Evening star., 1915-02-16
If All Depart American At
taches Will Go With Bra
lillian Ambassador.
VILLA REPORTED MOVING
AGAIN TOWARD CAPITAL
All Diplomats Are Instructed to Use
Their Judgment About Quit
ting Republic.

American attaches of the United
States embassy in Mexico City. lately
attached to the Brazilian legation. will
leave Mexico City if all other diplo-
matte representatives depart.
The State Department has informed
the Brazilian minister, who has been
in charge of American diplomatic. in
terests. that it presumes he will be
guided by instructions from his own
government with respect to leaving.
but asks him to advise the American
attaches that they may leave If others
do. All the diplomatic representatives
there have asked their home govern
ments for authority to abandon the
Conflrmatory dispatches telling of the
capture of Guadalajara by Villa forces
and a steady movement toward Mexico
City were received today.
The United States, President Wilson
said today. has received no conffrma
tion of reports that Spain had addressed
the powers on restoring order in Mex
leo. The President told callers there
was no material change in the Mexican
question.
Diplomats Can Leave.
Practically all the foreign diplomatic
representatives in Mexico City have
been instructed by their governments
to use their own discretion about leav-
ing the capital according to an an
nouncement by Secretary Bryan
The British and Italian ambassadors
inquired of the State Department as to
its advices from Mexico. rejecting the
situation in Mexico City. where food is
scarce and the water supply cut off.
The situation has been further COM
plicated by the decree of Gen. Car
Ii hos 1tfrsa n
military chiefs shall discuss diplomatic
questions. This deprives the d1plo-
matte corps at Mexico City of the privi-
lege of dealing with Gen. Obregen or
the de facto authorities in Mexico city.
The only alternative held out to them
for discussing diplomatic matters with
the Carranza government Is a visit 70
Vera Cruz, which they are unwilling to
make lest it be construed as formal
recognition.
Some of the embas ssies here under
stand that the diplomats in Mexico City
have an agreement that if they leave
Mexico City they will leave the country
entirely.
Explains Carranza Decree.
EIiseo Arredondo, Carranza agent
here, issued a statement asserting
that his chiefs latest decree had been
misconstrued. He said:
'Mr. Carranza does not attempt IN
this way to oblige foreign govern
ments to recognize him. nor does he
think that recognition might be i'm
piled because a claim is presented to
him. The only thing that Mr. Car
rama seeks is to avoid representatives
of foreign nations dealing directly
with, military commanders who are
under his authority, because Of such
inconvsniences as might result from
this practice.
"It is also untrue that Mr.. CaFfansa
is trying to force diplomats to establish
their offices in Vera Cruz. He has informed
them that in Vera Cruz they will have all
kinds of guarantees, because he is there
and has Sufficient forces to prevent any
disturbances, condition not existing else
where.
ut is not true that diplomats cannot
defend their nationals unless they deal
with some military authority: because.
aside from the fact that they can always
address the foreign Office, there is a
political authority in every state to decide
urgent matters"