The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-24
Intervention"
Warning Given In
Mexican Extra

MEXICO CITY, July "a. 80 The
constantly increasing space devoted
by Bexico City newspapers to the
relations between the United States
and Mexicoculminated yesterday in
the issue Of an extra edition by Ell
Universal carrying the seven column
headline "Mexico and the United
States" Underneath is another sew
en- column headline in smaller type
saying "United States press affirms
preparations continue for armed in
tervention; General Diskman, chief Of
southern operations"
The body of the reading matter
contains summaries of stories, most
of them taken from New York news
papers and sent by special correspond
ents or clipping bureaus regarding re-
cent incidents in Mexico involving
Americans and the reported moboliza-
ton of large armed forces along the
frontier. Other stories tell of anti
Mexican cartoons appearing in Amer
ican newspapers and of declarations
with regard to Mexico made by Under
Secretary of State Polk and Major
General Leonard Wood. Part of the
extra is given over to a story print
ed in the New York World discount
ing the Intervention stories.
Mention is made of recent report
published here that officers of the
American army of occupation of Ger
many are busily studying a campaign
for an invasion of Mexico.
The newspapers of the capital have
ben unblishing statements by various
personages, notably Ygnacio Bonillas
ambassador to the United States, and
General Candido Aguilar, former for
eign minister, dealing with the pres
ent cordial relations between the Unit
ed States and Mexico and Mexico's
anxiety to enact legislation, especial.
ly regarding oil claims, that will salts.
fly all parties.
Although a great volume of matter
has been printed regarding incidents
which may affect the present interna
tional relations much reserve has beer
shown by government officials whose
positions are high enough to give theil
statements authority. Due to thu
serious illness of his wife, Presiden
Carranza has been forced to ,absen
himself from the executive office TO
several days. The presidents auth
orized statement to the press afte
the crossing of the frontier recent.
at Juarez by American troops ha
been the only official statement from
him on the international situation.
General Juan Barragan, of tn
presidential staff, is quoted by the Ex
celsior as saying that the government
has ordered a strict investigation of ;
recent incident in the Tampico region
and the punishment of those guilt.
of these offenses. The newspape
adds that foreigners have been pre-
suming too much on the immunit.
they believed was de to aliens ant
venturing into rebel territory, there
by adding to the difficulty of the gov
ernment and the military command
ers in the disturbed sections.
An unnamed government officia
also is quoted as declaring that tn
Cheyenne incident lacks Importance
that it cannot be compared with tn,
Dolphin incident at Tampico in 1871
during the Huerta regime which re
suited in the landing of American
forces at Vera Cruz.
The general sentiment here, as re
f1ected by the newspapers shows mucl
concern over the present status Of in
ternational relations and also the out
Washington on the Mexican polio
and the probable course the Mexi
can congress will pursue with regar,
to oil legislation,