Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-22
MEX|CANS STARVE::
FOOD PLENTIFUL
Supplies Shipped Abroad That
Military Leaders May Grow
Rich on Export Taxes.
MORE TROUBLE AT NAC0
Washington May Ask Carranza
Forces to Vacate Border
Town.
MORE TROUBLE AT NACO

WASHINGTON. July Elm report
to the War Department to-day on
efforts TO relieve famine conditions in
Mexico, Hrigadicr General Devol. gen
eral manager Of the American Red
Cross. declared that while noncombat-
ants were suffering for want of food.
military leaders OF both the villa and
CarranZa factions had reaped n harvest
from export taxes on Mexican-grown
food products shipped into the United
States
Both General Hernandez and Cen
eral Villa" said the report. prohibited
the purchase of food supplies in Mexico
for relief OF the Mexican people. stat
ing that any such supplies must he pur-
chased outside of Mexico. The reason
given is that the food in Mexico is re-
CURED TO feed the Mexican soldiers
The real reason. in my opinion, is that
there is military export tax, or. in
other words, charge on all exporta-
tions amounting on the northern bor-
der to S4o0 to $500 for each car that
crosses the border. This money Is paid
direct 10 the military leaders
FOOD NOT PERMITTED
TO REACH PEOPLE
food supplies assembled in various
parts of Mexico and held by the mill
tary authorities and not permitted to
reach the people.
AT the present time there may not
be any actual cases OF starvation in
Mexico. The Mexican people can live
on little or nothing, and when driven
10 it can subsist for some time on
cactus and other plants. There is in
nearly every part Qf Mexico destitu-
ton and constant misery. People out
side the military factions s;.bsist only
by sufferance. and only when permitted
to do so by the military leaders"
Occupation of the Mexican side of
the town Of Naco, on the Mexico
Arizona border, by Carranza forces was
brought to the attention OF the State
Department o-day by Secretary of
War Garrison with the recommendation
that the Carranza commander be re-
qucsted to withdraw in accord with the
agreement nb.de last winter that there
should b" no lighting there.
No action had been taken tonight
by the State Department. Secretary
Lansing had before him the war De-
partment's recommendation. reports
from consular agents on the border
and protest against the taking of
Naco from Enrique c. Llorente. General
Villas agent here.
SITUATION IN CAPITAL
STILL AROUSEs FEARS
The situation at Mexico CITY con-
tinued to-day to arouse fears in Of
ficial quarters here. no direct word
having been received from the capital
since reports yesterday that Zapata's
forces had re-entered the city follow
ing evacuation by Carranza's army un-
der General Gonzales. There is no Of
ficial information about General Con-
zales the Villa flying column"
which he marched northward to meet
The Navy Department received ,he
following dispatch tonight from Com
mander McNamee, OF the cruiser Sacra-
mento At Vera Cruz:
communication with Mexico City
interrupted. Carranza forces moving
toward Pachuca. Mexico City reported
occupied by convention forces"
dispatch to General Carranza's
agency in Washington from Vera Cruz
tonight reviewed the situation as fol-
lows
General Pablo Gonzales. with n
large portion OF his troops. is proceed
Ing to Pachuca TO engage the Villistas,
which is expected to be completely
crushed within the next few days"
The dispatch added that General
Goss, with a division of Gonzales's
army, was operating south of Mexico
City against zapata forces. which wero
declared to be in the southern extrem-
ity of the Federal district and not in
the city proper.