The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-09-03
FUNSTON CALLS
FOR more TROOPS
Carrarza Causes New Crisis
by Ordering Port at Vera
Ccuz Closed.
WILSON'S faTI:..c; STRAINED
Warrington Administration Believes
Mexican Provisional President Un.
0ratefuI-American Warships to
Remain on Coast for Present.

Washington. Sept. 1.-The United
States is Gu the verge of another Sc
rious break with Mexico and it may
be necessary. to resort again to force
full measures. according to informa.
ton which has leaked out here.
Provisional President Carranza has
ordered closed to all shipping the port
OF Vera Cruz. 1t is said he deliber.
ately committed breach of friend.
ship with General Fred Funston, com.
mand,ng the American army at Vera
Cruz
General Funston has asked for re-
endorsements. Secretary of the Navy
Daniels has Cancelled the order wi.h
drawing all American warships from
Mexican waters.
1t is said authoritatiyely that the
patience of the United States admin,
istration IS just about exhausted with
Carran.a, whom it supported from first
to last in the CCnstitut.onalst cam
paign against the Huerta regime
During the Huerta regime Vera Cruz
similarly was closed, but foreign yes
sells paid little attention To- the or
der. CGryanlas decree would prevent
Mexican ships from putting in at Vera
Cruz and If iniorced in an unfriendly
way, m ght eS,ct heavy penalties from
fore gn vessels enterng any other
Mexican Tort after they touched Vera
Cruz.
Nay Want Troops Moved.
In some quarters there was a dispo-
sition to regard tarranZa's altitude AS
one of resentment against the con
t1nued occupancy Of Vera Cruz by
American troops. An interruption in
railway traffic between Vera Cruz and |
the City of Mexico recently occurred,
but as soon as General Funston an
nounced that he would keep all roll
ing stock in Vera Cruz until traffic
was resumed. the Mexican authorities
explained that they were using the
trains to transport troops and ilnme-
diately adjusted the schedules.
General Funston has clashed with
Carranza and has called for re-en-
fofcement of troops from the United |
States.
This is the sensational news which
has been suppressed for three days
by the war department. 1t became
public accidentally.
Strains Patience Of Wilson.
Since becoming provisional pres-
hoe |
ed himself in manner that has
strained the patience of the admins
tration almost to the breaking point
In official circles it is declared that
Carranza has turned traitor to the
United States, which gave him his
power by driving out Huerta, and that
from the day he assumed dictatorship
over the affairs of the Republic of
Mexico he has harassed Americans
and has done everything possible to
make himself and his government OBJ
noxious to the United States govern
ment.
Believe Crisis at Hand.
Shortly after Carranza entered Mex
leo City, Secretary of the Navy Dan.
iels began ordering back vessels of
the American fleet which have been
stationed on the east coast of Mexico
at Vera Cruz and Tampico. This
movement has ceased and i IS now
at the navy department
that no more vessels will be ordered
home for the present
Officers of the general staff are .
frank in admitting that they believe
a crisis is at hand and that the Mex.
lean situation is more grave to-day
than at any time during the Huerta
regime except possibly, the few days
preceding and Immediately after the
occupation of Vera Cruz by American
armed forces