The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-01
WILSON'S ORDER TO
LEAVE MEXICO IS
BRINGING REACTION
State Department Deluged
With Inquiries as to
Ito Meaning
MANY AMERICANS
ELECT TO REMAIN
Washington Awaiting Develop
ments---Bryan Hopes Lind
Will be Invited Back
by Huerta

WASHINGTON, AUG. ai--W Hile inc
diplomatic negotiations In the Mexican
situation are at stahdstill. the reaction
from the presidents warning to Ameri-
cans to get out of Mexico is causing
the administration much concern. The
state department has teen fairly
deluged with inquiries from Americans
In all. parts OF Mexico as to exactly
what the president meant by his sum :
mons to his countrymen in Mexico and
requests for his reasons in issuing a
call for general exodus.
Thus far Secretary of State Bryan
has restricted his replies TO inquiries
from Americans to reiteration OF the
words of the president on the subject.
SO numerous and so insistent are the
Inquiries that IL Ia more than likely
there will be considered In the next
few days a supplementary statement
to be given out by the administration
amplifying the presidents meaning
with regard to American citizens now
in Mexico
Americas Puzzled.
Large numbers OF Americans in many
parts of Mexico are unable 70 see in the
immediate situation In their vicinity
any reason why they should abandon
all their properties and business enter
prises and come to the United States,
where they have no means Of self-sup-
port.
The Americans are asking the state
department how literally they are to
take the presidents words. They want
TO know IL IL ts desired that they come
out of Mexico at once. or whether the
president intended merely that they
should prepare themselves for flight
to the United States.
IN received
many American colenies- have elected
to remain where they IRE until the
Washington administration throws
more light on the situation as ii IL
viewed from afar.
Washington Marka Time.
| AS far as the general situation Is
/ concerned Washington Is waiting or
developments. What is most hoped for
| IL that the Huerta government will In.
wife John Lind back to Mexico City
! from Vera Cruz and renew with him
the discussion OF the presidents pro-
! posals.
! Secretary Bryan said tonight that
nothing of Importance had occurred
! with respect TO Mexico In the last
twenty-four hours, so far as ne has
| been advised. He remained at his
house all day following his return
from his lecture trip.
| Go to Mercedes Aid.
Ell PAS0. Aug. 31.-General Fran
I cisco Castro and his goo remaining fed
| eral troops left Juarex early this morn,
/ ing for chihuahua to reinforce Genera
Salvador Mercado in his efforts to pre-.
vent the combined forces of Pancht
villa and Governor Carranxa from tax
| ing the northern State capital. The
troop train was made up Saturda,
night. but did not leave until early Sun
day morning. Only the home guard:
were left to defend the town Rgains
attack from the rebels who are II
the vicinity. The emergency move
ment of the border troops was the re.
suit of a report from the south tina
CarranEa was repairing the Concho'
river bridge at ortiz and was prepar
/ ing to advance on Chihuahua from tn,
south while villa was advancing from
the west.
Villa recently administered aec!siv,
defeat to General Felix Tarrazas at Sar
Adres. in which large numbers OF troop.
were killed and the troop trains upor
which villa Is now advancing were cap
| tured.
| A report was received In Juarez Sat
urday night that Pascual Oroxco ha:
broken with Mercado because of thi.
battle and that they. were about Il
] take arms against each other. Thu
was not to be confirmed, as the wir,
was not working sunday morning.
Refugees continue to arrive in auto
mobiles and mule carts with tales o
4 hardships en- route. A train is nov
being made up in chihuahua to brins
the remaining Americans. numbering
| 30e to the border. Americans are be
ing mistreated In Chihuahua, they re
port and the feeling is especially bit
| ter against them In the city
! In Sonora little or no effort is beinG
made by Americans to comply with tn,
presidents orders to evacuate the re
public The rebels have assured tn,
officials of the foreign corporations tina
they will be given protection and non,
are leaving. Reports from the ives
coast say that battle between 100
fcderals and superior force OF rebels
has been in progress at Topolobamp
No verification has been received of tn,
engagement by the junta here.
/ General Diax Pcrplexed.
/ LONDON. Aug. 3l.-General Fell,
Diaz, and the other members of tn,
Mexican special mission to Japan
4 uho "a NOW here saw that top,nrrnv