Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-08
MEXICAN SITUATION
 BEFORE STATE DEPARTMENT

Washington, July 7.-(By The A. P.) The Mexican situation isS receiving more careful study by the American govern ment than has any subject since the Par is peace conference, it was stated today at the state department This is with a Huerta's provisional government pro- vided satisfactory assurances are given that it can and will maintain order and will live up to it's obligations respecting the protection of the lives and property of foreigners.
 Iglesias Calderon, the special envoy sent by De La Huerta to urge recogni- ton, 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 ar rived here from Mexico City.
 American officials, it is stated authori- tatively are impressed with the evident sincerity of the expressions of Proyis- ional President De La Huerta and of the efforts to bring about order in Mexi- co, but they have taken note that the active workers in the various depart ments of the Mexican government have not been changed and that the newly appointed cabinet officers leave the work of their offices chiefly to the, same men who conducted the affairs under Carran- "a.
 Reports reaching Washington from Mexico City state that foreigners who went to the Mexican capital to compose the differences between their companies agricultural mining and manufactur- ing-are forced to deal with the very men who hampered their work, and, in some cases, directed the conhscation of their properties under Carranza, and that they are meeting with the same difficulties as before.
 General Obregon's desires to reduce the size of the army, as has been report ed in official and unofficial advices from Mexico City. are believed by officials to be sincere, but it is noted the army has been increased by 3e,800 men as result of the revolution.
 One of the most serious of the mill tary abuses that the government has not yet been able to correct is the withhold ing of railway cars and locomotives in spite of specific orders for their return to the owners. More than 5000 cars are still in the possession of the military and the railway operators say it is inn possible to maintain freight or passen- ger schedules unless the cars are restored to them.
 The school teachers in Mexico City have not been paid since June 10 and re- gently a petition was sent to the senate asking for the restoration of the depart ment of public instruction which was de- stroyed by Carranza
 Difficulties of reorganization and ad- ministration apparently are not the least serious of those facing the new government. Reports received at the state department today from its repre- sentatives in that country told of several new revolutionary disturbances in vari- ous parts of the country. These seem to he distinct from the movement led by Francisco Villa and while not considered serious in themselves, department ofil- c;als in their efforts to anslyze the whole Mexican situation are giving them care ful study. ., 2.
 Reports from the border today that Villa had signed an armistice had not been confirmed in advices receivey py the department.