SEETHING MEXICO

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10307, 17 January 1927, Page 5

SEETHING MEXICO

WAR WITH UNITED STATES BELIEVED INEVITABLE ACTIVITY AMONGST AMERICAN FORCES ALL TOWNS ANiThaMLETS ON EAST COAST OCCUPIED REVOLUTION AGAINST DIAZ MUST BE CRUSHED (United Press Assn. —Copyright.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. Many officials in Washington consider that war between Mexico and the United Staes over the Nicaraguan trouble is inevitable. Prophesies range from a guess that within a month. Mexico will be torn by flaming revolution, to hints that what the United States is doing in Nicaragua in occupying all important towns on the coast and in the interior is an object lesson of what will happen speedily in Mexico if Calles does not reform.

There is undoubtedly seething discontent in Mexico and a tremendous spirit of revolution abroad, while assassinations and mysterious murders are the order of the day.—Sun. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.

“Mexico” and “Nicaragua” are magic words in the news, and never since the Great War has the weekend come with such portent for America’s foreign policy. There is no question of the definiteness of President Coolidge’s programme as far as Nicaragua is concerned.

American occupation is proceeding by sea or land in every town to importance on the coast and the interior until the, revolution against the regime of Diaz is crushed. t Further lighting is being prevented by the active policing of the Republic by American forces until Sacasa’s provisional Government, recognised by Mexico, is eliminated. The only interruption of this course is for the Senate by direct mandate to compel President Coolidge to withdraw entirely from Central America. On the east coast American naval forces occupy every town and hamlet, making it impossible for Sacasta, who controlled the entire, territory, to mass his forces in Mexico.

The position is highly complicated. Mexican students announce that icv will fight and die with Calles in his fight against the Northern Colossus—meaning the United States. Despatches from Mexico City declare business is almost paralysed, while a serious crisis threatens in the Mexican Cabinet.

Two leading newspapers in Mexico

tv are very outspoken against the tortures and atrocities winked at by the Calles administration.—A. and N.Z.C.A.

PRIESTS WITH MEXICAN REBELS DEPORTATION INSTEAD OF EXECUTION MEXICO CITY, Jan. If. The Government has announced that all Roman Catholic priests captured with rebel groups will be deported instead of being executed for treason. BAX OX OIL DRILLING NEW YORK. Jan. 13. According to a message from Tampico, the Mexican Government has refused permission to drill wells to oil companies which do not recognise the new oil regulations. The decision has created a sensation and it is learned here that- suits were filed against the Mexican Government to-day by all the American oil companies operating in Mexico, asking for an injunction to prevent the cancellation of the permits to drill granted Ifv the Mexican Government since the beginning of the year.—A. and N.Z.C.A.