The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-08
Neither Side is Winning, Says
Dispatch from Mexico to
Washington Officials.
AMERICANS ANSWER Mr.. BRYAN
They Declare It 10, impossible to Leave
Without Losing Their Savings
Of Many Years.

and Villa forces at Ebano, near Tam
pico, land neither side has gained an
advantage" according to advices to
the state department today, dated Sat-
urday night. The situation at VIC
toria is unchanged, and the local cham
Der Of commerce at Tampico has or.
dered food supplies from New Orleans,
guaranteeing payment
San Antonio, Tex, April 6.-Ameri.
can residents of Mexico City and VI
entity, in a meeting at the American
Club of that city, drafted reply to
message from Secretary Bryan advis-
ing them of President Wilson's warn
ing to leave Mexico until conditions
became settled, Geclaring it was i'm
possible for them to leave.
The message quotes from the reply
as follows:
III the foreigners should leave en-
masse, it would be to repeat the late
sad experience of the Belgians. With
many it means to leave behind the
savings and other interests Of life
time and to arrive in the United States
or Europe virtually as charges of the
public or friends.
"A fourth exodus of our people is
now impossible, considering the large
number here and the demoralized con-
ditions of public order and transport
tation, difficulties are also too great
for the average family to live during
| ne nd, Of q
Mexican peso also has dropped from
so cents American currency to 10
cents during eight changes Of the SUI
preme power at the national capital
since the overthrow Of Porforio Diaz
In 1911.
Thousands Of Americans and other
foreigners scattered throughout the
country find it impossible to leave
their all, or to abandon positions of
trust. the properties or business of
owners in the United States and else
where. Duty compes them to re-
MAN."
A committee is said to be on the
way to Washington to deliver the re-
ply and confer with President Wilson.
Drifting On to Ruin.
| FL Paso, Tex. April "a statement
from the American colony in the City
of Mexico, in which 1t was said that
the situation was more chaotic and
helpless than ever,' was brought to
the border today by Arthur Billiard
Johnson, delegate representing
jointly the two thousand Americans
and the International committee of the
capital district. the latter composed of
seventeen different natiOnalities ag-
gregating more than ten thousand per-
sons. Johnson is On his way East to
take up the matter with public men.
The resolutions were drawn March
10 at meeting attended by about 200
members of the American colony, in
answer to communication from the
Washington government again sug-
costing that the Americans leave the
republic.
PopuIace Faces Famine.
The City of Mexico, March % (by
courier to TT Pas0, april 51.==t re-
port predicting that Mexico faces
serious situation respecting it's food
supplies has been made by commit
tee of Americans and other foreigners
here who have been investigating the
situation The report in part is as
fellows:
-Four years of almost continuous
fighting throughout the various parts
of the republic has produced condi-
ton so serious as to threaten famine
of such proportions as to necessitate
worldwide aid. The fact that farm
hands have everywhere been thrown
into so-calied armies, that farm ami
mails have been utilized for like pur-
poses, that leaders of rowing bands |
marching under banners containing |
fantastic legends about liberty and the !
rights of man, which they use as a
blind to facilitate robbery, pillage and
murder, have SO reduced the crop acre.
age that by November, 1915. there will
be a shortage of 39.370.000 bushels OF
corn alone, not to mention the other
absolutely necessary cereals, are now
we'll known to those investigating. who
have made a careful study of this
phase of Mexico's Ills"
Flag Was Not InsuIted.
Washington, April 3-Inasmuch as
the dissertation of the American flag
flying above the home of John B. Nc
Manus, an American citizen murdered
in Mexico City, was the act of lawless
persons acting without authority, the
United States government decided to
make NO demand for an apology. :.
One Submarine Sank Two. ."