The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-30
Famine and DestitutiOn Force
President to Give Up
Waiting Policy.
URGED TO DECLARE
EMBARGO on ARMS

ing MeXiCans Will he Suppo"tei DN a
mass OF data revealing In detail the
conditions Of famine. restitution and
disease existing in Mexico. This data
will he issued TO the put'l, IN ough the
national Headquarters o. the Rcd Cross.
and will be gathered from the reports
on file at the S;a.e Department, many
Of which have never been made public.
The Presidents action IN pjttlng the
Mexican problem before the public on
the basis Of humanitarian principles
will be supplemented ~ his Duplic state
ment to be issued next Tuesday. when
the same reasons will b. giveu for such
change as this Government has found Il
necessary to make in its attitude toward
Mexico.
u is stir the desire Of the Admins
tration to avoid Intervention In Mexico.
but il Il Is to come T. will he because
the American pcople will have been led
TIP 10 II as an act necessary on ;he
grounds of mmo humanity.
Won't stand Idly ~.
II will be pointed out. II less drastic
measures fail. tina: the United States
must take whatever action may he nee
essarv rather than sand Idly by and
zee tens Of Thousands % poor. innocent
creatures confronted wi;h death by
starvation and pest.ieure.
Inc purpose o. t1s statement WN.CIl
the President viii issue next week is
TO impress upon The factions III Mexico
the necessity % acting so as TO bring
about an Improvement In conditions in
their countr,. The FIRST thing that the
United States will require OF them will
be that proper access he given to the
relief supplies which tile American pub
lie are 20 contribute. and also that
adequate guarantees I've given that the
raiiaf giin.lffs YaQsil tho peraOuS for
whom they are intended ami are not
coniscated 10y tine armed forces for
their own use.
The difficulty. Il not the positive M
possibility Of the Mexican factions fully
meeting these requirements t. well
recognized here. and IL II Therefore on
sidered quite probable ;hat the United
States will eventually he compelled TO
adopt its own measures 10 achieve It's
determination 20 extend adequate relief
TO the MeNicans. supervision OF this re-
lief work In McNico would lead. 1t l.
believed. 10 Humanitarian !nteTven-
ton
IN his situation carranza has an
opportunity 20 make a big stroke and
20 far toward aver;ing the necessity OF
the United states ecting IN Mexico.
Should Carranza be able within the mex;
two or three weeks to cip,ure Mexico
ct and reopen the railway from Vera
Cruz he would remove hall OF the chic:
difficulty now in the way of adequate
relief measures.
II is the general opinion that Mexico
city /. the logical centre for the relief
work. the point from which distribution
20 other quarter of Mexico should be
made. At present. however. IL Il i'm
possible even to get medical supplies
irto Mexico city because OF the control
OF one end Of the railway by Carranza
and the other by Iapata.
Persons familiar with Mexico to-day
had no hesitation in predicting that un-
less the United States Government Itself
protected food supplies they would cer-
tainly be seized by the armed bands
operating in all parts of Mexico. Car
ranza's action IN Selling 'oo tons OF
food ut puehla this week was pointed
TO as an example OF what may be
expected.
Should the Administration ,each the
conclusion that II must act vigorously
TO secure these essentials itS decision
will he heralded In all probability by
the restoration Of the embargo on the
shipment of arms 10 Mexico. The OBJ
1ect Of such action will lie of course
TO render the factions IN Mexico as
nearly as possible Incapable of continu-
ing the warfare or Of opposing any
forces which the United states may
decide TO send to Mexico.
May BRING Pressure.
For months the President has had be-
fore him this suggestion. urged by many
persons regarding IL as the humane and
wise thing 10 do in the fact of the kind
Of struggie now going on in Mexico. In
fact there are indications that great
pressure Will be brought to bear on the
President to restore this embargo very
soon. There are indications hat many
persons will decry the action OF the Ad-
ministration in asking the American
public to feed the hungry Mexicans.
while al the same time permitting the
factions to get the means to carry on
the warfare responsible for the starva-
tion II IL hoped to relieve. Protests are
already being heard here against the
Presidents appeal for food contribu-
tons on this ground.
There is some doubt IL the magnitude
OF the task OF relieving the present dis.
tress in Mexico is fully appreciated In
all administration quarters. Accord
Ing TO rough estimates made by persons
familiar with relief work and the situa.
ton in Mexico not less than 81, 900. O0C
Ia needed to inaugurate the work In AIDE
Quate fashion.
The Red Cross plans are rapidly TAX
ing shape and IL is expected that b,
next week the work will he under way
In proportion to the Indications as tC
the exten: Of public response to the ap,
peal for funds. The following announce,
ment was made by the Red Cross 20.
day:
THE American Red Cross has made
an appeal to the American people and
n. telegram has been sent to the Gov
ernor OF each State and Il letter writer
TO each State board conveying in N
stance the following information:
There are "A large number Of un
fortunate people in Mexico facing dealt
by starvation and the President Of IN,
United States and the American Re-
Cross make an appeal for money ant
food supplies. Gifts of corn. beans, rlc,
and -four will be accepted at any poin'
in the United states and forwarded b,
the Red Cross to Mexico through tn,
most practicable routes to reach tn,
people in distress.
None may he sent to local Red eros,
'treasurers or TO Red Cross headQuarter,
Al Washington, Before donated sup
piles are sent from any point ins,ruc
lions from Washington will he fur nishe,
for routing, The most practicable rate
ways into Mexico at the present tim,
and under present conditions are Yer;
Cruz tV!a Galyestons, brownsville, La
Sedo, Eagle Pass and FL Paso. Tex, an,
Eogales, Ari1.
The Constitutionalist agency issued
statement Tonight promising on behal
Of Carranza full cooperation in an,
American relief measures In Mexico an
asserting that distress existed nowher
In territory under Carranza's contro
Eliseo .Arredonde. the Carranza agen,
said in part: