The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-08
SERIOUS STUDY OF
 DEMONSTRATION BEING MADE BYU. s.
Recognition Likely to Be Ac- corded Provided Assur- ances given Provisional Government Can Main tain Order and Live Up to Its Obligations.
By Assoeiated PrAsA

Washington, July 7.-The Mexican situation is receiving more careful study by the American government than any subject since the Paris peace conference, 1t was stated today at the state department. This is with a view to according rec ognition to De la Huerta's pro- visional government, provided satisfactory assurances are given that it can and will main tain order, and will live up to it's obligations respecting the protection of the lives and property of foreigners.
 Iglesias Caldron. the special en- voy sent by De Ia Huerta to urge recog- nition 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 Mxico City
 American officials it is stated au- thoritatively. are impressed with the sincerity of the expressions of De lz Huerta and of the efforts to bring about order in Mexico, but they have taken note that the active workers in the var ious departments of the Mexican govern ment have not been changed and that the newly appointed cabinet officers leave the work of their offices chiefly
 tl.s fairs under Carranza.
 FORMER OFFICIALS REMAIN
 Reports reaching Washington from Mexico City state that foreigners wko went to the Mexican capital to compose the differences between their companies agricultural, mining and manufacturing are forced to deal with the very man 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 l offical and unofficial advices from Mexico City, are believed by officials to ] be sincere, but it is noted that the army
 has been increased by sooo0 mel. as re-
 suit of the revolution Official reports
 received here have told of efforts that
 
 by stopping the destruction of life and
 property. General Gales has issued
 strong "order of the plaza" on the sub jeot
 1 The treasury department has estimated that the cost of the army at preser. is 1 000,o0o 600 pesos day, and Salvatore Evadoro. acting secretary of the treas ury, officially announced that there were. ""ght or ten thousand people living on the nation by the padding of pay rolls CARS STILL WITHHELD | One of the most serious of the military
 abuses the government has not as vet heen able to correct is the withholding 1 of railway cars and locomotives in spite Of specific orders for their return to the owners More than 5000 cars are stl in
 the possession of the military, and the railway operators say it Is impossible tp maintain freight or passenger schedule unless the cars are restored to them Gen. Luis NJ. Hernandez has been sent ou a 1 tour of inspection of all the lines with orders to compel the military chiers 10 return the cars
 | The school teachers in Mexico City have not been paid since June 10. and recently petition was sent to the senate asking for the restoration of the department or public instruction which was de$royed ty Carranza.
 Difficulties of reorganization and ad-
  serious of those facing the new govern ment Reports received at the state de- partment today from it's representatives in that country told of several new reve- mtionary disturbances in various par's of the country These seemed to be dis- tjrct from the movement led by Fran- cisco Villa. and while not considered se' rous in themselves. department officials gre giving them careful study. | Reports from the border today tha, ! Villa had signed an armstice had nos 1 been eonfirnlet by advces. received by l the department
 I Officials frankly state that the new regime in Mexico has a great task 10 l perform before the country is restored to anything like normal conditions. Iney l fully appreciate the difficulties that cons
 front the new administration. and s1y1 they are anxious to give what aid they can consistent with the protection of Ts rights of Americans in Mexico