The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1914. WAR IN MEXICO.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3, 24 April 1914, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1914. WAR IN MEXICO.

That war in earnest has broken out between the United States of America and hot-headed Mexico was madej plain by our cable messages of yes-; terday, and widespread trouble in many parts of Central America may be anticipated. The American Go-j vernment has exhibited intense tol-. oration during a long and trying' series of quarrels amongst the Mexi-j cans themselves, but the paramount claims of the national honor of the United States have now compelled ■ such lovers of peace as President! Wilson and the ' statesmen associated ' with him to intervene. Many thou-, sands of citizens of the United States are resident in the Mexican republic, and in March, 191.2. when the consu-j lar officers of the United States were, instructed to advise their people to !withdraw from the disturbed districts,] it. was estimated that there were: more than seventy-five thousand American citizens permanently estab-. lished in Mexico, besides numbers of j people who had not taken up regular! residence in the South. It is stated! that thousands wisely acted as the authorities advised, but as there were: hopes that the situation would improve there was a rush back to their I old quarters. As the records of, troublous country show, instead of, improving, however, the conditions became worse, and in a few months ■ nearly twenty thousand Americans who had formerly been prosperous and comfortable were reduced to destitution by the pillaging of . their j farms, the closing of their works or stores and the unlawful seizure of their goods. Between February and i September of last year the United ; States Government spent a quarter of a million dollars in assisting people to leave Mexico and the American ttod Cross Society is said to hays succoured fivo thousand other refugees. And in face of eren all this.

because he doeg not desire territorial aggrandisement and opposes to a degree American Imperialism, President Wilson hat, stayed intervention until this time.