Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 151, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1915 — U. S. FACES ACTION TO SAVE OLD MEXICO [ARTICLE]

U. S. FACES ACTION TO SAVE OLD MEXICO

Wilson May Decide to Back New Leader—Carranza and Villa Both Are Defiant. The next few days may force President Wilson to show his plans for recognizing a “man or group of men” to run Mexico. The past two weeks has failed to result in any indication of settlementof the internal troubles of that devastated country. Carranza and Villa are defiant, the Indians have been on the warpath, fighting continues near the capital, America owned properties have been destroyed and thousands of people are being saved from starvation by American charity exercised through the Red Cross Society. Senor Iturbide bids far recognition and is said to have gained the confidence of the administration. If he is to be backed by the U. S. the only hope of success would be the use of American soldiers. One scheme to back Iturbide is to place an embargo on arms and ammunition to Carranza, Villa, Zapata and other leaders and to supply Iturbide and his armies with all they want. It is believed he could secure financial backing. This plan will not work for any permanent good and would not commend itself to very many.