Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-08
HUERTA GOVT. MAY
GAIN RECOGNITION
Mexican Situation Is Being Care
fully Studied by American
State Dept.@StrOng Assur-
anceS Needed

Washington, July l. tBy the Associated
Press)-The Mexican situation is receiv-
ing 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 recognition to |
De La Huerta's provisional government |
provided satisfactory assurances are given |
that 1t can and will maintain order and
will live up &c its obligations respecting !
the protection Of the lives and property |
of foreigners.
lglesias Caldcron. tho special envoy sent
by De La Hucrtl to urge recognition. will |
ask for another conference with Acting
Secretary Davis az soon as ne has dis /
cussed tho situation with the members of
mis- staff, who have just arrived here
from Mexico city.
American officials. it is stated authorita
lively, are impressed with the evident
sincerity of the expressions of Provisional
President De La Iluerta and of .he efforts
| to bring about order in Mexico. but they
have taken note that the active workers
in the various departments Of the Mexi-
can 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 Carranza.
| Reports reaching Washington from
Mexico City state that foreigners who
went to the Mexican capital to compose
the differences between their companies;
-agricutural miningNand manufacturing
are forced to deal with the very men
who hampered their work and, in some
cases directed the confiscation 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 reported in
official and unofficial advices from Mex
leo City. are believed by officials to be
sincere but il is noted the army has been
increased by 10000 men as result OF
the revolution. Official reports received
here have told of the efforts that are be-
ing made to ''moralize' the army by stop
ping the abuses to life and property.
General Gales has issued A strong or
der of the plaza on this subject.
The treasury department has estimated
that the cost of the army at present is
one million pesos a day. and Salvador AL
varado. acting secretary of the treasury
officially announced tnat there were ''s,Hn
of 1o.OOn people living on the nation by
the padding of payrolls
One of the most serious of the mil
itary abuses that the government has
|
holding of railway cars and locomo-
tivcs in spite of specific orders for
their return to the owners More than
3, 900 cars are still in the possession of
, the military and tho railway operators
saw it is impossible to maintain
freight or passenger schedules. un i
: less the cars are restored to them Gen
eral Louis NJ. Hernandez has been
, sent on a tour of inspection of all the
lines with orders to compel the mill
itary chiefs to return the cars.
The school teachers in Mexico City
f have not been paid since June 10 and
recently petition was sent to the Sen
ate asking for the restoration of tho
department Of public instruction which
was destroyed by Carranza.
lose Vasconsoess, who has been restored
as rector of the University after having
been driven into exile, issued a proclama
tion on rcsuming his duties of which tho
opening sentence was ''it was with feel
, ing Of grief and sorrow that I come to this
, heap of ruins of what was once a depart
. ment (of education) which had begun to
direct public opinion along the paths OF
N modern culture"
Difficulties Of organization and ad.
, mnistration apparently are not the least
, serious of those facing the new govern
. mcnt. Reports received at the state de-
n partment to-day from its repreSe Senta tives
in that country told of several new revo-
utionary disturbances in various parts OF
the country. These seem to be distinct from
the movement led by Francisco villa ard
while not considered serious in themselves
department officials in their efforts tc
analyZe the whole Mexican situation are
, giving them careful study.
Reports from the border today tha
= villa had signed an armistice had not beer
confirmed in advices received by the de
partment.
officials frankly state that the new
- regime in Mexico has great task t'
= perform before the country is restored t'
- anything like normal conditions. The!
, fully appreciate the difficulties that con
y front the new administration and say the!
~ are anxious TO give what aid they cal
20 consistent with the protection of the right
~ ~ in Mexico