranza and Ob- regon as the chief figures. Obregon has been touring the country and is just about due at Manzanilla, one of the Pacific coast ports controlled by
 Carranza forces.
 Although the report of an outbreak
 seemed to be the logical consequence
 to an accumulation of information at
 hand, there was disposition to await
 further news before considering it 2
 real factor in the situation.
 A change of government in Mexico
 1t was pointed out. might point the
 way to solution of the present diff
 culties. On the other hand, it was
 said, change in government migh
 be accompanied by such disturbance
 es and spoilation of foreigners anC foreign property as to present itsel as an added cause for action.
 So far the situation has, beer
 handled almost entirely by the cabine
 under the guidance or Secretary
 Lansing. President Wilson. who hith.
 erto has handled the Mexican crisei personally, has been unable becaus of his illness to take active charge o 5 it.
 II In view of the climax which nov seems to have been added by the Wal lace killing to the long list of af 5 fronts, the best available opinion i that the government will frame it 1 next step with great deliberatior e probably awaiting full and verife | details from Tampico, and if it de cides to act will accompany it's de cision with a complet record framed t Q make clear its Justification. Agitation For Positive Action.
 There was considerable agitation fo : positive action among senators an . representatives gathering for the re converting of congress Monday. Sen . ator Ashurst of Arizona, democrat E characterized the state department s policy so far as running "a big blu Q with bobtail flush"
 The most definite official expressio
 obtainable to define the government
 intentions was that the negotiation Il would not be prolonged, and that one s a course were decided upon the gov 'r ernment would be prepared to carry e out.