El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-11
GARRANZA SENDS
FURTHER DENIAL
Claims Mexico City Is Mere,
" Feeling the Normal
Effect of Warfare.
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ing more fully and in detail through
Z the customary diplomatic channels the
note referred to lately, 1 take this OPP
portunity TO state IN an earnest and
has intended to incite the hungry
l populace of the City Of Mexico TO
commit outrages Of any character He
has not prevented in any way the en-
1 trance OF food supplies into Mexico
/ CITY, but on the contrary, has facili-
tated such impOrtatiOns He. has not
created wilfully the distressing condi-
. tons which prevail at present in Mex
lco City but has done everything in his
power 10 alleviate them.
Merchants Openly Defiant
such situation is the consequences
Of a painful but unavoidable state Of
war In which we are and which for
the first time really has reached Mex
leo City, but ii has been aggravated
by the conduct of the merchants who
were openly defiant and with concert
or action closed their commercial es-
adjustments in moments of greatest
pubic distress as protest against
me humanitarian relief tax which Cen
ObreE0n imposed.
NO Outrnges Committed
on the lace OF the charges ex-
pressed b. the international committee
ia their complaint TO the state densrt-
Il.
pureEcn has been in the possession Of
the city from Jan % until today with
out mobs. assassiuarions. lOotings or
any other OF the Outrages which are
apt to occur and which frequently 20
occur in times Of war.
during all this time large amounts
or 1000 supplies have been taken into
leNlco ClIy and large quantities Of
supplies have been distributed among
the distressed people Other measures
also have been taken looking 10 frl--
tner relief which I VIII mention in de-
tail at the proper time
VIII Safeguard Foreigners.
ME Dc IS proper TO state 10 YOUR
10 evacuate Mexico CITY or ann O-t,e-
liiiee 90 the republic must at an times
re reserved and is to be exercised when
$500 N- the responsible military
-N.lloill-es TO De IN furtherauce of the
'.Dat OF tne revolution. the oblfe-a rfor
OF the Constitutionalist army 10 SAFE
-Hefn the lives of foreigners is never
tteless FULLY understood and realized
Aou WIN therefore permit me 10
assure YOU that at the time Of the
eNacua tlon of Mexico City every facil-
lly within my Iower viii be afforded
TO an foreign residents in that CITY 10
eetart the country or 10 20 TO other
and safer places in the republic.
Three Invitations to Diplomats.
always haze tried 10 give and
have given the largest protection thar
mas been possible 10 the lives and in
teIests OF Americans and other for
elgners- even during the most difficult
perlcd Of our struggle I have mr.
pose Of continuing the same line Of
conduct and have decided to take an
measures possible TO avoid all DAMAGE
10 foreign residents With this pur-
pose solely IN view. 7 -ddl -ssed a note
70 the diplomatic corps in Mexico City
ulcn i have repeated twice, inviting
them In case Of the evacuation 10 come
either TO this port Or TO any OF the
cities, for instance, Puebla. Jalaua. or
Dria1ha. watch are under the control OF
the COusurutiOnalist forces where thew
can be assured Of perfect protection.
Foreigners Should Leave.
TT was only three days ago that the
state department at Washington di-
rected the attention Of American resi-
dents IN Mexico City 70 your former
advice that they should retire from
the country until conditions should be
settled IL is my most earnest wish
that the other foreign residents fol-
low a line of conduct similar TO the
one suggested by YOU 10 the American
residents. Tor the adoption Of such
course would be the wisest measure TO
be taken 10 avoid consequences so
much TO be feared.
II wish / could adequately convey
10 your eNceuency the political and
economic conditions in the City of
Mexico and their causes as they are
understood and known here to be. con
corning which representa- by an
International committee has been made
by the state department Perhaps a
last effort is now being made by reac-
uouarics TO bring about complications
which may cause the failure of the
Mexican revolution. After having en-
countered and disposed OF other and
much more difficult and embarrassing
situations IN the past when there were
large number or foreign residents
scattered all over the territory OF
Mexico, it Will prove 10 he most unfor-
tunate II now, when Mexico CITY alor
rs involved. a situation shall arise
which VIII destroy the hopes and pur-
poses or the Mexican people.
Because OF this consideration. per
NIT me TO repeat the hope elsewhere
expressed that foreign residents may
De Induced TO save your government
and the republic or Mexico from en-
harra ssmeuts, by temporarily leaving
the City Of Mexico Allow me 10 avail
myself OF this opportunity TO reiterate
20 YOU the assurances OF my highest
considerations and personal regards
Makes Further Statement.
tarranza gave TO newspaper repre-
sentauves signed statement reiter-
ating most OF the points he made in
his reply TO secretary Bryan's note He
added:
During the occupancy OF Mexico
City by COnstitutionalist forces there
has not been "A single case of assassin
alton, not a single case OF an attack
upon a woman. not a case OF a wealthy
man being held for ransom. acts which
frequently are carried out by the re-
actiOnaries~
provided Cars for Supplies
He declared that since the day after
Gen OhreEou took Mexico CITY he
has used an measures possible to ale
waite the difficult situation which was !
left by the dictionaries upon their
evacuation For this purpose he put I
at the disposition of the chamb n Of l
commerce 300 empty cars for bringing
On provisions. There was distributed
lF him, r- order OF the first chief. |
100000 pesos among the INDECENT He l
distributed TO the same classes the 3
necessaries OF life. The sufferings Of /
Mexico CITY have been the same which /
have afflicted other towns or the re- /
public because Of the state Of war /
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