Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-30
DEMAND THAT FOOD GO ID STARVING
 IN MEXICO
United States Sends Messages to Carranza, Villa and Zapata Demanding That Starvation Conditions Be Eliminated.
NOTE IS PRELIMINARY
 TO THE ONE ON PEACE
Red Cross official Writes That Conditions in City Are Worse Than They Have Been for Sey-
 eraI Changes of Government.

eTdl changes or 0OV6TOIneIll.
 WASHINGTON July 29.-Demaud- ing in the name Of humanity that food be permitted to reach tne staUnc people of Mexico City urgent repre- sentions were sent by the state Do. partmcnt to Generals Carranza. villa and Zapata. The note declares the avenues of transportation to Mexico City must be opened to provision trains.
 It is known the document is a fore runner of the final demand on the Mexican factions to end their strife and re-establish a constitutional gov ernmont by means of a joint confer ence Officials believe Carranza, in Vera Cruz, is in a position to keep the railroad to Mexico City from Vera Cruz open for the transportation of food as far as P5chuca and that either he or Zapata, in cooperation with Will Ia, can sontrol the line beyond Pachu- ca.
 The dispatch. signed by Lansing. was forwarded immediately to Ameri- can representatives in Vera Cruz Tor reon, and Mexico City. Onicial re- ports said there was actual starvation in Mexico City and that conditions generally were worse than ever. All classes are suffering although there is plenty of money.
 Adyices from Charles O'Connor. special representative of the Red Cross In Mexico City, were communi- cated to Lansing, who announced he was determined in his effort to get supplies to the capital O'Connor said: "The scarcity of food is far greater than two weeks ago. It is al- most impossible to buy corn, and veg etables are far less plentiful. The people are actually dying of starva- ti0n J can prove this by doctors and nurses"
 message from Vera Cruz detail ing an assault upon Allan Mallory, an American, near Puebla, and the viola ton of the American flag by Zapata soldiers, served further to arouse of- ficials Co the extreme gravity of the situation
 A new division for Mexican affairs was created today by the State Depart mcnt. Heretofore the relations have been handled by the division of Latin American affairs Lon Canova was appointed chief of the new division.
 O'Connor said: We have no word Of supplies coming from the States. Each time we started To bulk some thing here the change of government made other plans necessary. We are ready to distribute food to families but have been unable to secure any at reasonable prices. Conditions are more chaotic than ever. There is not a single government official with whom Co deal"
 The O'Connor letter was dated at Mexico City, July 18th and said "The desperate condition of the peo IiIN nN MfAIIN A.llf uaE hftn ItuNEltN almost hopeless by the change in currency. In the beginning with 10 when the Zapatista evacuation wa' completed nearly an the stores anC other places of business remained practically closed A few sales were made. but on the whole. business was paralyzed The present condi tions are worse than they were dur ing any of the six other conditions O government. It has been a matter O grave concern to everyone whethe the two kinds of currency suddenl, have become worthless or not l say groups of women going about carrying currency in empty baskets, which mo- ey could not buy the food needed fo starving families"
 The message 10 the State Depart ment. dated July 28, which also cal ried details of the Mallory assault said There is a genuine reign e terror i'm Mexico City insofar as lega procedure is concerned"