Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-10

drew. The reports that evacuation
had begun and that no disorders had
arisen brought a feeling Of relief TO
officials who believed that Carranza
would not fail TO answer the Ameri-
can government with the requisite
action for the protection of foreign
ers.
In a sense. there was an absence in
Official quarters OF apprehension that
drastic measures would be required to
enforce the American note The move
ment OF warships to Mexican waters.
and the warming to Americans. ii is
admitted, however, had been decided out
of an abundance OF precaution.
The entry OF Zapata forces it was be-
lieved by officials would relieve the sit
uation. il would mean the re-opening
OF communication north 10 the American
border Zapata policed the capital well
when he was in command The Car
rama agency here issued another denial
tonight of the reports OF Gen. Obregon's
activities. giving telegram from Obre-
gon himself DENYING that he had inter-
fered with the shipment OF food to the
city. President Wilson himself indicated
that some of the reports about conditions
in the capital were exaggerated. but
stated that the fear of riots and out
RACES and the food famine had brought
about a serious situation. 1t is known,
TOO, from reports from the Brazilian
minister that Gen. Obregon refused
transportation facilities for the interna-
tional relief committee which raised
fund Of $50 pesos with which to bring
poor and destitute.
Obreeon's Telegram
General Obregon's telegram TO the
Carranza agency follows:
Il note what you say in regard to
the perfiidious efforts Of the reaction
aries to disseminate false information
in the United States in regard to con-
| ditions in Mexico City for the purpose
of discrediting the Constituencies
authorities.
The resident foreigners are abso-
lutely in no danger whatsoever. When
l levied the extraordinary assessment
on the merchants, bankers. business
and prominent men in general in an
effort to help poverty stricken condi-
tions of the people, the foreigners en-
gagged in business here through the
! minister OF France. petitioned the First
Chief at Vera Cruz to be exempted
from its provisions. Mr.. CarranZa
granted their request and since then
the foreign merchants have been very
favorably disposed to our cause.
Many of the business men, bank
ers and merchants paid the tax and
OfhprS
comply with it if given additional time.
1T is utterly false that / have pre-
vented food at any time from enter
ing Mexico City or at any time took
supplies from the city to furnish
them to the army.
Owing to the depredations of the Zap
atistas the water supply has been short.
but every effort has been made to rem
edy this condition. Flour. coal and other
commodities that must necessarily be i'm
ported at all times have not been album
dant, but vegetables and small trucking
that Mexico City at all times obtains
from the Indians, who cultivate small
patches Ill the suburbs or the city, have
been as plentiful as the times justify.
Having heard that the American
newspapers were representing that Cath
Ole priests had been the subjects of mis-
treatment ard that they were suffering
abuses in their prison, 1 authorized the
correspondent of the La Prensa and the
local secretary of The Associated Press
TO Interview the clergymen themselves
and discover Of their own accord how
they were being treated. The following
is an extract from the report made by
the correspondents and published in the
La Prensa:
After many of the priests had singlv
informed Us that they had not been NAL
treated they required Canon Juan China
co Ramirez 10 voice the sentiments OF the
entire group.