Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-08
MEXICAN CAPITAL
QUIET AND ORDERLY
Gutierrez'S Cabinet Still Lacks
a Minister of Foreign
Affairs.
VILLA AND ZAPATA AGREE
TO WORK IN HARMONY
Bryan Gives Out Latest Information
Showing Military Conditions in
the Southern Republic.

Mexico City is quiet, orderly and
we'll policed," according to official dis
patches received today by the State
Department dated late last night. Few
political arrests have been made, al
though five Mexican citizens have been
executed by military on a charge of
counterfeiting.
There have been no confiscations or
occupation of private property me
cabinet of Provisional President Guti-
errez has not been finally completed
the portfolio of foreign relations stiii
being vacant
Consul General Hanna at Monterey
while from Tampico came consular
report reiterating a previous warning
that Americans should not go to TAM
pico because employment is scarce
there and many Americans already are
stranded at that point.
Laughs at Senator Smith.
President Wilson laughed heartily to-
day when a report was brought to his
attention that Senator William Alden
Smith of Michigan had said at Man.
chester n H. last night that the evac-
uation of Vera Cruz was caused by an
ultimatum from Gen. Carranza, giving
the United States twenty-four hours
to withdraw American troops. The
President said it was useless to COM
nent the report
officials of the Department of Justice
are investigating the circumstances
euder which Gen. mex Salazar, who
has now proclaimed n new revolution
in Mexico, recently escaped from an
American prison.
SalaIar, who crossed the border with
other refugees of Huerta's army. after
Gen Villas occupation of Ojinaga, was
held for numbering Thomas Fountain.
an American gunner. captured as a
prisoner of war while fighting for the
Madero government.
Two weeks ago the civil authorities
of New Mexico asked for Salazar, to
try him on a charge of perjury. The
army sent an armed guard to Albu-
auerque, n. NJ. and there turned him
over to the state authorities. While in
the charge of the latter he escaped and
promptly crossed into Mexico. where he
has been active since in organizing
new revolution
Villa-Zapata Agreement.
officials here were much interested in
press dispatches stating that Gen. Villa
and Gen. Zapata had met in a suburb
of Mexico City and had reached work
ing agreement which would mean the
maintenance of order in and around Mex
leo City. The official advices telling Of
the meeting had not reached here. but
the State Department gave out the sum
mary of a dispatch which was filed be-
fore the two chiefs conferred. 1t was
follows:
According to an official dispatch
from Mexico City. dated December 4.
Special Agent Carothers accompanied
the ENJOYS of Gen. Villa to Cuernaeaca,
where they went to confer with Gen.
Zapata. The delegation was very
courteously received by Zapata and was
successful in convincing him that he
and Villa should at once meet and come
10 an understanding.
Tt was arranged that Zapata should
come to Mexico City for q conference.
Zapata has stated that he desires COM
plete harmony. and both he and Villa
have assured the departments repre-
sentative that they will undoubtedly
arrange all matters in a satisfactory
manner.
Official reports of the meeting which
occurred at Xochimilco, near Mexico
City, are expected to arrive here this
- evening
Secretary Bryan took occasion to
deny reports that Great Britain is
about to reopen the Benton case The
Secretary said he had been assured by
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice. the British am
bassador. within the last few days that
the British government had taken no
new action in the matter.
Mexican Information.
The State Department also made pub
lie the following information about
conditions in Mexico:
The Spanish vice consul at Mazat-
Ian, who has had certain difficulties
with the local authorities and concern
ing whom representations have been
made by the Spanish embassy in Wash
lngton, is en- route to San Francisco
on a Pacific Mail steamer.
1T is reported that Gen. Eduardo Hay
has arrived in Monclova from Saltillo
and that he is seeking to persuade GER
tain officials to remain loyal to Car
rama.
TT is reported from Vera Cruz, un-
der date of December 5, that fifteen
bandits robbed six Americans on a
ranch. After being robbed the victims
walked five miles to Elburro station,
IA miles south of Vera Cruz The
constitutionalists furnished them trans
portation to Vera Cruz.
with reference to the case of the
Bishop of Topic and his four priests.
the department Is informed that Bishop
Segura was released by the local au-
thorfties October II. Three Of the
priests left for the United States that
date. and the fourth departed Decem-
ber ! on the steamship San Joe for San
Francisco"