The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-11-19
TRUCE IN MEXICO

lhlA r. IN hfsNtNb
Reported from one Source and Denie
from Another. Washington still
Hopes TO Move out Troops on 2So
Washington, Nov. l6-While await
ing with interest official confirmation o
report from Mexico that truce ha'
been arranged by leaders of the Car
rama and Aguascalientes claimants I,
control the central government, th'
Washington government allowed il!
order to Gen. Funston to stand Satur
day night, and Vera Cruz will be re-
turned TO Mexican control on Nov. 2;
unless some radical change in the sit.
uation there prevents. The American
expeditionary force at Vera Cruz vii
embark on that date for Galveston
and the Mexican factions will be lef,
to work out their own destiny, the
policy Of watchful waiting not having
been altered
State department officials looked up
on the reported truce, however, as q
hopeful sign. They believed thai il
the leaders had been able to bring il
about ii could be extended for a long
enough period to permit the Aguascal-
ientes convention to carry out its
avowed purpose and arrange for the
election Of a provisional president to
succeed Gen. Gutierrez, nominated as
president ad interim.
Although Secretary Bryan declined
to say Saturday to whom Gen. Fun
ston would surrender custody of Vera
Cruz, it is believed his instructions
are to turn the city over to whatever
de facto authorities appear to receive
it. The Washington government docs
not intend to recognize any faction in
Mexico through this transfer. Assur-
ances have been received both from,
Gen. Calranza and from the Aguascal-
ientes convention authorities that the
guarantees required by the United
States would be forthcoming, and
Washington officials feel that their re
sponsibility ends there.
Gen. Candido Aguilar a Caranza
supporter, has been cncamped with his
troops just outside Vera Cruz for
many weeks, having been sent by Car
rama to receive the city from the
Americans when they withdraw Un-
less Gen. Aguilar is withdrawn in the
meantime, it is believed that Gen.
Funston will leave the city in his
Should an official ap
pointed by Aguascalientes convention
chiefs appear, however, with sufficient
control Of the surrounding territory to
warrant his claim, the transfer will
be made to him. In other words, Gen,
Funston will hand over Vera Cruz to
the man who presents himself with
the means to receive and protect it, no
matter which faction he may repre-
sent.
Although orders have been sent to
Gen. Funston to allow Mexican priests
and nuns to sail from Vera Cruz on
the transport San Marcos, it was not
known definitely Saturday, whether
they had actually left. The San Mar
,os might have left port, it was said,
before Gen. Funston received the in
structions. II is understood 49 nuns
md II priests have been living dis
yuised in Vera Cruz for some time
,ast, accepting places as servants and
aborers, to avoid falling into the |
lands of the constitutionalists.
Consul General Silliman is believed
o have followed Gen. Carranza from
Mexico City to Cordoba, where the
Irst chief has taken up his temporary
headquarters. The state department
lad no word Saturday from him and
;nows nothing officially Of what is go
ng on in Mexico City.
Rafael Zubaran Capmany, Washing i
on representative of Gen. Carranza,
ssued statement Saturday night
upon the evacuation Of
-ara r,u1 xubich eaid. :
president Wilson's act in with /,
rawing the American troops from 4
era Cruz will have the effect Of {,
,ining Mexico and this country in {
he closest bonds Of friendship. +
Moreover, it will have far-reach-
~ effect on the diplomacy Of the
'estern hemisphere and viii serve TO !
demonstrate that the Unit
States is not, as it has sometimes 7
cen designated, the bully Of this con {
nent,' but is in fact the sincere friend '
the Latin American republics. q
Il am hopeful that il will also have D
beneficial effect on the internal ques- Y
on Of Mexico and assist in obtaining I
d anicable solution Of our present h
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