Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1914 — Mexican Situation Again Has Rather Serious Aspect. [ARTICLE]

Mexican Situation Again Has Rather Serious Aspect.

The United States seem® about to adopt a more aggressive policy toward restoring peace in Mexico and ditpaitches from Vera Cruz, published in the conservative newspapers, state that a force of 3,000 marines and bluejackets are under suspended orders to inarch to Mexico City as soon as President Huerta is forced to leave the city. The object is to prevent some other dictator from assuming the presidency. The rebel butcher Villa has been unable to control some of the worst of his troops and terrible atrocities have resulted recently, men, women and children being murdered as the bandit soldiers carried out their lustful process of rapine and robbery. Villa’s success in northern Mexico has driven him fairly insane with his power but it Is expected that he will run across vary stubborn opposition as he carries, his campaign to the- southward. Carranza, a constitutionalist leader of better balance, seems almost lost because of the personal triumphs of Villa recently. United States naval officers have been quietly preparing for a quick movement to Mexico City for some time and the army as well is prepared to strike on short notice. It it not improbable that the standing army and the national guard will eventually be called into service In carrying out the policy of the administration to force Huerta out of the presidency and to see that the election to name his successor is not dominated by him.