The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-09
MORE WARSHIPS
TO VERA CRUZ
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WAS said that the sending Of battle
,hips to Vera Cruz was the only move
contemplated at present The ehllIc
Mexican situation was gone over. SEQ
retnrv Dnnirl> ,nid the Washington
and Georgia hud mo- orders other ll'iu'
TO proceed to tmr port at once. NN
retary Garrison said no army move.
lnents were In contemplation. II was
declared generally that the course oI
the United States depended on the al
titude Of Caranza.
Secretary Daniels said the ships nj
Guantanamo had plenty uf marines on
board
President Wilson describing the lat
est American representation said to.
day Carranzu had been called upon by
the United States to take the neccs-
sary steps tu protect foreigners In
Mexico City and had been Informed
Uf what the Washington government
has heard of conditions there and how
serious they seemed To be
Discount Reports
When asked whether the United
states had any new intentions In Mex
leo, the president reiterated that the
government had represented. its Views
on which appeared to be- the situation
in Mexico City lie added that In all
such situations It was necessary to
discount reports great deal, because
he said certain persons would Ike IA
have the United States intervene In
Mexico II they had to manufacture
grounds for Intervention
When the president WAS asked n III,
latest note to Cnrranza were an ulti
matum, he replied the administrator
did not issue ultImatums, hut express
ed It's views and acted accordingly
Speaking uf conditions In the MeNi
can capital President Wilson referred
~ the fear Of 0utrages there as beinl
more pressing at present than any
hing that already had occurred. Tn,
fear was, he said. that the city wUult
be- evacuated aud lcft without protcr
tlon.
No request had come from any FOR
cign government the president suid
for action IN Mexico. although vah
uus foreign representatives had cy
pressed anxiety over conditions In m,
southern republic
Battleships Sent
The president laid especial stress ol
the naval movement saying two bat
tleships were going TO Nera Cruz unC
that others would be sent home Tor re-
pairs At the navy department II I'm,
been said earlier that none of m,
ships at Ncm Cruz would be- relieve,
mtil conditions iu Mexico had Inn
proved
No complaints have come us to con
ditlone I'm the territory under cuntro
uf Nilln the president said although
hc had been Informed that for T.
miles south NJ the American horde
there wu> some distress aud fpnr o
famine nuvuI West personal repre-
sentative Of the president. who ha
been comforting with General villa AN,
hI, subordinate generals uu wis un hi
way tu Mexico CITY where he will
make 1000 Investigation VI condition
there While Mr. Vest has rrportc,
hi, movements to the president hc hn
mot sent AMY reports aud probably viii
make them BOO person when he return.
WASHINGTON March o Genera
'orrauzo lu ou oral report To Ameri
can Consul Sulimu when the latte
presented tine note from the Unite
states government uu conditions 4
Mexico city entered general deuir
HAT General Ohrcgou hud prcycntc
food from entering Mexico City q
sent any supplies out " the city.
Carrnnzn promises an early rcpu
Mr. Sillimun reported EliYlo Arr,
dundo hitherto Washington reprcscl
tatlve " Carranzn and other adviser
were present during the conference
Mr. SilllmAn reported at length IN
officials did not disclose the content