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the lighting zone. which will AFFORD rea-
sonable degree OF protection to. foreign
interests.
These communications probably Will be
made through Admira! Mayo. command.
Ing the American squadron at Tampico.
There is grave danger OF serious COM
piicat.ons In the event that the requests
Of the United States are disregarded by
either side. That each commander viii
lay the blame for the destruction OF
foreign property on his opponent Is more
than half expected. with the result that
each will refuse TO alter his course I'M
less the other pursues different tactics.
There would then arise the question OF
how far the American naval commander
will no in insisting on n compliance with
the requests of the United states Gov
eminent.
A further complication Is feared In the
event of the opposing commanders not
proving amenabie to suggestion from Ad-
miral Mayo through the presence at Tam
pico OF British. German and Spanish Ad-
mirais, all OF who.h are charged with the
protection OF the very substantial Inter-
ests OF their countrymen at Tampico. An
inclination on the part OF the European
commanders to employ drastic measures
in order 10 insure protection might force
Admiral Mayo TO take more serious steps
than ne would wish. In other words the
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Europeans nay force the United States to
land forces on Mexican territory In order
TO insure protection OF the immense Tor
egn interests at Tamplco.
The fact that German property inter
ests are among those threatened does not
add to the compiacency Of the Admins
tration. for during the excitement over the
recent Benton incident there were strong
intimatlons unofhcially from Germany
that she would he inclined TO act moro
forcefully II her subjects became involved.
There Ia not much concern about the
protection OF the lives OF foreigners at
Tampico. because that Is a question which
will be solved by the removal OF the for
eIgners TO asylums on board the foreign
warshirs Admiral Mayo had intended to
take refugees on board to-day but was
prevented from doing so by heavy
norther. The cruiser Des Mo'nes Is close
In shore however and afforded abundant
refuge to such persons as had been driven
from their homes.
supply ship SO1Rce on way.
Thus far the fighting ha. been incon-
elusive AMI has taken place far from the
city OF Tamp'co itself. In the expectation
that the fighting NAV he pushed back into
the city the supply ship Solace tonight II
being sent TO Tampico from New Orleans
TO accommodate additional refugees. n
necessary Ward liner will he requisi-
toned. while the navy transport Prairie IL
at Vera Cruz available for the refugees at
Tampco II needed. 1t Is proposed to place
on the Prairie ..,s marines on the various
ships AZ Vera Cruz II II Is decided to send
her to Tamp'co. The army department
was unable TO send one Of It's transports
from Galveston to Tampico because the
transports are being held to carry troops.
and II would be unwise to send one OF
these vessels on any other mission at this
time
The Spaniards expelled from Torreon
having arrived at FL Paso. efforts to In
duce Carranza and villa to resc!nd the
iatter's order for their deportation have
been abandoned by the State Department
and the situation has been accepted. In
cooperation with the Department Of Labor
and the American Red Cross arrange
nents are being made for the care OF the
Spaniards. The Red Cross to-day called
on Its agent at FL Paso. Or. Stephenson
for a report on what was needed In the
way Of relief mea sures
Villas embargo on news from Torreon
IL regarded here as significant. From
Laredo the State Department learned that
all available cars were being used to
transport Federnis into the Torreon dis
trict and the War Department received
word from the border that fighting was
in progress at San Pedro. twenty eight
miles northeast OF Torreon. This In the
point on which the Federal reinforce
ments are understood TO he concentrated.