Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-09
Peace In Mexico City Is
Sought BY This Coun-
try in Stern Uote.
WATCHFUL WAITING
POLICY ABANDONED
Secretary Daniels Confers
With Wilson; Battle
ships to Vera Cruz.
REACH ACUTE CRISIS
President May Use Physical
Force If Necessary to
Better Conditions.
REACH ACUTE CRISIS

VXTASHINGTON. March 8.-Gen"
w eraI Carranza, has been i'm
formed In a note from the United
States government that unless there
is an Improvement in conditions with
respect to foreigners and their inter-
ests in Mexican territory under his
control, such steps as may be neces"
sary will be taken by the American
government to obtain the desired
protection.
The note is the strongest and most
emphatic document that has been
sent by the Washington government
10 Mexico since the correspondence
with Huerta a year ago. Carranza
is warned that the United States has
viewed with deep concern the grow
ing complaints made by foreigners
generally against his administration
Of affairs and now in effect demands
an early change.
The contents of the communication
were revealed to several of the am.
bassadors and ministers here who
expressed satisfaction at its urgent
language. Some regarded it as an
entire change of policy toward Mex"
leo on the part of the United States.
American Consul Silliman should
have presented the note to Carranza
today A copy of II was sent TO the
brazilian minister at Mexico City to
be shown to General Obregon. the
CarranZa commander. In the mean.
nf
warships have been ordered, the ef'
feet of which will be naval demon
stration that is hoped by some Of
ficials will convince Carranza of the
determination of the American gov
prnment to obtain a change IN con-
dtions in Mexico city.
Warships to Vera Cruz.
Secretary Daniels conferred with
President Wilson tonight over the
prospect Of sending additional war
ships to Vera Cruz. Only one vessel,
the battleship Delaware, has been at
Vera Cruz for several weeks, but rive
warships will be in that vicinity in
a few DAYS. 1t had been planned to
send the Delaware to Guantanamo
soon to join the Atlantic fleet In its
spring maneuvers.
AS a result Of the latest develop
mcntS. the DeliWdTb Will ItillthiH o'
Vera Cruz Indefinitely; the cruiser
Tacoma left Port Au Prince, Haiti,
today. under orders TO proceed at
once to Vera Cruz the gunbOat Pc
trel already Is en- route from Mobile,
Ala, and the cruiser Des Moines is
bound from Progreso to Vera cruz,
while the gunboat Sacramento Is at
TampicO.
other available light draft-more
valuable than battleships in tropical
waters-are the gunboats wheeling
and Nashville being held in readiness
with the armored cruiser Washing
ton I'm Haiten and Dominican waters
while the entire Atlantic fleet OF Il
first class battleships Is at Guanta-
namo. within two and a half days
sail OF Vera Cruz. Mr.. Daniels gave
this summary OF the position OF the
warships. but declined to discuss fu-
ture movements
Conditions Serious.
That conditions again have reached
an acute crisis was admitted, how
ever. at all the government depart
ments. Asked whether the United
States intended to use physical force
to obtain compliance with its re-
quests. Secretary Bryan today re-
Piled that nothing had been decided
upon yet beyond representations
and that it was best to meet situa-
tions "as they arose..