Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-08-04
WAIHhLLA. S. c.:
CONDITIONS GRAVE IN MEXICO.
starvation Faces Many-AmcriCan
and Companions BADLY Treated.

Washington. July 29.-Dcmanding
I'll the name Of humanity, that food
be permitted TO reach the starving
people OF Mexico City. the State De-
partment tonight sent urgent repre-
sontatious to Gems CarranHa, Villa
and Xapata, declaring avenues Of
transportation to Mexico City must
hr opened to provision trains.
= he text Of Che representations,
signed by Secretary Lansing, was '.Ot
made public. but it is known that the
document is Il forcrunnor Of more
NufuiIr action soon to be taken in
the form Of a final demand that the
Mexican Factions end their strife and
establish a constitutional government
by means Of a joint conference.
Omcials believe Gen. CarranZa, at
Vera Cruz. can keep the railroad to
Mexico City from Vera Cruz open for
transportation Of food. beyond Pa
Thnca AT least. and that either he or
Hapata. in cooperation with Villa,
IAN control the line beyond that
pufnt
Official reports from Mexico City
to-day said there was actual starva-
3iun there, and that conditions gene
rally were worse than ever. People
Of all classes are suffering.
a message from Vera Cruz detailed
PueDla and violation Of the American
IlaG by Iapata soldiers Il few days
ago. 1t served ful thcr to arouse Off
~ialS here to the gravity Of the situ-
alton
\ new division Of MeXicaN affairs
WAS created to-day in the State De-
oartment. Heretofore the Mexican
matIerS have been handled by the di-
vision OF LatinAmcrican affairs. l..
j. CanOva has been appointed chief Of
the new division, which will handle
All diplomatic correspondence and
Other business relating to Mexico.
No Relief in Sight.
Advices to the American Red Cross
from G.. J. O'ConnOr, a special Red
Cross representative directing relief
york in Mexico City. communicated
70 Secretary Lansing to-day, said:
scarcity Of food is far greater
.han it was two weeks ago. People
are ACTUALLY dying of starvation. We
Aovc had no word of supplies coming
from the states Each time we have
started to buy anything here some
chang" OF government has made q
''hange o: plan necessary. Conditions
are more chaotic than ever, and there
~ not single government official
with whom to deal"
Citizens Held; Flag Insultcd.
\ letter from O'COnnor. dated in
'McXicO City July Is. said that stores
we're closed and business paralyZed.
y message to the state Department
dated July 28 detailed an assault
mpon Allan Mallory, an American cit
@Zen, by Xapata soldiers near Puebla.
Mallory, the report said, was in an
automobile with a son OF the Chilean
minister 10 Mexico and two Span
iards. The car, en- route to the
carrying diplomatic correspondence
Near Puebla the automobile was stop
D2d by a company Of Iapata soldiers.
The occupants were pulled out and
4
Stah and tramplcd upon by the sol
dlcrs, who took Mallory and his com
paniOna before ii Xapata officer. They
were searched, their papers taken and
ahe two SpaniardS sentenced to be eX-
2cutod. Whether sentence was car
ciGd out is not known. the message
bearing evidence Of having been cen
.sOred
Mallory protested against the SEN
tencing Of the Spaniards, one of
Shom was his chauffeur.
Keep your mouth shut or YOU will
be shot" he vas told by the officer.
who later released him. An investi-
2ydiiOn of the incident has been or
dared.
Paul Hudson, editor of the Mexican
Herald, and his family are still pris-
0ners in Mexico City, another mes
sage said. Orders for their release
signed by President Chazaro, head of
Ehe Mexico City Convention Govern.
pent, are said to have been ignored
and appeals from American citizens
and the Brazilian minister have been