Evening star., 1915-03-09
DANIELS ORDERS
TWO BIG WARSH|PS
TO MEXICAN PORT
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Cruz would be relieved until conditions
In Mexico had improved.
No Complaints From Villa Territory.
No complatats have come as to condi-
tfons in the territory under control OF
Villa. the President said, although he had
been informed that for seventy-tive miles
south Of the American border there was
some distress and fear Of famine.
Duval West, personal representative Of
the President, who has been conferring
with Gen. Villa and hts subordinate gen.
erals, Is now on his way to Mexico City.
where he will make an investigation OF
conditions there. While Mr.. West has
reported his movements to the President,
he has not sent any reports, and probably
will make them in person when he re-
turns.
Expects Carranza to Heed.
istration circles today that the latest
step taken by the American govern
ment would cause change In the at
titude of Gen. Carranza toward for
eignere.
In diplomatic quarters the belief quite
generally prevailed that the latest
representations to Carranza were a
clear implication to him that force
might be employed unless conditions
bettered.
Much concern Is felt among the
eigners in Mexico City, $500 Of them
Americans. who are threatened with
riots and famine in consequence of the
announced intention of Cen Carranza
to order the evacuation Of the city by
Gen. Obregon's forces.
According to information given out
at the State Department, the number
Of foreigners in Mexico City is esti-
mated at 26,400. of whom there are:
French. 1900: English, 1000; Italians.
700; Spaniards, 1900; Turks, 1000:
Chinese, 1000; Cubans. 1900: Japanese.
500, and other natonalities. 500.
Demands Of United States.
Specifically the United States has
been making separate representations
to obtain the following things from
Carranza:
Permission for the international re-
lief committee, composed of wealthy
residents of Mexico City, to use the
funds they have collected for supplies
to succor the starving and destitute,
and the placing at their disposal Of
transportation facilities to bring food
into the capital.
The guarantee of a line of communi-
cation between Mexico City and Vera
Cruz so that foreigners might have ac-
cess to the sea and communication be
kept open for foreign governments.
The ordering of sufficient garrison
to stay in Mexico City in case of an
3av, en- hof int nd
strations of the mobs might be pre-
vented and foreigners protected against
violence.
Movement Of Warships.
In addition to the movement of war
ships ordered today, the battleship Della
ware will remain at Vera Cruz indefi-
nitely: the cruiser Tacoma left Port au
Prince. Haiti. yesterday under orders to
proceed at once to Vera Cruz: the gun
boat Petrol already is en- route from Mo-
bile. Ala, and the cruiser Des Moines is
bound from Progreso to Vera Cruz.
while the gunboat Sacramento is at
The gunboats Wheeling and Nashville
are being held in readiness with the ar
mored cruiser Washington IN Haitian and
Dominican waters, while the entire At
lantic fleet Of twenty-one first-class bat
tleships Is at Guantanamo, within two
and a half days sail of Vera Cruz. Mr..
Daniels gave this summary of the posi-
ton Of the varships. but declined to dis
cuss future movements.
Seizes All Medicines.
Typhus fever and smallpox have
broken out in the capital as well as at
Tampico. The Carranza authorities
have commandeered all the medicines
and medical supplies in the chief hos
pital and sent them to Vera Cruz.
An appeal has been made to the
United States to dispatch a hospital
ship to Vera Cruz to send medical sup
plies to Mexico City. and the Mexican
Red Cross has sent an urgent petltlon
through the American Red Cross for
protection against the Carranza au-
thorities and permission to cooperate
with the international relief commit
tee in handling the starving popuia-
ton.
In the face of the threantened riots
and the famine in Mexico City the
State Department received a note TO
all the diplomatic representatives IN
Mexico City announcing on the AZ
thority of Gen. CarranZa that the capl.
taI would be evacuated by the forces OF
Gen. Obregon.
This was formally announced by Sec
retary Bryan, together with the state
ment that while Carranza hao
yited the diplomatic corps to move TO
Vera cruz or to any other town under
his jurisdiction, stating that this would
not be considered by him as an act OF
recognition, it is understood that the
diplomatic corps feel that their De,
nature from the city of Mexico would
not be best for the foreign interests
under their care
Refuses to Quit Capital.
The dean of the diplomatic corps in
declining the invitation informed Car
rama that other factions in Mexico
might resent their departure from
Mexico City to any town under the
control of CarranZa.