Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
BRYAN IS TO GET
FUNDOF 100000
House Votes Money Needed to
Bring Americans Out
of Mexico.
SENATE Is EXPECTED
PASS BILL MONDAY
Emergency Appropriation Made Nee
essary by Delay in De-
fciency Bill.

In response to an urgent demand from
the State Department. the House last
night passed a joint resolution making an
emergency appropriation of 100000 10 be
used for the relief OF destitute Americans
III Mexico and their transportation to the
United States. The resolution was passed
unanimously, with the understanding that
if further funds were needed a one-hun-
red-thousand-dollar appropriation in the
urgent deficiency bill for the same pur-
pose would be allowed to stand.
Majority Leader Underwood presented
the emergency resolution, and read a per-
sonal letter from Secretary Bryan ask
ing immediate action. The Secretary said
the department was using 5000 a day to
aid Americans i'll Mexico, and that but
S12,0p was available for that purpose.
The resolution will go Immediately to the
Senate. where it probably will be passed
Monday.
Secretary Bryan's Letter.
Secretary Bryan wrote Mr.. Underwood: ::
In view of the fact that the deficiency
bill is still pending in the committee on
appropriations of the Senate, and will not
become law until after the available
appropriations have been exhausted, it is
essential that there should be placed at
the departments disposal at once q suf-
ficient sum to enable 1t to carry on the
work of relief and prevent the hardship
and dissatisfaction that Il discontinuance
of that work would entail. Besides the
obligations resting on this government.
under existing conditions, of effecting a
safe and speedy means by which Ameri-
cans may leave Mexico and reach their
homes in the United States, there are
political reasons which render it Of the
highest Importance that the work which
is being carried on there should not be
brought to a sudden STOP
Think Zamocona Has Mission.
No arrangements have yet been made
for the reception by any government Off
Gals of Senor de Zamacona Inclan, the
special Mexican envoy now in this cour.
try. \ report was current in Baltimore
last night that Senior de Zamacona visited
Washington yesterday. but 1t was denied
in circles close to the Mexican embassy
The fact that Senior de Zamacona is
staying so near to Washington, instead of
going to New York Immediately, as had
been expected, has served to strengthen
the belief in official circles that he has a
iiHSSiOi " liliS government. he can easily
come and go between Baltimore and
Washington without the public knowing
anything about his movements.
Terms Conditions Terrible.
Ernst Freihur Won Gersdorffe, a Ger
man mining engineer, has arrived in
Washington from Mexico, where he was
employed by a mining company. He was
in a destitute condition when he came
to Washington for the purpose of inter-
esting the German ambassador in his
case. He found the ambassador had left
the city for the summer. and had been
forced to write.
Mr. Won Gersdorffe described conditions
in northwestern Mexico terrible, and
said that laWlessness reigns. The mine
at which he worked was abandoned he
said. and all the employees forced to flee
for their lives Bandits seemed to be
everywhere. he declared.