Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-05-12
VILLA REFUSES TO
JOIN IN ASSAULT.
Tells HuGrta General He Viii
Take No Part in Proposed
Vera Cruz Attack.

Torreon, Mexico, May 6.-The an
swer of Gen. Francisco Villa to a re-
quest from Gen. Mass, in command of
the Saltillo federal garrison, that
villa join the federals in ayenging the
American occupation of Vera Cruz was
delivered to the federal messengers
on Tuesday. Villa refused to ally him
self or his men with the federals and
Declared that the Huertistas had pro-
Voked foreign Intervention for their
own ends.
Gen. Mass letter to Villa announced
that in addition to occupying Vera
Cruz the port of Salina Cruz had been
seized by the United States forces
April 90.
In his reply Villa said:
You desire to provoke foreign
war to save yourself from the disaster
coming from the civil conflict You
have sought to make this union be-
tween yourselves and the constitu-
tionalists who are under arms, with
out rejecting that you are about to
arm a people who in justice would
chastise your crimes. The constitu-
tionalists have the desire to do all
possible compatible with the national
dignity to avoid a foreign war, but If
we are not able to avoid it, we will
face two enemies, the powerful stran-
ger and the depraved compatriots."
y Federal Troops Massed.
Washington, May 6.-Brig Gen.
Funston from Vera Cruz has reported
to the war department that an in
creasing large number of federal
troops under Gen. Mass are being
massed between Vera Cruz and Mex
ico City. Administration officials here
frankly fear an attack upon Vera Cruz.
Should such an attack be made it was
predicted that Gen. Funston would be
ordered to make an immediate adj
vance backed by marines and blue
jackets.
State Bryan held a two hour confer
ence yesterday on the Mexican situa-
tion. At its close Secretary Bryan
averred that the situation was still
hopeful. Plans of the general army
staff, calling for the immediate dis
patch of 1000 coast artillery and or
ganized infantry to Vera Cruz are in
President Wilson's hands.
Delay Is Dangerous.
Rear Admiral Badger notified the
navy department that delay in push
ing American outposts to Mexico City,
will cost thousands of American lives.
Barbed wire distractions and mines
have been placed across the line of
march by the federals under Gen.
Mass Both Gen. Funston and Ad-
miral Badger are said to have urged
an immediate occupation of the Mex
lean capital and the dispatch of more
troops to Vera Cruz.
The tension and uneasiness in
Washington were increased by dis
patch from Admiral Mayo at Tampico.
saying that general hostilities had
been resumed with frequent firing in
the streets. Stubborn resistance of
an American attack at that point is
predicted.
Medisters Will Go to Canada.
Secretary Br- lounced Tuesday
night that the ,lIree South American
mediators would meet at Niagara
Falls, Canada, May Is, to receive rep
resentatives of the parties to the con-
troversy.
O'Shaughnessy Reaches U. S.
New Orleans, La, May Sim glad
to be back in the United States" said
Nelson O'Shaughnessy, former charge
d'affaires in Mexico City, when he ar
rived here on Tuesday from Mexico
City, via Vera Cruz. His wife and
child accompanied him. A messenger
boy waited at the dock all night with
a telegram which O'Shaughnessy said
was from Secretary Bryan, instruct
ing him to rush to Washington with
all possible speed.
81 don't expect to be sent back to
Mexico City," he said. "They usually
send back a new man."
), Asked his opinion of Huerta, he said
that his dealings with him were large
iy of q business nature and he could
not express an opinion
1.-THE situation was acute when /
left" he added. "Huerta had held up
my mail and kilograms for two days"
Medlators Turn Down carranza.
Washington. d. c.. May 5.-Gen.
Carranza and the constitutionalists on
Monday were practically eliminated
from the proceedings of the three
South American ENJOYS who have I'M
dertaken to solve the Mexican prob
lem by diplomacy. In a telegram to
Gen. CarrranEa the mediators an
nounced that in view of his refusal to
agree to an armistice with Gen. Huer-
ia they withdrew their invitation to
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Rebels Threaten Town.