El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-22
WILSONWATGHE5
MEXICAN AFFAIRS
President Cabled Facts Of
Murder and Robbery Of
American Officials.


Newspapers Of the L. s. and es-
peciaIly leading ones in the East are
devoting much attention 10 Mexico
and the conditions in that country
lt IS stated that president wilson IS
keeping advised about Mexico. while
he is IN Europe. The Philadelphia
Public Ledger. in its issue Of Jan
10. published from its Washington
bureau the following
The Mexican situation is receiv-
tn- daily attention from president
Wilson. who is being kept advised
hy cables from the state department
as 10 the developments which are
assuming q more serious aspect
President Wilson took TO Paris
large number Of documents and re-
ports on the Mexican problem, and
daily cables have been sent him COW
criuE reports received by the state
department from the consuls at va
rious points in Mexico, together with
the reports Of agents OF the state de-
ua-tment. the bureau Of military in
relligenCe and the bureau OF inFesti-
Stations OF the department Of justice.
These reports are said to have dis
closed. from day to day. that the sit
-ation in Mexico has been growing
more and more critical.
Oarnca in Turmoil.
AZ LAe IlEN stare OF A'aAAlar LAEh ct
section IN which tie cause OF the
Carranza government enjoyed much
popularity. g. is reported that condl-
tons are grave Complete disruption
Of law and order prevails IN the min
ing regions. i'm the oil country things
have lately been going from bad 10
worse, and. in q number Of Instances
important wells have been sealed for
the purpose OF protecting the sup
ply from the sfudeudous waste which
might be effected II. in the midst OF
civil strife conlagration should be
started
XII and Rob Americans.
The cable reports to president
Wilson dwell at great length on these
conditions For example, the record
OF outlaw activities showed that,
within a single year. within a DAYS
motor run from Tamnlco. there have
been 50 holdups OF paymasters trav-
cling through the country TO pay off
the operatives al the various oil
producing plants The loot OF these
robberies varied IN amounts. but the
aggregate was high The largest sum
stolen in any Of these attacks was
$4,000. in one OF the holdups of
company uaEmasters- within two
miles OF Tampic0, the rifle fire which
accompanied the attack was clearly
heard aboard the u. s monitor
Ozark. lying in the Pauuco river off
the town At the time the cause Of
the shooting was not known. but the
following morning Il was discovered
that i've men, some OF them Ameri-
can minor officials, had been killed
hv the bandits
ProGermnns Active.
The Orerman committee. now IN
restiEating the German propaganda
activities I'm the L. s.. has touched
the subject OF the relation between
the nroGerman workers in the T. s.
and agents Of the kaiser in Mexico.
similarly employed The committee
VIII shortly make a closer scrutiny
than that previously extended by the
investigators. The subcommittee has
On hand data tending TO show that
The understanding between the pro-
German agents I'm this country and
i1 Mexico was OF the most Intimate
character
RICH GOLD STRIKE REPORTED.
There IS a report fin FL Pas0 OF a
rich gold strike over IN eastern Chi
huahua- Mex some i miles from the
RIO Grande river. The location OF
the reported find IS said to be a secret
Homer C. Hirsch, Of Fl Paso. has ex-
hih-ted some very rich gold quartz
which Is said 70 come from the find
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