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Show GABAL INCITING WAD Willi till ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS BE-LIEVE BE-LIEVE POWERFUL INTERESTS ARE FOMENTING MOVEMENT. President May Take Legal Steps to Stop the Agitation, and Tighten Censorship So as to Prevent Alarmist Reports. Washington. What aro regarded as ovldencos of activity of powerful influences in-fluences to forco intervention in Mexico Mex-ico through tho spreading of nlarmlnt roports woro discussed at Friday's cabinet meeting, nnd resulted In tho preparation of a formal statement on tho subject by Secretary Lansing. Administration officials bellovo that a definite effort Is being mado to bring about war between tho United States and Moxlco. Ono cabinet member mem-ber expressed tho opinion following tho meeting that tho attompts to forco intervention woro backed by Interests In-terests owning property in northern Moxlco. Well-defined stops woro being be-ing taken, ho said, to stir up public opinion In Mexico and tho United States to tho point whero general clash botwecn tho two nations would bo Inevitable. Soveral warnings, against Bjireading aTannTst reports havo been' IssuecCUy administration officials already, and It was said that President Wilson, dqoply resentful over tho situation, was determined that tho agitation bo brought to nn end. Legal steps to stop tho spreading of falso nows aro understood to bo under consideration, but officials havo not decided yet what ian bo dono. Ono stop suggested was tho uso of n law against tho publication of roports calculated to Inclto to "arson and riot." It was also understood that tho administration ad-ministration had under consideration tightening tho censorship on Mexican nowB nnd warning army olflcora along tho bordor against giving out roports unless fully vorlflod. |