Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-08
CAREFUL STUDY
BEING MADE Of
THE SITUATION
IN OLD MEXICO
American Government Keep
ing Close Tab on Develop
mentS South of the Inter-
national Border.
RECOGNITION MAY Be
ASKED FOR SHORTLY
Many of the Same Men Who
Conducted the Affairs I'm
der Carranza Are Active
Under New Regime,

! sN Sossiso JOURNAL sPsciAL LEASED Wisn
Washington, July : (by the AS
sociated Press The Mexican stua-
tion is receiving more careful study
by the American government than
has any subject since the Paris
peace conference 1t was stated to-
day at the state department. This
is with view to according recog-
milton TO de la Huerta's provisional
government providing satisfactory
assurances are given that ii can
and will maintain order and live up
| to It's obligations respecting the
protection of the lives and property
of foreigners.
Iglesias Calderon. the special en-
voy sent by de la Huerta to ask
recognition, will ask for another
conference with Acting Secretary
! Davis as soon as he has discussed
the situation with the members of
| his staff, who have Just arrived here
! from Mexico City
| American officials, 1t is stated
authoritatiVely are impressed with
| the evident sincerity of the ex-
/ pressions OF Provisional President
| de la Huerta and OF the efforts 10
bring about order in Mexico. but
| they have taken note that the ae-
tive workers in the various depart
ments of the Mexican government
have not been changed and that
| the newly appointed cabinet off,
GERS leave the work of their offices
chiefly to the same men who con-
Quoted the affairs under Carranza.
Former Carrancistas Active. +.
Reports reaching Washington
| from Mexico City state that for
eigners who went to the Mexican
capital to compose their differences
between their ompanies--agricul-
tural, mining and manufacturing
are forced TO deal with the very
men who they formerly dea
with and in some cases the men
who conducted the confiscation of
their properties under Carranza.
and that they are Meeting with the
same difficulties az before.
General Obregon's desires to re-
duce the size Of the army, as has
been reported In official and unoi
fetal advices from Mexico City, are
believed by officials TO be sincere,
but it is noted the army have been
increased by thirty thousand men
as result of the revolution. Off
OF efforts that are being made to
'moralize' the army by stopping the
abuses to life and property
General Gales has issued
strong order of the plaza on this
subject.
Cost of Army at Present.
The treasury department has es-
timated that the cost of the army
at present is one million pesos a
day, and Salvatore Alvarado. act
ing secretary OF the treasury, of
ficially announced that there were
eight or ten thousand people liv-
ing on the nation by the padding "
payrOlls.
Reports from the border today
that Villa had signed an armistice
has not been confirmed In advices
received by the department.
one of the most serious of the
military abuses that the govern
ment has not vet been able to cor
rect is the Withholding of railway
cars and locomotives in spite of
specific orders for their return to
the owners. More than 1000 cars
are still in the possession of the
military and the railway operators
say it is impossible 20 maintain
freight or passenger schedules un-
less the cars are restored to them.
Gen. Luis NJ. Hernandez has been
sent on a tour of inspection of all
the lines with orders to compel the
military chiefs to return the cars.
school Teachers Not Paid
The school teachers in Mexico
City have not been paid since June
I n y
to the senate asking for the resto-
ration of the department of public
instruction which was was destroy
ed by Carranza.
Jose Vasconsales. who has been
restored a rector of the university
after having been driven into exile.
issued a proc 'amation on resuming
his duties, of which the opening
sentence was: 1T was with feel
ing of grief and sorrow that I
come to this head of ruins of what
was once a department (of educa-
tion) which had begun to direct
public opinion along the paths of
modern culture"
Difficulties OF reorganization and
administration apparently are not
the most serious facing the new
INtpOllS ltNViNCu Ut
the state department today from
its representatives in that country
told of several new revolutionary
disturbances in various parts of the
country These seem to be distinct
from the movement led by Fran
cisco villa and while not consider
ed serious. department officials In
their efforts to analyze the whole
Mexican situation are giving them
careful study.
Great Task to Perform.
Officials frankly state that the
new regime in Mexico has a great
task to perform before r1he country
is restored to anything like normal
conditions. They fully appreciate
the difficulties that confront the
new administration and say they
are anxious to give what aid they
can consistently with the protec-
tion of the rights Of Americans in
Mexico.