The Washington herald., 1913-09-03

the European governments VINO nave rec
ognized his government
The Mexican situation did not take ur
much of Mr.. Bryan's time, and he left
yesterday afternoon for York, Pa, to de-
liver another of his Chautauqua speeches.
The principal business of the State De
partment with regard to Mexico. now tina
the situation has become suspended, is
looking out for the American refugees
who are trying to get out of Mexico in
response to the Presidents warning. AT
most of the Mexican seaports the United
States consuls now have their hands full
in providing accommodations and trans
pOrtation for the Americans applying for
assistance.
Property Being Listed.
Americans with property in Mexico are
being invited to make inventories of their
possessions, seal them up, and deposit
them with United States consulates.
This is the procedure which has been
followed by Americans abandoning prop
erty in Mexico for nearly two years.
Secretary Bryan has reiterated the state
ments of the Taft administration that the
Mexican government will be held to &C.
count for any damages to property thus
placed in charge of the consulates.
Many of the Americans in the State
of Chihuahua have notified the con-
suls in that region that they do not
feel that they can respond to the Pres
ident's warning to get out of Mexico.
These Americans declare that they
would rather endure the hardships and
whatever dangers there may be in
their present situation than abandon
all their possessions and employments.
From other points in Mexico, how
ever. there is a very general movement
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the coast, there to embark for the
United States. Eight Americans who
were to have left by steamer from
Tenosique have been prevented from
doing so by the seizure OF the steamer
they were to take by revolutionists.
The Norwegian steamer City Of Tam
pico took nine from Vera Cruz for Tex
as City last week, and a much larger
number of refugees will leave on the
keXicano for Galveston tomorrow. At
Manzanillo a party OF twenty is al
ready awaiting transportation to the
United States, and more are known to
be coming from the interior districts.
At Acapulco there are twenty-five
waiting an opportunity to come to the
United States. The consuls report that
the Spaniards and other foreigners in
Mexico are not joining in the exodus
of Americans.
State Department advices yesterday
showed that great disorder continues
in many parts of Mexico to the great
danger of American lives and proper
ty. The entire State of Tabasco is said
to be at the mercy of bands of rebels
who are committing many eXcesses in
their raiding expeditions. The rebels
hold the State of Durango. and 1t is
announced that there is no sort of pro-
lection available for Americans there
Indians Are Revolving.
Yaqui Indians in the southern part of
Sonora have revolted against their allies.
the constitutionalist leaders who contro,
the State. and are demanding all the
lands sold to foreigners by the Diaz
and other governments at Mexico City.
There are many large American inter-
ests in this region.
Federals in Chihuahua are resorting to
the rebel expedients of raising money by
forced loans and seizures from banks
and other mercantile institutions. 1t is
said that there was considerable friction
between the Federals and members of
Orozco's forces when the latter was on
the side of the revolutionists, instead of
a Federal commander, as now.
As the result of the latest raid on the
Hearst estates, in Chihuahua. losses
to $4,000 were suffered, ac-
cording to estimates received at the
State Department The Hearst properties
have been raided several times. The
estates OF the Laguna corporation, in
the same region, suffered to the amount
Of $1,000 recently. The Americans or
these properties were not injured.