The state herald., 1919-08-22
EXHAUSTED
NOTES SENT TO cARRANZA ARE
MADE PUBLIC.
MAY ADOPT RADICAL CHANGE
TOWARD MEXICAN
GOVERNMENT.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington, Aug. 15.-In making
public the two notes on the Mexican
situation 1t was learned here that
$1,000 American troops are stationed
along the Mexican border ready for
immediate action, il President Wilson
deems intervention necessary. Amer
lean cruisers are being rushed to join
those already in American waters. Nal
Gen. Joseph I. Dckman is in COM
mnnd of the ten regiments OF infantry,
seven of cavalry and three OF artillery
now on the border.
Westinghouse evidence of the
adoption of less indulgent attitude
toward Carranzn and his failure 10
protect Americans and their property,
the administration made public today
the text of notes exchanged with tho
Mexican government last month. In
the American note demanding the cap
lure and punishment of the murdercrs
OF Peter Ostron, an American citizen
residing In San Luis Potosi, 1t was
stated that should the lives OF Amer
lean citizens continue to remain unsafe
and these murders continue by reason
Of their unwillingncss or inability of
the Mexican government to afford ade-
quatc protection, my government-the
United States-may be forced TO adopt
radical change In Its policy with re-
gard to Mexico"
1t also was learned tonight that the
President has prohibited the exporta-
tion of arms and ammunition to any
part of Mexico for the time being, at
least. The arms embargo has been on
and off during the last eight years,
but ever since the recognition OF Car
rinza In 1918, the export OF war mu-
nitlOns TO the Mexican government
has been permitted. The clamping
down Of the arms embargo now Is re-
garded as Indication that the patience
or the administration with Carrannz
Is about exhausted.
II has been demonstrated that Car.
rnn2n soldiers were using American
arms and munitlon to kill Americans
and that n large proportion of the
American munitions shipped to Car.
ranzn was sold TO Mexican rebels and
bandits by Carrnnza commanders or
exchanged for immunity from attack.
Carrnnza thus replied to the Presi.
dents threat to adopt sterner policy
In dealing with Mexico:
THE menace embraced In your note
has surprised the Mexican govern.
ment, all the more SO since II seems
strange that II should be exacted that
even In dcpopulatcd regions human
life should he protected In more per.
feet manner thnn In the most popu.
lous cities OF the most cultured coun.
tries, where bloody crimes often occur
without the respective governments
thereby becoming the object OF severe
observations"
His charge thnt oil company pnymns.
t.rs had conniyed nt robbcries perpe.
trntcd upon them brought n hot rctort
from the American oil concerns In II
protest to the State Depnr,vcnt In
which II wns stated
'"rhc pnymasters OF the companies
nre NIL known men Of long association
with the companies md would not bc
serving rs pnymnsters unless their
companies hnd thorough confidence In
their personal honesty. The belief Of
nll the representatives OF the compnn-
les IN absolute that the inslnuntlon
contained In the note from the Mexican
embassy IL entirely uniustlrled In fact.