Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-01
President Finishes Docu-
ment and Cabinet MeIn-
bers Give Approval.
BETTER CONDITIONS
MUST COME AT ONCE
Red Cross Official Urges Wilson to
Declare Arms Embargo - Claims
Famine FoodstuHs Arc Being Ship.
ped Out Of Mexico to United States
and Cuba-Carranza Processes to Be
Cooperating in Relief For Natives.

Washington, June I. After more
than two hours discussion by Presi-
dent Wilson and the cabinet over the
international problems with respect to
Germany and Mexico confronting the
United States, preparation OF q second
note to Germany was begun and a
warning to the factions Of Mexico was
completed.
President Wilson announced today
that he probably will defer making
public his statement on Mexican al
fairs until tomorrow morning.
While he did not go into details
about the statement, 1t still was under
stood that 1t will warn the factions
that they must improve conditions i'm
mediately. The president praiser
DuvaI West, his especial agent. who
recently made a detailed report ana
spoke OF his services as admirable.
The main part of Mr.. Vests work,
the president said. had been finished and
there is no present expectation that
he Will return to Mexico
Embargo on Arms Urged.
An embargo against exports OF arms
stuffs to the United States as step
to relieving famine conditions below
the Rio Grande was proposed today ia
Pres!den. Wilson by Miss Mabel
Boardnan, of the executive committee
of the American Red Cross.
Reports to the Red Cross and the
state department indicate that at pres
ent famine foodstuffs are beins
shipped out of Mexico to the United
States. Cuba. and elsewhere, and in
the United States they are being sold
cheaper than over the Mexican line. AS
an experiment Red Cross food supplies
Will be sent to American consuls. who
will form responsibile local committees
to distribute them. The dispatch OF
two carloads of supplies to Monterey
will test that method. Governor
Withycomb of Oregon, has advised the
Red Cross he Will appeal for aid, and
other governors were expected to re-
ply to tho Red Cross appeal directly.
Carranza Cooperating.
The CarranZa agency announced the
receipt Of the following cablegram from
Vera Cruz:
"Carranza, thru secretary of war and
marine. has instructed all authorities
In the territories controlled by the con-
stitutionalists that they would be sup
piled cereals and provisions whenever
it was necessary to have them"
Six thousands tons Of corn were to-
day purchased by the government
The governor of Queretaro wired the
first chief that his state has sufficient
supplies to feed all the southern part OF
Mexico, until next crop. The governor
Of Guanajuanto wires that they have
big excess that can be used to sup
ply other localities. The food situation
in Mexico City is pitiable and Carranza
is collecting supplies to meet the stu
alton when the constitutionalsts enter
the city.
President Wilson will confer with
Miss Mabel Boardman Of the Amer
lean Red Cross tomorrow on a Red
Cross plan to utilize Mexican border
army posts for the collection and dis
tribution OF foods to the starving MeHi-
cans The president will confer later
with Secretary Garrison on the subject.