Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-09-14 | Page 2 | Crisis at Hand in the Mexican War Situation

I CRISIS AT HAND IN II MEXICAN WAR SITUATION State Department Officials Expect Important Developments Develop-ments in War-torn Republic Repub-lic Next Week. MUCH DEPENDS ON HUERTA MESSAGE III Congress to Assemble Tues-m Tues-m day and Patriotic Demon- Ml stration Occurs on the 111 . Same Day. I WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. In anticipation antici-pation of important developments in connection with the Mexican problem next -wcokT tho stato department officials of-ficials have been giving much attention atten-tion to the execution of tho plans for the withdrawal in safety of those Americans Amer-icans in Mexico who can bo induced to come out of tho country. The immediate result of the state department's warning was to gather a number of such refugees in the seaports, sea-ports, but most of these have now been shipped to the United States and the American consuls in Mexico report re-port a notable diminution in tho number num-ber of Americans who are homeward bound. It is believed those who are now in tho country have decided to remain and take the chancos of protection pro-tection at the hands of the Huorta government. It has not been possible to secure an estimate of their number, num-ber, but it is known that at least a majority of the Americans already have left the country. Lists Being Kept. The American consular officials in Mexico have been keeping lists of all American property from which the owners own-ers have withdrawn in order to establish estab-lish a basis for the settlement of claims that may arise after the revolutionary revo-lutionary movement has ended. In each case the proper Mexican local official has been notified of the withdrawal in 'order that he might take steps to pro-vent pro-vent robbery or looting of the property. The president has expressly stated that his suggestion for the withdrawal :t9 ; of those Americans is not to be re- B I garded as a sign of his purpose to in- l terveno in Mexico and that it was fS based solely on tfie belief set out in his lIL last message to congress dealing with jja the subject of Mexico that aB tho situa- m tiou in that country becomes more w acute the danger to Americans will in- 3 urease in proportion. P Climax at Hand. mj' The next week is expected to mark ilu the development of just such an acute ifi btago as the presidont is supposed to ML have had iu mind. Tho Mexican con-M con-M gross will assemble Tuesday to re rjS : ceive a special mcssago from General 18 Huerta dealing with his rebellion and & particularly with tho influence on that jlffl movement of the attitude of tho United IE States government. It is realized in Eg official circles hero that much imperii;' imper-ii;' tance will attach to tho tone of that III communication. jjfi Coincident with the message from t Huerta to the Mexican congress will be the patriotic demonstration for the if same day. Under orders from tho !5 government army officers havo been gathering up. all the ablo-bodiod citizens citi-zens not already in the military service serv-ice and arming and drilling them undor the claim that they wore being prepared pre-pared to participate in this demonstration demonstra-tion of approval of tho existing government. gov-ernment. With tho military, ardor of these thousands of undisciplined spirits spir-its kindled, anti-American demonstrations demonstra-tions might follow, hut Huorta has givon strict instructions that every oi'-fort oi'-fort bo made to rcpross any such obul-Htions.