The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26
Campaign Of L. s. Forces Stops
for Fear Refugees Will
BE Slain.
EFFORTS AIM AT RESCUE
Waiting Policy Blamed for
Plight-Many of Those
Saved Sent Home.


thought Of the American forces in Mexico
now is the relief OF American refugees.
All other operations are being held up
until steps can be taken to remove the
larger part of the refugees TO protected
ports where warships and chartered
| steamers are waiting to transport them
| to the United States.
This Government is like handcuHed
giant The United states Is unable To
| push military operations Tor FEAR ven
| Ceance will be wreaked by lluerta upon
| the Americans within Mexico. IL is I'M
| able to send forces to the relief OF the
! refugees for fear the murderous knife and
| bullet will be used before these forces
| could reach their destinations
| Representations are being made through
| the Brazilian and British representatives.
| throughout Mexico that Mexcans in the
| custody OF the United States Will he given
| safe conduct to the interior This In being
| done in the hope that the MeNtcans Will
| relent and remove the obstacles thrown In
the way OF Americans leaving for the
| coast.
So long as &c lives OF Americans in the
, interior are AT stake the United states
will spare no pains. will even accept tho
| humiliation of conducting indirect nego-
tiatons with Huerta for the purpose Of
| bringing these to place OF safety.
5000 In Danger.
The best estimates possible upon data
in possession Of the State Department are
that there were approximately 1900
| Americans in the Republic OF Mexico when
the first shot was fired at Vera Cruz ny
the emergency measures which have been
employed since that time l.sio nave been
located and the larger part of these
brought to protected ports. Nearly 1900
are now on ships bound for the United
States.
There remain nearly 5000. distributed
for the most part In small numbers
through the various small towns and min
ing settlements In central and northern
Mexico. officials realize that mos
difficult task Is faced in opening the way
of escape to this number.
Huerta and his supporters have ovincec
n desire To force these Americans to re-
main in the republic possibly as hostages
against waIlike operations 10y the Amer
lean forces.
, His excuse has been the report that tn
. forces at Vera CRUZ were preventing th'
, departure Of MeXicans for Mexico city
This was promptly replied TO by th
, United States through every possible
avenue OF publicity.
The United states, according to thes
official assurances, will facilitate the de
parture of non-combatants from Nor'
a Cruz The soldiers from the three Mex
lean warshps who landed at Vera cru
;, | on Thursday and were taken into Gus
| tody Will not be allowed to depart. how
= ever, and it is feared that Iluerta ma
make their retention "A further excuse 10
: holding up the Americans In Mexico city
A Local ton Of Refugees.
The refugees who have been located /
. the Mexican republic are distributed d
a. follows:
y Three hundred and twenty-eight o
- | Nlfhin oh Nal t.f f.lll
8 weston to-day.
v Seventy-nine who have left Canane
y. for Nogales. 12t who have left Nacoza,
for Douglas on the border: trainloac
70 number unknown, about 10 leave Car
y anpa; 900 on Ward liner Mexico. due I
d sail from Vera Cruz this afternoon.
4 Two hundred and fifty at ranches nv
miles below Ensenada. 100 at Salina Cru;
from 100 to 200 ut Mazatlan unknow
II number, probably about 100, at Ciuda
n Porhrio Diaz: 200 at Puerto. l95i q
" board Esperanza Connecticut and Dixi
y which sailed from Tampico yesterday %
y stil at Vera Cruz from Mexico city. n
: at Mexico city, fifteen on board Justii
a which has sailed FOR San Francisco.
'r The plans OF the state Dcpartmei
rs studied out carefully In the past yes
have been completely upset by the actic
N Of the Administration In having Vera Cru
le seized and then suspending operation
It These plans hinged entirely upon "A shaI
stroke OF intervention by the United Stat
RI and a hurried march 10 Mexico city.
u Department experts had hoped to mai
10 Mexico city the central point toward whi'
nj all refugees might be hurried, from WINK
,h transportation TO the coast and safe
r would be- practicable over the open lii
I'll to the military base at Vera Cruz
r.,
ps No Chance to Get Out.
l.. The seizure at Vera Cruz and five da
So OF vacillation have not only thwarted Il
-" plans of the Department for the escape
~ refugees but have permitted fun know
- edge OF the warliko step against Mexico
WI be broadcasted throughout Mexico. r
u" result II that the Mexican public has
come innamed against Americans befo
they have had nm opportunity 10 withdra
In an effort TO dispel the idea thea Anne
lean forces at Vera CRUZ are prcScnti
Msxicans from leaving the city Secreta
," Daniels sent these instructions to Admir-
Badger:
Re I'm view Of the erroneous impress
'ef s,on reported 10 exist In Mexico city
IA that non combatants are not allowed
no to leave Vera Cruz make every pos
sible EFFORT 10 spread broadcast infor-
nation that such II not the case. but.
on the contrary, every possible thing