The Detroit times., 1914-03-14
CARRANZA SAYS HE'LL
PROTECT ALL FOREIGNERS

ers at Fort Bliss. to obtain their re-
lease.
A conference between Secretary Of
state Bryan and Secretary Of War
Garrison and Attorney General Nc
Reynolds will be held probably on
Monday to agree TO- joint action by
the three departments. It Ii stated
that to permit theBe men to secure
their release on habeas corpus pro-
|ceodinSs would be TO establish very
dangerous precedent. s
The at&orney-general today wired
the United States district-attorney at
Houston to represent Major General
Bliss against whom H. r. Gamble, OF
] FL Paso. attorney for the Mexican
prisoners. will present his applica-
ton for q writ. The decision may be
carried to the supreme court OF the
United States for Anal review.
Secretary of State Bryan was still
negotiating today with General Car.
ranxa regarding the right Of the Unit.
ed States to represent all of the ma.
tons IN northern Mexico which have
not recognized the belligerency OF the
insurgents.
With fshting in progress at Tor
reon and in the vicinity OF Monterey
and Tampico announcement that the
cCnstitutionalists are In control Of the
maip line of the railway leading to
Laredo was expected shortly. The
Tcrreon and Monterey campaigns
were planned for this purpose while
with possession of Tampico the reb'
els Will! also have really important
seaport.
This campaign, ofhcials say, will
uroye the supreme test of the consti.
tutionalists. as should they win de-
isiyely they will have the entire rail-
way system leading to Mexico City
In their possession and will effective
ly cut on al trahic south, forcing
Huerta to depend on the supplies he
can get in by sea.
(&tsH CORRESPONDENT United Press.)
MEXICO CITY. March 14-Secre'
tary of state Bryan's formal note re-
ceived mere today acknowledging the
receipt of the Auerta governmental
protest against the lifting Of the Unit
ed States embargo on the importation
of arms into Mexico; ayerted serious
situation. according to Mexican ON
Gals.
1T would have been necessary to
have given Charge O'Shaughnessy his
passports had the washington gov
eminent not replied TO Gen. Huerts's
protest" said an onlcial connected
with the foreign once.
The Bryan note was B0mewhat or
disappointment to the government ~
It did not 60 beyond the acknowleds
ment Of the protest.
The federal garrison at Jotutla, In
the state of Morelos, revolted because
they were unpaid for . long period,
and killed their commander. General
F1orcncio Alatrista. They also killed
several other officers and many civil
Iiens. The mutiny was led BY four
Ilicutenants. and was said to have fol
lowed dissipation and excuses on the
mart of the disgruntled troops The
cfiiccrs who escaped slaughter organ
ixcd a punitive force and despite the
fact that the mutIneers had been Join
ed by a band of Zapatistas. defeated
them. The war once today admitted
that all Of the mutineers who were
rot slain In battle were captured and
executed. sst
-.Huerta intends to burn Mexico
CITY az Nero burned Rome when the
capture of the capital by the rebels
seems imminent" prominent Mexi
ca n said today
Many foreigners have received
ibIack.bordered letters In the last few
days. They are thought to be the
work of fanatics or jOkers.