The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-02
NO PRESSURE CAN MOVE
. PRESIDENT TO CHANGE Mind

he intends to be fully equipped with
men and ammunition to carry the
campaign direct to Mexico City before
he takes the defensive
/ The president said that reports OF a
coalition against the United States
policy on the part of certain foreign
powers were utterly unfounded. No
attempt has been made to float a
Mexican loan in either France, Ger
many or Belgium. Huerta is living on
forced loans and the administration
here believes this cannot continue
| long.
So far as the Vergara case Is con-
cerned, Charge O'Shaughnessy wired
that the investigation is proceeding
with all due diligence and that he
has the promise that the Texans
slayers viii be punished
Carranza informed Secretary OF
State Bryan today that an investiga-
ton of the disappearance of Gustav
Bauch had been started by him.
The refusal of Carranza to accept
from the United States representa-
tions in the interest of the subjects
of any other nation, was the occasion
for an important conference at the
state department today between the
British and Spanish ambassadors,
Secretary Bryan and John Ba. .e,stt
/ Moore, counsellor of the state depart
ment. All refused comment.
Secret Conference Held.
| Ell PASO, Texas, March 2.-United
States Consul Marion F. Letcher ar
rived here today on special train
provided by General Francisco Villa
Mexican rebel chieftain He was met
at the station by George G. Carothers
special agent Of the American depart
ment of state and at once went into
secret conference with Charles Arthur
Perceval, representing the British
government. The conference is re
Igarded as significant in view of t.le
fact that the commission appointed
By the American and British govern
ffn1ents ro investiga ate the death 81 wm
is. Benton. a British subject, was no
i allowed to so to Chihuahua City al
fplanned Sunday. Constitutionalists
lofficers, who refused to allow the
commissioners to board train a
Juarez last night, declined to com
Ement on their action today. 1t is be
Ilieved, however that they acted OF
instructions either from General vills
Ior General venustiano Carranza, frs
4 chief of the rebels.
{, Last night rebels in Juarez sait
1.-THE commissioners were halted b.
orders from the United States gov
iernment at Washington and that th
j constitutionalista had nothing to d,
4 with it. This was denied today b.
!, American officials on this side an,
!, was also virtually denied by rebel OF
fIcials.
i The general feeling here is tina
the order was issued by Carranza fol
j. lowing his action Saturday night il
refusing to discuss the Benton Incl
| dent with the United States govern
: ment on the ground that it was no
l. matter of American concern
Carranza is Boss.
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, March p
! General Francisco Villa. rebel leader
4, will not negotiate further with an
. diplomatic representatives of tn
| American or other foreign govern
: ments. The announcement was mad
tby Villa himself, who stated that al
j, diplomatic matters must hereafter b
/ referred to General Carranza, who h
. designated as "Jefe Supreme of tn
, constitutional cause and Villas ST
! perior.'
h Il am soldier. not a Diplomat,
) villa said. "All questions involvin
: portion of the republic under mil
Il tary control, must be referred to ou
= first chief
8 The order is believed to have bee
INSPIRED as the result Of failure of th
American and British Benton CON
, missioners to leave Juarez Sunday
! Villa however, processes to believ
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