The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-03-10
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GIVEN ORDERS
Carranza Denies That COndi=
. tiOns Are as Bad as Repre-
sented at Capital.
NATIONS ATTITUDE STATED
Rear Admiral Fletcher Is Order
ed to Send Two More Battle
ships to Vera Cruz, One of
Which Must Be a Flagship.

WASHINGTON, March General
Carranza has made a preliminary re-
ply to the new American representa-
tions, denying generally the existence
of conditions in Mexico City which the
United States called on him to i'm
prove.
In statement made orally to
American Consul Sfllman at Vera
Cruz, which was laid before President
Wilson and cabinet today, the Mexi-
can chief denied that General Obre-
gOn, his commander in Mexico CITY,
had prevented food from reaching the
supplies away
Carranza's oral statement was taken
in official quarters to forecast the ten.
or of his formal answer nov being
drafted. 1t generally was REGARDED in
administration quarters as favorable
as an indication that Carranzl would
no longer approve of any in conven-
ience to foreigners.
Meanwhile, however, orders vent
forward to Rear Admiral Fletcher,
commanding the Atlantic fleet at
Guantanamo, to send more battleships
to Vera Cruz.
When President Wilson was asked
today if the latest note to Carranza
was an ultimatum he replied the
administration did not issue ultimar
tums, but expressed its views and
acted accordingly. The president
said Carranza had been called upon
III the note to take the necessary
steps to protect foreigners in Mexico
City and had been informed of what
the Washington government had
heard of conditions there and how
serious they seemed to be.
When asked whether the United
States had any new intentions in
Mexico, the president reiterated that
the government had represented its
views on what appeared to be the
situation in Mexico City. He added
that in all such situations it was
necessary to discoun; reports a great
deal, because, he saiG, certain persons
would like to have the United States
intervene in Mexico, even il they had
to manufacture the facts on which TO
base the intervention.
Speaking of conditions in the Mex.
lean capital, President Wilson re-
ferred to the fear of outrages there
as being more pressing at present
than anything that had already oc-
CURED. The fear was, he said that
the city would be left without pro
lection.
No request has come from any
foreign government, the president
said, for action by the United States
in Mexico, although diplomatic rep
resentatives of two ,oreign countries
had expressed their anxiety over
affairs in the southern republic. The
president would not comment on the
new naval movement.
No complaints have come as to
conditions in the territory under
control of Villa, the president said.
although he had been informed that
for 10 miles south of the American
border there was some distress and
n e DuhdI w est, per
sonar representative of the president
who has been conserring with Villa
and his subordinate generals. now is
on his way to Mexico City. where he
will make an investigation of condi.
tions. While Mr. West has reported
his movements to the president. he
has not sent any reports and prob
ably win make them in person wheII
he returns.
Under the order dispatched TO
Rear Admiral Fletcher the ships go.
ing to Vera Cruz may be under com.
mand OF Rear Admiral Mayo of the
first division, whose flagship is the
Arkansas; Rear Admiral Bouch of
the second division whose flag is on
the Utah; Rear Admiral Coffman of
The third division. whose flagship is
the Virginia, or Rear Admiral Nc
Lean, commanding the fourth divis.
ION. whose flag is on the Connecticut
General Carranza in an oral reply to
American Consul Silliman when the
latter presented the note from the
United States government on condi-
tions in Mexico City entered a gen.
eral denial that General Obregon had
prevented food from entering Mexico
City or sent any supplies out of the