The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-09
Wilson Decides TO Send
Warshps TO Mexico
TO SAGE Americans
III, >idcnt Also Warns CarranZa to stop Obrpgon. Who Is
Ready to Leave the Capital to Mercy of
Starving MOhS.


N~AsHtNGroN. March s.--At a confer.
ence tonight between President Wilson
II Secretary OF the Navy Daniels IL
was practically decided to send warships
to Mexico. The announcement OF the
number to he sent probably will be made
tomorrow. hut TN, likelihood Is that II
will be only a small force for use as a
p%i,caution agains: dangers to- the lives
of Americans in the country.
Gen. tbregon Is to cvscute Mexico city
NJ the first possible moment. the State
Department was advised to-day. Des-
patches received at tho border say Gen.
Villa has gone south from Qucrctaro
and Is at Leon.
6en. Carranza. the department =
informed. has invited the diplomatic
representatives 20 go TO Vera cruz or
establish themselves in territory under
his control. These diplomats have re-
piled to him that protection Of the m
terests under their care require tina,
they remain at Mexico city.
These dispatches disclose "a I'M
miuent the abandonment of Mexico city
To the mercy of mob rule. Desultory
pillas.ng already has begun and IT IL
feared that when the protection of Gen.
ooveson's troops ia removed the rirraN
will proceed to plumber the city.
In tho face of this impending menace
Il was authoritstively stated to-day that
tho Administrator S still rely ing
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Carranza 10 safeguard the foreign resi-
dents 4 Mexico city. While these rcp-
reservations. covering 4 period of about
two weeks. are mos urgent and the last
note sent to CdrraHza to-day was posi-
tive.y perenptory, nothing has been re-
ceived vet indicating that the First
chief intends tn adopt any satisfactory
measures for the protection Of for
eignets.
Secretary Bryan asserted this after
noon that nothi, z had been decided upon
beyond the representations made and
there is absolutely no Indications OF a
movement upon the part of the Admin
istration to prepare for more vigorous
action.
The chief demands made upon Car
rluz8 ~" that communication between
Mexico clty and Vera cruz be KEEP, open
Tor general traffic. particularly pssscnec-
u ave- Jaw Ai'NI'' wy I" l"i tfl
without pruper protection and that Cen.
Oregon cease his ~incendiary u~ttersnces.
which the foreign residents OF the capital
Icgarl a. calculated TO arouse the dcsti-
tutc natives against them.
The latest representations to carranza
go as far ~ u, is possible without ac-
tually threatening the u.s. of force.
How so1n a villa or Iapati force ear
occupE Mexico city after rs abandon
ment by the carrai2a forces Is a matter
% uncertainty here. II is believed Ia
pate is IN I position 10 take the capital
more quickly than Is villa.
Tho 'pusti.uiiooalis;s here. however
assert that When obrrsou leaves It vi,
h" 80 move forth against the Villa and
Iapatl forces. 50 that occupation OF III.
ci'y 10y either II these forces may he dc.
,tyed .udein!t,ly.
II he wor4- fears are realized. the
first move a. tho Washington Admins
trltinn will l.. to resort ~ It's previous
eyp"di.ut ~ trying to get more .A.ner!.
cans out Of Mexico city. This vas IN
jiri;-d here when II became known tina
tine question already. il being discussed
in the able communications h"tyecI
Washington and the brazilian Minister.
This move. however, will not NEE
with much favor In other capitals wher'
q Is desired thHt their nationals have
proper protection rather than that they