The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
WILSON ASSERTS
| ]. s. GAN WAIT
Says Object Sought in Mexico
Can Be Had Without War.
VILLA BOWS TO CARRANzA
In Supporting Block to Benton Inves-
tigation Says That Bauch, tho
American, May Be Dead,
But Absolves Himself.

Washington, March 3.--That Cen
eral Villa has acknowledged the au-
thority Of General Carranza as his
chief and will not permit the Ameri-
can commission to examine the body
OF William s. Benton until the Wash
| ington government has consulted
| Carranza was the explanation made
by President Wilson OF the latest
phase OF the Mexican situation.
The president told callers that the
desire OF the commissioners to get
further instructions from Washington
as well as orders from General Villa
necessitated IA postponement, but Mr.
Wilson takes It for granted that the
com missioners will start in a few
! days.
| Able to Wait, Says Wilson.
Asked whether, in view Of the new
! DEVELOPMENTS, a change OF policy was
intended by the United States imme-
| diately, the president pointed out that
a country Of the size and power OF the
| United States could afford to wait Just
as long as It pleased; that nobody
doubted It's power and nobody doubt
ed that Huerta eventually was to re-
tire; that there need be no hes1tar
ton In forming the judgment that
what the United States wished to &C
complish in Mexico would be accom-
plished, but that those who were In
haste to have things done were for
getting that they would have to do
them themselves; that they would
have to contribute brothers and sons
and sweethearts to do 1t II they
wished something done right away. II
they were willing to wait, the presi-
dent indicated, such a step might not
be necessary.
The president was referring, 1t was
presumed, to speeches in congress de-
handing radical action Of some kind
or armed Intervention, which he
seemed to deplore.
Carranza Gags Villa.
Chihuahua March 3-While Cen
eral Villa was announcing his BELIEF
Mat Gustav Bauch had been assassi-
mated and insisting that "of course |
cant be held to blame for that" Gen
eral Carranza who poses as president
Of the provisional rebel government OF
Mexico ordered him to keep out of in
ternational affairs, This explained why
villa Cancelled his arrangements to let
an American-British commission OF
inquiry examine the body Of w. S.
my
put to death under Villas orders at
Juarsz
Carranza notified Villa that here
after the president" would handle all
diplomatic subjects himself
Villa declined % give details In the
Bauch mystery, but said that after
the American accused Of being spy
was freed ut Juarez he doubtless was
assassinated by some Of his enemies"
Meantime tho mystery grew as to
where the body Of Benton lay buried.
Villa had told Consul Letcher that 1t
was buried in the Pantheon de la
Reglar
Villa Obeya Cs7ranza.
Nogales, Sonora, March Gen.
Venustiano Carranza upheld the action
OF General Villa In hating the com
mission investigating the death Of a
British subject, William S. Benton.
He took the stand that requests for
any information regarding Benton's
death should come to him through
diplomatic agents Of Great Britain.
On Mission to Carranza.
El Paso, March 3.-The Benton in
yestigating commission rested on the
diplomatic sidetrack while Washing
ton and Venustiano Carranza were re-
ported to DO rounding a new phase OF
negotiations through an American
consul
George G. Crothers, special agent OF
the state department, left town to
visit Carranza.
Fresh reports indicated that Gustav
Bauch, an American. had been killed
at Juarez, Carrpnza was called on
for satisfactory explanation Of
Bauch's disappearance, 1t was pointed
out to the rebel cbieftain that failure
to protect all foreigners would be like
ly to lead to grave complications.
Asts Governor for Troops.
Austin, Tex, March 3--An urgent
appeal for Texas rangers at Lyford
and other points along the Mexican
border near Brownsville was received
by Gov. o Il. Colquitt from residents
The complainants allege that Mexican
bandits crossed tho Rio Grande at
night, stole cattle or committed other
depredations and then returned to the
Mexican side. Governor ColQuitt has
not yet decided what to do.