New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
BARE MEXICAN
HORRORS HIDDEN
BY PRESIDENT
American Residents Re-
veal Conditions Told i'm
Suppressed Appeal.
CARRANZA CONTINUES
REIGN OF TERROR
Mexico Destined to Total De-
struction Unless u. S. Inter
veneS. Says Statement.

FL Paso. Tex, April 3. The situs-
tion at Mexico City is more chaotic
and helpless than ever" according to a
statement brought to the border to-day
by Arthur Il. Johnson, a delegate rep
r&enting jointly the 1000 Americans
and the international Committee of the
Capital District. The latter is com
posed of seventeen different national
tiles, sggregating more than 10000 per-
sons. MIR. Johnson is on his way East
to take up the matter with public men.
The resolutions were drawn March 10
at a meeting attended by 200 members
Of the American colony. in answer to
communication from the Washington
government again suggesting that the
Americans lerve the republic.
"The last request that Americans
leave the capital was sent by Mr.. Bryan
at time when he must have known
that there was no railroad exit" said
Mr.. Johnson. who is an American sttor-
ncy OF the Mexican capital. "My ar
rival here was after a trip Of the ut
most uncertainty and only accomplished
by the greatest luck. There remain
about fifty American women at the
capital"
Would Correct Misrepresentation"
The message Of March 10 requested
10 tnx lir m
which the Secretary replied that he did
not consider this wise. On March II.
the American colony answered the
message 1t desired. it said, to contro-
vert "thc systematic misrepresentation
Of the Mexican situation" and con-
tinued;
"The record is clearly written in
facts which show the true value Of the
pretensions f contending groups. They
note the opinion of the President that
he does not think il would contribute to
their welfare to grant their request to
make public their communication OF
March O. They ask that ii be made
known TO the President that il is their
firm conviction that their duty requires
them to take the people Of the United
States and OF the civilized world into
their fullest confidence and in the in
terests of humanity to lay before them
the whole truth Of the Mexican stua-
ton, and in the performance OF this
duty they earnestly invite and ardenty
hope for the aid and cooperation Of
the administration.
1.-The American residents arc not sur
priscd that General Csrranzs should
renew his promise to exert himself to
the utmost to- protect lives and prop
erty of Foreigners but they submit
that the true value of promise should
be estimated by what General Carranza
has done and decreed since his tri-
umphal entry into the City of Mexico
on August Is last.
Wanton Destruction Rife.
"The arbitrary taking from MeXicans
and foreigners of property, including
houses here. automobiles, garages, fur
niture. money and crops; the issuing OF
decrees so in contravention of right,
fairness and justice as to be almost
incredible the deliberate, persistent
and ill-concealed attempt TO starve
city Of 100000 inhabitants, depriying
them of water, fuel and transportation;
the shipping of defenceless women in
locked cattle cars to Vera Cruz; he
carrying away of the controllers Of
electric streetcars. thus paralyzing
transit; the closing of the courts and
schools; the holding of priests for ran
som; the arrest and detention of 300
business men who had assembled at
the request Of the general in charge
of the city; the prosecution of Span
iards, suppression of mails and VIOLA
ton of sealed correspondence, both for
eign an domestic; the removal OF pub
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