Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-12
MUST !
ANSWER FOR LIVES
~ nII0vMuvI unIIkv Hill u
WILL eE HELD PERSONALLY RE.
sPoNsleLE FOR DEATHS
Of AMERICANS.
ARMY AND NAVY EXPERTS
TO MARCH ON CAPITAL
Believe United states Intervention Can
Not Be Avoided-swsdsn Calls Upon
United States to Secure Rsparation
For Murder Of lsubjeet-Presidsn
Apparently Changes Mind.

apparently Cnan9eo Minos
Washington, March 12-Here are the
three salient points in the preemptors
note sent by Secretary Bryan to Cen
eral Carranza:
1.-The United States emphaticallS
reprobates the action of the constitu-
tionalist forces under General Obregon
'in preying upon starving city"
2-The patience of the United
States is nearing exhaustion as a re.
suit Of conditions in Mexico City and
elsewhere turnout the republic.
3-The United States will hold Gen.
eral carranza and General Obregor
personally responsible for the murder
or injury Of any American citizen anc
for their future conduct"
While this note was en- route to Car
rama official information reached here
that several Americans had been out.
ragged in Mexico City.
Sweden Asks Reparation.
The Swedish minister requested ar
audience with the president for the
purpose of demanding immediate rep.
aration for the murder of Swedish
subject in Mexico City.
It is the understanding Of the state
department, based upon Information
received from Vera CEuz, that Car.
rama will make a conciliatory reply
to this government. He will deny tina
General Obregon has been guilty o!
any excuses and will insist that II
any event he and his suhordinates car
no longer be held responsible, since the
constitutionalists have evacuated thu
Mexican capital.
The state department has guarded
with the utmost care the contents Of
the note to Carranza, but the Herald
correspondent is in a position to an
nounce that the three points stated are
accurate quotations thereof.
Wilson May Change Policy.
It is apparent the administration is
on the eve Of change of policy Of the
highest Importance to the country anc
to Mexico. Otherwise the presiden,
would not have condemned in such un-
measured terms the conduct Of 4, the
Carranza forces nor especially woulo
he have declared that the patience OF
this government in dealing with the
Mexicans was about at an end.
Apparently the president has suf-
fered a radical change of mind with
reference to Mexico. In his Indianap
oils speech two months ago the prest.
dent thus described his attitude toward
that country:
Have not European nations takeI
as long as they wanted and split az
much blood as they pleased in settling
their affairs. and shall we deny thai
to Mexico because she is weak? No,
say! am proud to belong to strong
nation that says: This country, which
freedom in her own affairs as we
have'"
All Talk Of Intervention.
AS result Of representations made
to Carranza what will the United
States do in case Americans should be
killed or injured within the jurisdic-
ton of that chief? What will the
United States do should the conditions
in Mexico City, now under the contro
OF Zapata continue as bad" as they
were under Obregon? 4.
There is only one answer in al
circles here to both these questions
That is forcible Intervention.
In order to give Carranza an op.
portunity to reply to the American
note, without apparent threat Of force
Rear Admiral Caperton, with the bat
tleship Georgia and the armored cruis.
er Washington, has been instructed. t.
delay his departure from Guantanamo
until tomorrow.
But Carranza knows the admiral ane
the ships named are coming.
Giant Fleet to Impress Him.
Further to impress Carranza, Secre.
tary of the Navy Daniels issued {
statement in regard to the prepared
ness of the American feet, as follows:
Never before in the history OF. oul
navy has such powerful fleet beer
assembled for active service, maneu.
vers and target practice, with gun!
and torpedoes, as that based on Guam.
tanamo, Cuba, for the last two month.
under the command of Rear Admira
Fletcher, commander in chief Of the
Atlantic fleet. This force now con.
sists Of nineteen battleships and TWEEN.
ty destroyers, with a flagship and
tender.
Based also on Guantanamo Bay !:
the cruiser squadron, consisting Of two
armored cruisers and gunboats. the
various units Of which have been op.
Grating in the vicinity of Haiti, Santt
Domingo and the east coast of Mexico
Force Totals 80 Vessels.
"The vessels constituting this fee
are ready for any service and are &C.
companied by repair ships, supply
= 49, 49, at