New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-06
WILSON SENDS MORE
WARSH|PS TO MEXICO
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Louisiana. the Michigan, the New
Hampshire, the Rhode Island, the NC"
Jersey, the Virginia and the Nebraska
along with the cruiser Tacoma hh'
the gunboat Wheeling. To this force
the Chester will be added. An ollcidi
announcement from the Navy Depart
ment says:
1.-THE cruiser Chester has been OF
dered placed in full commission aha
will leave Philadelphia in a day or TWO
for the east coast of Mexico. where ner
light draft will enable her to enter
ports where battleships cannot go. In
order to get any Americans who may
wish to leave the country; further
purpose is that she may relieve pat
tleship on the coast IL 1t becomes de-
sirable TO send one north"
Purpose of Ships Questioned.
The armored cruiser Pittsburgh,
which was detailed some time ago TO
go to the west coast 10 relieve the Call
fornia, has lad her orders given her,
but the California will not for the
time being return to the United States,
as was planned. The force on the west
coast, Rear Admiral Cowles command
ing. will thus be the California, the
Maryland. the Pittsburgh and the gun
boat Annapolis and the supply ship
Glacier.
While naval officers say that the
large number OF ships are there 10
look after Americans. there are facts
which indicate that this is not their
sole mission. In the first place, nearly
all OF the Americans in the danger
zones have left Mexico. Others are in
ports where they can get aboard mer-
chantmen in case OF peril. Further
more, the extra battlcsh!ps would be OF
no particular value in running around
to isolated ports TO pick up Americans.
while. on the other hand. their large
compliments would furnish adequate
landing parties at the principal ports.
Silent on Appeal to France.
Secretary Bryan said that he had moth
ing to say about the report from Paris
that Huerta had asked the French gov
eminent TO mediate between this coun-
try and himself. lie would not comment
upon the report In any way. 1t Is con-
sidered possible that Huerta might make
some such proposal. and II he has II
would be an encouraging sign, indicat-
Loo Mill h.rtn chp 10
talk the disagreeable situation over.
There would be opposition here. however.
TO having "A European power adjust an
essentially Datin-American-united States
affair. The French Ambassador said to-
day that he had heard nothing OF the
proposal.
II IS freely asserted In Washington
that President Wilson has determined, II
he finds that he can do nothing with
Huerta, to III, the embargo on arms To
the Constituencies. in the hope that
this will lead TO consummation OF the
prophecy officially made by the rebels
that with free arms they could chase
Huerta out in thirty days. II Is believed,
however. that the Presidents reluctance
10 ldhF lliIH SNfp' WIN II "Ohih l'tth W
so much bloodshed, is second only TO his
reluctance to intervene.
State Department officials take the po-
slton that the action OF the French For
eign ONCE In refraining from indicating
whether II was disposed 10 mediate be-
tween Mexico and the United States is
another evidence OF the intention OF
France 10 defer to the policy OF the
United States in the Mexican situation.
Secretary Bryan said OF the Paris dis
patch:
I'm the absence OF official advices from
the French Foreign Office. | am unwilling
10 make any comment"
France was among the first OF the Eu-
ropean governments to accede to the re-
quest Of the United States to defer action
IN the Mexican situation until the Wash
ington government had formulated and
announced its policy.