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Show CABAL INCITING ir traco ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS BELIEVE 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 are regarded as evidences of activity of powerful influences in-fluences to force intervention in Mexico Mex-ico through the spreading of alarmist reports were discussed at Friday's cabinet meeting, and resulted in the preparation of a formal statement on the subject by Secretary Lansing. Administration officials believe that a definite effort Is being made to bring about war between the United States and Mexico. One cabinet member mem-ber expressed the opinion following the meeting that the attempts to force intervention were backed by interests in-terests owning property in northern Mexico. Well-defined steps were being be-ing taken, he said, to stir up public opinion in Mexico and the United States to the point where a general clash between the two nations would be inevitable. Several warnings against spreading alarmist reports have been issued by administration officials already, and it was said that ' President Wilson, deeply resentful over the situation, was determined that the agitation be brought to an end. Legal steps to stop the spreading of false news are understood to be under consideration, but officials have not? decided yet what can be done. One step suggested was the use of a law against the publication of reports calculated to incite to "arson and riot." It was also understood that the administration ad-ministration had under consideration tightening the censorship on Mexican news and warning army officers along the border against giving out reports unless fully verified. |