Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-09
CHANGE IN MEXICO
DEMANDED BY j. S.
Carranza Warned Unless There
Is Improvement This Govern
ment Will Take Other Steps.
FLEET MOVEMENT ORDERED
Latest Reports Indicate Menacing
Conditions for $4,000 Foreign
ers in Capital City.

WASHINGTON. March s.-c;cneral
from tho United states government that
unless there is an Improvement in con-
ditions with respect 10 foreigners and
their interests In Mexican territory
under his control. such steps AS may
be necessary viii b." taken By the
American government to obtain the de-
sired protection.
The note is the strongest and most
emphatic document that has been sent
by the Washington government TO
Mexico since the correspondence with
Huerta a year ago. Carranza Is warned
that the United States has viewed with
deep concern the growing complaints
made by foreigners generally against
his administration of affairs, ana now.
in effect. demands an early change.
The contents Of the communication
we're revealed to several ambassadors
and several ministers here, who OK
pressed satisfaction at Its urgen, lam
guaEe. Some regarded It as an entire
change OF the coumtry's policy toward
Mexico.
American Consul Silliman should
have presented the note 10 Ca-ranza
to-day. \ copy of 1t was sent 10 the
be shown to General Obr.gon. the Car
rama commander. In the meantime
some movements OF American warships
have been ordered the effect OF which
will be naval demonstration that some
officials hope will convince General Car
rama OF the determination OF the
American government TO obtain
change In conditions in Mexico City.
ENTIRE ATLANTIC FLEET
NOW At GUANTANAMO
After conference tonight between
President Wilson and Secretary OF the
Navy Daniels. II was learned on high
authority that two or more battleships
would be ordered from Guantanamo to
Vera Cruz, probably tomorrow. The
entire Atlantic Fleet of twenty-one bat
1leships is at Guantanamo. within two
and half days sail OF Vera Cruz
Only one war vessel, the battleship
Delaware. Is at Vera Cruz but, in addi-
tion to any battleships that may be
sent from Guantanamo, Ave warships
VIII be In that vicinity in few DAYS
The Delaware will remain there indef-
nitely: the cruiser Tacoma left Port
au Prince. Haiti. to-day for Vera Cruz:
the gunboat Petrol is en- route from
Mobile. Ala. and the cruiser Des Moines
Is bound from Progreso TO Vera Cruz.
while the gunboat Sacramento Ia at
Tampico. Other available light draft
vessels, more valuable than battleships
in tropical waters. are the gunboats
Wheeling and Nashville, held In readi-
ness with the armored cruiser Wash
inston In Haitien and Dominican
waters.
That conditions again have reached
An acute crisis was admitted at all the
government departments.
Asked whether the United States in
tended to use physical force to obtain
compliance with it's requests. Secre
tary Bryan to-day replied that moth
ing had been decided on yet bevood
representations"
MENACING CONDITION
FOR $4,000 FOREIGNERS
Latest reports from Mexico CITY indi-
cato menacing condition Of affairs for
the $4,000 foreigners there of whom
$500 arc Americans.
The Carranza authorities have com
mandeered all medicines and medical
supplies in the chief hospital and sent
them TO Vera Cruz An appeal ha,
been made to the United States to dis
patch hospital ship 10 Vera Cruz to
send medical supplies to the capital
and the Mexican Red Cross has sent
an urgent petition for protection
against the Carranza authorities
Iyphus fever and smallpox have
broken out in the capital as well a.
at Tampico.
In the face OF threatened riots and
the famine in Mexico City. the state
Department to-day received n note sen,
nj Il,
Mexico City. announcing, OH the au
thority OF General Carranza, thar the
capital would be evacuated by the
forces OF General Obregon
Secretary Bryan said that while Car
ranza had invited the diplomatic corns
to move TO Vera Cruz or to any other
town under his Jurisdiction. stating
that this would not be considered hv
MIN as an act OF recognition. it is un-
derstood that the diplomatic corps feel
that their departure from the CITY OF
Mexico would not be best for the for
eign interests under their care"
Ihe diplomatic corps entered a Wig
orous protest to Carranza against the
proposed evacuation of Mexico CITY
declaring that some garrison should be
ieft 10 preserve law and order Ac
cording to the Carranza agency's ad-
vices from Vera Cruz. General Obreron
Intends TO leave garrison in the
capital.
FEAR OF FUTURE RATHER
THAN EFFECT OF PRESENT
Asked whether foreigners actually
were suffering. Secretary Bryan said
that II was "the fear OF the future
rather than the effect OF the present,
that had caused the serious state of
affairs. and that this was due to the
things obregon had proposed, such as
the cutting OF all communication"
The effect also Of tho language used
by Ohregon." said Mr.. Bryan. has
been to emphasize the danger from
mobs because OF utterances calculated
to stir up feeling against Foreigners"
The secretary declined to discuss the
contents Of the latest representations.
From other sources. familiar with
what the American government has
said to Carranzn. however. 1t was
learned that the note. willie not In the