The Washington herald., 1915-03-08

BRYAN GETS Dispatch
FROM MEXICAN CAPITAL
Declines to Discuss Wire from Brazil
ian Envoy-Obreson Continues
Intolerable Conditions.

| The intOlerable conditions existing at
Mexico City under the oppressive rule of
Gen. Obregon continue undated. &C
cording to advices received in Washing
ton yesterday. There Is no sign. how
ever. OF the Washington government
moving toward a decision for any definite
action with regard to the Mexican situa-
tion. The administration is still waiting
for its urgent representations to Car
rama to bear fruit. The first chief has
| as yet made no reply.
| A dispatch was received by Secretary
Bryan from the Brazilian minister at
| Mexico City. representing the interests
of the United States there. which dispell-
| ed the fear that Carranza and ObregOn
| had cut off the diplomatists at the CAPT.
tai from communicating with the outside
world. The Brazilian minister's dis
patch came through without more than
| the usual delay.
This particular dispatch was kept
confidential at the State Department.
1t was sent directly to Secretary
Bryan. Mr.. Bryan declined to indicate
the nature of the message. but did
authorize the statement that 1t threw
no new light on the situation. This
statement was regarded as not without
it's significance. in view of Mr.. Bryan's
tendency toward extreme optimism
with regard to Mexico. 1t is a fact.
however. that since his alliterative
pronOunCement to the effect that
'watchful waiting wins in Mexico:
permanent peace. prosperity and pro-
gress." Mr.. Bryan has been somewhat
NOR, cautious about giving expression
to his views.
The CarranZa agency here gave out
an interesting statement. in which is
sue is taken with Information received
at the State department and at several
emba Ssies here during the last ten
days.
This statement. based. it was said. on
dispatches from CarranZa's government
at Vera Cruz. denied that foreigners We're
in any danger in Mexico City. and con-
tradicted the State Department own
evidence that Gen. Obregon had been in
citing the native population to hostility
toward foreigners
A joint intervention by the United
States and certain South American gov
ernments is being much talked of. The
difficulty is that while the proposal meets
with considerable favor in unofficial quar-
tiers, it is wholly frowned upon in every
quarter directly interested. This admin
istration does not regard IL as either
practicable OF advisable, while the South
American governments also are opposed
to it,
Mobile. March 1.-Conditions at Mexico
City are unspeabably horrible. according
to Rev. Jose Mora. archbishop of that
place" who passed through Mobile today
from New Orleans. where he landed with
4 number of refugees.
He says that On native Catholic priests
have either been expelled from his diocese
or are in prison. and that every church.
convent. school or hospital conducted b.
Catholics has been closed
He reports that n veritable reign of
terror existed there eight days ago. en-
bra"ing pillage, blOOdshed and rapine
and that scores of McXicans of promin-
enCe have been executed. most of them
without trial
The bread line. according to the arch
bishop, stretches for miles and the food
would not he eaten by Americans. but
is gladly Gobbled up by thousands of
poems.