Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-08-10
Hhk Mexican Chief Going to
Mexico City to be Pro-
visionaI President.
ANTI AMERICAN FEELING
Navy Department Denies Bat
tIeships Have Been Ordered
to Mexican Waters
New Outbreaks Likely.
necial bn United Press Wirs.

Special By Umfted Press Wir..
Washington, august 10.-Trouble
with General Carranza was deemed
eminent today Government officials
admitted growing anti-American feel
ing at Vera Cruz. Carranza was has
tening preparations to move to Mex
leo City.
His position there, 1t was agreed,
would be much stronger than at
Vera Cruz. Once In the interior, 1t
was believed he would declare him
self provisional president and defy
the United States. That this would
be the signal for an anti-American
demonstration, perhaps an anti
American outbreak, was thought
likely by government officials.
That the battleships New Hamp-
shire and Louisiana will be on their
way perhaps today, from Newport to
Vera Cruz, was strongly indicated
by all evidences at the navy depart
ment at noon.
It was believed the department
had ordered them coaled and ready
to start but had not directed their
departure, thus justifying the denial
that they were under orders to leave.
Apparently they were to be so pre-
pared that they could put to sea at
a moments notice, when the order
arrived.
A report was current that the bat
tleships New Hampshire and Louisi-
raAa had been ordered to rush to Vera
rnf faf q a
squadrofi. III navy department. of
fetal denied it,. Nevertheless there
was every sign that the order was
about to be, if it had not already
been given.
1t was understood the admins
tration's plan in Mexico calls, for one
more warning to factional leaders to
get together in broadcast appeal to
Mexican people to unite in establish
ing a constitutional government.
The next step will be to declare an
armed embargo against Carranza
and to arrange with American bank
ers to provide the new government
with funds to establish itself by mil
.tary and civil means.
Should Carranza reject this pro-
posal it was said the United States
and Latin-American nations will out
law him, urge the compromise lead
ers to establish capital outside Car
rama territory and ask the world
powers to move their embassies and
legations to the new capital
J. 1t was admitted there was a grow
ing anti-American feeling at Vera
Cruz.
IL, ~f W ts Hoo
at 11:35 a. m denied positively that
the Louisiana and New Hampshire or
any other additional hattleships had
been ordered to Vera Cruz
Acting Secretary of the Navy
Benson showed considerable irrita-
ton at the question. Are the ships
about to be ordered to Mexican
waters?" he was asked. II don't
care to say any more than that no
such order has been ordered issued"
he answered.
Navy department officials did not
attempt to hide their belief that the
situation was deemed critical and
that an anti-American outbreak was
feared.
Guatemalan Minister Ortega, and
his family, took refuge on the United
States gunboat Sacramento at Vera
Cruz at 9:2O o'clock last night,
Consul Silliman, reported to the
state department today.
Ortega, ordered by Carranza to
leave Mexico, had no means of
transportation at the time, and the
commander of the gunboat, under in
Ttructions from Washington, offered
him refuge on the Sacramento.
Before the administration can
get to another proclamation calling
on the Mexican factions to get to-
gether, General Carranza intends to
notify the world that his is the only
authority in Mexico to be reckoned
with. Conclusive proof of this from
government representatives In Mex
leo swere in official hands here to-
day.
Carranza's idea was said to be
that he would be in stronger posi-
tion if he issued his manifesto in ad-
vance of the Washington administra-
lions, thus according to his view,
placing the United States in the atti-
tude of assuming the aggressive
ngainst his. instead of himself as
Bumi.g a position OF defiance toward
the United States. The belief was
that the generals coup would take
the form Of declaration of himself
as provisional president. At any
rate, everything indicates he was on
the verge of declaring himself the
paramount authority in Mexico. max
Ing strong bid directly or indi
Sectly for recognition and advising
all outsiders that any business they |
kave to transact there. should be
transacted through him alone.
Officials in Washington were still
hopeful that, despite this expected |
RCarranza Will yield rather than
armed Intervention from out-t
but they admitted the prospect
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