Arizona republican., 1920-07-08
J. 5. MAY EXTEND RECOGNITION ID DE FACT l GOVT.
State Department Is Now Considering Advisability Of Accepting De La Huer- ta Rule - Impressed with Sincerity of Present Rule Below Border
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WASHINGTON, July 7-The Mexi- can situation is receiving more careful study by the American government than has any subject since the Paris peace conference, it was stated today at the state department. This is with view to according recognition to de la Huerta's provisional government, provided satisfactory assurances are given that it can and will maintain or der and will live up to its obligations respecting the protection of the lives and property of foreigners.
 Iglecias Calderon, the special envoy sent by de Ia Huerta to ask recog- milton, 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, it is stated au- thoritatively, are impressed with the evident sincerity of the expressions of Provisional President de la Huerta and of the efforts to bring about order in Mexico, but they have taken note that the active workers in the various departments of the Mexican govern ment 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.
 Meet Same Men as Formerly
 Reports reaching Washington from Mexico City state that foreigners who went to the Mexican capital to compose the differences between their com panies-a agricuItural mining and man. ufacturing- forced to deal with the very men who they formerly dealt with and in some cases the men who conducted the confiscation of their properties under Carranza and that they are meeting with the same diff culties as before.
 T-anarsaI Ohrapcyl+c deGif-ac fa rnHnGp the size of the army, as has been re- ported in official and unofficial advices from Mexico City, are believed by of ficials to be sincere, but it is noted the army has been increased by 30,000 men as a result of the revolution. Of- ficial reports received here have told 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
 The treasury department has eSt- mated that the cost of the army at present is one million pesos day, and Salvatore AIvarado acting secretary of the treasury, officially announced that there were "eight thousand or ten thousand people living on the nation by the padding of payrolls.
 Villa Arnnistice Unconfirnied
 Reports from the border today that Villa had signed an armistice had not been confirmed in advices received by the department.
 One of the most serious of the mili- tary abuses that the government has not vet been able to correct is the withholding of railway cars and loco motives 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 gay it is impossible to maintain freight or passenger schedules unless the cars are restored to them. Gen. Luis M. Hernandez has been sent on a tour or inspection of all the lines with orders to compel the military chiefs to return the cars.
 The school teachers in Mexico City have not been paid since June 10, and recently a petition was sent to the sen- ate asking for the restoration of the department of public instruction which was destroyed by Carranza.
 New Revolutions Threatened
 Jose Vasconsales, who has been re- stored as rector of the university after having been driven into exile, issued a proclamation on resuming his duties of which the opening sentence was .sIt was with a feeling of grief and sorrow that l come to this heap ol ruins of what was once department (of education) which had begun to di- rect public opinion along the paths oi modern culture
 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 it's repre- sentatives in that country told of sev- eral new revolutionary disturbances il various parts of the country. These seem to be distinct from the movemen led by Francisco Villa and while no considered serious in themselves, de partment officials in their efforts tC anaIyze the whole Mexican situation are giving them careful study.
 Officials frankly state that the new regime in Mexico has a great task t' perform before the country is restored to anything like normal conditions They fully appreciate the difficultie that confront the new administrator and say they are anxious to give wha aid they can, consistent with the pro lection of the rights of Americans ii MpxiCO-