Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-15
City Is 10 Be Turned Over to
Any Responsible Authority
Which May Claim Govern
ment on That Date.
GUARANTEES DEMANDED
ARE GIVEN IN FULL
United States Has Discharged
Its Duties and No Further
Reason for Occupation Is
Seen at Washington.
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Washington. Nov li.--While await
ing official confirmation OF the report
from Mexico that a truce had been
ARRANGED by leaders Of the Carranza
and Aguas Calientes claimants to con-
troll Of the central government, the
Washington government allowed ita
order 10 General Funston TO stand to-
night and Vera Cruz Will be returned
10 Mexican control November 20. UNI
less some radical change in the situ-
alton there prevents. The American
expeditionary force at Vera Cruz will
emhlrk on that date for Galveston
and the Mexican factions be left to
work out their own destiny. the poll
Icy Of watchful waiting having been
altered IN no respect
Hopeful Of Peace.
slate department officials looked
upon the reported truce. however. az
n hopeful sign They believed that
II the leaders had been able TO bring
Il about there was good reason to be-
lievc il could be extended for a long
enough period To permit the Aguas
caliontcs convention to carry out rs
avowed purpose ana arrange for the
election Of q provisional president TO
succeed General Gutierrez. nominate
ed as president ad interim.
Although Secretary Bryan declined
to say today TO whom General Fun
Fton would surrender custody Of Vera
cruz. Il Is believed his instructions are
10 turn the city over 20 whatever dc
facto authorities appear to receive It.
II is not the intention of the Wash
ington government TO recognize any
facion In Mexico through this trans
fer Assurances have been received
both from General Carranza and from
the Aguas Calientes convention au-
thorltics that the guarantees required
by the United States would be forth
coming ami Washington officials feel
that their responsibility ends there.
May BE Left 10 Aguilor.
General Candida Aguilar, Carranza
supporter. has been encamned with
his troops lust outside Vera CRUZ for
many weeks. having been sent BY Car
rama to receive the city from the
Americana when they withdrew. Tn
less General Agular is withdrawn in
the meantime II Is believed General
Funston viii leave the city In his pos
session.
should an official appointed by the
Aguas Calientcs convention chiefs APP
pear, however. with sufficient control
Of the surrounding territory to war
rant his claim, The transfer Will be
made to him. IN other words Cen
eral Funston will hand over Vera
Cruz to the man who presents himself
with the means 10 receive and protee'
II, no matter which faction he may
represent.
Nuns and Priests.
Although orders had been sent e.
General Funston 10 allow Mexican
priests and nuns 70 sail from Vera |
Cruz on the transport san Marcos. IL
whether they had actually left or not /
The san Marcos might have left port
II was said before General Funston
received the instructions. 1t is I'M
derstood forty-nine nuns and eleven (
priests have been living disguised in
Vera Cruz for some time past. accept |
ing places az servants and lahoreia, |
to avoid falling into the hands Of the I
cunstitutionalists.
Consul General Sillman is believed 7
to have followed General Carranza +
from Mexico city TO Cordoba, whore +
the first chief has taken up his tem-
porary headquarters The state de-
partment has no word today from him I
and knows nothing officially Of what +
Is going on in Mexico city.