Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-07
More Hope in Washington
That Conditions May Be ADJ
iustod Without ReSoting to
Drastic Measures,
DIPLOMATS WISH TO
LEAVE THE REPUBLIC
Epidemic Of Smallpox Is Re-
ported, and Tampico Is Ex-
pectjng Attack From Forces
Commanded by Villa,

tnr soRuHa jousptl SPECIAL lrAurn wiRti
Washington. March G- lCucuurag-
/ ing advlces, indicating that General
/ Cdrfanza might heed representations
ana direct Gcuerui Ohrcgon tn per
/ NIT food ana supplies Go reach Mex
I leo city, were received late today by
, the state department.
/ While the situation was stM grave.
The intimation was given that Carran-
"a was beginning to y1eit go the diplo-
matte pressure being cXcrted at Vera
I Cruz for an ameloraton of condi-
4 tluns In Mexico city where famine
has been threatened.
Another disturbing element I'm 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.
Attack on Tampico Expected.
Consular dispatches say Il is not
known how many more cases have
not been officially reported. with
the expected attack on Tampico by
! the villa forces ANA the arrival of
, Carranza roinforcements, conditions
In the seaport are becoming almost
las uncomfortable for the foreign col
ony as I'm Mexico city.
I'm The Mexican capital. foreign di-
plomats are eXerting every influence
possiHg to persuade General Obregon
to accept the proffcred aid of an in
'tcrnational relief committee which
raised 100000 pesos 60 buy food and
supplies for the needy Obregon thus
far has refused them transportation
facilities TO bring freight from towns
I'M the vicinity
Diplomats Want to Leave.
During the day some of the foreign
, diplumltsts mere received messages
from their representatives In Mexico
I City indicating that the diplomatic
corps was desirous of leaving. one
message said the diplomats had de-
cided to leave i'm body and asked
/ that ARRANGEMENTS be made for the
care of diplomatic Interests 10y consul
/ lar officers 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 diplomats desiring to leave.
lie informed the secretary that his
, Government had been advised of a
report that the diplomatic corps con-
templated such action. After his CON
ference with Mr. Bryan the minister
said he would advise that for the pres
cnt the Swedish legation be main
tanned in Mexico city to look after
the increasing needs of swedish ma
tionals.
Depends on Washington.
1t 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 i'm the crcum-
stances If the Washington govern
ment is making efforts to better con
ditions IN the Mexican capital, the di-
plomats would be inclined To stay 4
final settlement of the question OF
maintaining foreign legations IN Mex /
leo city probably viii bc reached
within q few days
Another cmhtriss mcni in the SIT I
Iuatiou is the fact chat General Carran- 1
IN two days ago. issued another in
vifotion to the diplomatic corps to /
come 10 Vera cruz, where, he soid, |
conditions were not $50 uncomfortable. I
The ministers have consistently re-
fused 10 accept CJrr3nza's Invitations /
because they feared this would be re-
pardcd as recognition of his govern
mont
Many Inauiric4 Made.
.t.,. or diut,tnatio iuautriee
,,,,ro, i'i" tho oteto doportment to-
b'''' ,'' ,,.,,,arnin,, rorditions i'm Mexico
~, irho cn@nish ana French ann
-.-,,,,d dor'' n,d,o arnnp tbose who
''n3',, If1I mn iott., statod tbat I'm
,a,'' ,,,l,.,', 81. ho %a5 rereivod from Tho
,'.7i.''3' ,antia,, j., mo Nrvican capi.
~, ''', ',,,ifi",,s ,,,nr, dnerribed as ex-
'",' f,.,i,. tod
e,,,a or tho dinlouatists conferred
,,eo,tor aoncerntne their despatches
,,,'t tnn ,,nirorr, oniniop was that af-
ana ''r ul,,Iot ~ Git, ,.nro ranidIy 4
lalls ~ ,,.t1i,r.,t.t,
~ igW'IS i'no,tr,ont officials sai5 no