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Show TRAINS ARE DELAYED BY STRIKERS 111 MEXICO Director Says He Will Be Able to Maintain Vol- " unteer Service MEXICO CITT. Feb. II. Confidence that tha government would ba abla to maintain railroad schedules with Tol-unteer Tol-unteer help until tha workmen who truck yesterday morning decide to resume their posts, waa axpraaaed by Francisco Feres, national director of railways, last night. Ha asserted .the working personnel would ba reduced at least 15 par cent when tha final settlement was reached. Delayed trains on all lines was ths only apparent result of the strike during dur-ing Its first day. No trains were annulled an-nulled and freight and express shipments ship-ments were dispatched as usual. American railroaders may b brought to Mexico to help man tha roads. If necessary, according to an official report made public last nlght. Rumors of ' th wildest character were current her yesterday and last night and It was ststed government troops had clashed with tha atrlkere. but none of thes reports wr confirmed. con-firmed. . .Newspaper reports thst the Mexican , government has refused to rscogniss debts contracted by th Vlctorlano Huerto government were denied by Adolfo d la Huert. ecrUry of the treasury, her last night H said no ruling had been made In tha matter, mat-ter, and that tha government was sbiding by the Carranxa decree, which forbade such recognition. He added this did not tnesn the present regime would not take action In future. |