The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-26
AMERICAN TROOPS
STAY At VERA CRUZ
oN' Ed STATES LAND AND
NAVAL FORCES WILL BE KEPT
THERE FOR SOME TIME.
administration Officials Believe II
would Be Unwise to Remove Them
at This Time.

| washington, Sept. 25.-Amorioo,
FORCES VIII remain in Vera Crn, ,,ntiI
Cne question of authority between
General Carranza and General villa
Is settled. This was the concensne.
Vi opinion OF administration Officials
tonight, although no definite a.
NOuhcement was made.
secretary Garrison teIepranbod
General Funston at Vera Cruz mt 70
io"u necessary baggage or snnnliss
ABOARD transports, informing him =,
tne same time that the American
forces would not be withdraw "ror
al least ten days" until question
concerning the transfer Of finds a.
'ne customs house could be adjnstad
Later the following formal state.
neAt was issued by the war depart.
ment: N9P'' I
numerous inquiries We're made
mere and Of General Funston as TO
tAe date of the departure of tho
American troops from Vera Cruz IN
view Of matters which must be set.
ueu Hrst no date at present can be
liked but IN no event can the depart.
ure take place within the next fen
days and General Funston was SO
Advised ~
i1asmuch as telegraph communica-
lion with Mexico City is Irregular.
state department officials did NOT
know when they could reach a salts
FACTORY understanding with the Car
rama government. Negotiations
nave preceded to the point of re-
questng Carranza to designate Off
Gals to whom the custom house
might be transferred. Officials are
considering the possibility that Villa
may object to the American govern
ment's construction of the Carranza
authority as the central government
in Mexico and Indications are that
the big sum of money collected for
customs by the American officers
will not be delivered to any faction
until there . a definitely established
Mexican government.
Administration officials think al
asreement between Villa and Car
rama may be effected through the
mediation Of Mexican leaders. The
anxiety of prominent constitutional
lists in Mexico City to mediate the
dispute is regarded as a hopeful sign.
as is General Carranza's declaration
that he would not attack villa.
lnasmuch as General Villas chief
objection to the present government
in Mexico City is that Carralza is its
executive, a basis for compromise is
thought likely because it is known
Carranza intended shortly to retire in
favor of a provisional president &C
ceptable to all factions.
Some observers believe Villas
threat Of a revolt are designed more
as a show OF force either to prevent
Carranza from placing in power as
provisional president his supporters
or to diminish Carranzas chances of
being chosen president in the general
election.
While consular reports today
showed the southern republic to b
trembling in fear Of another reyolu
ton nothing was received to indicate
that a physical crash of any impor
lance was imminent. President WI
son is absolutely neutral ami is en-
deayoring to have consular agents
refrain from involving the American
government Whatever efforts the
consular agents may make win be in
the direction of aiding the two chiefs
or their representatives, to reach an
understanding.
President Wilson, it was under
stood, was annoyed today by reports
that the Washington government
leans towards one of the two factions
in the controversy.
At the Mexican embassy here the
belief was reiterated that bloodshed
would be avoided and mediation sue
cessful
Rafael Zubaran, head of the consti-
nationalist agency, gave out the fol
lowing telegram from Mexican Con
sui Garcia at Laredo, Texas:
ut is not true that the head of the
garrison at Nuevo Laredo, Colonel
CARA, has declared his allegiance TO
General Villa. He remains in his
place of honor, defending with 10y
atty aad honor the principles OF lib