The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-12
BY AMERICAN TROOPS
MAY BE ACCOMPLISHED
PRESIDENT IS DISPOSED
To Delay Order for Same for a Few
Days While Awaiting Definite
Alignment In Civil War.

Washington, Nov. IL Presiden
Wilson and Secretary Bryan discuss
ed for nearly three hours tonight the
question of evacuation of Vera Cruz
by the American forces. No an.
nouncement was made at the conclu.
sion of the conference, but it was
understood the President decided to
await further advices tomorrow as to
the political situation in Mexico.
The DEGREES issued by General Car
rama granting all the requests of the
American government, were carefully
considered, Carranza granted amnes-
ty to the Mexicans who served the
American government during its oc-
cupation and ordered that taxes or
customs paid to the American officers
be not imposed. Inasmuch as the
national convention at Aguascalientes
ordered Carranza to comply with the
wishes of the American government in
connection with these guarantees, the
Washington government was confront
ed with the fact that its demands were
acquiesced in by all factions in Next
co.
In official circles generally it was
would order the evacuation he might
wait a few days for definite align
melt of the various chiefs in the lat
est civil war. The American govern
me1t is on record in diplomatic cor
respondence as promising the with
drawal of the troops when the guar
antees it requested were complied
with and persons conversant with the
presidents point of view believe he
proposes to redeem this promise as
soon as possible. It has been pointed
out that the American garrison might
be placed in an embarrassing situa-
ton if the forces controlled by Car
rama and those of the convention
carried on their conflict near the city
of Vera Cruz, as the Washington gov
eminent is DESTROYS of maintaining it's
absolute neutrality as between the two
factions.
Even though the American forces
are withdrawn, however, it is not be-
lieved that the 81 ,0OO, 900 and upwards
in customs duties collected by the
American officers will be turned over
by the Washington administration I'M
til central government arises out
of the present tangled situation. The
convention having declared itself SUI
preme, it is pointed out, probably
would look with disfavor on the de-
livery by the American government
of the funds to Carranza, whom it
had ordered deposed.
Secretary Garrison told Secretary
Bryan before the white house confer
ence that the troops were ready to
all arrangements having been
completed some time ago. Twenty
four hundred marines also will be
taken away by the war departments
as the navy has no ade-
quate number of vessels to carry them
away. The troops will go to Texas
City and the marines probably to
Pensacola, Fla, or Guantanamo.
The political situation in Mexico had
not cleared, according to the latest
Official advices. General Carranza
asked the convention for an extern
sion of fifteen days to discuss the
question of successor to whom he
would deliver the executive power, |
but the request was denied.
Although officials had no complete
advices there were limitations that |
parleys were continuing by telegraph |
between the convention and Carranza.