The Detroit times., 1914-04-25
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WASHINGTON April 2s.-On "A dos
en- ships in tho guilt today. with proWs
turned toward Galveston, are S.057 for.
eign refugees from Mexico many al
them destitute The vanguard OF 329
was due 10 arrive today al Galveston
on the collier Cyclops About 800
more will leave Mexican ports for Gal.
weston within a week
Resources OF the navy, the army and
Red ross were massed preparing tor
the fugitives. The refugee question is
most difficult now, Admiral Bauger
cabled today from Vera Cruz. From
TampicO alone 1854 refugees nave
been sent TO Galveston, Those arriv
ing today on The Cyclops were from
TampicO. They have waited many
days on the British. and the American
warships for passage back TO the
states
The battleship Connecticut, with AIS
refugees, is due at Galveston Sunday
as is the Esperanza, with 40 from
Vera Cruz and go picked up at Tam
pico. The Dixie is also due at Calves
ton Sunday or Monday with SO more
from Tampicu.
Galveston Is 10 be made the landing
point for all refugees from the coast
OF Mexico. Receiving camps and hos
pitfalls will be provided by the govern
ment. food and clothing supplies and
free transportation furnished to their
home cities
Other refugee ships en- route 10 Cal
weston today are
The Mexico, with capacity load OF
600. from Vera Cruz; the collier ia
son, with So from Tuxpan the char
tered British steamer Trinidad, with
215 from Tampico yacht OF the
Huasteca company with 100 employs
and 80 other refugees from TampiCo
two torpedo destroyers accompanying
the Dixie with 80 eachtand the Texan
the Dakotan and Oregonian, OF the
Hawaiian Steamship, Co. with 2Vu
Americans from Puerta, Mexico.
The Trinidad is loading 275 more
today at Tampico, The Panling and
80 t@.sa,@ .sEa't, 'Fsly9'aIs,
with about 100 more each. -
Many refugees are reported waiting
a. Mazatian Prosresso, Faontera and
Yucatan Few more are expected al
Tampico
At Vera Cruz Admiral Badger has
chartered the Monterey and the resu
gee depot ship TO care for those sx
pected from Mexico City and other in
terror points TO avoid placing the retu
fCes on the Warships
JUAREZ, Mexico, April 25--Gen
Villa will openly break with Gen Car
rama, supreme chief of the constitu
tionalists, and join forces with the
United States 10 secure the destruc
ton of Huerta before he will permit
his men to join GarFahza iii any
scheme looking toward a combination
with the assassin of Madero."
This, declare the constitutionalists
closest friends here, has been made
plain in the "a hours by villa him
self
Amigos" he said discussing the
CarranZa note, lit was great mis-
take. But | am only a subordinate
| officer, and don't believe IL best tina
| | should give out my views yet.
The addition of the word yet Il
| believed by observers 10 indicate (;
breach between villa and Carranza, j
the latter persists in his attitude to
ward the United States.
hOi OHiA W. nut wait W dliOF
myself to be dragged into a war viii
! the United States, as an ally OF thai
worthless drunkard and assassin
Huerta, but | will do all can to pre-
vent such. war; villa continued
Personally know something about
war. / know the terrible suffering II
causes aud terrors il arouses, even
when It is merely war on small
scale Just imagine how terrible il
would be If your troops, who would
not run like the federals do, and my
soldiers, who would die before they
would be driven back, should meet in
battle.
DO the people of the United States
who seem To be trying TO provoke war
realize what they are DOING
Villas friends here declare the
present indications are that the Uni.
ted States will not be compelled 20
fight a united Mexican nation and
they insist that villa is responsible
He insists that his army will do as he
says and that he says they viii not
fight Americans.
Villas only comment on the telegram
from Cen Pablo Gonzales that he had
captured Monterey was that is good
IL is just what ! expected
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