The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-08

midnight was to be placed before the President and his cabinet today by Secretary Garrison While details Of the despatch were not given out it was understood to contain reports talk en to General Funston by refugees from Mexico City
 Secretary Garrison said today no aggressive movement of any kind by the American forces was ordered, yet 1t was known that high officials of station at Vera Cruz or son ships with ins striking distance of that port a. force powerful enough to make a. swift descent on Mexico City if that e0,0oo men would be required.
 Army officers feared the situa tion. st Vera Cruz might becolne desperate in the event of an anarchist outbreak in Mexico City or should the fed eraT forces lowering beyond Funstonss out Husrta,s declaration of 9. truce with the United States.
 MORE REGULARS NEEDED
 Sailors could be landed to reinforce the 1000 troops and marines under 4 General Funston if there should be @ federal attack They could easily hold the city proper, it Is believed, but to protect positions outside the town up to the site of the water works more infantry is believed to be reuuire.5- Whether additional forces would be. sent down the east coast could moi, be foresssn today The President and Secretary Bryan are believed to oppose might eanbarrass the South American envoys-
 The mediators today proceeded steadily with the program for their conference with representatives of the Huerta governfnent and the United States at Niagara Falls, Canada, May 1S- Among several names heard as possible naembers of the American del- egation were Justices Day and Pit Judge Gray of Delaware, and Coun- seIlor Lansing, or the state depart 1nenf- It was said that, despite the elimination of CarHanza from me diati0n prellminaries, the rebel side of the situation would be taken up i'm plans for Mexico's specification.
 American. 0ff1cia1s today were anxi- Dus flo make mo move that might en1- harrHss the progress of preliminary medfntiDu negotiations. However, they were known to be desirous Of prepar- ednees for any eventuality. Outside the continued heavy firing at Mazat- Ian there were no reports of addition al rebel aggression today
 GARRANzA A TTORRBoN.
 The remaining constitutionalist arm
  in their campaign while Carranza moved his seat of government from Chihuahua. to Torreon- Villa rebel chief. informally appealed for sus- 1t would hasten Mexicoss pacidcatson- would hasten Mexico.s paciHeatioll
 The rebel campaign against EalIns Cruzs Acapulco and other west coast cities was to be hurried, according to reports from eonstitutiona1ist camps vest frff5
 Officials today sought additional in formation of the reported killing of two Englishmen and an American sub 5ecf in GuadalaJara- Continuation of Acting Consul Sillfman reported to have been arrested near San Luis Po- tosi. still caused uneasiness- co city continued-- Six hundred Amer ican refugees were on their way to Puerto Mexico under the protection Of the Brazilian flag
 Nezson O' 'Shaughnessy's report sub xniftsd aB Secretary Bryan it was be- heved. would outline the strength of the Huerta regime and tell of the in- cidents that culuinated in receiving his passports from the provisional pras- ident-
 DANIELs DEFENDS.
 Essentials Of the American policy in -H- G--->-Nt t-- L-1 4l--< RIc5<>lA1 l411l6 W6E0 reiterafed today in a statement by Secretary Daniels. replying to com plalnts against the withdrawal Of Unit i ed States warships from the river at Lanpieo and to criticism of the de- partment's refusal to take some refu- gees back to Tampico after they had been removed from the danger gene. 1
 The statement declared that the de. psrtment had considered as it's pre- eminent duty the prevention of lose o life 1a 7F f-~- and Americans in peril
 The protection Of property beyond 1 range of the navy's guns was next l to impossible, the statement declared | but so far as has been possible the | navy has endeavored to cool the en- I thustas1n of an excited populace by | the sight of the visible power for re- priSa1 that Is displayed by the guns I -or our warships lying as they are to day in practically every port on the | east and west coasts
 Declaring that practically every forefgner and American in the Tam | pico district now is safe as we'll as | foreign property in this, Secretary unnecessary to defend a course which has achieved such results
 Secretary Daniels statement con- cludes:
 Taupico is now a closely be- 1eagured city exposed to constant att tacks from the outside fror1a a con ttnuaIly augunenting enemy. The con stitutionalist force. according to all i reports. are gradually increasing in number in the territory around about Whether our efforts at media ton fail or are successful or whether a satisfactory, peaceful adjustment of our difficulties is achieved or not, it would seem obvious that Tampico and it's surroundings will not be safe for foreigners of any kind in case of a coming death grapple between the constftutlonaEats and the federaIs.
 EEDIATDRs ARE MUM. None of the 1nediators would dfa- E czHas the news e11aarating from Mex leo