Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-27
Admiral Finds Conditions il
Mexican Oil Fields Better
Than Reported.
INFANTRY SENT TO FL PASf
Regiment Goes from Fort
Douglas, Utah, to Preserve
Order within the CITY
Limits.

Washington, Nov. 26.-The rout Of the.
Mexican federals near Juarez by the
const,tutionalist force and wireless re-
port from Read Admiral Fletcher indi-
near Tuxpam were not as threatening as
previously had been reported, held the
interest OF official Washington to-day in
the Mexican situation.
The wireless message to the navy de-
partnent from Admiral Fletcher, who
left Vera Cruz on the battleship Rhode
Island late Monday night with John Lind,
the special American envoy. to inves-
tigate alleged threatening conditions in
the oil districts OF Tuxpam and Tam
pico brought evident relief TO officials
here. The admirais report regarding the
Tuxpam field, where British and Amer
lean interests are situated, gave indca-
tions that no immediate aggressive ac-
| ton on the part of the United States to
furnish protection would be necessary.
Though no official report has yet coma
with relation to the Tampico district, tho
belief here is that the situation there will
be found similarly controlled.
The border situation. as a result Of the
vigorous operations near Juarez and the
possibility Of another siege Of Juarez
aroused the war department to action
to afford ample protection for FL Paso
and the neighboring border territory, and
late to-day orders were issued for the
movement from Fort Douglas. Utah. TO
1 FL Paso OF the Goth United States infan-
try which will be used to preserve order
within the city limits
CAVALRY FOR PATROL WORK.
This arrangement will permit the use OF
the two regiments of cavalry now at III
Paso Fort Bliss and .nvirons to guard
the border in each direction from tho
city In addition to these two regiments
the 18th. just arrived from northera
posts. and the second there is a battery
or the tifth artillery while Brig. Gen
Hugh l.. Scott with a squadron OF the
18th cavalry, will go to FL Paso as sooa
as he has composed the threatened out.
break among the Navajo Indians In New
Mexico.
The war department, upon the request
or the American Red Cross issued orders
which permit the bringing of wounded
Mexican soldiers across the border inte
III Paso, the permission applying to fed
I'i"A SOlQlerS alike
The first soldiers to oe received will be
wounded constltutionaiists as they have
been already brought into Juarez in con-
siderable numbers. The federal soldiers.
large numbers OF whom are reported To
be In pitiable condition farther South,
will receive equal treatment II any
agency is devised to bring them into
American territory.
The Red Cross authorities find IL easier
to care for the wounded Mexicans in
American territory than TO enter into the
} international negotiations which would
be necessary in order to cross the bound
arY, and II also is known that facilities
for the care OF the wounded in Juarez are
entirely Inadequate
The Mexican Red and White Cross or
ganizations are disorganized and officials
here say there is no authoritative agency
in Mexico through which the American
society could work
IN LINE FOR RECOGNITION
II was suggested tonight that ons
important result OF the rebel victory at
Juarez might be to bring into greater
prominence the question OF recognition
by the United States government of
General Carranza's constitutionalist
party az tHt le lHClO government or
northern Mexico. Now that General
Carranza can claim that his party is in
practical physical possession OF all OF
the northern states of Mexico, il is ex-
pected that he will comply with the
further requirements of international
law by settling upon permanent
capital at Hermoslllo or Magdalena and
completing the organization of his
provisional government
This question is said to have been
discussed by Or. VIM. Bayard Hale in
his recent conferences with General
Carranza and Senor Escudero. It was
then rather hypothetical as the fed
erals were in great force In the State
OF Chihuahua Or. Hale is expected in
Washington within a few days
There was no confirmation here to-
day Of report from Berlin that the
American ambassador James W. Gil
rnrd, in discussing the Mexican situa-
tion with the German minister of for
eign AFFAIRS, Gottleib Won Jagow had
submitted n new cable from Washing
ton, reaffirming the attitude of the
| United States in regard to the eiimina-
| tion of General IIuerta and the nom
recognition of the new Mexican Con-
gress, Acting Secretary OF State John
Bassett Moore said he hal no know
ledge of any new note on the subject.
FOREIGNERS ASKED TO REGISTER.
Mexico City, Nov 2s.-sir Lionel Car
den. the British minister, sent notifica-
tion to-day to all British residents to
register at the legation In pursuance
Sof the plan OF defense against a possible
emergency. Danish residents, who are
not represented here diplomaticaIly.
were likewise Invited to enroll A
similar step was taken by the Cuban
charge de'affaires
The Chamer OF Deputies held a five
minute session to-day, the time neces.
| sary TO read and approve the minutes.
Adjournment was taken because there
was no other business.