Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-14
Navy Continues to Stand
Guard Over American Inter-
ests in Disrupted Republic.
SAYS HUERTA PLANNED
DEMONSTRATION SUNDAY
Constitutionalist in This City Places
Blame on Country's President.
Americans Flee.

American warships continue to stand
guard over American interests in Mexi-
can gulf and Pacific ports. The battle
ship South Carolina swings at anchor in
the harbor Of Tampico. while the battle
ships Minnesota and New Hampshire are
off Vera Cruz The Michigan and
Louisiana are now en- route to the gulf,
and upon their arrival the Minnesota
will return north. While three vessels
remain on duty constantly in the two
gulf ports, the fourth will serve as a re-
lief, giving officers and men of the sew
eral vessels an opportunity for shore
leave at Galveston. Tex. On the Pacific
side Of the country, the cruiser Pitts
burgh is at Guaymas. the cruiser Denver
is at Topolobampo and the collier Nep-
tune is on her way to Guaymas.
Jose Vasconcelos, who was sent by the
Mexican cQnstitutionalists on q secret
mission to London, has arrived here en-
route to Pietres Negres. Mexico. where he
will report to Gov. Carranza- He has is
sued a statement. declali Ing that the
threatened anti-American demonstration
In Mexico City was deliberately planned
by Huerta and his adherents.
Advices received by constitutionalist
headquarters here state that the priests
Of Lonclova and Candida, who were cap
tured fighting against the constitutional
lists, had been court-martialed and shot.
Americans Face Ruin.
Destitute Americans are arriving in
the United States on every boat from
Mexican ports. Many Of them face
financial ruin in consequence Of the
series Of revolutions which has par
alyzed commercial and industrial en-
terprises.
American consuls are empowered to
draw upon the State Department for
funds to bring Americans out OF the
various danger zones, and in some in
stances, notably at Torreon, Ambassa-
dor Henry Lane Wilson has sent
money to be expended by consuls and
consular agents to relieve actual
hunger.
While the United States government
has repeatedly warned its citizens to
flee from Mexico, and depend upon the
government of the United States to
guarantee a settlement of their claims
against Mexico, hundreds take the risk
of remaining In the revolution tori
country. Within the last month. how
ever, between four and, five hundred
have been brought to the United States
at government expense.
Demonstration in Mexico City.
MEXICO CITY. July 14.-The Ameri-
can ambassadors note Of protest to the
foreign office against permitting an
anti American demonstration here yes
terday had certain indirect results. al
though the government did not abso-
lutely. forbid the holding Of what
officers style a popular manifesto
tion of patriotism"
A demonstration took place in the cap.
fol in hn of m y
400 persons participated. There were
no speeches and very few cries against
Americans The line of march was
through the principal streets and the
Japanese store. crying ''vivas'' fol
Japan. Small silk japanese flags were
carried with the Mexican colors. A de.
tachment of police accompanied the pro-
cession and the minister of war. Gen.
Banquet. followed in an automobile.
Brig Gen. Samuel Garcia Cuellar, gov
ernor Of the federal district Saturday
fatty refused permission for a demon
stratiOn yesterday and ordered the po-
lice to disperse 1t II formed The stu
minister Of the interior, DIR. Aureliano
Urrutia, who told them that he sym
pathized with them and would overrule
the governors order on condition that
they created no disturbance.
Ambassador Denies Charges.
One of the government officials asked
Ambassador Wilson for a statement re-
garding the charges that the rebels had
received aid from Americans. The am
bassador denied the truth of the allega-
ton that an American warship at Quay
mas threw the rays of its searchlights on
the city during the recent fighting. thus
enabling the rebels to take better aim.
Regarding the charge that the United
States consul at Matamoras had attempt
ed to induce federal troops to join the
rebels who had captured that town, the
ambassador said that although he had
no report on that incident, if the con-
sui was guilty Of violation of the prin-
ciples OF international law there would
naturally be an investigation by the
United States and satisfaction accorded
Mexico.
The newspapers in their report of the
ambassadors statement eliminated the
reference to the Guaymas matter, but
printed the statement regarding the
Matamoras affair. Among the papers
avoid agitation. but the independents in
an editorial discusses the imminence of
war with the United States and appeals
to the rebels to unite with the govern
ment in defense of the fatherland.
Nip Plot to Assassinate.
A plot to assassinate President Huerta,
Gen. Felix Diaz and Gen. Banquet, the
war minister. has been frustrated by the
arrest of one deputy and ten others of
1t is said the intention was
to use bombs at some opportune moment
when these officials were driving through
the streets. Documents were found on
the prisoners identifying them as sup
porters Of Zapata and setting forth an
outline of the plot. Several Of the pris-
oners have confessed. In q building
somewhat remotely located they had
practiced the throwing Of bombs, study
ing the effect.
Ell PASO. Tex, July IA special dis
patch to the Times from Mexico City
says:
zone thousand students held a demon
stration at the statue Of Carlos w on
the Paseo de Ia Reforma late yesterday
afternoon. Their orators declared the
yankees were to blame for the federal
defeat at Guaymas, Sonora, and cries for
vengeance were uttered. The police dis
persed the crowd with little violence"
Secretary Bryan Again at Office.
Secretary Bryan returned to this city
this afternoon from his visit to Ashe-