The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
BETTER FEELING AT WASHING TON OVER THE SITUATION
 IN MEXICO.
SMALLPOX AT TAMPlCO
.Fdrdign Diplomats in Mexico City Are Using Every Effort to Persuade Oregon to Accept Proffered Aid Tor the Needy.

Washington. March -Encourasius adyices indicating that General Car ranza might heed representations of the United States and direct General Obrogon to permit food and supplies 10 reach Mexico City were received late today by the state department.
 While the situation was still de, scribed as grave, the intimation was given that Carranza was beginning to yield to the diplomatic pressure being exerted al Vera Cruz for an ameliora- tion of conditions in Mexico City, where famine had threatened.
 Another disturbing element in the general situation reported to the state department was the outbreak of an epidemic of smallpox at Tampico. Twenty-nine cases are now in the hospital
 Within the last three days eight deaths have occurred. Consular dis patches say it is not known how many more eases have not been officially reported. With the expected attack on Tampico by the Villa forces and the arrival of thousands of Carranza endorsements condition, in the stas port are becoming almost as uncom- fortable for the foreign colony as in Mexico City.
 In the Mexican capital foreign dplo- mats are eXerting every influence possible 10 persuade General Obregon to accept the proffered aid of the in- ternational relief committee. which raised 250,000 pesos 10 buy food aAd supplies for the needy. Obregon thus far has refused them transportation facilities to bring freight from towns in the vicinity.
 During the day some of the foreign diplomatists here received messages from their entatives in Mexico City indicating that the diplomatic corps was desiroue of leaving.
 One message said the diplomats had | decided to leave in body and asked that arrangements he made for the care of diplomatic interests by con- sular otiiceus remaining. A somewhat similar message was received by the Swedish minister here from his gov ernment at Stockholm
 Late today he called on Secretary Bryan to ask what the United States would advise in case of foreign diplo, mats desiring to leave. He informed the secretary that his government had diplomatic corps contemplated such action After his conference with Mir. Bryan, the minister said he would advise that for the present the Swed. ish legation be maintained in Mexico City to look after the increasing needs of Swedish nationals.
 IL was learned in this connection that the decision Of the diplomatic corps to leave was dependent to some extent on what might be the course Of the United States in the circum- stances. If the Washington govern. ment is making efforts to better con- ditioms in the Mexican capital, the diplomats would be content to remain. A final settlement of the question Of foreign legations in Mex ico City probably will be reached within a few days.
 Another embauase ment in the sit | nation is the fact that General Car ranza, two days ago, issued another invitation to the diplomatic corps to come to Vera Cruz where, he aid, | conditions were not so uncomfortable | The ministers have consistently re fused to accept Carranzas invitations | because they feared this would be re. garSed as a recognition of his govern 1 ment A stream of diplomatic inqui- | ries poured into the state department | today concerning conditions in Mexico | City The Spanish and French am- | bassadors were among those who | called. The latter stated that in a | dispatach ne had received from the | French legation in the Mexican capi | tal conditions were described as eX- cessively bad.
 Some Of the diplomatists conferred | together concerning their dispatches | and the uniform opinion was that af- l fairs in Mexico City were rapidly | growing intolerable,
 State department officials said no