The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-09
SEES NOTHING ALARMING
IN "l0CAL CONDITIONS"
Washington Takes Message to
Mean There Is No Trouble in
His Jurisdiction.
40 NEW ORDERS GIVEN
Army Can BE Quickly Reinforced
From Galveston II Trouble
Comes.
rsDecialto Tho Timcs-Dispa,ch.

NNSfIfNt;TcN. November S.--Ca
blegrams TO tho War Department to-
day from General Funston at Vera
Cruz failed TO dispose OF the alarm
Ing reports that Vera Cruz may .be
attacked. and that the dangerous anti
American feeling ut Mexico c;t> cap
itai is growing.
Secretary OF Was Garrison tcle-
graphed to General Funston ycstcr-
day that reports had il that an attack
on Vera CRUZ wa. Imminent and that
there was srca, unrest at the Mex
ican capital
The War Department wanted Ia
know exactly what truth there was
in these rumors SO 1t could rush aid
10 Funston if necessary.
General Funston laconic.lly replied
to-dny:
Many unsubstantiated run,ors have
prevailed for a long time. think il
better to discrcdit unsubstamtiaicd ru-
mors. There is nothing alarming in
local conditions at Vera Cruz
Members Of The staff SAY that Cen
cral Funsion'a dispatch docs not Of
fcctually dispose Of the reports, but
that he is talking like an intrcncied
soldier. who never says he has any
fear.
SEES NO EVIDENCES
oF TROUBLE FROM CITY
Il was pointed out that General
Funston says there is nothing alarm
ing i'll local conditions" and the War
Department takes that To mean that
he sees no trouble within his own ju-
risdtction. In othor words, he secs no
evidence of danger to him from tho
people OF the city.
State Department oncinls said to-
day, that ttl,cS have Paul, Eauora- NJ
AEuascalientcs aud Consul y. X. Silli-
man ut Mexico city. where the Tinted
states is also represented by the Bra
ziitan minister and that neither Of
these has reported on the rumors Of
impending trouble While the state
Department docs not admit tho situa-
tion :s Immediately serious IL does
no; deny that IL is causing great con-
ccrIL
state onicitis recalled to-day ,ha,
secretary OF state Bryan agreed with
General Carranzt that tho United
states troops would he Withdrawn
from Vera Cruz, tho first tentative
'latc being about October II.
IT MAS found that 10 bring away
Tho troops without any guarantee OF
protection TO American citizens by Car
ranz. would be to put the citizens in
J'o''"rHN. fuTtnccmorc. ut that time
there had been no explanation to this
government az 10 the outrages on
priests and nuns
since the original agreement OF BRYAN
and Carlanza, which was abandoned.
neither carranza, Villa nor Gutierrez,
nor the Constitutionaiist convention,
mas given any assurances to this gov
ernnent which General Funston thinks
sutncicnt to warrant his withdrawal
t,arranZa has been appealed to three
;tncs. His headquarters here indicates
that hr docs not propose To attack Vera
CRUZ. but the government hero has no
actual assurance.
CAPITAL PLhCARDED
WITH MLANIEE:SToES
On the heels OF the repeated snubs
to this government by Carr:,nza come
StAtcmcnts from the Mexican capital
thaS Il is placardcd with manifosturs
against Americans. and that there Is :,
general feeling among the Mexican
politicians that Funston should be at
tackled and the "Am"riclns driven out
OF the couutry."
Carranza was reported there as hav-
ing gone from luebl;, to Soletind, In the
eral ASu'iar. whose troops have been
a menace 20 Funston for three months.
;" far as can bc learned tonight the
government has not issued any orders
{" reinforce General Funston II coul,.
be done very easily from Galveston.
where there arc 10000 infantry.
The puartermastcr's department has
ready four army transports aud several
transports chartered during the sum
mcr. when tho situation was about us
acute aS now.