New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-17
ALL QUIET IN VERA CRUZ
No Anti Foreign Demonstrations
Anywhere in Mexico.
To the Editor of M Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The American press has reported tha.
Ianti-American riots have taken place in Vera
Cruz, and upon the receipt Of this report eH-
aggerated comments have been published
stating that the lives OF foreigners in Mexico
arc in danger; that this anti-foregn move
ment will spread throughout Mexico, and that
therefore the American government Is pre-
pared to order an invasion Of Mexico, for
which purpose a squadron Of battleshps viii
be sent to Vera Cruz and all available forces
of the United States army to the border
Nothing has done more harm TO the friendly
relations that must necessarily exist between
two neighboring republics bound by mutual,
commercial, social and humanitarian inter-
cgts than these continuous threats OF inter-
vertion, made by section Of the press oil the
United States, generally based on false ana
malicious information from sources inlmiesI
to the Constitutional government OF senior
Carranza in Mexico.
These threats, which have not ceased dur
ing five years, from the time that the Next
can revolution started against General Diazs
regime, coupled with articles published N
some daily newspapers and magazines Wit
ten BIZ Americans of imperalistlc ideas m
citing the United States 10 wage war OF
conquest TO the south of the Rio Grande,
until the countries lying from the oorder Of
the United States as far as the Panama
Canal are subdued, have spread feeling Of
dstrust all over Latin America with regard
to the intentions of the United States TOWARD
these countries.
We Mexicans know that the government
and the people of the United States as .
whole do not participate IN these IDEAS -
Interfering in the internal affairs OF a it'enD'
~ country, this being the reason why W
rever take such threats seriously put Q.
the same time, we know there are powerful
interests, such as those Of the CathoIc cIeiE',
represented by Cardinal Gibbons; those =.
foreigners who secured profitable CONCESSIONS
in Mexico during the dictatorship OF res,
dent Diaz; those OF the gang OF "clenunoos
allied with all the above, and those Of tns
enemies of President Wilson, interested IL
discreditng mis- administration, who want
trouble started at any rate between Wv
United States and Mexico. In order TO CARY
out their reprovabe purpose they 20 50 is'
as 10 organize armed bands Of marauders "
pening. This is the reason why we are a..
ways on the alert, in so far as the relations
between Mexico and the United states S'
concerned 60.
To-day the confidential agency Of the COS'
stitutionalist government Of Mexico m WASH
ington received kilograms from Senor Cs.
rama and his Secretary for Foreign AnS.'
fatty denying that there had been any aHI,
foreign demonstrations in Vera Cruz OF ~
any other part of Mexico. Nearly all ".
generals of the Constitutionallst army pa
addressed the First Chief, renewing thet w
atty to him in the face Of American nv
vention, which, if articles and reports PDs
lished in many American dallles are
credited, is certain to .,me. These gehe''
have given Senior Carranza the sssu'S",u
that in the event Of Intervention they ""
do their duty as Mexicans. popular me- me-.
ing took place in Vera Cruz TO pro-
against any foreign interference m me j"
ternal affairs Of Mexico. :,
This is the only thing that happensu
Vera Cruz, and | do not believe ina. -.
the American papers which are every DAY -
sulting the Mexican people, their Ie'us
their ideals. by branding as brigands' go 80.
sins and savages the men for whom they ~
profound esteem and respect, Just as y,
Americans have for Washington and Llh'V,n.
will 90 so far as to deny the MeNieahS -
right TO protest before the world against wv
side interference in their internal ahafs.
Senior Carranza states in his message ne
in spite of what is happening in the mn
States which, if public reports are
believed, amounts TO a conspiracy 10 !.
throw his government-he viii eon'l"D'
give all kinds of guarantees TO foreishs -.
siding in Mexico. Furnishing severely any q"
tempt against their lives or property
HERIBERTO BARRON
Washington, Aug. L. 1915.