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Show SAVAGE ATTACKS ON UNITED STATES I MADE DY MEXICO CITY PAPERS I American Policy Denounced as Imperialistic and Hypocritical I by Government Newspapers Roosevelt Charged With H Trying to Foment War and Wilson Unable to Cope ' With Republican Party Mexico Not to Be ' H Tool of Yankee Felony, Submit to Cor- H ruption of American Gold, or Be Ruled by General Scott. ' H Mexico City, May 25. The government govern-ment newspapers in their editorials today make savage attacks on the policy pol-icy of the United States ' in Latin-American, Latin-American, which they denounced a3 imperialistic and hypocritical. Col. Roosevelt Is charged with attempting to -foment war and the papers asser' that President Wilson is unnble f cope with this "campaign of the R publican party." One of the princlT administration organs says: "Tho Mexican nation can not . mit Itself to be made the tool of Yau Kee leiony or suomit to tne corruption of American gold. The American conspirators con-spirators are aided by the machinations machina-tions of Mexicans, who desire to see General Scott In the national palace, tutor of a government presided over by Calero, Angeles, Gamboa and De Lagarza." Questions American Veracity. Mexico City, May 26. Foreign Minister Min-ister Aguilar issued a statement saying say-ing that In spite of the agreement made by General Scott with General Obregon that no more American troops would cross the border, four hundred of the United States troops had entered Mexican territory in pursuit pur-suit of bandits near Boquillas. The statement says that these troops have now been withdrawn from Mexican soil. Carranza Soldiers Jeer at Americans. Columbus, N. M., May 26. American Ameri-can truckmen recently have encountered encount-ered a spirit of animosity on the part of soldiers of some of the Carranza command along the American line of communication in Mexico, according to stories brought here today. Near Neuva Casas Grandes, 120 miles south of the border, barbed wire barriers have been thrown across the roads several times recently, it was said and last Wednesday a--train command' ed by Captain R, B. Harper was halted halt-ed by a crowd in which there were a number of Carranza soldiers. The mob jeered at the Americans and threw stones at them but no shots were fired. Although several stones struck members of the truck crew, orders were given to proceed without retaliation, according to the truck-j men. No official report had been made of the incident at military headquarters here today, however, and the belief was expressed here that the action was only that of a few unruly soldiers. sol-diers. Border Towns Take Precautions. El Paso, Tex., May 26. Residents of Dona Ana county. New Mexico, along the border are taking extra precautions pre-cautions today against trouble following fol-lowing the shooting last night of a Mexican uy y-. u. uussuu, a. rauuiim. According to a deputy sheriff, nine Mexicans approached the Cassad place last night and were ordered away by the proprietor. Antonio Bermudez disregarded the order and was shot by Cassad, who then surrendered to the sheriff at Las Cruces. Steps to Better Conditions. El Paso, Tex., May 26. In its effort ef-fort to better the economic conditions In Mexico the de facto government is turning at last from arbitrary decrees to direct subsidies, according to an official of-ficial message received at the Mexican Mexi-can consulate here today from Mexico City. A commission backed by twenty-five million pesos, gold standard has bpen organized by order of the first chief to make loans to corn and cotton raisers in the Laguna district, which lies between Durango and Coa-huila. Coa-huila. This section, formerly prosperous has been ruined by five years of revolution revo-lution and its people reduced to penury. pen-ury. Farmers did not find it worth while to attempt to produce crops, which would be seized by the ilrst marauding Dana to come ineir way. Forced to Accept Government Paper. Meantime the arbitrary economic remedies put into practice by the government gov-ernment remain In force throughout tho republic. Merchants are compelled compell-ed to accept government paper at Its legal rate and their prices are also set by decree. General Benjamin Hill, military commander of Mexico City, settled the strike In his district yesterday by forbidding employers to reduce the number of their employes or to dls- lillOO tUJ illllll KJk Hit lUf, .3W UV.l. .l.&Al decree holds for three months. Severe Se-vere penalties are threatened for violation, vio-lation, unless the employer can prove his case to the satisfaction of officials. offi-cials. The government reserves the right to take possession of and to work an offending establishment. San Antonio, Texas, May 26. Rebels Reb-els operating between Cuernavaca and Mexico City wrecked a train on which government employes were being be-ing sent to Cuernavaca. On tho train were many women, wives and daughters daugh-ters of employes. Almost all of them were reported to havo been subjected to indignities, after which a few of them were killed. |
