The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-09
Definite Order Given by Sec.
retary Daniels After Con-
ference Today
GEN. CARRANZA MUST
PROTECT FOREIGNERS
President Says Reports Must Be Dis
counted Great Deal OH Account of
of Persons Who Would Like to Have
U. s. Intervene.

WASHINGTON. March 9.-After a
conference early today with President
Wilson. Secretary Daniels ordered two
battleships of the Atlantic fleet at
Guantanamo, Cuba, to Vera Cruz.
Rear Admiral Fletcher, commanding
the Atlantic fleet, was ordered to send
two battleships which he himself viii
select to strengthen the fleet OF small
craft already at Vera Cruz.
The admiral himself will not 90. bat
he was instructed to send a flag officer
to take command.
President Wilson today said that
Carranza had been called upon bv the
United States to take the necessary
steps to protect foreigners in Mexico
| City and had been informed of what
the Washington government had heard
Of conditions there and how serious
| they seemed to be
When asked whether the United
| States had any new intentions in Mex
| leo the President reiterated that the
government had represented It's views
on what appeared 10 be the situation
! in Mexico City.
| lie added that in all such situations
| 1t was necessary to discount reports .
great deal because certain persons
would like to have the United States
| intervene III Mexico. even if they had
to manufacture the facts on which tc
base the intervention.
| When the President was asked if the
latest note to CarTanza was an ultima
tum he replied that the administration
did not issue ultimate, but express.
ed its views and acted accordingly
Speaking of conditions in Mexico, Pres
lident Wilson referred TO the fear OF
ta14 4f4felf frazs IN, t.
pressing at the present than at any
Iprevious time. The fear was. he said
that the city would be cvaruated an,
left without protection.
No request had come from any for
eign government for action by tn,
United States in Mexico, although dip
lomatic representatives of two foreign
countries had expressed their anxiet'
over affairs in the southern republic
The President referred only briefl
to the new naval movement, saying tw
, battleships were going to Vera Cru
) preparatory to sending others home. \
, complaints have come as TO condition
, in the territory under control of Ger
I Villa, although he had been intorme
that for 20 miles south of the Amer
p can border there was some distress i
fear of famine.
g Gen. Carranza, in an oral reply I
, American Consul Silliman, when til
- latter presented the note from til
- | United States, entered a general DEM;
r. that Gen. Obregon had prevented foe
from entering Mexico City or sent an
4 supplies out of the city.
4 The force now at Vera Cruz consis
Y of the battleship Delaware, the cruise
i Des Moines and Tacoma, and the gu
, boats Sacramento and Petrol. The T.
L coma was ordered to Vera Cruz sever
days ago from Hayti.
There is grave fear that unless Ge
= Obregon acts promptly in n righ
z about-face attitude there viii be
n reign of terror in Mexico City.
n Carranza has been told that if Me
Il leo City is evacuated by Obregon wit
h out provision being made for the pl
"a lection of the lives of foreigners, aft
n the irresponsible element in the popul
y tion has been indirectly encouraged
n Obregon to engage in riOting, the eva
ID uation will be looked upon by the Tn
n ed States government as an unfriend
q act
The representations sent to Carran
n make two principal demands;
81 First-That General Obregon be
4 rected to provide a garrison for NJ
~ leo City strong enough to afford y
n lection for all foreigners and tn
e property, and that he refrain from ms
N ing threats or delivering incendia
q utterances calculated to infIame t
u populace.
u Second-That transportation fac
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