The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-07
PEACE DELEGATES OF MEXICO LEAVE
 INADAY OR TWO
Huerta Issues Statement On General COnditiOns-No Reason for Foreigners
 to Leave Country

Vera Cruz, May 6.-Representatives of Provisional President Huerta at the me diation conference to be held at Niagara Falls. Canada, probably will leave Mex leo City in a day or two. They will sail from Puerto Mexico, according to an of ficial of the Mexican National railroad, who arrived here today.
 The official quoted General Huerta as saying:
 '.There is no reason for any foreigner to leave Mexico City, hut those who de- sire to do so will be given every facility. Those who remain will be protected to the fullest extent of my ability"
 Sir Lionel Garden. the British minister. has been tireless in attending to the in- terests of Americans and has been of great assistance to those leaving, ac- cording to the railroad official.
 Refugees who came in today expressed their conviction that special efforts were being made by Mexican officials and army officers along the route from the capital to treat them in a kindly manner
 Many Americans Left
 Americans to the nSmber of 2Qo0 or 25G9 will be left in the capital after the exodus of the 600 expected to depart to- day for Puerto Mexico. according to the opinion of d prominent railroad official here. Most of those remaining in Mex lco City have come in from outlying dis tiicts. but there is also large percentage of permanent residents of the capital.
 As far as is known no American in Mexico City has been killed or even in- jured during the troubieous period. the railroad official decared He said the capital has resumed virtually it's normal aspect. Clubs and business houses, with few exceptions. have reopened their doors. Among these is the American club, which was attacked by a mob during the first few days after the American occupa- ton of Vera Cruz. but is now open under the protection of police guard.
 Since the mobs disappeared from the streets of the capital after the abate- ment of the first excitement, the official continued, no business house or private residence has been molested
 The interests of Americans are being watched over by m.nittee of Ameri- can residents. who hold daily sessions to consider the rapidly changing sit uaton.
 The gas and water supplies of the cap ftal have not been interfered with, this fact disposing of a rumor current in Vera Cruz that an attack had been made on the S50,000.00o light and power plant at Oaxaca, and the transmission lines cut. The food supply in the capital is said to be sufficient.
 Prices Advanced
 Prices have only been slightly advanced and are regulated by the government. After the landing of the American blue jackets and marines at Vera Cruz dealers in Mexico City began to charge exorbit- gs-.-I promptly stopped this action. The ex- change rate in Mexico city is quoted s9 50 Mexican for S1 gold
 Francisco Villa. according to refugees who left the capital yesterday, was be- leved to be at Monterey and they de- clared there appeared little likelihood of his advance toward the south in the near future.
 Hundreds of Mexicans. convinced that their lives would be forfeited if they remained in the capita, until the arrival there of Villa or Zapata. are reaching Vera Cruz daily. Unless they greatly exaggerate the fright that has been oc- casoned by the approach of the rebels to the capital the problem of caring for a congested native popLiation within the American lines soon will be added to the work of Brigader General Funston and his officers.
 Many Mexican refugees seeking safety under the stars and stripes here have been actively supporting Provisional Pres fdent Huerta and his government Most of them, however, are merely business men and their families who anticipate that the substitution of another regime for that of General Huerta will be ac- companied by such disorders that none of them would be justified in regarding himself safe.
 Abandon Homes
 Among the Mexicans coming to Vera Cruz numbers already nave been forced to abandon their homes in towns that have fallen into the hands of the rebels They declare they have witnessed scenes after the rebel victories which deter mined them not to go through anything more of similar nature. Some of the refugees declare that General Villa prob ably will have with him not only Za- pata, but thousands of the lower class in Mexico City. Villa, they point out has made no secret of the fact that he has prepared q long list of those se- 1ected for death if he should reach the capital while Zapata for a long time has boasted that not only General Hu- erta and his official family, but hum dreds of others must die when he comes to the capital.
 Zapata once sent word to the capital that he would set up a gullotine in the big square in front of the national pal ace and accumulate there pile of the most aristocratic heads in the city It Is said Zapata's vengea appears to be directed largely against the wealthier class.